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6 Scary DIY Crafts In Time For Halloween

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Ever get invited to a friend’s Halloween party, only to see the decorations are abysmal?  Ever spend the evening walking your child house to house to trick-or-treat, and get bored with the same old yard decorations?  These decorations are sure to scare and delight your guests, and easy to do!

Spooky Eyeball Wreath

diy craft eyeball wreath

Courtesy of A Pretty Life

This isn’t your normal fall-themed, boring wreath.  Perfect for outside your front door during those trick-or-treat hours.

  • 1 grapevine wreath
  • 1 can flat black spray paint (like Krylon)
  • 92 eyeballs
  • glue gun

Just spray paint the wreath with your black spray paint, let it dry, and randomly glue on the eyeballs!  So simple to do.

Giant Tentacle Monster

diy craft tentacle monster

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This yard decoration is out of this world!  For those handy DIYers, this spooky yard decoration will draw crowds.

  • 1/2″ plywood-2’x2′
  • 1/2″ foam board-half a sheet (4’x4′)
  • 1/2″ lumber-about 2′ worth
  • 8′ steel studs-3
  • Vinyl trim (like flashing)-about 6’x3.5″wide
  • 8″ diameter HVAC flex duct-25′
  • 6″ diameter flex duct-25′
  • Foam pipe insulation-various diameters, 3pcs
  • Screws, latex caulk, liquid nails, paint
  • Fog machine and spot light for extra wow

If you’re great with tools, and up for the challenge, the full instructions can be found here.

Zombie Garage

diy zombie garage

Courtesy of Wisteria Garden Circle

We’ve all seen the tombstone decorations with the hand coming out of the ground, but here’s a scary twist on the zombie theme.

  • Measuring tape
  • Black paper (preferably cardstock)
  • Wax paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • White or yellow colored pencil
  • Clear tape
  • Lamp or light source for display
  • Hands!

Instructions:

  1. Measure garage window to decide on size
  2. Use pencil to trace hands starting at the bottom of the page
  3. Cut shapes out and glue on to wax paper
  4. Let dry completely, then mount inside windows with clear tape
  5. Use a backlight for the best effect

Bathroom Murder Scene

diy craft 1

Courtesy of Instructables

There’s nothing scarier than entering a possible murder scene…

  • Plastic plate
  • Crimson/dark red acrylic paint
  • Isopropyl alcohol
  • Red food coloring
  • Blue food coloring
  • Paint brush
  • DESTRUCTIBLE hand towel, bath towel and shower curtain (this will not wash off, so don’t use your good bathroom accessories!)

Instructions:

  1. Squirt good amount of paint onto plate.
  2. Add food coloring, 2 drops of red for every 1 drop of blue.  Go for a light bloody color, it will dry darker.
  3. Mix with brush.
  4. Add just a little bit of the isopropyl alcohol to give it the right thickness.  If you add too much, let it sit out for 5 minutes before using, stirring every minute or two.
  5. Hang up towels/curtain outside and fling the paint to create splat patterns.
  6. Use your hands to make hand prints, and dip spots of the items to create soaked bloodstains.
  7. Squish the towels up into a ball, and run under water for 10 seconds.  Squish out all the water, and hang up to dry.  This gives it the “multiple-murder” feel to it.
  8. Give the items a full afternoon outside to dry before hanging up in the bathroom.

An ACTUAL Spooky Ghost

diy craft ghost

Courtesy of Yousaytoo.com

We’re not talking about bed linens here, this is Halloween!

  • Foam head from a craft store
  • Cheese cloth
  • Glue/hot glue
  • Fishing line to hang with

Glue cheese cloth to the face to define the features, and hot glue the fishing line to the head!  Couldn’t be more easy, or more scary.

Crawling Insect Lamps

diy craft insect lamps

Courtesy of Lushome.com

Perfect to entice those creepy-crawly feelings.  Scare your party guests the old fashion way, bugs!

  • Insect stencils, or you can hand draw if you’re artistic
  • Black paper
  • Double-sided tape
  • Scissors/X-acto knife
  • White colored pencil

Instructions:

  1. Use a white colored pencil to stencil out (or hand draw) insects on the black paper.
  2. Cut out the insects using the scissors, or a X-acto knife.
  3. Use double-sided tape, and stick on the inside of any light source you’d like.
  4. Remember to only stick on lamps that use low voltage bulbs, so as not to start anything on fire.

 

Whatever spooky crafts you decide to use, be sure to take back the scary part of Halloween!

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‘The Strangers’ Invaded Coachella in Instagramable PR Stunt

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Renny Harlin’s reboot of The Strangers isn’t coming out until May 17, but those murderous home invaders are making a pit stop at Coachella first.

