Murderous snowman

A few gems from Reddit:


Snowman with a knife.



Carry this Magic card with you so you can't lose The Game. (There are several on sale at eBay.)



Ghosts.



Keyboard cat.

Link roundup

1. Northern lights webcam. Via.

2. Ghostly condensation on the windows of an office building.

3. Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon performing a medley of hip hop's greatest hits.

Japanese bad hair day demon

Thomas Lynch is publishing a book about fabled creatures from around the world. Julian Callos's contribution is a Kami-kiri:

Kami-kiri are known for sneaking up on people and cutting all their hair off, particularly when they are unknowingly engaged to marry a youkai, spirit or other supernatural creature that is disguised as a human. These hair-cutting attacks are intended to delay or prevent weddings between humans and otherworldly beings, which are typically doomed to failure. There a spell to protect oneself from this that goes:

異国より 悪魔の風の　吹きくるに そこ吹きもどせ 伊勢の神風 (ikokuyori akumanokazeno fukikuruni sokofukimodose isenokamikaze) which means “When devil’s wind comes from a foreign place, may the gods send a counter-wind (from Ise; Ise is a strong Shinto area)"

People write down this spell in the entrance (genkan) and on things worn in the hair (combs, etc.).

*Previously: Japanese wall demon.

*Buy Dream Spectres: Extreme Ukiyo-e: Sex, Blood & the Supernatural at Amazon.

Leerone's Haunted Mansion

A haunted mansion stars in the video for Leerone's Empty Houses. It's directed by Hank Friedmann

Some of the fun items in Leerone's webstore include love songs and love letters. Via.

*Previously: A Haunted mansion stars in the video for Dreamland.

*Buy Haunted Mansion collectibles at eBay.

Halloween ads for MINI; Custom MINI

One of three Halloween-themed ads for the MINI.





MINI painted by Craig "KR" Costello. Only slightly more affordable is this laptop sleeve:



Via.

*Previously: Video of outlandish stunts by the MINI.

*Buy MINI Cooper collectibles at eBay.

Halloween-themed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle paper toys

Go here to find out how to download these papercraft Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Halloween costumes.

*Previously: TMNT Monster Truck.

*Buy TMNT toys at eBay.

Dianne Que's Fort (link roundup)

Dianne Que's fort was the runner-up in the Where the Wild Things Are fort-building contest. I believe this is her Etsy shop.

And a few more links:

1. I've long joked that Jon Bon Jovi was a total sellout and clearly made songs in the hope they would be used in commercials or tv soundtracks. Indeed, for the next two months, he'll be NBC's "artist in residence."

2. Ghost egg. Via these sites.

3. Aww man, someone ruined a V bus shelter ad with a spoiler.

*Previously: V viral parking spot ad?

*Buy Where the Wild Things Are toys at eBay.

Papercraft David Lo-Pan (and more)

Brian Gubicza's latest paper toys honor John Carpenter's movies - - David Lo-Pan from Big Trouble in Little China, Michael Myers from Halloween, and Blake from The Fog.

*Previously: David Lo-Pan cosplay.

*Buy Big Trouble in Little China toys at eBay.

Ghost (link roundup)

Creepy ghost photo via these sites. Source unknown.

And a few more links:

1. AT-AT rodeo.

2. Funny 404 error page.

3. Creepy photo of the Oakbourne Water Tower.

*Previously: Etsy's 404 error page.

*Buy Polish Star Wars posters at eBay.

La Mutante Debutante (and more)

Two more designs from the ongoing horror contest at Threadless. Vote by clicking on the voting widgets:



Homicidal tentacled debutante by Mogaro.








Glow in the dark ghosts haunt a boy in bed by David.



*Previously: The people who live under your car seat.

*Buy glow in the dark items at eBay.

Haunting images by Agnès Geoffray

A small sampling of the ghostly photographs on display in Agnès Geoffray's portfolio. Via.

