Do you need some inspiration this Halloween season? It’s tough to decide what to be since there are literally tens of thousands of great ideas floating around out there.
So today we’ve made it A LOT easier. Here are 17 perfect group costumes that are sure to be a hit at any company holiday party!
Precious Moments debuted in 1978 by illustrator Samual John Butcher, in which these characters were used to depict American-Christian themes. They were a hit and gained popularity.
Today, they’re sought after collector’s items. Some original statues price upwards of $6,000!
Each “remake” takes Busher about a few months to make, factoring in many details. He interviewed with Country Living discussing how this horrifically wonderful creation started.
“After feeling guilty about his kids spending so much time watching television, Keith took his daughters to a thrift store “to seek out inspiration for a new creative project.”
“We went out in search of something we could upcycle and I got stuck in the figurine section looking at all these uber sweet, sometimes awkward figurines,” he tells CountryLiving.com. “I thought that with a little tweaking, they could become quite humorous and much more desirable.”
“I believe I am done with this one, it was sold before everything blew up so I’m sorry to disappoint…I have some really cool pieces coming I haven’t shared yet ;)”
Have you ever lost sleep because a film disturbed you? I saw the original version of The Evil Dead when I was about 7 years old, and it was pretty traumatic.
But I also loved it, and I’m a horror movie fanatic to this day!
In this article, people share the films that bothered them so much they kept them up at night.
“I didn’t sleep with the lights off OR shower with the curtain fully closed for weeks after seeing this. I was forced to watch this during a sleepover, and it was the last time I ever let myself get pressured into watching a horror movie. I ‘noped’ the heck out of there so hard after the movie ended, I even called my parents and faked being sick to have them come get me.”
2. Us (2019)
“This movie literally made me pee my pants. I was part of a film club at my high school, and we watched this for Halloween. I’m usually a wimp about stuff like this, but I wanted to watch it and get over my fear. Bad idea. When it got to the part where the family was standing in the driveway and they suddenly moved, I actually screamed. It wasn’t until the period ended and we turned the lights back on that one of my friends yelled, ‘Hey! Did you pee your pants?!’ The whole class saw and I had to tie a sweater around my waist for the rest of the day! I still haven’t lived it down.”
3. Midsommar (2019)
“I watched the 9 p.m. showing of this with some friends and literally stayed up all night, cuddled in a blanket, sitting in a well-lit room, watching Bob’s Burgers until the sun came up.”
4. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
“It was all funny and laughing until the movie was over and my brother and I realized we were alone…in our house in the middle of the woods…at night. And we couldn’t figure out what kept setting off the motion detector light in our driveway. Yeah, neither of us got any sleep that night.”
5. The Orphanage (2007)
“Spoilers: There’s a terrifying scene where a woman gets hit by a car and her face gets deformed, but that’s nothing compared to the twist ending. I had to look at pictures of dogs on my phone for over an hour before I could even think about trying to go to sleep.”
6. Martyrs (2008)
“The word ‘disturbing’ doesn’t even come close to describing it. It shook me up for a while!”
7. Saw (2004)
“I saw it with a group of friends in the theater when it was first released. It was so disturbing, I had to sleep on my mom’s floor that night. I was 16 years old.”
8. It Follows (2014)
“The soundtrack and premise work together to create a very unsettling atmosphere for me. I watched it late at night and then went to sleep, but then my dog started barking for no reason at, like, 3 a.m., and I woke up thinking the entity was outside my door. It was pretty hard to sleep after that.”
9. The Fourth Kind (2009)
“The ‘actual footage’ shown next to the movie footage freaked me out so much that my then-boyfriend (now-husband) had to stay the night because I was NOT about to sleep alone. I have yet to watch it again.”
10. The Grudge (2004)
“I saw this when I was 10 and was scarred for, like, six months. Not being able to sleep was bad, but I was even more afraid to shower because of the scene where the hand grabs Sarah Michelle Gellar’s head while she’s washing her hair. I would always wash my hair with my eyes wide open and risk getting shampoo in my eyes because I was too scared to close them.”
11. Silent Hill (2006)
“This was the very first horror movie I ever watched. I thought it was going to be fine because I had watched a friend play through the game, which didn’t have the best graphics in the world. Anyway, I had just turned 15 and a bunch of us were at my friend’s place for her birthday, and we watched it. To this day, the air raid siren sounds still freak me right out, and it’s been nearly a decade since I watched it.”
