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Nov 3.1

News/Features...

The Walking Dead Scribe Robert Kirkman Discusses His Zombie Influences @ Horror Hacker

Culture Warrior: Horror 1960 @ FSR

Horror Movies' Hardest Choices @ FEARnet


Monsterphemera...

House of Dracula, Bride of Frankenstein @ Classic Movie Monsters

The Art of Frankenstein : Alicechan @ Frankensteinia

Gloria Talbott @ E Tenebris In Lucem


Movies...

"The Mechanical Man" (1921) @ 13

Horror of Dracula (1958) @ Draculand

UFO Target Earth @ The Cathode Ray Mission

Obsession (1976) @ Panic on the 4th of July

The Vanished (2006) @ Black Hole DVD

House of the Wolf Man @ TDSH


Plus...

Where Eagles Dare (1968) @ Hammer and Beyond

The Night After

Halloween...

Halloween Treats @ The Giant Panther

Music Under Fire: Indie Halloween Playlist 2009

Pixar Thriller @ Cartoon Brew

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't @ Frankensteinia

The Most Awesome Creations In Our Costume Show This Week @ io9


Monsterphemera...

"This is the real picture of Hell" @ An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla

Hammerin' Fears: "The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires" (1974) @ Pulp Sunday

The Many Faces of Jamie Lee Curtis @ The Vault of Horror


Lists...

The Top Ten Fright Flicks of Dead Man George Romero @ Horror Hacker

Horror Movies of 2009 @ The Book Smugglers

FEARnet's Favorite Fear Eaters -- Part 5

MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Top 10 Gialli @ Dread Central


News/Features...

Why Great Horror is Heartbreaking @ io9

If It's Halloween... It Might Not Be Saw Anymore! @ Dread Central

The io9 Guide To November Science Fiction


Movies...

Santo in The Treasure of Dracula (1969) @ Draculand

Dawn of the Dead (1978) @ The Lightning Bug's Lair

The Bermuda Depths @ Badmovies

Christmas Evil (1980) and The Sadist (1963) @ AICN

The Thing (1982) @ The Paradise of Horror

'Friday The 13th' Parts IV, V & VI Deluxe Editions and After Dark Horrorfest III: 8 Films To Die For @ Geeks of Doom

DVD Talk

• Stan Helsing
• Aliens in the Attic
• Staunton Hill

The House of the Devil @ Horror Hacker


TV...

Red Dwarf: Back to Earth @ DVD Talk

Meet FlashForward's Unconvincing Bad Guy! @ io9


Books...

The Starfleet Academy Entrance Exam @ Siskoid

Urban Fantasy Always Takes Place In Alternate Worlds @ io9


Comics...

Star Trek: The Next Generation #49 @ Siskoid

Secret of the Witch's Urn, Bugs Bunny & the Spooky Spook @ THOIA

Cool-Mo-Dee

• Dark Shadows (Gold-Key) #30
• Dark Shadows (Gold-Key) #31 & #32
• Dark Shadows (Gold-Key) #33-35

The Day After

Halloween...

A Very Merry Halloween to All @ The Gothic Tea Society

Halloween 2009 - Web Site Banner Decorating Round Up! @ Halloween Addict

Halloween Costumes: 1980 @ Plaid Stallions

Wishing Your Desktop A Happy Halloween @ 13 Visions


Lists...

The Metal Misfit's Favorite Universal Monster Movies

INDRID 13's Top ten picks for Halloween viewing @ The Cathode Ray Mission


Watch...

Night of the Living Dead (1968) @ Needcoffee.com


Listen...

The Fall of the House of Usher @ Needcoffee.com

Rosemary Brown - A Musical Seance, Nat Freedland - The Occult Explosion and Louise Huebner - Seduction Through Witchcraft @ Azathoth's Abode on the Plateau of Leng

The Great Pumpkin Waltz by Vince Guaraldi Trio / Chick Corea / David Benoit

Great Pumpkin Waltz - Vince Gu...

The Great Pumpkin Waltz - Chic...

The Great Pumpkin Waltz - Davi...

