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Title: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on September 23, 2014, 07:56:22 AM
Take a long breath of that crisp air outside, watch the early leaves fall and blow in the wind, it's the first day of Autumn. And as surely as Dracula rising from his crypt every 100 years that means it's time to once again resurrect our annual Halloween thread!
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Feel free to post thoughts, plans and opinions on the spookiest and funnest of holidays here. Wearing a costume? Planning on giving out candy to trick r treaters, or celebrate in some other fashion? In addition to activities on the day itself, feel free to list and discuss music, film and games you plan to (re)experience in the celebration leading up to All Hallow's Eve. For it is upon us once more my friends!

Squirrel Nut Zippers - Ghost of Stephen Foster - High Quality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sxFyu_U2go#)

2012 Halloween Thread (http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php/topic,5344.msg114846.html#msg114846)
2013 Halloween Thread (http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php/topic,6592.0.html)

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Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on September 23, 2014, 09:40:19 AM
Got some of my favorite shows just for Halloween;

The Skeleton Dance - Walt Disney (1929) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBhpn6IPSJo#)

The Real Ghostbusters HD "Halloween II 1/2" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw4kVA_fEzw#ws)

And of course Halloween is not complete without this;

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Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on September 23, 2014, 10:57:57 AM
Quote from: aalluuccaarrdd on September 23, 2014, 10:13:29 AM
I've been collecting lots of original Hammer horror films stuff w Christopher Lee etc and am planning on watching the greats. I'm a big film fan but my knowledge of monster movies is pretty limited. If anyone wants to contribute a Top 10 Monster Movie Classics list that would rule...

Limited you say? How limited? If you're a film fan just starting to explore the weird wonderful world of creature features I recommend checking out a beautiful coffee table book called "Hollywood Horror: From Gothic to Cosmic". (Perhaps best acquired through Inter-Library loan.) Which uses lots of snips from interviews and contemporaneous film reviews to help give a broad overview of the evolution of the American horror film. From the silent era through the 1960s. Illustrated throughout with gorgeous reproductions of original publicity photos from the films being discussed.

As for my personal suggestions well, the Hammer films are largely remakes/"re-imaginings" of monster movies that had been successful 20-30 years prior at Universal Studios, so I think you should definitely check out at least some of the Universal films.

Of the Universal monster movies the best is probably The Bride of Frankenstein, it's a good idea but by no means essential to see the also excellent original 1931 Frankenstein before seeing Bride.

Bride of Frankenstein Official Trailer #1 - (1935) HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYD3-pIF9jQ#ws)

The Wolf Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and Werewolf of London are good fun as well. 1931's Dracula is a bit hard to call a "monster movie" (you never even see Dracula with fangs) but is worth seeing for the magnificent sets and costumes of the first half. As well as for its historical significance as it was incredibly influential and probably the first proper "talkie" horror movie. I'm rather fond of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein is funny. All of the movies in "The Mummy" series are enjoyable, albeit only in a cheesy way after the elegant first entry.

More recently and outside Universal/Hammer I could go on forever but off the top of my head The Howling (the first one- not any of the dreadful sequels) American Werewolf in London and Night of the Living Dead are all must-watch.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Belmontoya on September 23, 2014, 02:09:39 PM
I nominate Nosferatu for the top of that list!

Here comes Halloween!
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 24, 2014, 02:25:23 PM
Already put up my H'ween decorations over a week ago and began Fall Horrorthon 2014 the same time. The outside air was cooling off and it felt like a good time to do so. As usual, it's now starting to get hot again, so when it's warm I just don't like marathoning horror movies, so the bulk of my viewing will be in October when it's hopefully gotten crisp again and for good. (Besides, Skyward Sword is taking up a big chunk of my time anyway.)

Got a movie night planned where I want my friends and I to watch two of the goriest movies I know, Braindead (uncut version of Dead Alive) and Premutos: Lord of the Living Dead while chomping on spaghetti to signify guts 'n' stuff.