12. REC (2007)
“I love horror movies, but I was so freaked out after I watched this, I drove to sleep at my parents’ house and left my boyfriend and my roommate at my apartment.”
13. The Boy (2016)
“Spoilers: At first I was making jokes about a doll walking around and how ridiculous it would look. Then you find out it’s a psycho living in the wall. That was more disturbing than I could handle, and it still freaks me out to think about that.”
14. Candyman (1992)
“This was the very first horror movie I ever saw. I was having a sleepover with a friend that night, but we did not sleep At ALL, and neither of us would look into a mirror for months afterward.”
15. Fire in the Sky (1993)
“No exaggeration, this movie nearly put me in therapy. I watched it not knowing what it was about, and I already have an irrational fear of aliens. I almost had a heart attack.”
16. Would You Rather (2012)
“It’s about this girl who goes into this ‘game’ to win money, and when she gets there it starts off normal, but then it gets weirder and weirder, until the dares are dangerous…and eventually start killing people. I watched this one night and COULD NOT stop thinking about it when I tried to go to bed.”
17. Eden Lake (2008)
“The kids in that movie were both unbelievably cruel AND realistic. To be a stranger in a strange town and to then be targeted by kids who are protected by their parents is actually pretty frightening. It stayed with me for a long time.”
18. Begotten (1990)
“It’s a surrealist film about the story of creation, and it’s pretty much just those Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book illustrations by Stephen Gammell come to life. Need I say more? It’ll give you nightmares for life.”
19. The Last House on the Left (1972)
“It felt so real and so heartbreaking for the victims in the movie. I couldn’t get it out of my mind for weeks, and it definitely caused me to lose some sleep.”
20. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
“I don’t even remember watching the movie as a child, but I had nightmares for years that there was a giant Freddy Krueger living under the street in front of my house. It was terrifying. I even woke up screaming ‘Help’ one time, and it scared the hell out of my mom and stepdad.”
Share the movies that have kept you up at night in the comments below!
No, I’m not talking about impeachment, or your favorite football team. I’m talking about…candy corn.
I’m kind of indifferent about the whole thing, but I will say that, as a kid, I was always less than thrilled when I got candy corn while trick or treating (which I stopped doing when I turned 24). Gimme the good stuff, please! I need Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Butterfingers, and Dum Dums.
According to a recent survey by CandyStore.com, candy corn is the worst Halloween candy. They weren’t messing around, either. They conducted this survey like scientists in a lab. First, they looked at candy rankings from websites like Business Insider, Huffington Post, Bon Appetit, and Buzzfeed.
CandyStore.com then surveyed 40,000 of their own customers who buy candy from their website. They then combined all the information, crunched the numbers, and came up with definitive lists of the top 10 best and top 10 worst Halloween candies.
Candy Corn is the WORST Halloween candy. Or do you disagree? https://t.co/7XPg2arMTs -Monica & Al
If you’re looking for a different kind of scare this Halloween season and you find yourself in the Southeast, you should consider making a trip to Atlanta to check out Doll’s Head Trail, a one-of-a-kind, eerie experience that will leave you unsettled.
The trail is in Atlanta’s Constitution Lakes Park, and it is decorated with, as the name implies, creepy doll’s heads.
The park used to be home to a brick factory that closed about 50 years ago. Since then, the woods have overtaken the area, and in 2003 the county bought the 125-acre site and built boardwalks and trails so people could enjoy the natural beauty of the spot.
But in addition to natural beauty, there’s also the doll’s heads.
A local carpenter named Joel Slaton created the trail after seeing all the discarded junk that littered the park. Slaton decided to use the junk to make the trail into an art space with doll’s heads, and other forgotten materials, dotting the hiking trail.
Slaton encourages others to add their own art pieces to the trail, with the only stipulation being that any materials used must come from inside the park itself. So if you do go, you can do some exploring and digging around to add to the creepiness of Doll’s Head Trail.
If you do decide to hike the trail, you’ll forget that you’re in the middle of a huge American city and instead think you’ve wandered into a nightmare. Sounds good to me!
