Animated Thanksgiving spot for NBC (and some extreme gore)

Charming animated Thanksgiving spot by Nathan Love for NBC.

For a substantial contrast, here's the ludicrously gory Blood Trail:



And if you need something cheerful after those monsters, enjoy this ad for a Chinese MMO called Fantasy Westward Journey:



Via.

Using serial killers to sell bugspray

Jason Voorhees and the killer from Scream help sell Baygon bugspray in these ads by Giovanni+Draftfcb. Via.

*Previously: Edvard Munch's The Starscream.

*Buy Jason Voorhees toys at eBay.

Animal House recast for the ultimate horror movie

The upcoming Gallery 1998 Now Playing show features reimagined movie posters. Kristen Essenpreis transformed the poster for Animal House, replacing the fratboys with a selection of famous horror movie villains:






*Previously: The Fraternity of Weavers.

*Buy Animal House posters at eBay.

Chihuanhas - - half dog, half piranha, all teeth

Poster and concept art for the movie Chihuanhas. Via.

*Previously: Piranha Plant Underwear.

*Buy vintage horror posters at eBay.

Vintage robot playground (link roundup)

Vintage robot playground.

And a few more links:

1. Apparently it's expected for employees at video game companies to put in 60-hour workweeks. (I actually feel kind of jealous, it's apparently more cost effective for my employer to "furlough" me, rather than having me work those days.) Via these sites.

2. I never get tired of people saying the internet is not a zero-sum game. Especially, when it's some fool working for the Daily Beast.

3. A slight misunderstanding as to the nature of Twitter:

In order to become a "follower" on Twitter, teens first must flash their high-beam headlights at an oncoming motorist on the highway. Then, if that motorist flashes his or her high-beam headlights back in reply, the teen must kill the motorist in order to be initiated into "following" the online gang.

Read more.

4. Trailer for West Side Story, recut as a horror film.

*Previously: Wyrm slide.

*Buy tin robots at eBay.

Charity Smackdown t-shirt (link roundup)

Buy this t-shirt and you can help a bunch of people I don't recognize contribute to charity.

And a few more links:

1. Rosemary Travale is giving away a prize pack of her art.

2. Eliza Gauger has a good name for a horror movie, "The Snatcher in the Rye."

3. You didn't really think a bunch of birds crashed into that US Airways plane for no reason, did you? Turns out Chelsey Sullenberger has the worst kind of enemy. Ninjas.

4. The Consumerist explains how to opt out of Google's new targeted ads feature.

*Previously: Chimera sketch by Travale.

*Buy Rock 'Em Sock 'Em toys at eBay.

Lego Freddy Kreuger

Lego Freddy Kreuger by Matt "Monsterbrick" Armstrong. He also created a Lego Jason Voorhees.

*Previously: Plush Freddy Krueger.

*Buy Freddy Krueger toys at eBay.

Blacula movie poster

Blacula movie poster by Mitch "spacesick" Ansara on sale at Mondo Tees, which also still has available the terrific Godfather poster I've mentioned in the past.

*Previously: Blackula pillow.

*Buy Blacula posters at eBay.

The Creature of the Black Lagoon is intimidated by a pretty woman

The Creature from the Black Lagoon, a zombie, and little green men are terrified by people in these "Humans are among us" ads by Saatchi and Saatchi for the Sci Fi Channel. Via these sites.

*Previously: The Creature from the Black Lagoon as a little army man.

*Buy Creature from the Black Lagoon collectibles at eBay.

Hannibal Lecter amigurumi

Geek Central Station hits another one out of the park with this Hannibal Lecter amigurumi. The mask is removable.

*At Toycutter: Hannibal Lecter Munny.

*Learn how to create amigurumi with these books at Amazon.

Eye-catching movie poster for Strigoi

Movie poster for Strigoi (the url on the poster doesn't work). High-res here.

*Previously: Posters for Tarantula! Science's Deadliest Accident.

*Buy "Attack of the 'B' Movie Posters" at Amazon.

Carrie movie poster by Methane Studios

Carrie movie poster by Methane Studios. On sale at Mondotees.

*Previously: Bea Arthur as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex in the City.

*Buy "Attack of the 'B' Movie Posters" at Amazon.

Treevenge: The Movie

Here's the synopsis:

Treevenge details the experiences and horrifying reality of the lives of Christmas trees. Clearly, for trees, Christmas isn’t the exciting “peace on earth” that is experienced by most. After being hacked down, and shipped away from their homes, they quickly become strung up, screwed into an upright position for all to see, exposed in a humiliation of garish decorations. But this Christmas will be different, this Christmas the trees have had enough, this Christmas the trees will fight back. Treevenge could be a short film about the end of days for Christmas trees, or perhaps, the end of humanity?

Here's the trailer (very bloody):



From Yer Dead Productions Inc., the makers of Hobo With A Shotgun:



Via.

*Previously: Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving."

*Buy B-Movie posters at eBay.

Flying Monkey, Murderous Nesting Dolls

Two t-shirt designs submitted at Threadless. Links are the artists' sites. You can vote for the designs by clicking on the voting widgets:


Flying Monkey by Joshua "ladrones" Agerstrand.




This Wizard of Oz image is from his Flickr gallery.





Chainsaw-wielding nesting doll by emeryg.




*Previously: Flying monkey illustration.

*Buy nesting dolls at eBay.

Thanksgiving projects, recipes, and fun links

The stores in Los Angeles seem to be skipping right past Thanksgiving to promote Christmas. So, before it's too late, here's a collection of Thanksgiving projects, recipes, and fun links:


Pilgrim, Native American, and turkey paper toys. (Templates at the top of the page.)




Trailer for Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving" (over the top violence, nudity). You can buy a Thanksgiving t-shirt here, and here's a Thanksgiving poster.




Lightsaber turkey carver.



Papercraft turkey.



Instructions for making a tin can turkey.



Plush Thanksgiving Dinner Monster on sale at Etsy.




Cooked turkey paper toy.



Ideal Thanksgiving leftover sandwich recipes at Serious Eats.



Turkey with tan lines.



Thanksgiving pets.



Gallery of vintage Thanksgiving postcards.




Giant Turkey Mobile.



Thanksgiving on Friends: Rachel explains her recipe for making Trifle





Notice anything about the seating arrangements at Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving?


*Buy Thanksgiving recipe books at Amazon.

If Christian Bale had starred in Friday the 13th...

Jason Voorhees would have looked something like this. "Serious Killer" t-shirt design submitted at Threadless by Sassa. You can vote for the design by clicking on the voting widget:



*Previously: Friday the 13th desktop wallpaper.

*Buy Jason Voorhees toys at eBay.