On Halloween weekend, a theater nearby is showing a 35mm print of the amazing '70s haunted funhouse movie House. It really is the perfect H'ween party movie, so I can't wait to see it on the big screen with my gal and pals.

HOUSE (1977) Trailer - The Criterion Collection (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ_Yo06kIIA#ws)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Lelygax on September 25, 2014, 08:02:57 AM
What?! We are already in this part of the year?! Time surely flies  :o

Maybe I will see some Umineko material and a old horror movie.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Nagumo on September 25, 2014, 10:56:24 AM
For anyone who feels like watching a creepy anime, I strongly recommend Yami Shibai. My favorite episodes are "The Talisman Woman" and "Contradiction".
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Dracula9 on September 25, 2014, 08:42:30 PM
Quote from: Nagumo on September 25, 2014, 10:56:24 AM
For anyone who feels like watching a creepy anime, I strongly recommend Yami Shibai. My favorite episodes are "The Talisman Woman" and "Contradiction".

I haven't seen The Talisman Woman, but Contradiction is fuckin' eerie. I'll take your word on the other one and pick it up.


As for plans...dunno yet. So far the only thing I know I'm doing is helping my old high school with its annual haunted-house fundraiser. Fifth year doing it, and being someone who knows the haunted-house intricacies and tricks of the trade (as well as being pretty good with monster makeup and effects), I've lent a hand every year since its inception. This year's looking to be a splendid one, as the seniors there this year are a pretty rad bunch, and are totally psyched for it; unlike the last few years, where most showed up late and I was expected to successfully make up some forty-odd people in the span of two hours or less. But it's a fun ride. I'd actually put the word out there to come down if anyone gets the chance, but IIRC nobody here lives remotely close to me, lol.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on September 26, 2014, 06:28:52 AM
Quote from: Nagumo on September 25, 2014, 10:56:24 AM
For anyone who feels like watching a creepy anime, I strongly recommend Yami Shibai. My favorite episodes are "The Talisman Woman" and "Contradiction".

Quote from: Dracula9 on September 25, 2014, 08:42:30 PM
I haven't seen The Talisman Woman, but Contradiction is fuckin' eerie. I'll take your word on the other one and pick it up.

I looked it up and hey, the first and second season are on crunchyroll for those in the US! http://www.crunchyroll.com/yamishibai-japanese-ghost-stories# (http://www.crunchyroll.com/yamishibai-japanese-ghost-stories#)

Also didn't want to put this in the first post again but-

Helloween - Halloween (1987) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOAl0enE7kI#)

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Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: theplottwist on September 26, 2014, 06:32:41 AM
Quote from: Nagumo on September 25, 2014, 10:56:24 AM
For anyone who feels like watching a creepy anime, I strongly recommend Yami Shibai. My favorite episodes are "The Talisman Woman" and "Contradiction".

I gave it a try thinking "Hey, maybe this internet person is on to something, but all "creepy" anime I ever watched were not creepy at all".

Daaaaamn I loved it! The last episode of the first season, with the realistic boy on top of the characteristic animation was perfectly scary! Awesome reccomendation!
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: eryson on September 26, 2014, 09:30:03 AM
Hey, i didnt know any horror anime who is really scary, i will try this.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on September 27, 2014, 09:30:38 AM
Watched some episodes of that anime you recommended Nagumo, I've read and seen enough urban legends to see the twists coming but it's still very creepy at times! Good morals to- don't stay out alone at night, don't go to abandoned buildings, and especially never let anyone into your house in the middle of the night lol. Very well done. I wonder if "The Umbrella Goddess" is a real folk legend figure? Certainly doesn't seem to match up with the Buddhist one I found on a quick google search.

