Wanna play? Take a look at some of the worlds creepiest play toys.

America's favorite psycho children's play thing is back, no I am not talking about Barbie ;)
I'm talking about Chucky. He's returned and he's up to his old tricks in Curse of Chucky. Now causing some scares in a new domain.                                                                                            
          Chucky was first brought to life in the movie Child's Play when serial killer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) latched his soul onto a good guy doll. Unfortunately, in order to escape living in the body of a doll forever, Chucky  has to go to rather disturbing lengths to steal the body of a six year old boy named Andy.                                                                                                                
       Some might find Chucky to be rather disturbing. The thought of something as cute as an American Girl®  doll trying to steal the soul from your child might make you less likely to put one under the Christmas tree this year. But believe it or not there are some pretty scary stories about toys that may or may not have inspired Chucky. So the killer doll thing might be realer than you think. Here's a list of a few to creep you out. 

1. The Island of the Dolls                                                                                           
     If you and your sweetheart are looking for the perfect spot for a honeymoon, the island of dolls might be a memorable experience. Located on an island along the Xochimilco canal in Mexico city, the island of dolls is home to thousands of mangled dolls like the ones above. Legend has it, that the islands care taker, Don Julian, witnessed a little girl drown on the island. The little girls ghost would not stop haunting him so in order to appease her restless soul, Don Julian searched thrift shops, toy stores dumpsters and everywhere else to find dolls to place around the island. Most of the dolls have missing body parts (probably scattered around the island) and look morbidly decrepit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
2.The Furbies are always watching
 
Imagine coming into work and finding a Furby on your desk. On the outside they look innocent enough, but imagine if they were actually sent to spy on you and record your deepest darkest secrets. In 1999 Furby's were declared threats by the National Security Agency for these very reasons.A couple staff members had Furbies found out that Furby's would repeat anything they said including TOP SECRET INFORMATION!!! Furby's are now banned in the CIA, FBI and NASA. 

3.Elmo wants to eat your children

                                                                                                                                                                   
In 2008 a woman had purchased a "Tickle me Elmo" doll for her baby son. Elmo had a personal score to settle. All was not safe on Sesame street as Elmo started spouting out death threats to her baby saying "Kill James!" It was the  "Elmo knows your name" version in which you could program Elmo to say your baby's name, maybe it's address, it's social security number, where it keeps the cyanide and so forth. Poor mommy Lithia was not expecting Elmo to want revenge against her baby and neither was Fisher-Price. Watch out Big Bird, you're next on Elmo's list. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
4. Little Annabelle kills a lot

You may have seen her in this summers horror hit, The Conjuring. The real Annabelle resides in the Warren Occult Museum in Moodus, Connecticut. She sits upon a stool, inside a glass case, with a note that reads "WARNING, POSITIVELY DO NOT OPEN"                                  
Annabelle was originally a graduation gift from a woman's mother.The woman, Donna, was currently sharing an apartment with her roommate Angie. Annabelle at first made for a            wonderful bed decoration, until she started developing a less than angelic personality. Both Donna and Angie would come home to find the doll moved around in different positions. There were no signs that anyone had been inside the house while they were away. Annabelle began leaving little notes written in a childs hand-writing, that read "HELP ME" and "HELP LOU". 
The girls contacted a medium. The medium was able to tell the girls that Annabelle was really the manifestation of a little girl who had died in the apartment. The little girl only wanted love and feeling sympathetic, the nurses gave Annabelle their permission for her to stay. BIG MISTAKE. 
                                                                                                                                                                   Annabelle began getting physical. Objects began moving around in the apartment, strange noises could be heard and one night the nurses friend Lou (the same one in the note) spent a night at their apartment. Annabelle did not like to be cheated on and thus let out her rage.           
Lou reported that one night he felt a presence at his feet. When he looked down he saw               Annabelle. She started moving up on his body until her arms reached out and began choking     him. Lou screamed and when the roommates came in, they found him on the floor, cut up in           several places. Annabelle is certainly the jealous type.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
The doll was later donated to Ed and Lorraine Warren, the investigators of the notorious             Amityville Horror case. To this day Lorraine has said that Annabelle moves from time to time and likes to growl at visitors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              5.Thank-you Robert                                                                                                                                

