This Halloween is more interesting because of the Presidential Elections that takes place just a few days after everyone recovers from their Halloween hangovers. It is also scarier this year because of reality. The stock market and the economy have been more frightening than any Halloween costume, decoration or horror movie. Here's a look at some of the trends and Halloween happenings online and in the blogosphere this year.
This year's most popular costumes for Adults, Kids and Pets.
Martha Stewart creeped out everyone with her odd baby costumes that made babies look like food - see here, here and here.
Parent Dish has some cuter non-food baby costumes here.
The stock market is terrifying this Halloween and so are the higher prices
for costumes and candy.
At least we know Halloween won't fail despite the scary economy.
The parade scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off is being recreated at the Village Halloween Parade.
Gizmodo blogs about an interesting DIY haunted Ouija board project.
At one point it looked like sex offenders in Maryland would have to post signs that say "No Candy at This Residence." It now appears that the law was blocked.
An entry on Boing Boing explains how to make a brain out of a watermelon. The photo looks creepy enough but will it look too watermelon-like in person?
This is a video of a very creepy Halloween window animation that someone put up last Halloween. (via Neatorama)
Double Viking has pictures from a Zombie pin-up calendar.
There's a Blog in my Soup explains the connection between
pumpkin carving and successful blogging.
Instead of regular cupcakes you can make some pumpkin-shaped cupcakes.
Coed Magazine has a collection of sexy costume-less costumes that were painted on. There's some painted-on costumes here as well.
Some of the Halloween Special Effect lenses are very cool. Note: The American Optometric Association (AOA) is warning consumers about the risks of wearing decorative contact lenses without a prescription from an eye doctor. They could damage your eyes.
This Halloween is more interesting because of the Presidential Elections that takes place just a few days after everyone recovers from their Halloween hangovers. It is also scarier this year because of reality. The stock market and the economy have been more frightening than any Halloween costume, decoration or horror movie. Here's a look at some of the trends and Halloween happenings online and in the blogosphere this year.