Other than that the start to my celebrations have been rather subdued thus far. I've mostly just been reading more stories from "The Vampire Archives" a big honking collection of 80 Vampire short stories and novellas. The pulp collection "Weird Vampire Tales" was much better, but then that's possibly the best anthology I've ever read. The most enjoyable story out of the 10 I've read in "Archives" is still Carmilla by far. Which I read on Halloween day last year. And you can check out on the internet archive here https://archive.org/details/inglassdarkly01lefa

Also while we're at it-

The Book of Hallowe'en- https://archive.org/details/bookofhalloweenb00kell

Hallowe'en festivities - https://archive.org/details/halloweenfestivi31sche

The Topaz Story Book: Stories and legends of autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving- https://archive.org/details/topazstory

And here's Dracula and the rest of Bram Stoker's books https://archive.org/details/TheBramStokerCollection You'll need a free epub reader for these files but you can quickly and easily find them in other formats on the internet archive and/or Project Gutenberg if you wish. Along with tons of other old horror tales.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on September 27, 2014, 10:49:46 AM
How could you not read Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' for Halloween?
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on September 27, 2014, 02:02:11 PM
Quote from: X on September 27, 2014, 10:49:46 AM
How could you not read Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' for Halloween?

That is a great one for Halloween but I've already read it a bunch of times since I was a kid, when I made a point to read all the popularly-consider "classic" horror tales. Now I just need to read most of the works of Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft and I'll be done with that lol.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on September 27, 2014, 05:08:37 PM
Don't have to read it, you can watch it. But which version to watch...there's lots made over the decades. I like Tim Burton's take personally.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on September 28, 2014, 04:04:56 PM
I recently found out that Jeff Goldblum starred as Ichabod Crane in a TV version in the 1980s, which sounds like fantastic casting. I remember the "woman in white" story from the PBS version creeping me out as a kid. I have the Disney version on VHS around here somewhere. Sleepy Hollow was one of the movies I rewatched last October, the visuals and fight choreography are enjoyable in it. Too bad it didn't give birth to any video games, then again they might have been dreadful and I still would have felt to compelled to play it/them XD.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Aridale on September 28, 2014, 04:37:45 PM
Thats so funny mentionin the old Sleepy Hollow movies and stuff just yesterday I DLed the 80s one with Jeff Goldblum AND the disney animated one. And of course Ive always had Tim Burtons one saved in my movies folder. Id live on that set if I could!
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on September 29, 2014, 03:40:24 PM
Quote from: Aridale on September 28, 2014, 04:37:45 PM
Thats so funny mentionin the old Sleepy Hollow movies and stuff just yesterday I DLed the 80s one with Jeff Goldblum AND the disney animated one. And of course Ive always had Tim Burtons one saved in my movies folder. Id live on that set if I could!

Yeah I wanna watch the 1980 version now. Anyways here's something incredibly and oddly adorable for our members who are (single) parents.

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Source: http://1los.tumblr.com/post/55964365198/father (http://1los.tumblr.com/post/55964365198/father)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Lelygax on September 29, 2014, 07:24:19 PM
Quote from: Nagumo on September 25, 2014, 10:56:24 AM
For anyone who feels like watching a creepy anime, I strongly recommend Yami Shibai. My favorite episodes are "The Talisman Woman" and "Contradiction".

I've been watching season 2 and some episodes are more funny than creepy (like in this episode where the dead old man is okay with being cheated, but when they say about how they killed his dog he gets mad LOL), but some people say that season 1 is better, I should check it.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on October 06, 2014, 01:35:20 PM
Quote from: Lelygax on September 29, 2014, 07:24:19 PM
I've been watching season 2 and some episodes are more funny than creepy (like in this episode where the dead old man is okay with being cheated, but when they say about how they killed his dog he gets mad LOL), but some people say that season 1 is better, I should check it.

The episodes I watched were pretty creepy. But I haven't seen any of the 2nd season.
Other than most of the first season of that though I've watched a few other movies to get into the spirit of the season. Anyone else (Abnormal Freak? I know you've got a list!) feel free to list and rate what they've watched so far-

-Spanish Dracula (1931) - Re-watched this one without subtitles for the first time. I don't speak Spanish but I've seen the English version enough to know what they're saying. One does wish Bela Lugosi had been directed with such flair.

