It's Spooktacular!

Sideshow Toy's 2011 Spooktacular event runs 24 hours a day from October 24th through to Halloween. It is an annual event that has fun, free stuff, offers, contests and the opportunity to converse with people who also like movie characters, monsters, and collectibles. At the time of this writing, there is 24 days left until it starts. Bookmark the link below and check back regularly for updates.

In addition, Sideshow Toys offers a Spooktacular readyness kit each year, containing a variety of goodies, usually at a vastly reduced price. This year's kit contains: a coffee mug, coffee, wristband, tote bag, calendar, gift card, and a Mort zombie plushie!!

The 2011 Spooktacular Readyness Kit

Sleep is for the Weak!

[Link to Spooktacular countdown]

[Link to Spooktacular Readyness Kit]

Talking Gypsy Arcade 1906

Just saw a story about this oddity on the news. It's an awsome Talking Gypsy Arcade Machine. Found in Montanna it was made in 1906 and is one-of-a-kind. I WANT it! Too bad it's worth over 3 million and could sell for as high as 10!

[Link to Talking Gypsy Arcade]

Weirdest Diseases & Skin Conditions

Dede Koswara, the "Tree Man of Java".

This poor gentleman was afflicted by human papillomavirus (HPV), which caused him to grow tree-like warts all over his body. He has since been treated, and is doing remarkably well. Follow the links for more of his story, as well as info on other strange disorders and skin conditions.

[Link to article on skin conditions]

[Link to article on weird diseases]

[via Oddee]

Head in a Jar

"Giant Anamoly [sic] (Homo cephalos)" by tinplatestudios.

Come one, come all... see the ghoulish head in the jar! Are those intestines or tentacles? You decide! Handmade by Anthony Hicks of tinplatestudios in Seattle, Washington. Found on Etsy.

Kudos to The Vampire for stumbling across this horrifically realistic piece of artistry.

[Link to tinplatestudios' shop]

[via Etsy]