by wcadmin | Oct 22, 2012 | Halloween, pumpkin, recipies, turnip
From Wikipedia.org: Jack-o’-lanterns in Kobe, JapanDevelopment of artifacts and symbols associated with Halloween formed over time. The turnip has traditionally been used in Ireland and Scotland at Halloween,[38][39] but immigrants to North America used the...
by wcadmin | Oct 2, 2012 | chicago, chicago history museum, dead, ghosts, Halloween, haunted chicago, the bears, The Life of Death, walking tours
There are so many cool things to do in Chicago at any given time…but I for one think October is the very best time to be a Chicagoan. The Bears are playing. The leaves are turning. And the dead are often rising. Oh and Wildclaw is doing a little play! In...
by wcadmin | Nov 1, 2011 | corpse odor, Halloween, lingering smells
Some know November 1st as All Saint’s Day, All Hallow’s Day, or Hallow-mass; some know it as the rather more festive Dia de los Muertos. For many of us, however, it signals that the Halloween season is over, and we have only 364 days to prepare for the next one. Some...
by wcadmin | Sep 28, 2011 | benefit party, damon salvatore, Halloween, masque of the red death benefit, Robert Tonner, silent auction, tonner doll company, vampire diaries
The goodies for our Masque of the Red Death silent auction have become EPIC. I got a huge box from Tonner Doll Company with three shiny new character figures from their Vampire Diaries line! So come to our benefit and take home your very own Damon, Stefan, and...
by wcadmin | Sep 23, 2011 | costumes, Halloween, masks, Monsters
There are a whole slew of the ani-motion monster masks available. A simple Google search will show where to get them. (Basically everywhere.) Pretty damn cool.
by wcadmin | Sep 22, 2011 | chicago, Chicago Costume, groupon, Halloween, masque of the red death benefit
Wondering what to wear to our Masque of the Red Death benefit…how about a mask? I know, a shocking leap of logic…$15 for $30 Worth of Costumes and Accessories from Chicago Costume...