In the latest Instagramable PR stunt, the studio behind the film decided to have the trio of masked intruders crash Coachella, a music festival that takes place for two weekends in Southern California.

The Strangers

This type of publicity began when Paramount did the same thing with their horror movie Smile in 2022. Their version had seemingly ordinary people in populated places look directly into a camera with an evil grin.

The Strangers

Harlin’s reboot is actually a trilogy with a more expansive world than that of the original.

“When setting out to remake The Strangers, we felt there was a bigger story to be told, which could be as powerful, chilling, and terrifying as the original and could really expand that world,” said producer Courtney Solomon. “Shooting this story as a trilogy allows us to create a hyperreal and terrifying character study. We’re fortunate to be joining forces with Madelaine Petsch, an amazing talent whose character is the driving force of this story.”

The Strangers

The movie follows a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) who “after their car breaks down in an eerie small town, are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in The Strangers: Chapter 1 the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.”

The Strangers

The Strangers: Chapter 1 opens in theaters on May 17.

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‘Alien’ Returning to Theaters For a Limited Time

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It’s been 45 years since Ridley Scott’s Alien hit theaters and in celebration of that milestone, it is headed back to the big screen for a limited time. And what better day to do that than Alien Day on April 26?

It also works as a primer for the upcoming Fede Alvarez sequel Alien: Romulus opening on August 16. A special feature in which both Alvarez and Scott discuss the original sci-fi classic will be shown as a part of your theater admission. Take a look at the preview of that conversation below.

Fede Alvarez and Ridley Scott

Back in 1979, the original trailer for Alien was kind of terrifying. Imagine sitting in front of a CRT TV (Cathode Ray Tube) at night and suddenly Jerry Goldsmith’s haunting score begins to play as a giant chicken egg starts to crack with beams of light bursting through the shell and the word “Alien” slowly forms in slanted all caps across the screen. To a twelve-year-old, it was a scary pre-bedtime experience, especially Goldsmith’s screaming electronic musical flourishes playing over scenes of the actual movie. Let the “Is it horror or sci-fi?” debate begin.

Alien became a pop culture phenomenon, complete with kid’s toys, a graphic novel, and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It also inspired dioramas in wax museums and even a frightening setpiece at Walt Disney World in the now-defunct Great Movie Ride attraction.

Great Movie Ride

The film stars Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, and John Hurt. It tells the tale of a futuristic crew of blue-collar workers suddenly awakened out of stasis to investigate an undecipherable distress signal coming from a nearby moon. They investigate the source of the signal and discover it’s a warning and not a cry for help. Unbeknownst to the crew, they have brought a giant space creature back on board which they find out in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

It is said that Alvarez’s sequel will pay homage to the original film’s storytelling and set design.

Alien Romulus
Alien (1979)

The Alien theatrical re-release will take place on April 26. Pre-order your tickets and find out where Alien will screen at a theater near you.

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Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeleton Returns with a New Friend, Plus New Life-Size Prop from Spirit Halloween

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Halloween is the greatest holiday of them all. However, every great holiday needs amazing props to go with it. Luckily for you, there are two new amazing props that have been released, which are sure to impress your neighbors and frighten any neighborhood children who are unfortunate enough to wander past your yard.

The first entry is the return of the Home Depot 12-foot skeleton prop. Home Depot has outdone themselves in the past. But this year the company is bringing bigger and better things to their Halloween prop lineup.

Home Depot Skeleton Prop

This year, the company unveiled its new and improved Skelly. But what is a giant skeleton without a loyal friend? Home Depot has also announced that they will release a five-foot tall skeleton dog prop to eternally keep Skelly company as he haunts your yard this spooky season.

This bony pooch will be five feet tall and seven feet long. The prop will also feature a posable mouth and LCD eyes with eight variable settings. Lance Allen, Home Depot’s merchant of decorative Holliday gear, had the following to say about this year’s lineup.

“This year we increased our realism within the animatronics category, created some impressive, licensed characters and even brought back some fan favorites. Overall, we are most proud of the quality and value we are able to bring to our customers with these pieces so they can continue to grow their collections.”

Home Depot Prop

But what if giant skeletons just aren’t your thing? Well, Spirit Halloween has you covered with their giant life size Terror Dog replica. This massive prop has been ripped out of your nightmares to appear frighteningly on your lawn.

This prop weighs in at almost fifty pounds and features glowing red eyes that are sure to keep your yard safe from any toilet paper throwing hooligans. This iconic Ghostbusters nightmare is a must have for any fan of 80s horror. Or, anyone who loves all things spooky.

Terror Dog Prop
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