-Pitch Black - Ehhhh. It was ok, though very predictable. And I have to deduct points for completely wasting Claudia Black. Maybe I just think she would have been better as the female lead because I'm such a Farscape fan though. I still can't see how they turned Riddick into a franchise character.

-Elvira's Haunted Hills - A send-up of Vincent Price and Roger Corman's "Poe" movies (this film is dedicated to Vincent Price in fact) and 1960s/1970s Euro-horror. It's a silly thing that feels like it takes a lot of inspiration from Mel Brooks later, not-as-good films. With a lot of jokes that are either obvious or played out. ("Elvira's french maid is fat! We can get at least 4 or 5 gags out of that right?") But then as anyone familiar with the character knows obvious and lowbrow humor is kind of Elvira's entire schlocky schtick. If you like Elvira you'll like it, but if you're not a fan of her or the aforementioned Corman or Euro-horror flicks you probably wouldn't dig this.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: darkmanx_429 on October 06, 2014, 06:51:37 PM
Quote from: X on September 23, 2014, 09:40:19 AM
Got some of my favorite shows just for Halloween;

The Real Ghostbusters HD "Halloween II 1/2" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw4kVA_fEzw#ws)


That is funny that you mentioned that X. reminds me of something I am currently working on now:
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Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on October 06, 2014, 07:14:13 PM
Fuckin' A darkmanx, fuckin' A.  8)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: darkmanx_429 on October 07, 2014, 01:45:19 PM
Quote from: X on October 06, 2014, 07:14:13 PM
Fuckin' A darkmanx, fuckin' A.  8)

Thanks man!

Samhain was my 2nd Favorite Real Ghostbusters Villain.

#1 goes to The Boogeyman.

I also liked The Sandman.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on October 07, 2014, 10:23:13 PM
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Samhain was my 2nd Favorite Real Ghostbusters Villain.

Samhain's my fave. He's listed as a class 7 entity just like Gozer. So he's quite the tough baddie.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Abnormal Freak on October 08, 2014, 12:21:58 AM
One of the highlights so far of this year's Fall/October Horrorthon was seeing Scream in a quaint little theater in Minneapolis in a nice little picturesque neighborhood and on 35mm film (doubly awesome given how crap the Blu-ray is). It's called the Trylon microcinema and has its name because the room only has 50 seats and a 20' screen. Fun, cozy atmosphere like hanging in your buddy's basement with a projector. Definitely wanna go there more; as mentioned before, Hausu will be playing there on 35mm and I hope a bunch of my friends will join for a truly memorable night.

The roster for this Saturday's movie viewing at my house has changed: Carpenter's Halloween will start 'er off, with the second film undetermined. Suggestions thrown out are Dead Alive, The Return of the Living Dead, and Hitchcock's Rope. Guess we'll decide that night.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on October 08, 2014, 09:48:27 AM
Absolutely loved Lurch's character in the 60's series. His moaning is somewhat lost in the modern translations sadly. I only ever saw a few episodes but they were funny.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 08, 2014, 10:45:34 AM
Halloween lands on a Friday this year, so I'm definitely hitting either NYC for the parade, or a number of Halloween Parties, depending on how much my feet can take.  Those costume boots can hurt after a while.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Mooning Freddy on October 08, 2014, 01:51:38 PM
For the psychedelic rock enthusiasts of you, as Halloween music, get your hands on some The Devil's Blood.

It's like Jefferson Airplane, but heavier and with much more satanism. Tasty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcFYABr8ndI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcFYABr8ndI#) 

Also, the creepy story of this band: after making what he declared was "the band's final album", the band's third album "III: Tabula Rasa or Death and the Seven Pillars", the band's guitarist Selim Lemouchi said that the band was no more. in March 2014 he took his own life. 
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on October 15, 2014, 07:33:30 AM
Got some more films under my belt this month-

Ginger Snaps - It's well made, I can see why some consider it a classic. But... the film is a bit too dark and serious and the symbolism a bit too hit-you-over-the-head blunt and repeated for my personal taste. The whole thing also owes more than a little ungiven credit to the werewolf short story "Boobs". (Which isn't exactly an obscure tale since it won a Hugo award.) To the point that I'm almost surprised the filmmakers weren't sued.

