Pages tagged “halloween”

Jimmy Kimmel's YouTube Challenge: I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy

Jimmy Kimmel's YouTube Challenge: I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy

On Monday night this week, Jimmy Kimmel issued a challenge to viewers with kids: tell your children you ate all their Halloween candy, film the whole thing and then post it to YouTube. Yesterday, the Jimmy Kimmel Live YouTube page posted the segment of the show where he aired the resulting compilation video of the best submissions. Check it out below, especially the last two kids at the end. ...  read more

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Watch These Spooktacular Light Shows

Watch These Spooktacular Light Shows

Remember that one awesome house who uploaded amazing light shows that were perfectly synched to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and the perennial Holloween hit “Monster Mash?” Well, the house is back at it; this time with “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO and “This Is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Both videos showcase intricate light shows, complete with singing pumpkins and spooky back-up singers in the lawn. Check out both videos below. We’ve sure you’ve seen them circulating on Facebook and Twitter, but “Party Rock Anthem” is just plain fun and “This Is Halloween” will definitely get you in the mood...  read more

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Listen to The Flaming Lips' Day-Long Song

Listen to The Flaming Lips' Day-Long Song

If you thought the Flaming Lips were crazy when they announced their six-hour song, “I Found This Star On The Ground,” just wait. The band recently announced their plan to release a 24-hour song, and it’s arrived to stream on their website.   read more

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Listen to Superchunk Cover The Misfits for Halloween

Listen to Superchunk Cover The Misfits for Halloween

In the spirit of Halloween, Superchunk recorded a Misfits cover. The song, titled “Where Eagles Dare,” first appeared on the Misfits’ 1985 album, Legacy of Brutality. The Superchunk version was recorded by John Plymale.   read more

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The 13 Scariest Bands of All Time

The 13 Scariest Bands of All Time

With Halloween tonight, many people will be listening to novelty classics like “The Monster Mash” in order to get in the mood. But there are some musicians that are truly scary—bands that could haunt your nightmares and bring horror to real life.  read more

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15 Great Music-Related Pumpkins

15 Great Music-Related Pumpkins

With Halloween coming up, it’s a great time of the year to celebrate with all things pumpkin: beer, pie and now, your favorite musicians. We scoured across the internet to find some of our favorite music-related pumpkins.  read more

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Nine-Year-Old with Awesome Deadmau5 Head at School Dance

Nine-Year-Old with Awesome Deadmau5 Head at School Dance

Photo by Drew Ressler Halloween’s right around the corner, so be prepared for a deluge of costumed shenanigans. Proving it’s never too early to start being awesome, here’s a video of a nine-year-old kid with a really well-made-looking Deadmau5 helmet/mask at his school dance (school rave, maybe?). Young Diego easily outdoes his peers’ comparatively boring glow-swag by a coolness factor of 10. On a related note, where were the sweet electro-rave dance parties when we were that young? Check out the video below. ...  read more

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Watch A Wes Anderson-Inspired Scream

Watch A Wes Anderson-Inspired <i>Scream</i>

It’s a great time for watching horror movies, but do you ever wish they had a little more depth to them? Well, what if Wes Anderson, the director of films like Rushmore or The Royal Tenenbaums, took a stab at directing a slasher flick? Take a look at “Wes Anderson’s Scream,” a Will Goldstein-directed short about what it would look like if Wes Anderson (not Craven) directed Scream. It’s filled with witty, pretentious banter and plenty of wine and cheese talk. You can see it below via TheRossEverett’s YouTube. ...  read more

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13 Songs for Your Halloween Playlist

13 Songs for Your Halloween Playlist

Every Halloween, dark, holiday-themed background music emanates from the windows of countless households trying to scare the daylights out of all the little kids. Sure, ambient noise can be creepy, but sometimes you just want to hear some actual songs.  read more

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Photos of Terrified People From Inside Haunted House

Photos of Terrified People From Inside Haunted House

With Halloween only a few weeks away, it’s the time for people to get scared. One of the greatest Halloween traditions is the haunted house. Wary people enter the house to get the crap scared out of them, then leave knowing that their terrified responses will forever stay in the haunted house. Until now. The folks at a haunted house entitled “Nightmares Fear Factory” have created a Flickr account consisting of pictures of people getting scared within their walls. The results are hilarious as the terrified individuals howl in fear at an unknown scare. Check out the Flickr account here....  read more

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