Depressed because you can’t find the right disguise for Halloween? Fret no more—the blog quebecois is on the case!

For some years now (and for some strange reason) Forbes.com has been putting up pictures of the famous and infamous, suitable for downloading, printing and cutting out for Halloween masks. (They print out at a larger size than illustrated.) If Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doesn’t do it for you, there are 17 others, ranging from Britney Spears to the entire cast of 2008 Presidential candidates. Or you can scroll down the page and select someone from their archives, dating back to 2003.

No, don’t thank me. It’s all part of the service. Now dry those tears (not good for the masks, especially if you use the same cheap paper as me) and get out there and party like it’s 1999.

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I have already had my “scary” bit for this Halloween season. Hearing that you have colon cancer will do that for you.

Anyway have a good and safe one.

Have a read of this which is in praise of Halloween.

Its October so most normal people start thinking about things dark and creepy. They can’t help it with all the daft displays up in every store you go into. If you would like to read a novel to get you into the mood for All Hallows Eve then why not try Moon Age Daydream by Shaun Von Dragen. Its a dark fantasy novel that is sure to please all those of you with penchant for such things. A perfect companion to hard cider, shortening days and autumn breezes. Goth types will love it as well. Might I suggest a copy of the new HIM album to accompany your reading?

I’m never going to cushion-dive for loose change again:

Perfectly camouflaged and lightning fast, Ghastly Ghoul Blasts thru the bottom of chair to stand 63 tall. Theyll never see it coming and this ones guaranteed to drop them. Includes, chair, ghoul, mech & pneumatic pkg.

Probably a bit late to pick it up for your Halloween party; at $2700 (and this is one of the cheaper effects—others are over 10K with accessories) it’s more intended for the commercial market, anyway.

More expensive creepiness here.
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Halloween’s coming up, so what better time to examine the spirits amongst us?

I don’t believe in ghosts myself, but the picture at left is rather eerie. It’s claimed that the man behind the woman is her deceased husband. Could be. It could also be some random doofus who wandered into the frame. Or a very strange hat.

There’s another, even more ominous face in the picture. Look at the trees above the red truck or SUV at the left.

I had to shrink the photo to fit my format, so it isn’t so clear. Go here to see the original and some other apparitions.

If you dare.

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Child Toilet costume is a very funny kids Halloween costume. A Child toilet costume is also perfect for every potty mouth kid. Use as a modern day Dunce cap. Young boys love this silly Toilet bowl Halloween costume. One size fits most kids size 7-12.

Years later, you’ll be paying for a psychiatrist to pry these happy memories out of your shattered mind. I hope they have that on the warning label.

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Here’s the synopsis for a cheery little film called Gallows Hollow:

50 years ago it was rumored that Robert Gallow murdered his young wife, Mary. The following year he was found gutted and hanging in the trees… they left behind a baby girl. This morning the bodies of seven campers were found. They were gutted and hanging in the trees.

“target=”new”>It looks quite well done, but I didn’t see all of it. It clocks in at some 19 minutes, and as I have the attention-span of a gnat, I started looking at other things, switching back to the window when I heard something interesting, like bloodcurdling screams.

In the meantime I found this video from a band named Turbonegro. (Hey, I don’t make up the names. I just report them.) It wasn’t the greatest song in the world, but the theme seemed right for a Halloween post.

At that point, something weird happened. The video for the song was playing merrily along when the movie reappeared . . . in the very same window. This went on for a couple of minutes. Then my browser crashed.

I doubt that it was caused by anything Satanic, such as Microsoft. More likely some random supernatural force of evil.

(The jack o’lantern pictured above is one of many distinctive carvings at this site, any of which can be sent as e-cards.)

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As I have said before, my ole’ mate, Leo, has written a book about the history of Witchcraft. He has also released a short trailer for the book.

People say, “Hallowe’en is for the children.” I remember when children were for Hallowe’en. A plump 56 lb kiddy in a low oven would fill the gingerbread house with a delicious aroma for us cunning folk returning from a hard night’s revelling with His Satanic Majesty.

Hecate Endor opines about the true meaning of Halloween, in a piece in the Daily Terrorgraph.

Herbert wasnt looking for problems when he stumbled into this one. He was walking home from his last day as a researcher in Parliament. An hour before he had walked into his boss’s office and proceeded to get himself fired. He was fired for finding out something that was common knowledge all over the House of Commons. One of the worst kept secrets in all of Westminster. That is, assuming you are fool enough to believe there are any secrets in Westminster in the first place.

The researcher was attempting to get final approval for a report he was writing for his MP boss on the danger of global warming to agriculture in the North. The MP was the shadow Agriculture minister, but none too pleased about it. The MP was just that aggressively ambitious to take the back-water job. The MP took it all in that he was being watched for advancement, so he took the job with its muddy brief, hired the best researchers he could find, and got on with it. Herbert was just one of those researchers who had only taken the job because it paid very well and was a stepping stone to better things. Herbert never liked Richard Peuty MP, knowing full well what kind of grotesque man he was, but decided to grin and bear it for his future. Herbert even lost some of his friends and acquaintances because of it. Richard was pro-Euro, and Herberts friends werent, simple as that. When it came to European ambition and good old capitalistic traits, instinct didnt count. Herbert was a traitor to the cause, full stop.

It was with this background that Herbert walked into his boss office to find Dick buggering a fellow researcher senseless while looking out over a view of the Thames. Herbert was shocked, even though in retrospect he shouldnt have been, and to make matters worse he dropped the file with his report on the floor, further calling attention to his mistake.

Dick calmly turned in mid-thrust, glared at Herbert and fired him on the spot.

Herbert get the fuck out of my office, and dont ever come back! And if you tell anyone about this you will never work in Westminster again! Now get OUT!, grunted the balding overweight MP and then turned back to the matters in hand.