This handsome looking fella here is name Robert the doll. He was the main inspiration for           Chucky and you better be nice to him. Just like Chucky was given to Andy, Robert was given to Robert Eugene Otto by his loving dark magic practicing servant (possibly out of revenge, she     could not have just made a poo pie?) Eugene would tell his parents that Robert was                   responsible for all the bad things that happened in the house. He just could not let Robert go no matter what.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Even as an adult, Eugene obsessed over his doll. Even Andy from Toy Story knew when to quit. Eugene's wife Annette was freaked out by Robert and did not like Eugene spending so much time with him. Sounds like another controlling spouse trying to separate a dude from his bros.                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                   Annette finally decided it was time for Robert to move, to the attic that is. Eugene made furniture for Robert to live in. Robert would be found peering at school children through the window. but a room with a view was not enough. Poor Robert was cooped up all alone in the attic and he missed his best friend Eugene. Eugene begged Ann to let Robert move back in with them but she was unconvinced that Robert was ready. More bad things started happening. Things started breaking all over the house and when ever questioned, Eugene would respond "It was Robert, Ann. Robert did it" Shame on you Eugene for blaming a poor innocent doll for your misbehavior! That's probably why you got sick and died in 1974.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Ann finally got to leave the house and Robert had won his rightful stay, not for long though. A new family moved in and Robert was thrown out after being accused of trying to attack the families darling little girl. Robert was sent to the Key West Martello Museum where he can be properly adored.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         A warning to all of you, if you are mean to Robert or you forget to ask his permission to photograph him, very bad things will happen. You'll lose your job, get divorced, your stocks will go down, your family plants will die, your parents will disown you and you'll probably lose a limb or two. If you doubt this, why don't you ask the people who have written apology notes to Robert, for these very reasons. See: 


SORRY ROBERT!

How to ruin a horror movie: CARRIE

All Carrie White ever wanted was to have a groovy time at the prom and now she can!

Check this out!!!!!

"OH MY GOD... SHE'S A BOY!"

By Harry Watson

A quote from the 1983 film Sleepaway Camp, the movie with an ending so shocking that it can't even be seen on TV or Video on Demand. Sleepaway Camp stars Felissa Rose as Angela Baker, the shy awkward girl who everyone picks on at camp. Little do the kids of Camp Arawak know, Angela harbors a very dark secret and a they will feel her wrath.
        You might think "Hey, what's so special about Sleepaway Camp?  Isn't it like every other camp horror movie?" Yes and no. Sleepaway Camp all though at first sets itself up as sort of a Friday the 13th/ Carrie knock off. It would appear that the movie is too predictable, shy girl picked on, mean kids knocked off one by one. Oh I wonder who the killer is. As the movie progresses though we start to find out more and more about Angela's past which makes growing up as Jason Voorhees or Carrie White sound fun. 
       Aside from Angela, there is Karen Fields taking on the role of Judy, the camps mean girl. Judy is so mean that you kind of want to reach through the screen and pull her down to the floor. During one scene she antagonizes Angela, mocking her for not showering with the other girls, even going as far as to question Angela's sexuality. "I bet you're a real carpenters dream" says Judy. She continues on her rant only to be be slapped by Sue, the nice girl counselor. Later on Judy even tries to drown Angela, at least Carrie only had tampons thrown at her. 
        As the plot thickens everyone wonders who the killer could be and why the camp is still open. 
Actually there could be many killers in this movie, we only are shown Angela holding a severed head, but there isn't necessarily any evidence to point to other killings. It could be her cousin Ricky who threatens to kill everyone who messes with Angela. The killer could be a nerdy boy named Mozart who gets bullied so badly, that he pulls out a knife on someone. It could even be Judy just because we hate her. There are so many open ends in the movie that after watching the movie again it really makes you think afterwards. 
      Sleepaway Camp is one of the few horror movies that doesn't explain everything to you, except maybe the huge plot twist ending where we see Angela's junk, but other than that it also makes for some good scares. We even see Judy get a curling iron shoved up a very uncomfortable area (don't worry we only see a shadow of whats happening, this isn't Fifty Shades of Grey) Sleepaway Camp is perfect for every horror fanatic who think's they have seen it all. Just don't don't expect the sequels starring Bruce Springsteens sister as Angela, they are pretty funny but also awful as hell. 

EVIL CANDARIAN DEMONS CONQUER LYNN, MA

ATTENTION HORROR FANS!!!!!!!!
Performances of Evil Dead: the musical will be put on by Arts After Hours in Lynn, MA from October 3rd to the 31st (Halloween). 

