Tag Archives: halloweek

Inspiring Fear: Halloween Spookies

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Jason L Blair

Happy Halloween, everybody! With work and travel, I didn’t have time to put together a proper Halloweek this year but I didn’t want the holiday to pass without at least something. Thanks, Dread Central, for coming to the rescue! Check … Continue reading →

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Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween #5: Slappy the Dummy

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Jason L Blair

And we finish this year’s Halloweek/Doll-O-Ween with one of the most iconic dolls in literature: R. L. Stine’s Slappy from the author’s insanely popular Goosebumps series. First appearing as an ordinary ventriloquist’s dummy in 1993’s Night of the Living Dummy, … Continue reading →

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Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween #4: Creepy-Ass Dolls

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Jason L Blair

A child’s doll is one of the oldest toys still in production. Records of dolls date back to the civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Rome, and Greece, and artisans have used all manner of materials to create these tiny humans, from … Continue reading →

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Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween #3: Child’s Play

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Jason L Blair

It’s hard to think of creepy dolls and not have slasher film icon Chucky spring immediately to mind. Introduced in 1988’s Child’s Play, Chucky began life as a just another Good Guys doll until serial killer—and voodoo practitioner—Charles Lee Ray, … Continue reading →

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Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween #2: The Island of Dolls

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Jason L Blair

Ready for some real life nightmare fuel? The island of Xochimilco in Mexico is a massive testament to the notion that truth is stranger, and scarier, than fiction. Once up a time, three little girls were playing on the island … Continue reading →

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Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween #1: Thomas Edison’s Dolls

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Jason L Blair

Thomas Edison is known for many things: inventing the phonograph, championing direct current, perfecting the incandescent light bulb, slandering George Westinghouse, killing an elephant as a spectacle (warning: video link). But did you know he also invented some really creepy … Continue reading →

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Announcing Halloweek 2013 – Doll-O-Ween!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Jason L Blair

Last year, I ran a full (work-)week of updates here at LittleFears.com and the response was great. So I’ve decided to run another one starting next Monday, October 28th. Tune in then for the first of five updates, each dealing … Continue reading →

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Halloweek #5! Inspiring Fear: Rule of Rose

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Jason L Blair

The first I heard of the video game Rule of Rose was back in 2005 when I saw a strange little trailer announcing its impending release in Japan. This two-minute snippet gave no clue to the gameplay or, really, anything … Continue reading →

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Halloweek #4! New Monster: Punkngutz

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Jason L Blair

There’s all sorts of build-up to Halloween. Weeks of decorations at the store, parties in the schools, and whole neighborhoods taken over by the symbols of the season: vampire faces, witch ornaments, ghostly drapings over barren trees, and several patches’ … Continue reading →

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Halloweek #3! Hand-Me-Down: The Goodie Bag

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Jason L Blair

The Goodie Bag This tattered canvas sack doesn’t look like the type of bag you’d want to have with you on All Hallow’s Eve, cramping that sweet costume you’re sporting, but looks can be very deceiving. This goodie bag is … Continue reading →

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