happy happy happy happy HALLOWEEN!!! I hope your costumes came out great. Have fun tonight!

Sadly, I didn’t have much time to carve my pumpkin this year. I’ve been quite busy lately, restoring old caskets from ancient, underground crypts. I also had no idea what I was going to carve. So I  ran out to the local farm and grabbed the best pumpkin I could find. I came home, put on Creepshow and quickly brainstormed on what my Jack-O-Lantern should be.  When you’re short on pumpkin-carving time, do what I do; choose a famous horror icon. This year I went with an old friend from Crystal Lake. His name was Jason.

A friend of mine gave me this football card and I couldn’t believe who was on it! Michael Myers! I had no idea he enjoyed tossing around the ol’ pigskin with the boys. I knew he liked killing pretty women, mysteriously disappearing after being shot multiple times and that his favorite day was October 31st. But football? I guess you really do learn something new everyday. Damn shame he didn’t play for the Haddonfield Boogeymen.

Myers lead the Crimson Tide in sacks as well as tackles behind the line of scrimmage in 1996.

For those of you living on the east coast and/or near New Jersey better have your calendar free this Saturday.  The 3rd Annual Zombie Walk will take place on October 3rd in Asbury Park, NJ. So head on down to the Jersey shore in your ripped clothes and the best zombie makeup you can come up with. Don’t forget the blood.

Check out the website for more info. njzombiewalk.com

So here we have it. Freddy is the last of the remakes from all the major 80’s horror icons. Yes, yes, I know I know….another remake. Will they ever stop with these? Doubtful.
Anyway, they’ve released a trailer for the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” remake. I like the first shots of the parents chasing down Freddy into the abandoned warehouse. I’m also digging the shots of Freddy’s silhoutte in the boiler room. But other than that, I’m not too impressed. The shot in the bathtub is identical to Craven’s original. Are we going to have another remake that carbon copies every scene? With Jackie Earle Haley there is some potential. But I’ll tell you one thing…I’m definitely not digging Freddy’s burnt face. He looks like a cross between Cronenberg’s mask from “Nightbreed” and a cute doll a child might have.

Apparently some taxidermist from Texas has found the mysterious Chupacabra….

“Jerry Ayer, owner of Blanco Taxidermy School, has possession of the mythical beast’s body. According to CNN, the animal was discovered by one of Ayer’s students. The student had “placed poison…to catch an unidentified animal that had gotten into a family member’s barn.” Little did the student know the animal in question was (maybe) the chupacabra.”

Now, I don’t know if this is legit or not. It basically looks like a really messed up hairless dog to me. But if it is real, scientists should take DNA from that thing and start cloning the hell out of it. Maybe I can have a pet Chupacabra by Christmas! It’d be great to have a couple “Chupas” race across my lawn scaring the piss out of my neighbors.

Here is a link to the video, Chupacabra Video.

I found some more stickers. They aren’t based on any horror films, but they’re still pretty cool nevertheless. The Devil sticking his tongue out is always good for a laugh. But I’m not sure if that other Devil sticker is Satan melting in his own hellish fire or what. If you have any theories, please share them. Enjoy!

Headstone City is proud to present our latest batch of horror shirts. A couple of these shirts debuted at this year’s Fangoria convention in NYC and some of you might have even picked a few up. For the rest of you, here’s your chance to be part of the in crowd.

Gravedigger’s Local 552:
(n) Based in North Carolina, Local 552 was first formed in 1826. Originally consisting of 5 members, the union has reached over 50 members throughout the 19th and 20th century. Gravedigger’s Local 552 is responsible for all graves that are dug in and around Kill Devil Hills. In 1926, Local 552 celebrated its centennial. To mark the occasion, the members held an anniversary party at the first cemetery the union first dug, back in 1826. The members drew straws and whoever drew the short straw would spend the night in the cemetery alone. Henry Walker was the unlucky winner and slept on the grave that was first dug 100 years prior. The following morning, the other members arrived at the cemetery and found no sign of their friend. Instead, Henry Walker’s name was carved on the tombstone and Henry was never seen or heard from again. There have been claims that Henry’s ghost still haunts the local cemetery and you can hear him laughing among the tombstones.

Headstone City Cleaver:
(n) This is the hand of the guy who would not shut up on the plane ride to Transylvania last year. After severing his hand from his wrist, I noticed the blood splatter on the knife had formed writing. With a closer inspection I could see it said “Headstone City”. Thus, the name of the t-shirt company was born.

Your Name Here:
(n) If you’re gonna go out, go out in style. Get a tombstone inscription that people will never forget. They’ll come from miles around the globe to see your witty personality…even if you are buried 6 feet beneath the earth’s soil. Or you can always get cremated and waste a perfectly good joke.

Check out this sweet claymation zombie flick…..Chainsaw Maid

Is anyone else as pumped as I am for this flick? Zombieland is slated for release on October 9 and I cannot wait! Woody Harrelson is the man and this movie looks insanely fun. Click here to see the Zombieland trailer and tell us what you think. Enjoy the poster art below.