*Previously: Gorgeous concept art for 50-story office tower in Australia.

*Buy wind-up ghosts at eBay.

Emilie Simon's “Dreamland”

A mysterious key, tentacle monster, and haunted mansion star in the video for Emilie Simon's "Dreamland." The video is by 1st Ave Machine’s Asif Mian, in association with Warm & Fuzzy. You can watch in low-res below, but for the best experience, watch in very high-res here.



Via.

*Previously: Mustache key rack.

*Buy vintage keys at eBay.

The Haunted Mansion's Hatbox Ghost (link roundup)

The Haunted Mansion's Mansion's Hatbox Ghost - - only briefly a part of the actual Disneyland attraction, this ghost has been resurrected in a new sculpture by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily. It'll be auctioned off as part of the Haunted Mansion's 40th Anniversary event I mentioned previously. The details of the sculpture's creation are interesting.

And a few more links:

1. Lego crane truck. Via.

2. Man received a citizen of the year award in March. One month earlier, he was charged with selling methamphetamine to white supremacists. He's now pled guilty. Via.

3. Marvel Comics solicitations for November, 2009.

*Previously: Ghost cats on the prowl in Virginia.

*Buy Haunted Mansion collectibles at eBay.

Haunted copier t-shirt (and more)

"Ghost on the machine" glow-in-the-dark t-shirt design by Brock Davis. I couldn't find it on sale, but Brock does have this clever Mario Kart t-shirt on sale at Threadless:



Via.

*Previously: Ghost in the Shell poster.

*Buy glow in the dark items at eBay.

Fire demon by Jeremy Madl (link roundup)

I like the fire demon in Jeremy Madl's new "BoOoya Ghosts" blind box toy set by kidrobot.

And a few more links:

1. Homemade Daft Punk helmet, part one.

2. Tom Whalen's $10 octodemon t-shirt is now on sale.

3. Can't wait to see what Bioshock 2-related coolness is going to happen at these beaches tomorrow.

*Previously: Cartoony Daft Punk drawing.

*Buy Bioshock toys at eBay.

Super Mario as a ghost vinyl toy (link roundup)

Ghost Super Mario toy on sale for $20 at Play-Asia.

And a few more links:

1. Covers to the special Chip Kidd edition of Newsweek.

2. Yesterday, I mentioned the lawyer who wore ratty shoes as a trial strategy. Turns out, a reporter in Florida decided to write about it while the trial was ongoing despite the lawyers' pleas that he wait until after the trial. The reporter rejected their pleas. The jurors read the article and caused a mistrial. Nice work newspaper reporter guy. Via.

3. Giant and very slow-loading picture of the moon. Via.

4. For my local readers, two bank robberies on Ventura (Encino, Woodland Hills) on Friday between noon and one.

*Previously: Lego version of Melies' A Trip to the Moon.

*Buy Nintendo toys at eBay.

Little Sister desktop wallpaper (and more)

I took the liberty of turning four of today's new Threadless t-shirts into desktop wallpapers. The first two are widescreen and the last two are full screen. Tune in later today when I'll tell you how you can a $100 Threadless gift certificate.


Dead Sucker by Kristy Anne Ligones.



White as a Sheet by Anwar Rafiee.



Eclipse! by Ian Leino.



Fighting Crime Doesn't Pay by Stef McFeters.

*Previously: Big Sister concept art desktop wallpaper.

*Buy Bioshock toys at eBay.

Ghosts by Julien Martinez

Ghost sculptures by Julien Martinez, whose gallery is full of ghastly dolls and miniatures.

*Previously: Plush ghost Mario.

*Buy plush ghosts at eBay.

The Japanese Mountain Woman (and more)

The Japanese Mountain Woman, Fiery Chef, and Boxing Rabbit by Femke Hiemstra. Here's her webstore.

*Previously: Crystal Mountain sculpture.

*Buy "Japanese Ghosts and Demons: Art of the Supernatural" at Amazon.