Archive for the ‘Halloween News’ Category

AMC wants to be on your Halloween night schedule, hoping folks will follow the evening’s celebration in front of the TV, for the premiere of the long-awaited “Walking Dead” series at 10:00 PM. My initial reaction, honestly, was that October 31st seems kind of late. I was hoping the show would launch earlier in the [...]

Not so fast, Snopes — the New York Daily News reported yesterday that a 2-foot baby alligator was found under a car after a stormĀ  in Astoria, Queens, followed by another larger alligator found in Brooklyn. An Argentine tegu and a “very large” iguana were also found in the NYC area within the same 24 [...]

Beauty pageants. A couple of things come to mind here. 1. 8 year olds made up to look like Dolly Parton by overzealous pageant moms living vicariously through their children. 2. Rediculously airbrushed tan women starving themselves for weeks to strut a stage in clear heels and a bikini to win more than a few [...]

BBC News reports that a new “superbug” infection has been identified in UK hospitals, potentially fulfilling the prophecies of “28 Days Later,” without the monkeys. Although they didn’t specifically say there weren’t monkeys. UK doctors reportedly fear that “Ultimately, [the NDM-1 virus] could produce dangerous infections that would spread rapidly from person to person and [...]

Remember that wacky couple who crashed a state dinner at the White House last November, then went around like they were actually famous or something? It’s been reported that they somehow think the world gives enough of a shit about them to dress up in costumes of them for Halloween. I can’t be bothered to [...]

Pirates. Awesome. South Park’s recent Fat Beard episode has inspired me to give ye an article worth plunderin for treasure. If ye haven’t seen this adventure filled episode, well, shiver me timbers! Ye best be viewin’ it here: Now for ye entertainment, Pirate Jokes! Q: What is a Pirate’s favorite letter in the alphabet? A: [...]

Tobin Bell aka “Jigsaw” of the Saw movies is perhaps one of my favorite of all movie killers. He never really directly killed anyone or took a completely “innocent” victim. His victims were people with shady pasts who didn’t full appreciate life as they should. Jigsaw’s mission was to teach a lesson, and he did [...]

Our favorite string of zombie movies, Resident Evil, is back and better then ever… What could be more awesome then another round of sexy Milla Jovovich beating the crap out of zombies and other twisted Umbrella Corp science experiment creatures? Watching her do it in 3D of course! Resident Evil Afterlife takes place in a [...]

Shark Week

Posted: 3rd August 2010 by Megan in Halloween Fun, Halloween News
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It’s my favorite time of year- Shark Week. In celebration, I’ve decided to compile my favorite shark-related facts. Let’s do this: 1. Up until the 16th century, sharks were known simply as “sea dogs”. It wasn’t until 1569 that the word “shark” came into use. The word is derived from the Yucatan Mayan word, xok, [...]

Most of us remember growing up watching The Munsters on TV. Well, our littlest Munster, Eddie (Butch Patrick) is all grown up. He’s 57, to be exact, and ready to settle down with one of his long time fans, Donna McCall. Donna wrote him fan letters in the 60′s to which he responded. They lost [...]