Frankenstein's Fun House

tastefullyoffensive: [paraabnormal]

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:31:34 -0400

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Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:11:20 -0400

pop-sesivo: Personajes de Rabanitos (Charlie Brown) como iconos...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:30:54 -0400

pop-sesivo:

Personajes de Rabanitos (Charlie Brown) como iconos de películas de terror (vía Team Hellions).

“Run for your Life, Charlie Brown.” Peanuts characters as horror movie icons (vía Team Hellions).

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Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:49:16 -0400

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Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:30:52 -0400

monstercrazy: Boris Cinema Styles The Boris Karloff Blogathon

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:45:13 -0400

monstercrazy:

Boris

Cinema Styles

The Boris Karloff Blogathon

enchanting-autumn: Spooky-sweet by Crystl on Flickr.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:36:34 -0400

enchanting-autumn:

Spooky-sweet by Crystl on Flickr.

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Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:30:29 -0400

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Wed, 12 Jun 2013 05:45:54 -0400

urbanmongoose: What if Mothman isn’t evil at all, but is...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:42:41 -0400

urbanmongoose:

What if Mothman isn’t evil at all, but is actually really socially awkward and scared of silly things like snails, and he’s also really clumsy so that every time he tried to stop disasters he just ended up making them worse?

thebookofsketchings: room painting

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:07:08 -0400

thebookofsketchings:

room painting

goblin-queen: (by elina grethen)

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:36:09 -0400

goblin-queen:

(by elina grethen)

soundonsight: The Ethics of Tod Browning’s Freaks...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:04:00 -0400

soundonsight:

The Ethics of Tod Browning’s Freaks (1932)

Produced by MGM in 1932, Freaks (dir. Tod Browning) was withdrawn upon its initial theatrical release and is one of the few films from the era that remains truly shocking to contemporary audiences. The film features real circus “freaks” and their apparent monstrosity was one of the driving forces of the numerous controversies that plagued the film. Their representation remains a point of contention for the contemporary viewer, and whether or not the film does more harm than good in regards to its subject remains an open question for the socially conscious. The film encounters many of the same legal and ethical issues that freak shows have, offering a cinematic equal to the roadside attractions and circus shows.

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The reception and controversy surrounding Freaks, points less to a concern for the people involved in it, then [sic] a social discomfort with those who are physically disabled.

robhodgson: Rob Hodgson, Everything Dies (but it’s okay, let’s...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:44:29 -0400

robhodgson:

Rob Hodgson, Everything Dies (but it’s okay, let’s have a nice time)

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Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:32:05 -0400

May 31 020 (by EadaoinFlynn)

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:45:17 -0400

May 31 020 (by EadaoinFlynn)

tenebrouskate: Dylan Dog, Bonelli Comics

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:16:15 -0400

tenebrouskate:

Dylan Dog, Bonelli Comics

alustformonsters: Boris Karloff and Anna Lee ~ Bedlam (1946)

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:30:28 -0400

alustformonsters:

Boris Karloff and Anna Lee ~ Bedlam (1946)

feedtheflies: DID YOU KNOW the cockroaches for the final...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:10:34 -0400

feedtheflies:

DID YOU KNOW the cockroaches for the final segment of CREEPSHOW were collected from a cave of bat shit in Trinidad? Over 6,000 of the rare species, Blaberus Giganteus were rounded up along with another 16,000 American cockroaches. They were fed bananas, dog food and lettuce while housed in one of the makeup trailers during filming.

The bugs were kept inside 50-gallon drums that naturally became known as the “roach motel.” A slide show was also given after lunch one day for the producers to ease concerns about having the roaches on set. However, early in the shooting schedule things went wrong during a shot where the roaches were supposed to pour out of an air vent. Because the prop department had failed to seal off the backstage area, thousands of insects were released into the open and many found there way into the food area off set.

In addition to sealing off the set, carbon dioxide was used to control the bugs, knocking them out for between 10-15 minutes. This allowed the crew an easier time setting up and cleaning the room before and after takes.

For the segment’s final scene, the roaches were pumped out of a Plexiglas syringe through actor E.G. Marshall’s dummy. Timing was crucial. The roaches could not just sit in the syringe waiting. The critters give off pheromones under distress. Too much of the pheromone could anesthetize or even kill the roaches. They were loaded into the pump just as the camera was ready to roll

At the end of a month of shooting, the roaches were destroyed with a gas bomb.

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