Based on the 1981 horror classic. Evil Dead: The musical follows five collage students who decide to take a vacation in an old abandoned cabin in the woods. They find a book called the "Necronomicon Ex-Mortis" and unknowingly unleash evil candarian demons from the book. One by one they are possessed, except for one sole S-mart employee, Ash Williams. Ash will have to duke it out with deadite scum in order to save himself and humanity.
     Last October Evil Dead: The musical was put on by Arts After Hours and it is back by popular demand. 
Last years production was very well cast, bloody, hilarious and fun,  it's a must see for both fans of Evil Dead fans , horror movie fans and musical fans. 

Groovy!

(Photo taken by Arts After Hours)   

Pretty uncanny eh?  

DON'T FORGET TO BUY YOUR SPLATTER ZONE TICKETS (PONCHO INCLUDED) 

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Remakes: The good the bad and the Michael Bay

There have been many remakes of classic horror movies such as “Halloween”, “Fright night”, “Let me in” and most recently “Evil Dead” . Some remakes can be considered as good as the original or even better, but there are also many disastrous ones too. Some people wonder why it is a good idea to remake someone else’s vision, often these movies don’t measure up, yet they continue to be made.

     In the past decade, directors have taken on the challenge to recreate the fear and fun that their favorite horror films once generated. This is very hard to do because they are re-imagining and interpreting somebody else’s work. If the interpretations are wrong it can vastly anger the fan base that the directors are trying to please. Blood, gore, CGI and big name actors are not enough to please people these days. Unfortunately the majority of remakes do not live up to the fans expectations.

      Directors like Michael Bay have tried their hand at a remake but fail to make an experience that will be enjoyable for viewers. Director Michael Bay has made remakes of “Nightmare on Elm Street”, “Friday the 13th” and “Texas chainsaw massacre”, all complete and total failures. Bay’s special effects and design techniques are phenomenal but his movies lack heavily in plot and character development. This has become the norm for most remakes and an even bigger problem for then industry. Seriously though, there have been so many remakes of “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”.Michael Bay why must you ruin or beloved horror icons with your tomfoolery?

If we all concentrate hard enough, we can forget this disaster!     

Can the film industry continue to make these kind of films? The answer unfortunately is yes.These films rely on heavy advertising. Promotional advertising such as billboard posters, free merchandise and opportunities to meet and greet stars, make horror films n,o matter how bad, a breeze to make money off of. Even Michael Bay can’t complain.

        Some of the highest ranked horror movies of all time did not net a big name company to sell it to the public. Alfred Hitchcock was one of the first people to produce an independent slasher film, the film was called “Psycho”. It’s true that he tried gimmicks such as buying every copy of the book version and denying access to people who were late to see the movie. At least Hitchcock was creative. Movies like the original “Friday the 13th”, “Nightmare on Elm street” and “Halloween” didn’t need a high budget to be good. They only needed love and care.

        Not all horror movie remakes are bad. A remake of the 1985 vampire flick“Fright Night” came out in 2011. The movie might not have been as good as the original, but it was just as entertaining and scary as the original. “Fright night” made vampires scary again no thanks to Stephenie Meyer.

        The  1982 remake of the original 1951 movie “The Thing” is one of the few horror movies to do even better than it’s original. The second remake that came out in 2011 was atrocious which made the first remake even better, but the 80’s movie was one of the most disturbing movies of it’s time. Especially during a scene that has man’s stomach opening up into a large shark mouth. It was a marvel even for the 80’s

        Recently a remake of the classic movie “Evil Dead” was released. This was definitely not a Oscar winning movie nor was it a family film, but fans will definitely find it enjoyable instead of just another kick to face. The film’s director Fede Alverez chose not to use CGI because he thought it would hurt the film, he was totally right in making this decision. The actors spent more time and effort on performing their roles than they did in the make-up department. Although the script could have been better about avoiding cliches and plot holes, the film holds up with it’s incredibly shocking plot twists and the creepy portrayal of a possessed drug addict played by Jane Levy.

        These are just examples of new horror movie remakes that bring hope to the industry and total nostalgia. Yes, there are definitely many bad horror remakes but every genre of movie makes it’s mistakes. It is important to know that a remake is not the original movie and that it’s somebody else’s interpretation.  

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Each week a something new and horrific will be posted. Everything horror related whether it be horror movies, shows, books, video games, clothing, recipes or even musicals. Keep checking if you dare for more terrifyingly new stuff each week.

COMING UP:

~Sleepy Hollow 

~Under the Dome

~Doctor Sleep 

~Curse of Chucky 

~Carrie