24 Awesome Sites for Exploring Halloween Culture, Crafts and Kid Stuff

October 25, 2010

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. For some, it means the fun of dressing up — even though adults don’t normally get to do that (of course, cosplay is a completely different story). It’s also fun for adults to help their kids dress up. And there’s something about being able to decorate the home [...]

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13 Horror Movie Monsters Who Deserve Their Own Costumes

October 18, 2010

The Cos Blog has a lot of love in its cold black heart for slashers and costumed killers. If you don’t believe that, then just feast your eyes on some of our previous blog posts. It’s easy when dispensing so much love to the teenage hack-and-slash genre to forget all about the monsters that helped [...]

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Scare Season: The Best & Worst Horror Movies from Every Holiday

October 13, 2010

For many, it isn’t a real holiday unless there is some low-budget horror movie attempt with fake blood and bad acting to capitalize on the festivities. Surprisingly, a few of these flicks are pretty good—others, not so much. Join the Cos Blog as we take a look at the best and worst horror movies from [...]

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A Time to Kill: 11 Annoying Horror Movie Victims Who Deserved to Die

September 30, 2010

At the heart of every horror movie waits the tragedy of those who die too young. Some may argue that anyone who dies of unnatural causes dies too young. Those people have never seen the horror movies on this list. With the right mix of ruthless maniacs and obnoxious victims a murder scene can quickly [...]

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Class Reunion Massacre: 11 Boogeymen Who Should Kill Again

September 19, 2010

For every crappy horror movie franchise that’s been made there are many other crappy franchises we would love to see. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the slasher sub-genre. Killer-thrillers have always taught teenagers how to practice social responsibility and adhere to Judeo-Christian morality without resorting to the preachy-ness of a Sunday morning sermon. [...]

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The 12 Crappiest Sequels in Horror Movie History

September 13, 2010

For every Friday the 13th, there is a Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. For every Nightmare on Elm Street, there is a Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge. For every Saw, there is a Saw 3 through 28. In other words, for every great horror movie, there is a heinously crappy [...]

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10 Classic Horror Movie Match-Ups from Yesterday and Today

September 6, 2010

Is it me or do remakes rule the box office? Oh sure, we all complain about them. No one wants them. Why can’t you just leave well enough alone? A classic is a classic! Hollywood must be out of ideas! Well, it’s time for a newsflash. Remakes are just as much a part of filmmaking [...]

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8 Movie Costumes We’d Love to Wear

August 26, 2010

When a hit movie comes out, the licensed Halloween costumes are quick to follow. This year, costumes from James Cameron’s Avatar and Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 are sure to be just as big on the Trick-or-Treat circuit as the films were at the box office. But a lot of great movie costumes don’t make it [...]

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The 13 Most Terrifying Scenes in Horror Movie History

July 11, 2010

Horror movies, once you’ve seen around 1,000 of them, tend to telegraph the moment when something scary is going to jump out at you. However, the rare few make you lose bladder control in certain scenes and there’s not a darn thing you can do about it. These films are the reason we take our [...]

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The 12 Greatest Costumed Rock Bands Ever

June 22, 2010

Rock and Roll has had its share of larger than life characters. Some were born with an innate charisma that just demanded attention: Elvis, Jim Morrison, and Iggy Pop, for example. Other artists, however, fully embraced rock and roll’s shared sense of rebellion and theater to create new personas through costume. At Star Costumes, we [...]

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