Ghostbusters proton pack with friggin’ lasers
Besides the proton pack, he made a trap, a pair of “ecto goggles,” and the obligatory jumpsuit. “Aim for the flattop!”
Halloween
Meatloaf Hand
Halloween is a great excuse to get a little greusome in the kitchen, and this meatloaf hand is a perfect example of that. Megan of not martha shows how she created the meatloaf masterpiece, complete with onion slice fingernails and wrist bones.
Halloween sounds from guitar effects + photocell mod
This installment of EHX’s Effectology series outlines a variety of methods for using their stompboxes to create some rather convincing spookiness. Clever work, but the real highlight is the simple schematic for light control seen @ the 3:45 mark. A photocell soldered between the ground and tip/sleeve terminals of a 1/4″ plug is then connected […]
How-To: Cast concrete tombstones
from Lenore of Evil Mad Scientist Labs. I wonder whether you might not use polystyrene beads as an aggregate to reduce weight?
How-To: Replica Evil Dead 2 chainsaw arm
Nick Valenza shows how he builds realistic replicas of Ash’s “groovy” prosthesis using parts from real chainsaws.
Crafty Chica Challenge: Day of the Dead Shrine – Deadline Extended to Nov 1!
Hi Crafters! The deadline for the Crafty Chica Challenge: Create a Day of the Dead Shrine has been extended to Sunday, November 1st at 11:59 PDT. Winners will be announced on Monday, November 2nd. It’s easy to enter! Just add the photo of your shrine into the Crafty Chica Challenge Flickr Group and enter in […]
Flashback: Gory Ghoul Makeup
Zombies and ghouls are all the rage this Halloween, and adding some macabre makeup to just about any getup will immediately zombie-fy it. I have a friend who is a forest ranger, and he’s going as the zombie ranger, by just donning his work uniform and adding some gory makeup and some dismembered limbs coming […]