Book Of Blood OST by Guy Farley

Book Of Blood - Guy Farley

Day 30.2

Halloween...

Halloween Hits @ Wonderful Wonderblog

The "Ghost Finders" Haunted Camera! @ X-E

Last-Minute Halloween Guide (Best Online Resources) @ Switched

Day of the Woman: Things I HATE about Halloween 1, 2

Tricks and Treats: Quick Thoughts on NBC's Halloween-Themed Thursday Night Lineup @ Televisionary

Halloween Pranks and Awesome Halloween Costumes @ Mental Floss

Retro Friday: Spooky TV Edition @ Franklin Avenue

Free Halloween Clip Art - Orange and Black Bugs and French Tombstone Catalog @ The Graphics Fairy


Monsterphemera...

Weird Tales March 1923 @ it's dark in the dark


Lists...

Top 10 Sickest Flicks @ Day o the Woman


Movies...

Horror Movie A Day

• 13 Ghosts (1960)
• Don't Torture A Duckling (1972)
• Pontypool

Day the World Ended (1955) @ Destructible Man

MATANGO: AKA Attack of the Mushroom People (1963) @ Acidemic

Messiah of Evil @ DVD Savant

Hell Night (1981) @ B Movies and Beyond

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) @ CHUD

Trouble Every Day @ The House Next Door

Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead and Night of the Creeps @ Dead in the South

Cloverfield @ Radiator Heaven


TV....

Approaching Lost - Rewatching

• 3.20 "The Man Behind the Curtain"
• 3.21 "Greatest Hits"
• 3.22 "Through the Looking Glass, Part 1″
• 3.23 "Through the Looking Glass, Part 2

The Prisoner: The Complete Series @ DVD Savant

MST3K Episode Guide: 812- The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies @ Satelite News


Watch...

the Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes @ Mental Floss


Books...

World Fantasy con report: Day 1 by Alan DeNiro @ BCS


Comics...

Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #2 – Preview @ BCS

Day 30.1

The War Of The Worlds (Origina...

Halloween...

Ghosts from the Crawlspace @ Spooky Laboratory

Girls Holding Jack-O-Lanterns @ Vintage Postcard Blog

Worst Masks Ever! @ The Drunken Severed Head

Monster Mash-up! @ Caffeinated Joe

Boris Karloff Fright Pack, Azathoth's Halloween Frightcast @ Azathoth's Abode on the Plateau of Leng


Monsterphemera...

Madeline Smith Is A Hammer Goddess @ Sugar and Spice

Death be Not Shroud @ Limerwrecks

Coming Attractions of the Past

• Dracula Vs. Frankenstein
• Dracula's Daughter
• Dracula, Prince of Darkness
• Dracula A.D. 1972
• Dracula Has Risen From The Grave
• The Deadly Mantis
• Curse of the Werewolf
• Curse of Frankenstein
• The Creature Walks Among Us

News/Features...

Poe Was A Player... @ Work of My Hands

The Iron Giant @ Thiel-a-Vision


Movies...

Hausu (1977) @ notcoming


Watch...

Cemetery Man (1994) @ Cinemasscacre

Bad Sequel-Palooza! @ needcoffee.com


Listen...

'The Wraith' with Chris Nash @ natsukashi

The Cats of Ulthar @ needcoffee.com


Comics...

Grimm's Ghost Stories #51- 60 and mini @ Azathoth's Abode on the Plateau of Leng: The Dungeon

Day 30

Halloween...

Happy Halloween 2009! @ Me and You and a Blog Named BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Halloween Part 15 and 16 @ MY(P)WHAE

Idle Minds Inc: Cheesy Halloween Nostalgia

Creamed Corn-Satan Loves You and Scary Spooky Soundtracks @ Dartman's World of Wonder

The Emotions of Candy Corn @ Serious Eats

Halloween Candy Overload? Repurpose, Recycle and Reduce the Trick-or-Treat Haul! @ Organized Christmas

Foods of the Day of the Dead @ Slashfood

Halloween Recipes @ 101 Cookbooks

How to Make Creepy Meat Hands and 10 DIY Food-Themed Halloween Costumes @ Serious Eats


Monsterphemera...

