Halloween

It’s io9’s Halloween Costume Show! What Are You Wearing?

Different Doctor Who characters converging from all of space-time, the finest set of costumes in all of Westeros, and more are all on io9’s Halloween Costume Show! Come add yours to the mix. Whether they’re still in progress or just waiting for the right moment in the season, post pictures of your Halloween costumes (please…

io9 Ria Misra Oct 20

Celebrate 25 Seasons of Treehouse of Horror By Watching The Simpsons

Quick! Stop what you’re doing (including reading this), and go watch television history. The Simpsons will be airing the 25 installment of a now national Halloween tradition known as Treehouse of Horror at 8pm ET on Fox. Beginning with the second season in 1990, Treehouse of Horror is a spooky annual episode showing three short…

Tech News Darren Orf Oct 19

An Astronaut Made This Floating Candy Corn Sphere For Science

Astronauts are allowed to bring special “crew preference” items with them when they go into space. NASA astronaut Don Pettit chose candy corn for his nearly six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. But, this candy had a destiny much greater than being a Halloween snack. Pettit created a zero-g sphere using water and pieces…

io9 Mark Strauss Oct 17

Scarecrow Surprise Is An Utterly Diabolical Halloween Prank

What appears to be a lovable, family friendly scarecrow costume is actually a total nightmare. And the gag works on both adults and small children, wonderful! This was dreamed up and put into action by Ed Bassmaster, and you gotta watch the whole video for the overall hilarity. Just promise us if you try out…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 17

These Pumpkin Decorations Scare the Crap Out of Me

LOOK INTO THE EYES OF SPIDER-PUMPKIN AND DESPAIR. This happened to me while I was browsing the Target website for some Halloween decorations. So I obviously googled for more of these unholy spawn of a Jack-O’-Lantern and Mrs. Potato Head, and there are just too many. But there’s something about the Hulk‘s chestplate and no…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Oct 17

This Lego haunted house is spoooooky!

Halloween is coming up and the halls of Lego builders are starting to throw up MOCs based on this frightful holiday. This build by Travis (Legohaulic) is one of my favorites. This diorama is a little bit campy and a little bit creepy, just how I like them. You’re reading Leg Godt, the blog with…

Tech News Michael Schulte Oct 16

Behold, the Frankenpumpkin: A pre-made Jack-O’-Lantern

You might take a first look at these pumpkins and think ‘oh, what a delightful example of squash-based sculpting!’, but hold on. These pumpkins weren’t carved at all – they were grow that way! These marvellous Frankenstein’s Squashes come from Tony Dighera at Cinagro Farms, who grew the pumpkins in a special mold that forced…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 16

The MST3K Crew Adds RiffTrax To The Charlie Brown Halloween Special

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown has been airing on television since 1966, and the folks behind Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax decided it was due for an update. They add their snarky audio to a few scenes from the classic Halloween special. Mashable teamed up with RiffTrax to have a bit of fun…

Television Lauren Davis Oct 15

These rompers just made your Female Ghostbusters cosplay a lot easier

We’re hitting the half-way point for October soon, which means it’s time to start thinking about your Halloween costume (or rather, panicking that you’ve not started thinking about your costume yet!) – but never fear, ladies: your Female Ghostbusters outfit just got a lot easier to pull off with these new rompers. The outfits, made…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 13

Happy Sunday! Here’s A Creepy-Faced Sun.

Active Regions on the surface of the sun combined this week to resemble the cackling visage of a Jack-O-Lantern. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this solar activity on October 8, 2014. Here are the specifics from the folks at Goddard Media Studios: The active regions appear brighter because those are areas that emit more light…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 12

NASA: The Sun looks like a Jack O’Lantern just in time for Halloween

Here’s a photo of the Sun looking like a Jack O’Lanterntaken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on October 8, 2014, a blend of two light wavelengths (171 and 193 angstrom.) SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us on Facebook

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 10

The First Jack-O-Lanterns Were Monstrosities Carved From Turnips

Pumpkin carving has become such a cherished tradition that the sight of the glowing, orange-faced grimaces every October is more heartening than frightening. But the original Jack-o-Lanterns were meant to ward off unwanted visitors—and one look at them in museums tells you they probably worked. IrishCentral tells the origin story: A man called Stingy Jack…

io9 Mark Strauss Oct 10

The Weirdest And “Sexiest” Store-Bought Halloween Costumes For 2014

It’s that time of year again — the moment when we all realize we didn’t get a Halloween costume yet. And luckily, a whole industry exists to sell us ready-made versions of popular characters. Here are the weirdest, (allegedly) sexiest and most random new costumes for sale in 2014! Note: This year, I tried to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 9

