"This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween! Halloween!"

In this MechanicalFiend video, Devon painstakingly attempts to recreate Jack Skellington's house from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. She does a seriously impressive job using little more than different grades of a paper and craft foam. There are lots of great modeling tips in this video, too.

In this Kaz Rowe video, she takes a look back at how the holiday of Halloween was celebrated, in the US, in the early years of the 20th century. What she finds is a very different emphasis than today. Rather than maximum frights and gore, it was more about spookiness, mystery, an air of whimsy,… READ THE REST

If ever there was a fun, big bang for the buck Halloween project, it's making yard haunt tombstones out of insulation foam. It's easier than you think to get amazing results without a lot of specialized skills. Besides this project, check out the Wicked Makers YT channel for lots more great Halloween projects. Thumbnail: YouTube… READ THE REST

Social Distancing in my DIY Lava Lamp Halloween costume Tragopandemonium made this absolutely magnificent lava lamp costume for Halloween. They posted a gallery of the creation process at Imgur: I thought this would be an easy costume to make (lol), but right off the bat finding the right plastic was a whole quest. First I… READ THE REST

If you're a modern person, there's no shortage of things keeping you stressed and, as a result, causing you to experience muscle pain. And while there may be plenty of methods to try and alleviate stress, nothing can really beat the power of a massage (no, not this massage). If you're looking to mitigate some muscle pain but can't… READ THE REST

While visiting the dentist is anything but a good time, the way your mouth feels after a regular cleaning makes it all worth it. And it just makes you realize how dirty your mouth feels during the time between these semi-annual trips, and, according to Healthline.com, your old plastic toothbrush simply doesn't cut it anymore, as… READ THE REST

We all have things we love to do at home when nobody else is home, like chowing down on our favorite guilty pleasure snack or walking around in our birthday suits. But most of the time, it's hard to spend time alone, especially when you live alongside family members or housemates. And if you want to get lost… READ THE REST

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