This is a pretty keen list of girl-comic costumes, sans all the boobs and whatnot...

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/10/07/5-comic-book-halloween-costumes-that-wont-objectify-women-and/

Mind you, she's my favorite:

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http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/node/326415

sigh.

Don't ask me, I just work here. Shawna made me watch it. Um. Yeah. But you know what? It didn't TOTALLY suck. It reminded me of the awesome 80's horror movies I grew up on, and that's fine by me!

No random list of scary things would be complete without a reference to Edward Gorey.  I beg you all to take pity on my twisted mind, as my sweet grandmother sent to me a copy of The Dwindling Party when I was but an innocent child.  One cannot help but grow up this way when one is early on subjected to such terrifying images in pop-up form.

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The plants really ARE out to get us.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_poisonous_plants

http://osceola.ifas.ufl.edu/pdfs/Master%20Gardener/Archives/archives_2007/HG_ScaryPlants.pdf

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/whqr/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&pid=219&sid=15&id=1174230

Click to view

http://lucylou.livejournal.com/576872.html

I am being lazy today, because I am a bad person.  This is an awesome picture, filled with many scary little guys.  My favorite is the KRAKEN.  Mmmmm. Sea Monsters.

You don't have to believe in spooks to enjoy a haunted walk. Most every town has a sordid secret that gets trotted out once a year for a ghostly gallivant.  No worries- here on the West coast, we don't have covered bridges for headless ghouls to drive demonic steeds across.

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Creeeeeeepy dolls time!

Escape Pod: "Ode to Katan Amano"

http://podcast.com/episode/45046518/15979/

For context, Katan Amano's work:

http://pygmalion.mda.or.jp/katan/katan.html

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You know, like advent? but spooky? No? Whatever, I'm too tired to be inventive!

Here for your eeeeeeevil pleasure, we have: Gothtober

This clever little site gives you a tricksy treat every day leading up to Halloween. The ever lovely Lori, who I have known for a long time, (but have not seen in for-evah), holds reign over the Ides. Be sure to check ( Read more... )