Merry and Pippin have always been mischievous hobbits. But it looks like they went a little too far in this not-so-little prank they pulled on Sam and Frodo where they dressed up as two spooky wraiths.
Aragorn comes riding in and teaches them a lesson, but just when they think they’re out of the doghouse, someone else comes along to finish what they started–only this time, it’s not a joke anymore.
Hit the break to check out the hilarious clip, LEGO-style!
New York Botanical Gardens gets into the Halloween spirit by putting up a giant carved pumpkin display every year, and this year’s version is extra awesome. They had Villafane Studios design and build a 6′ zombie with its insides falling out. It’s also pulling a host of undead out of the ground. Creepy.
It looks amazing, and it was quite the feat. Ray Villafane and his team carved three of the largest pumpkins grown in the U.S. to make the display – one of them weighed in at 1,872 pounds! The zombie pumpkins will be up at the Gardens until 10/31; go see them before they rot.
See more photos of the display and a making of video after the break.
I am a fan of this motto: all Star Wars all the time. I’m surrounded by toys and art from the galaxy far, far away in my home and even in my car. My Christmas tree had a Star Wars theme last year. Other than carving pumpkins and wearing costumes, I hadn’t thought of a way to incorporate the saga into Halloween – however, someone else has already figured it out and it’s genius:
Build a bunch of Star Wars scarecrows and stage them in your front yard!
Imgur user jesusshuttlesworth34 created (or photographed) a Stormtrooper, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Vader, Palpatine, R2-D2, Jabba, and more out of straw. Yep. There’s also a Death Star and a TIE Fighter. I can’t imagine how long this took and how itchy it must have left the people who built the characters. They’re probably still pulling straw out of uncomfortable places. I just hope the creator leaves them year round.
See more photos of this awesome display after the break.
The Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island is holding the “All the World’s a Stage” Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular through Saturday, November 3, 2012 featuring over 5000 pop-culture carved pumpkins.
Check out more amazing pumpkins after the break, along with a video from the event’s founder discussing the finer points of Jack-O’-Lantern carving.
These are the pumpkin carvings that will amaze you and make your own Halloween pumpkin look like something a toddler carved with a dull butter knife. They’re the work of Trevor Cove and the people at Villafane Studios who carve pumpkins for everyone from Heidi Klum to the President. They’ve done all sorts of geeky pumpkins like Medusa and Predator but my favorites are the ones that look like squishy faces.
See more pumpkins after the break…
It’s not a moon or a space station, but a glow-in-the-dark pumpkin that you can buy and have sitting on the steps to blast unwary trick-or-treaters on Halloween. The pumpkin is fake so you can have this for years and it measures 7.5″ tall x 9″ wide. It’s been handpainted with UV reactive paint so it looks like a lit up Death Star at night.
See it glow after the break…
Want to play a joke on your friends? Take this saw blade frisbee to your next outing at the park and throw it at one of their heads. They’ll freak out at first, but then they’ll laugh when they realize it’s made of foam and won’t actually decapitate them. Either that, or they’ll try to kill you.
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It’s approaching October, and that means it’s time to think about Halloween. Many theme parks roll out plans for the holiday, and Universal Studios Hollywood is including the popular Walking Dead franchise in their Halloween Horror Nights. The event runs from September 21 – October 31, and zombies will be there in spades. Hordes. Whatever. There will be plenty of undead.
If you love zombies, it sounds like it will be an event to remember. The back lot at Universal will be transformed into a rural town that’s been torn apart by a plane crash. An attraction called “Terror Tram” will take you to the heart of the event and make you face the Walkers. Bejeezus, just typing that makes me feel a little queasy (I’m a wimp). If that’s not enough for you, you can also go through a couple of mazes. One is called “The Walking Dead: Dead Inside,” and as you try to find your way out, you’ll be forced to encounter more zombies. If your heart hasn’t given out, you can check out the maze inspired by the video game franchise Silent Hill.
As for me, well, I went to a haunted house/trail thing once and spent the entirety of it with my face buried into a friend’s coat. As much as I like zombies, I’ll be sitting this one out.
(via Technabob)
