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Creepy Halloween 'Slender Man' Prank Is A Hilarious Hit

Emerald Catron — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:21:22 +0000

If you like watching people being frightened, this is the video for you. A man and his cameraman friend set up shop in an alleyway near Chicago's DePaul University. The guy was dressed up like Slender Man, a creepy faceless man/internet meme. His friend wa

Marijuana Found in 4-Year-Old's Halloween Bag

Steven Bohner — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:33:22 +0000

When you say “Trick-or-Treat,” you usually don’t expect the trick. Well, a 4-year-old in Ionia County got a trick for Halloween when the child’s mother removed a cellophane baggie with a green leafy substance from the child’s Halloween haul. MLive.com reports that a test conducted by the Ionia Department of Public Safety concluded that the substance was marijuana. No [...]

Ghostbuster Does Back Flip on Cop Car, Immediately Arrested

Ben Chew — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:00:38 +0000

(Some audio is NSFW) Clearly some Halloween stunts are more successful than others. Also: Clearly some people are more intelligent than others. In the great white north of Canada, a guy dressed in a Ghostbuster costume decided it would be a pretty solid idea to do a back flip off of a cop car while [...]

Pumpkin Carving By Ray Villafane [Gallery] [Sponsored]

Steven Bohner — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:14:53 +0000

World famous pumpkin carver Ray Villafane creates some of the most elaborate and detailed pumpkin carvings in the world. He has been crafting pumpkins since 2007 and just recently released an instructional DVD on how to carve 3D pumpkins. After the jump you will find a gallery of some of his best work.

'A Christmas Story' Inspires Awesome One-Legged Halloween Costume

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:09:53 +0000

Josh Sundquist wears a lot of hats. He's a motivational speaker, a best-selling author, a vlogger, former member of the paralympic ski team and US amputee soccer team and the founder of a social networking website for persons with amputations.

He's also a cancer survivor, and it was that disease which took his leg at age 10.

Baby in 'Alien' Power Loader Costume Wins Halloween

Emerald Catron — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:09:50 +0000

Giving up hyperbole was a New Year’s resolution of ours, so you can be confident we mean it when we say this is quite possibly the greatest baby costume ever. The little lady is dressed up like ‘Aliens’-era Ripley — operating a power loader! Her dad carefully constructed the costume to be baby safe, then [...]

10 Things Shaffee Likes About Halloween [NSFW]

Shaffee — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:31:59 +0000

Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of its original title “All Hallows’ Evening”), also known as All Hallows’ Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31st. Here is a quick list I put together of 10 things I like about Halloween. #10 BUSHWICK BILL’S VERSE Bushwick Bill’s verse on “Mind Playing Tricks [...]

WGRD 'Busted' Mugs Halloween Edition

Steven Bohner — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:59 +0000

Welcome to a very special edition of WGRD ‘Busted’ Mugs. In honor of one of the greatest holidays of the year, we give you WGRD ‘Busted’ Mugs Halloween Edition! Enter in the creepiest, weirdest, and just plain spooky individuals to be arrested this year. Don’t forget to pick up your copy of ‘Busted Newspaper’ at convenience [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About Halloween

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:16:41 +0000

Shakespeare described the "witching hour" as a time "when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out." Spooky! Equally esteemed author Washington Irving described Halloween night in his classic 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' as a setting full of "fearful shapes and shadows...amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night." Kids all across the country describe it as the night when the entire world gives them all the candy they can eat until they either pass out or develop early on-set diabetes.

Best Rock Band To Be For Halloween [Poll]

Andy Green — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:56:25 +0000

Halloween is a great holiday for those who rock. There are tons of costume ideas to be had courtesy of your favorite rockers. After copious amounts of scientific research, WGRD has come up with a list of the best bands to be for Halloween. We need your help choosing number one. Vote below. 1. Black [...]

The Haunt's Scares Of The Day [Sponsored Video]

Steven Bohner — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:05:58 +0000

It is getting frighteningly close to Halloween, and what better way to celebrate than getting the crap scared out of you at the best haunted house in Michigan! The Haunt can do just that! They are open now through November 3rd, so get down there while you can! If you wanna know just what you are getting into, watch some of these awesome scares!

Fox 17′s Morning Show Gets Their Scare On At The Haunt [Sponsored Video]

Steven Bohner — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 18:35:08 +0000

Mike Avery and Sarah Brodhead of the Fox 17's Morning Show made a spooky appearance at The Haunt last night. The two got dressed up and gave the patrons a haunting all night. The Haunt is open straight from now until November 3rd. So get down there while you can! Also, be sure to check The Haunt and WGRD's Live Cam from inside the haunted house!

Can You Actually Be Scared … to Death?

Mike Adams — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 06:45:18 +0000

The next time you think it would be funny to scare the living daylights out of someone, you might want to consider this: medical experts say that an intense fright can severely stun the heart, enough even to kill a perfectly healthy human being.

Real Life Ron Swanson Carves Pumpkin With a Gun

Donald Deane — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:59:02 +0000

When we carve pumpkins, we generally use a knife, but they must do things a little differently in the South. For example, Tennessee resident and YouTuber Hickok45 carves his pumpkin with a Colt 1911 handgun. Why, you may ask? Because using anything else would just be plain silly.

Things I Like About Halloween #7 — Vanilla Ice [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:19:21 +0000

Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of its original title “All Hallows’ Evening”), also known as All Hallows’ Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31st. With October 31st quickly approaching, I’m counting down a list I made of ten things I like about Halloween. I’ll reveal one thing each day. – [...]

Spider-Man Window Washers Give Sick Kids a Heartwarming Surprise

Emerald Catron — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:00:34 +0000

The window washers at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN, kind of make ‘Patch Adams’ seem like a big old meany. Two of the hospital’s three-man window washing team dressed up like Spider-Man, and then rappelled down the side of the building, lifting childrens’ spirits while cleaning windows. But yeah, a clown nose is [...]

5 Incredibly Spooky Halloween Light Shows On YouTube [Sponsored]

Steven Bohner — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:45:47 +0000

Haunted houses are a source of terror all across the country this time of year. Nights of Fear welcomes you test your courage this Halloween season! But, before you do, you can warm up with 5 incredibly spooky Halloween light shows on YouTube! Enjoy 5 of the best Halloween light shows on the internet… ‘The [...]

Things I Like About Halloween #8 — Haunted Houses

Shaffee — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:23:06 +0000

Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of its original title “All Hallows’ Evening”), also known as All Hallows’ Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31st. With October 31st quickly approaching, I’m counting down a list I made of ten things I like about Halloween. I’ll reveal one thing each day. – [...]

10 Unnecessarily Sexy Halloween Costumes That Actually Exist — The Funnies

Jo Pincushion — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:44:59 +0000

It's Halloween! That can only mean two things: 1) Scary things that go bump in the night, and 2) girls wearing senselessly provocative outfits. Oh yes, girls in so-called sexy costumes have become as much a Halloween tradition as pumpkin carving.

Now, we're not complaining that there are scantily clad women during the Halloween season. Not at all. The thing is, some of the costumes are trying just a little too hard. You know, when you look at the costume and think to yourself, "I didn't think it was possible to sexy up Optimus Prime." Well, you can! Here are 10 that really do exist:

The Strangest Pumpkin Flavored Foods

Donald Deane — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:00:47 +0000

When we think of fall, several things come immediately to mind — cooling temperatures, turning leaves, costumes, candy and turkey dinner. But nothing evokes the season more than pumpkin pie, especially with a generous dollop of waist-expanding whipped cream. With its velvety texture and rich flavor, what’s not to love? Over the past few years, [...]