Nightmare Variations

A nice homage to Gorey, here’s a tongue in Cheek Mockumentary on the nature of Evil:

OK. So you’ve always felt a connection to the other side. Felt closer to the viel than most other people you know. You’ve experimented with Tarot, Ouija, Seances. You’re a believer.

Now, there seems to be others around. others with motives and aspirations that aren’t as pure. But you need to keep up, right? You need to be taken seriously.

So step right up, boys and girls, Gentlemen and gentle ladies. Our brand spanking new Ghost Hunting kit has all the equipment needed for your own investigations. Kits contain:

• EMF Meter
• Motion Sensor
• Remote Thermometer
• EVP Listener
• Case

Hey, Add a couple flyers and your camera, and you’ll have everything but your Pk Trap.

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It’s been a good year for Scandanavian horror films. First, we had “Let The Right One In
, which washed the horrifying stench of Twilight out of my head.

Now there’s Dead Snow, a gory, humorous riff on Zombies. a film that begins with Hall of the Mountain King, plagiarizes Evil Dead, Friday the Thirteenth and a million other films, and should credit After Effects as  Makeup Artist. Please watch this clip from near the end, and tell me if it isn’t everything you’re looking for in a Zombie Flick:

OK, My Widget Dashboard isn’t working right, so I Had to post this ad from our Partner ThinkGeek:

I’ve always loved Solomon Kane more than Conan. There’s just something Cooler about the avenging Puritan, With his mashup of sorcery and swashbuckling. And this looks pretty good, if derivative:

New Music Video on the Great Old One:

You’ve seen the news reports. University of Florida webmasters, in an effort to get their updated disaster preparedness plans seen by the public and maybe taken more seriously than the orange alert, produced a guide for the University to follow in case of the inevitable Zombie outbreak.

So here. for your perusal, is the Disaster plan Exercise #5, Zombie Outbreak.

Next up from the Cthulhu Mugs Collection:

Azathoth Mug by Lcthulou
See other Lovecraft Mugs

Listen up all you Illuminated readers of Nightmare variations: Here’s a couple Lovecraft Inspired Mugs featuring images that Invoke Cthulhu and Ithaqua:

Cthulhu by Lcthulou
design your own coffee mugs on zazzle

Ithaqua by Lcthulou
Browse Ithaqua Mugs

Coming soon: ShubNiggurath and Azathoth.

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