I remembered that Abnormal Freak had marathoned the Puppet Master films one year. At least I think he did, so I decided a few marathons of my own would be a good way to finally view the series and celebrate the season.

Puppet Master - Eh, it was ok. Seen worse, seen better. It is what it says on the tin, silly 1980s killer puppet movie set in a mostly empty hotel.

Puppet Master 2 - Sucked, though the guy who played Toulon was amusing. As was the fact that (much like in part 4) characters act how the plot says they need to, not how any actual human being would. "Oh my brother was killed by a sentient puppet? Well I better not tell the Police or anything, just keep on doing my paranormal investigations pretty much like nothing happened for several more days."

Puppet Master 3: Toulon's Revenge - By far the best of the bunch. Very imaginative and ambitious for a low-budget film, turning what started as a monster/slasher movie premise into a period piece heroic revenge tale. Who doesn't want to see killer puppets fighting the nazis?

Puppet Master 4 & 5 - Basically 2 halves of the same movie. Very goofy even for the series so far. Enjoyable for what they are if you're in the right mood. Continues to make the puppets the good guys like in part 3.

General comments - Mostly an enjoyable series with several caveats. But if you like B monster movies and stop motion animation they're worth watching. Don't go in expecting the continuity to make sense, it's pretty obvious the first 2 movies were written and filmed by the seat of someone's pants. To the point I'd say it's more sensical to think of Toulon's Revenge as a reboot and forget the first 2 films, even then some things just don't add up.

I plan to watch the other 5 before the end of the month and I'll add my comments about them later. Anyone else care to weigh in on the series or an individual entry?

EDIT: Puppet Master 6-10 are all terrible, never watch them. Especially 6 and 8.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Lelygax on October 17, 2014, 08:40:03 PM
I think it belong here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKFgXGO51rU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKFgXGO51rU#ws)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on October 18, 2014, 04:45:54 AM
Ahh an AVGN Halloween episode, now that's Nostalgic :).
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: EisaKrieger on October 18, 2014, 09:22:53 PM
That band Devil's Blood is great.  Sad it ended that way.  Another good band is Blood Ceremony.  They're like Jethro Tull mixed with old Black Sabbath.  Blood Ceremony "Goodbye Gemini" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRJwTS_2M5M#ws)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Aridale on October 22, 2014, 11:09:11 PM
Got my costume almost finished!
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Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on October 22, 2014, 11:40:33 PM
@Aridale

Nice! Looks like an extreme version of the Plague doctor. Or Slogra finally decided to mingle with the public, lol!
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on October 23, 2014, 02:28:35 AM
@Aridale: COOL costume! It would scare some people if you tap them behind their backs. hehehe.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Lelygax on October 23, 2014, 11:23:45 AM
A skeleton version of Spy vs Spy? :P
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on October 23, 2014, 05:18:34 PM
Quote from: Lelygax on October 23, 2014, 11:23:45 AM
A skeleton version of Spy vs Spy? :P

It does kinda look like that XD. But very cool costume :)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: darkmanx_429 on October 29, 2014, 11:57:31 AM
http://www.fearthecrypt.com/6SecondScare (http://www.fearthecrypt.com/6SecondScare)

Check these out on twitter, pretty cool contest and videos.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Lelygax on October 30, 2014, 07:26:17 PM
Happy Halloween!!!
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[amv] Umineko no naku koro ni - Happy Halloween Maria (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5TEpE4_mV4#)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 31, 2014, 05:03:59 AM
Happy Halloween!
Heading into NYC today in the afternoon as Alucard. ;)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on October 31, 2014, 05:57:46 AM
Happy Halloween!

