And a Little Dash of Gore for Mom

Gore Galore is running a Mother’s Day sale - really!! OK, maybe not really, but it’s still a sale. Here’s what I got from them.

15% Gorey Special Offer

Happy Mothers Day:

Don’t you think it is time to buy some Gore for your Mom. Not really. But isn’t it funny to think you could get your Mom a Bloody Severed Head and she would love you for it. Maybe Not…..but what a funny idea.

We know this is a difficult year for everyone so we thought it might be nice to make a special offer just to you on Mothers Day. Well really, We just thought it would be really funny to send out a Special Offer in the form of a Mothers Day email.

Currently, We are offering a 15% discount till June 1st so don’t miss out on this once in a life time opportunity. You all know we don’t make these kinds of discounts very often.

Please feel free to take a look at our website and see if there is anything we can help you with Click Here for the best of Gore Galore. Feel free to call, email, or place the order online. Just put “Mothers Day Discount” in the message section and we will apply the discount for you.

Gore Galore Costumes will actually make you money, and we help you with your promotions. Here is how.

* The media loves big and impressive and our costumes are both, so you end up on the news and in the paper bringing in more patrons with free advertising. This always brings in higher # of patrons, and makes you money.
* If you use our costumes directly in your marketing by taking them to Sporting events, Street Festivals, or in any high traffic area you will generate attention, and you are able to promote your event. Again this brings in higher #s of patrons, and again makes you money.
* Using our costumes as Photo Ops also helps pay for our costumes, and makes you money.

Just remember the cost of our Costumes can come out of your Marketing Budget because of the way you use our costumes as described above. So, please check out our Costumes so you will understand how we can help you increase your attendance, and increase your overall profit. With so many new and unique costumes to choose from how can you go wrong. And if we don’t have it, just tell us what you want and we will bring it to life for you.

Brand new for 2009 is a complete line of Gothic Wall Decorations appearing to be cast in stone. However, all are light weight, available with LED eyes, and easy to display.

For more information on our Brand new Gothic Wall Decorations Click Here

Please don’t hesitate to contact us via phone 812-622-0088 or email us at info@gore-galore.com for more information regarding our products or any of our services. We have a leading reputation as a dependable supplier, with excellent customer service, and we offer service after the sale like no other.

There’s no arguing with Gore Galore. They’ve been around a long time and have an impeccable reputation for service.

New Goodies from Safari Anomalous

Next up are some new goodies from Safari Anomalous.

Eyeball Mask
Over 70 bloodshot eyes floating in a sea of gore. Latex mask that slips easily over the head with a high gloss finish.

Loose Grubs
Skin safe platinum silicone grubs in slightly varied sizes and poses. Available in three colors, including 3D/blacklight.

Bee Motion Mask
Over 400 bees individually attached to a latex mask with Velcro closure in the back.

Some of you may remember SA sponsoring one of our contests. Kristen Phillips, the proprietor of SA, has been involved with the Eastern State Penitentiary Haunted Attraction for years and brings her best stuff to the Safari Anomalous product line. Check them out at www.safarianomalous.com

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Finally Gets Release Date

Lot’s of catching up to do on my posts - here’s the first tip from Steve over at the Garage of Evil.

Finally this game is coming. Here’s the article from UPI.

Wanna See Why This Kid Is Crying?

I’ve always loved Joshua Hoffine’s demented and twisted work. If you want to see why this kid is bawling his eyes out then check out his site at http://www.joshuahoffine.com/ and to see how he made it you can check his blog. I never used to be able to afford this guy’s stuff, but recently he’s been selecting a print every month you can get for only 20 bucks. This is the one for May. A bargain if I ever saw one.

Dagorhir - Gates of Fire III in Somerset, PA

So I threatened to post didn’t I? Well, here it is, and it has nothing to do with Halloween. Well, sort of.

Recently I discovered something called Dagorhir while I was watching a show called Wreckreation Nation on the Discovery Channel. Dagorhir is a version of LARP - Live Action Role Playing - that combines elements of both history and fantasy. Dagorhir is both a sport and a game. Dagorhir’s participants experience their fantasies on a variety of levels. This wide ranging appeal is the reason for Dagorhir’s nationwide success.

Now I’d been looking into something like this for a while, but some of the other alternatives like SCA, The Society for Creative Anachronism which strictly deals with recreating the Middle Ages, or NERO, a LARP that also allowed fantasy characters, just seemed not really what I was after. Mainly that’s because I hate all the rules associated with the playing of the game. I’m basically not a gamer and have the attention span of a gnat so if it involves anything more complex than the instructions for making toast I tend to start daydreaming about butterflies or maybe severed heads (my therapist reserves comment on the last). That’s where Dagorhir comes in - very simple rules and no one cares if your character is a Roman Centurion or a monkey dude with a big foam mallet. Check out the photos to see what I mean.

