Showing posts with label costumes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label costumes. Show all posts
Monday, October 27, 2014
Halloween in Western NY, 1932
Tonight, for something different from the vaults of the crypt. This season, the ghost and the witch have posted quite a bit about the places of western NY that lurk in the dark side. But tonight, here is a rare gem-- a video shot in 1932 in Buffalo, NY, of school children parading in their Halloween costumes.
This video appeared on YouTube a while back, having been transfered from 8MM film. It warms the haunted heart to see how Halloween has lasted, and lived on through the years as a time of-- among other things-- masks and costumes and the magic of childhood.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Retractable Fangs
Well, ladies and gentlemen, these look awesome. Real and genuine-looking retractable vampire fangs are (perhaps) no longer the stuff of movies, only. Brought to you by VampFangs.com.
Without jumping the gun, the video looks very promising, and I promise a full review once mine arrive in the mail. Depending on how well these work, my costume this year may have been decided.
Without jumping the gun, the video looks very promising, and I promise a full review once mine arrive in the mail. Depending on how well these work, my costume this year may have been decided.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Lord Grimley's Manor
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| LordGrimley.com |
His wonderfully unique style is Halloween art at its best. I have a particular soft spot of glowing orange for his scarecrows, and the way in which he features them. I would love to have this mask don the head of the scarecrow I plan on staking on my lawn this year.
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| LordGrimley.com |
Thursday, October 22, 2009
To Treat or Not to Treat?
A question I have seen asked repeatedly this Halloween season is what to do with trick or treaters who, for whatever reason, either do not have a costume or have long ago entered adulthood. Opinions and passions on this issue run high.
A number of haunters seem to believe in refusing any treat-- giving not a piece of candy-- for trick or treaters who do not have a costume. These people feel that the nature of the idea must be adhered to strictly; no trick (or costume), no treat.
I'm going to come down on the other side of the issue. I would never deny a trick or treater candy; that's not the season, that is not Halloween. Who am I to say that having a costume is the only trick a treater may have? The trick may be on me, who would think to not give candy to a child who wants to experience Halloween, the ritual of civily begging for candy-- a child, who, very well, may not be able to afford any costume, or even have anything so expendable around the house to use for an impromptu ghost, witch or zombie? And, to me, older trick or treaters get points for bravery, in refusing to let go of this holiday ritual. On a more practical side, I would not want to refuse any treater candy simply because I would like for them not to have any reason to come back and vandalize my house or steal any piece of my display.
While no trick or treater would ever be turned away from my house in their search for candy, here is an article the Today Show did two years ago featuring very simple costumes that can be created from household items, such as a gypsy using a long skirt and scarves, a chef and a tourist.
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