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DIY Halloween Costumes

Halloween is Monday. If you don't have a costumed prepared for this weekends "big party", you've pretty much missed the train and will have to sort thru the slim pickings at Costume Stores much like a buzzard nips at an abandoned carcass. You can attempt an Amazon Prime situation but usually you need at least three days for that if you have a mail carrier like mine. So what are you going to do? I'll tell you what you're going to do: make your own costume! Here are some easy DIY costumes that you can create on a dime : 1. "cereal killer": all you need is an old white tee, a couple of cereal boxes and some plastic butter knives along with glue and anything you can find that will act as blood. If you have food coloring or red paint...make it happen. I'd stain portions of the tee, let it dry. Next, I'd glue the plastic knives haphazardly Into the cereal Boxes and add more "blood stain". There you have it! 2. Gypsy or pirate: I...

Wicked Halloween Comic Costumes You Have to Have

Wicked Halloween Comic Costumes You Have To Have As a child, I wasn't allowed to celebrate Halloween. My mother was and still is a devout Christian and therefore celebrating "the devil's day" was out of the question. So for many a Halloween, I sat in the house, listening to kids knock on our door as I cowered inside with dimmed lights hoping they wouldn't throw eggs at the house because we didn't give them candy. As the years plowed on, I began to celebrate in Halloween festivities and found my own comfort level in balancing my religious convictions with my desires to get out and just have fun. So, in the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to post a few awesome costumes that may give you many tricks and treats this October 31st so I took visit to Costume Super Center  and decided to pick out some cool costumes I've found: Deadpool Costume : This awesome costume reminds me of how happy I am that Marvel made it to movies and mainstream in a huge way. Fans ca...