Ed Wood, The Ed Wood Jr Players Card set and Gahan Wilson @ GACBS


Watch...

Hulu

• Hum Kaun Hai
• Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Mike Wallace Interview: Are Flying Saucers Real? (1958) and Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) @ CTS


Comics...

Poe, The Haunt of Fear and The Vault of Horror @ GACBS

Plague of the Zombies and A Powelloween celebration @ Hairy Green Eyeball II

Day 29.2

Halloween...

160 Trivial Tricks or Treats @ Caffeinated Joe

Memories of Making a Monster @ TDSH

Halloween Comes to America and Jacks from the Past (Part 5) @ Spooky Laboratory

Elvira Greeting Cards Vintage '82-'84 @ Basement of Ghoulish Decadence

Tech-inspired costumes, the geekier the better @ EW

Pumpkin Head Kid @ Vintage Postcard Blog

Spooky Tunes:

Devil's Night @ Capable of More

Meat For The Beast - Halloween Compilation '09 @ Ringo Stalin

Ghosts and Zombies @ Star Maker Machine

Goodnight Whatever You Are Vol 1, 2, 3, 4

The Prophecy 2 - complete promo score @ Mike B.S.O.

Return of the Living Dead @ Sideshow Cinema

Tam Lin @ Oliver di Place


Monsterphemera...

Black Sabbath Poster Bonanza @ Cinema Styles

Wrong Side of the Art

• Battle of the Worlds
• House of Frankenstein
• I Was A Teenage Werewolf
• Planet of Dinosaurs
• Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood
• The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
• The Horror
• The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
• The Vampire (El vampiro)
• Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy
• Xtro

Adventureblog

• King Kong
• Mr. Hyde
• The Creature from the Black Lagoon
• Scarecrows
• The Headless Horseman
• Larry the Wolf Man

How to Make a Monster @ Classic Movie Monsters

Zombie Girl @ Cat of Curios

House Crawls @ Limerwrecks


News/Features...

Scream! Scream for your Lives! @ Radiation Scarred Reviews


Lists...

IGN

• 5 Horror Films That Would Make Great TV
• Top 10 Halloween TV Episodes
• The Top 20 Creepiest Moments on TV

Teebore's Ten Favorite Treehouse of Horror Stories @ Gentlemen of Leisure


Movies...

The Uninvited (1944) @ notcoming

Classic-Horror.com

• The Old Dark House (1932)
• Corridors of Blood (1958)
• The Tingler (1959)
• Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
• Nightmare Castle (1965)
• Spirits of the Dead (1968)
• Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
• Prince of Darkness (1987)
• Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Mirror Mirror (1990) and Hell Night (1981) @ House of Self Indulgence

The Gates of Hell (1980) @ Basement of Ghoulish Decadence

The Mighty Peking Man @ Thiel-a-Vision

Antichrist @ Horror Squad

Fatally Yours

• Death Force (2009)
• Frankenstein Unlimited (2009
• Hanger (2009)
  
• The Butcher (2009)

TV...

BBC's Monster Show 'Being Human' Getting Syfy Remake @ Horror Squad

Are You Afraid iof the Dark? @ Friday Nite Fries


Watch...

Son of Dracula @ Needcoffee.com

Leprechaun (1993) @ CineMassacre


Books...

The Kind of Face You Hate

• Richard Christian Matheson
• "The Asian Shore" by Thomas M. Disch
• Isaac Bashevis Singer and Jorge Luis Borges
• Fritz Leiber
• "The Daemon Lover" by Shirley Jackson
• Harlan Ellison and Guy de Maupassant
• Clark Ashton Smith
  

USA Today

• Roundup: These writers put the 'boo' in children's books
• For Halloween, even zombies might need a self-help book
• How vampires rose from myth to modern obsession

Comics...

Grimm's Ghost Stories #41-50 @ Azathoth's Abode on the Plateau of Leng: The Dungeon

Femina - John Zorn

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