Eat, drink and be scary! ^,..,^

@Jorge: Pictures, please. 
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Dracula9 on October 31, 2014, 06:19:11 AM
Made this little medley just for the day (had this damned thing done for over a month, talk about an itchy trigger finger).
http://youtu.be/xHN-ImXpCQs (http://youtu.be/xHN-ImXpCQs)

Quote from: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 31, 2014, 05:03:59 AM
Happy Halloween!
Heading into NYC today in the afternoon as Alucard. ;)
I also request pictures. I don't think I've actually ever seen you in your famous Alucard costume.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on October 31, 2014, 09:37:34 AM
I remember seeing a picture of Jorge as Alucard once but that was a couple of years ago mind you. Believe me he can pull off the look quite well.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Lelygax on October 31, 2014, 10:03:59 AM
Maybe he is shy and transforms into mist if someone tries to shoot a photo? That would explain who no one saw a photo of him as Alucard :P
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Dracula9 on October 31, 2014, 03:24:45 PM
I saw his pictures on Facebook. He looks good in it.

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Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: BLOOD MONKEY on October 31, 2014, 06:26:17 PM
Quote from: Dracula9 on October 31, 2014, 03:24:45 PM
I saw his pictures on Facebook. He looks good in it.

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Obligatory spoopyscary

Lol. I dressed as Cloud Strife. :P
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on November 02, 2014, 12:27:29 PM
Here you go, guys.
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Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Lelygax on November 02, 2014, 12:42:45 PM
Very cool, you did this costume by yourself? What about this location, its some kind of festival for halloween? Death stole your shield again? :P
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on November 02, 2014, 01:43:05 PM
New York City Halloween Parade 2014, Friday.
No I didn't make it.  I bought one from eBay and then customized it here so that it looked a little more authentic.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Lelygax on November 02, 2014, 04:21:11 PM
Yeah your cosplay is beautiful, I really like this chain near your neck. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: BLOOD MONKEY on November 02, 2014, 04:57:12 PM
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My cloud costume. I couldn't get the hair right (cause my hairs way too long) so I just ruffled it up. The pose isn't too good either. :I
Next year I'm Sephiroth. :)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: Ratty on November 03, 2014, 03:43:41 PM
Wow you wear that well Jorge! Pulled off nicely.
Can't comment too much on your costume ZeroSaber since I dislike FF7, but definitely looks accurate and recognizable to me.

I wasn't able to do much this year, it rained hard so didn't get any trick or treaters, watched a lot of horror movies, went out and had a nice dinner. Was a good day. Hope everyone else here had a good day then to :)

I counted it up and I somehow managed to go through 25 horror movies this month. But the only obscure gem I came across that I could really recommend (if you're old enough to see an R rated movie of course) is "The Devil's Rock" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLH4h-0ve84#ws)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: darkmanx_429 on November 03, 2014, 05:41:22 PM
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My cloud costume. I couldn't get the hair right (cause my hairs way too long) so I just ruffled it up. The pose isn't too good either. :I
Next year I'm Sephiroth. :)

Not bad but, if you dyed your hair black you'd be the splitting image of Zack.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: BLOOD MONKEY on November 03, 2014, 05:43:57 PM
Quote from: darkmanx_429 on November 03, 2014, 05:41:22 PM
Not bad but, if you dyed your hair black you'd be the splitting image of Zack.

Hah! I didn't think of that.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on November 03, 2014, 06:42:53 PM
How heavy was that sword you had?
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: BLOOD MONKEY on November 03, 2014, 07:52:29 PM
Quote from: X on November 03, 2014, 06:42:53 PM
How heavy was that sword you had?

It was made out of cardboard and tinfoil, probably about 4-5 pounds.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2014
Post by: X on November 05, 2014, 05:35:20 PM
Okay. Looks good! So good in fact that it looked as though it was made from a solid piece of Aluminium, lol. That would be a little weighty.