Smartphones Turn These Masks Into Incredible Animated Halloween Costumes

Proving that sometimes all it takes is a popular YouTube video to kickstart a successful business, Mark Rober, the guy who made the gaping hole in your gut costume using two iPads a few years ago, is back with even more easy but impressive costume ideas. And that includes a line of Halloween masks that…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 9

This incredible, spooky Lip Art is perfect for October

The month of ghouls and creeps is upon us, and that can only mean one thing – a month of amazing Halloween inspired creativity. Kicking the scary shindig off is makeup artist Eva Senín Pernas with these wonderful Halloween scenes painted onto lips. Header Image and all other Images credited to Eva Senín Pernas Pernas’…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 6

It’s io9’s Halloween Costume Show! ‘Tis The Season TO DAZZLE

Yeah, we know that Halloween isn’t until October 31st. But it’s never too early in the season to be amazed! So get ready, because io9’s annual Halloween Costume Show is baaaack. Whether you’re planning to be a startlingly-lifelike Beaker, a festively-attired Gandalf, or merely a perfectly-executed mathematical pun, we want to see the Halloween costumes…

io9 Ria Misra Oct 6

Hack-O-Lantern Turns Your Kid’s Pumpkin Into an Interactive Spooker

Except for maybe the addition of child-safe power tools, not much has changed in decades when it comes to carving a Jack-o-lantern. But if you want Halloween to be about more than gutting a pumpkin and sugar rushes, LittleBits has come out with a simple kit that turns a Jack-o-lantern into a lesson about basic…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 3

Give Up Now, This Alien Human-Pilot Mask Already Won Halloween

You can go ahead and scrap your plans for that ‘hilarious’ bent iPhone costume you’ve been planning, because even though October’s not even here yet, we’ve already clearly got a winner for this year’s best Halloween getup. And it only takes mere seconds to put on, no hours spent in a makeup chair. Believe it…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 29

Try These Nike Knockoffs for Your Back to the Future Halloween Costume

For those who simply can’t hold out for power laces, the Halloween costume version of Marty McFly’s Nikes from Back to the Future Part II are quite convincing. And unlike the limited-edition Air Mags that Nike produced in 2011, which are going for bajillions of dollars on eBay, these can be yours for only $99.…

Tech News Alissa Walker Sep 15

Stop-Motion Makeup Short Tells A Story On Your Face

Super clever makeup artist Elvis Schmoulianoff has created this sensational stop-motion short that we cannot stop watching. Inspired by the street work from BLU (specifically the wonderful piece titled “MUTO”) Schmoulianoff has created his own stop motion beauty. Watch! [Via Laughing Squid]

io9 Meredith Woerner Apr 29

It’s io9’s Halloween Costume Show! What Are You Wearing?

Celebrate 25 Seasons of Treehouse of Horror By Watching The Simpsons

An Astronaut Made This Floating Candy Corn Sphere For Science

Scarecrow Surprise Is An Utterly Diabolical Halloween Prank

These Pumpkin Decorations Scare the Crap Out of Me

This Lego haunted house is spoooooky!

Behold, the Frankenpumpkin: A pre-made Jack-O’-Lantern

The MST3K Crew Adds RiffTrax To The Charlie Brown Halloween Special

These rompers just made your Female Ghostbusters cosplay a lot easier

Happy Sunday! Here’s A Creepy-Faced Sun.

NASA: The Sun looks like a Jack O’Lantern just in time for Halloween

The First Jack-O-Lanterns Were Monstrosities Carved From Turnips

The Weirdest And “Sexiest” Store-Bought Halloween Costumes For 2014

Smartphones Turn These Masks Into Incredible Animated Halloween Costumes

This incredible, spooky Lip Art is perfect for October

It’s io9’s Halloween Costume Show! ‘Tis The Season TO DAZZLE

Hack-O-Lantern Turns Your Kid’s Pumpkin Into an Interactive Spooker

Give Up Now, This Alien Human-Pilot Mask Already Won Halloween

Try These Nike Knockoffs for Your Back to the Future Halloween Costume

Stop-Motion Makeup Short Tells A Story On Your Face

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