Also, I bet this would be a great place for a first date. You’d find out immediately if your date is as weird as you are…
If you’re looking for a different kind of scare this Halloween season and you find yourself in the Southeast, you should consider making a trip to Atlanta to check out Doll’s Head Trail, a one-of-a-kind, eerie experience that will leave you unsettled.
The trail is in Atlanta’s Constitution Lakes Park, and it is decorated with, as the name implies, creepy doll’s heads.
The park used to be home to a brick factory that closed about 50 years ago. Since then, the woods have overtaken the area, and in 2003 the county bought the 125-acre site and built boardwalks and trails so people could enjoy the natural beauty of the spot.
But in addition to natural beauty, there’s also the doll’s heads.
A local carpenter named Joel Slaton created the trail after seeing all the discarded junk that littered the park. Slaton decided to use the junk to make the trail into an art space with doll’s heads, and other forgotten materials, dotting the hiking trail.
Slaton encourages others to add their own art pieces to the trail, with the only stipulation being that any materials used must come from inside the park itself. So if you do go, you can do some exploring and digging around to add to the creepiness of Doll’s Head Trail.
If you do decide to hike the trail, you’ll forget that you’re in the middle of a huge American city and instead think you’ve wandered into a nightmare. Sounds good to me!
Also, I bet this would be a great place for a first date. You’d find out immediately if your date is as weird as you are…
Has it been so long since you trick or treated that you can’t remember the thrill of getting something truly spectacular dropped into your pillowcase as you roamed around the neighborhood? (And then you took off your mask so they wouldn’t recognize you and went back to the same house for seconds?).
Ahhh, the good old days.
If you’ve ever wondered what the most popular Halloween candy is in every state in the U.S., you’re in luck.
Who knew Skittles are that popular? I’m not feeling it…but Mississippi, you’re speaking my language!
Has it been so long since you trick or treated that you can’t remember the thrill of getting something truly spectacular dropped into your pillowcase as you roamed around the neighborhood? (And then you took off your mask so they wouldn’t recognize you and went back to the same house for seconds?).
Ahhh, the good old days.
If you’ve ever wondered what the most popular Halloween candy is in every state in the U.S., you’re in luck.
Who knew Skittles are that popular? I’m not feeling it…but Mississippi, you’re speaking my language!
The new concoction from Cold Stone features black-as-night ice cream topped with heaps of candy. This is how the company described the Boo Batter treat in a press release:
“The Treat Or Treat Creation features Boo Batter Ice Cream, mixed with trick-or treat favorites Halloween OREO® Cookies, Kit Kat® and M&M’s®! In addition, guests will be given the option to bring their Creation to life with a black or orange waffle cone or bowl.”
Sara Schmillen, vice president of marketing for Kahala Brands, the parent company of Cold Stone Creamery, said, “We are incredibly excited to introduce this super limited time Creation at Cold Stone Creamery. Indulge in the nostalgia of your Halloween childhood memories with the Treat or Treat Creation; it is a spook-tacular way to get into the Halloween spirit!”
We’re seeing an onslaught of creepy food and drink options for Halloween this year from eateries, including the It frappuccino at Starbucks and spooky options at IHOP and AMC Theatres for the release of the new animated version of The Addams Family.
I’m already starting to get depressed about October ending and having to wait another year for all this spooky goodness. Is there something wrong with me?
The new concoction from Cold Stone features black-as-night ice cream topped with heaps of candy. This is how the company described the Boo Batter treat in a press release:
“The Treat Or Treat Creation features Boo Batter Ice Cream, mixed with trick-or treat favorites Halloween OREO® Cookies, Kit Kat® and M&M’s®! In addition, guests will be given the option to bring their Creation to life with a black or orange waffle cone or bowl.”
Sara Schmillen, vice president of marketing for Kahala Brands, the parent company of Cold Stone Creamery, said, “We are incredibly excited to introduce this super limited time Creation at Cold Stone Creamery. Indulge in the nostalgia of your Halloween childhood memories with the Treat or Treat Creation; it is a spook-tacular way to get into the Halloween spirit!”
We’re seeing an onslaught of creepy food and drink options for Halloween this year from eateries, including the It frappuccino at Starbucks and spooky options at IHOP and AMC Theatres for the release of the new animated version of The Addams Family.
I’m already starting to get depressed about October ending and having to wait another year for all this spooky goodness. Is there something wrong with me?