Yes, it looks kinda geekish, but then again so does making corpses in one’s basement. Now I just have to somehow create another ten hours in every day so I can fit in a yet another hobby. Here’s some crappy videos (I didn’t want to get run over and bashed with foam swords so I didn’t get too close to the action) of the Gates of Fire III battle in Somerset, PA I went and watched on the last weekend in April, 2009.

Tap, tap, tap . . . is this thing on?

Alright, so I’ve been absent for what, like six months? Yeah, it’s true. I got a little burned out from last Halloween and pretty much vowed to never do this again. Well, here I am. Since the beginning of the year I’ve been putting my energies into other creative endeavors. Specifically I’ve been writing a novel - something I’ve always threatened to do - and that has been consuming most of my free time and ambition. I’m about done with that project, so here I am. For now. When the time came recently to renew the domain name RavensBarrow.com I found myself shelling out the moolah much to my surprise. I’m not sure what will become of this blog, but, hey, WTF. I suppose we’ll find out together. For now, though, here’s your opportunity to get out while the gettings good. Feel free to unsubscribe. I won’t take it personally.

Beastly Wishes and Horrid Hauntings,

Patrick Nottingham

C U Soon - stay tuned. . .

Dark Works 2008 - the Terror Syndicate Home Haunt

Last Saturday night was V.I.P. night at the Dark Works 2008 haunt - that would be Steve Hickman’s home haunt which can be seen at www.TerrorSyndicate.com. I snapped a few photos outside the haunt and a couple of short videos which you can see below. I didn’t get anything inside even though we got to go through with the lights on afterwards. Steve funds the haunt with the sales of prop making books and videos so out of respect for his business I didn’t even ask. I’m sure he’ll have photos of everything up on his site soon, and his show is better than ever this year. While we were there Steve said since this was his tenth year he was going to put out a 10 year compilation video this winter with footage of all his previous haunts. I’ll post info about that when I get it.

Ya know, I just want to put out a big thank you to the Hickman’s for letting us into their haunt and their home. Free food and a free haunt - it doesn’t get any better than that. In the Halloween haunted house business there are a copious amount of arrogant and secretive people, and I must say that Steve is neither of those. Yes, he sells books and videos, but despite that he is always willing to answer questions and show other haunters his stuff. Kudos to the master and here’s to another ten years of Dark Works.

Video 1

Video 2

Here’s a prop built by Steve’s son - gotta start them early.

A pumpkin lighting the way to the food!

Little Big Top Premiers Halloween

I got this press release about Sid Haig’s (The Devil’s Rejects) latest flick.

We are representing the film Little Big Top (premiers on Halloween) and are seeking press for our clients. It’s written and directed by Ward Roberts. Starring legendary horror actor Sid Haig, Mel England and Jacob Zachar (Greek- Abc Family).

Check out our myspace page at www.myspace.com/littlebigtop

Haunted TV

I absconded with this list from the HauntWorld blog.

Several Haunted Houses Shows are set to air over the next few days…here is a partial list.

Travel Channel: America’s Scariest Haunted Houses Part 3

Sunday October 26 at 10pm Central Time
Thursday October 30 at 6pm Central Time
Friday October 31 at 3pm Central time

Modern Marvels: Halloween Tech

Monday, October 27 07:00 PM Central Time
Tuesday, October 28 11:00 PM Central Time
Friday, October 31 07:00 PM Central
Saturday, November 01 11:00 PM Central Time

Travel Channel: America Haunts

Sunday October 26 8:00 PM
Monday October 27 12:00 Midnight
Wednesday, October 29 7:00 PM
Thursday, October 30 12:00 AM

National Geographic Channel: Halloween UnMasked

Friday October 31st (Halloween) 8am

FOOD TV: Pumpkin Challenge

Sunday October 26, 7pm

Also check Travel Channel all day and night on October 26th as they will air one haunted house or Halloween show after another all day and all night long. Another great show is Halloween Extreme also featured on Travel Channel and America’s Scariest haunted attractions part one and two.

Get a Fetal Skeleton at a Special Price

Here’s a special announcement you don’t want to miss. I’m sure you’ve seen these around the Internet for up to 150 bucks and thought, “Man, that would be great in my laboratory or corpsed out in a crypt or baby carriage.” Heck it would even make a great alien creature in a jar. Yeah, but who’d want to pay that much? Well, I just scored a Special Deal from Mr. Skeleton for Raven’s Barrow readers that allows you to get one shipped for this season for the low price of $47 plus exact shipping. Yep, that’s it! And Jeff at Mr. Skeleton has guaranteed me personally he will ship the same day the order comes in. This is a limited time price folks so if you want it you have to do it now. Go ahead and click here to see all the details and a whole lot more pics of this cool prop.

Here’s a Youtube video that really shows the detail on this skeleton even better.