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The roots of Hallowe&en lie in the ancient pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain a feast to mark the death of the old year & the birth of the new It was believed that on this night the veil separating the worlds of the living & the dead grew thin & ruptured allowing spirits to pass through & walk unseen but not unheard amongst men The advent of Christianity saw the pagan festival subsumed in All Souls& Day when across Europe the dead were mourned & venerated Children & the poor often masked or in outlandish costume wandered the night begging &soul cakes& in exchange for prayers & fires burned to keep malevolent phantoms at bay From Europe the haunted tradition would quickly take root & flourish in the fertile soil of the New World Feeding hungrily on fresh lore consuming half-remembered tales of its own shadowy origins & rituals Hallowe&en was reborn in America The pumpkin supplanted the carved turnip; costumes grew ever stranger & celebrants both rural & urban seized gleefully on the festival&s intoxicating lawless spirit For one wild night the dead stared into the faces of the living & the living ghoulishly masked & clad in tattered backwoods baroque stared back The photographs in Haunted Air provide an extraordinary glimpse into the traditions of this macabre festival from ages past & form an important document of photographic history These are the pictures of the dead family portraits mementos of the treasured now unrecognisable other Torn from album pages sold piecemeal for pennies & scattered abandoned to melancholy chance & the hands of strangers ...
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The Desmond may be a pleasant name for a tower block but it hides a troubled past that

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fires murders madness & even genocide It has stood empty for nearly a century Now the host of Americas Most Haunted is planning a prime time show from inside the abandoned building The crew soon realize that this could be the last programme they ever make Actors Simone Alexander Jimmy Breau Kindall Charters Directors Philip Granger Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1

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A world of darkness & dreams! Explore the evil Dr Blackmore’s latest experiment in this thrilling hidden object puzzle adventure game! After dragging Tim through a mysterious portal Dr Blackmore reveals his terrifying new creation Are you ready to enter into a world that turns an innocent child’s darkest dreams into a frightening reality? Track down Dr Blackmore put an end to his vile plans & help the dream-trapped victims confront their deepest fears so they can finally return home Features Bonus gameplay – Find Tim’s sister & save her from a fearful reality! Two Modes of Play Regular & Expert Stunning screensavers Wonderful wallpapers Soundtrack from the Halls Hauntingly creative concept art Embark on a journey into dreams Discover hundreds of hidden objects Help the victims confront their fears Find clues & solve intricate puzzles ...
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Comedy starring Gene Wilder as Larry Abbot a man undergoing a psychological procedure at his Great Aunt Kate&s mansion designed to rid him of his irrational phobias
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You&ll scream with terror when you experience these terrifying Pre-Code stories sure to rot your brain! Never collected together in book form you&ll thrill when you read under your dark covers " Terror of the Nightmares" " Headless Horror" " Death Ala Carte" " The Devil from the Deep" & macabre more! The Ghastly Award-winning Haunted Horror series presents in large-format bloody-color carefully restored wallking zombies screaming skulls & ravenous cannibal monsters! Rue Morgue Magazine wails " Classic stories! These stores are just plain fun & perfectly accomplish what good comics should they entertain!" ...
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Beware horror fan for the blood-red marker is on your hands in this br&-new coloring book format for adults! It features Pre-code comic book frights from talents like Frank Frazetta Steve Ditko Matt Baker Lee Elias Basil Wolverton Don Heck Jack Cole & many more This do-it-yourself deluge of dark delights is sure to give you goosebumps of titillation & make your hair stand straight on end It&s perfect for fans of the gruesome gross & macabre! 30 pages to color from the creepiest & most sordid publishers of the time! ...
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In this bizarre lawless ghoulish gruesome terrifying frightfest of a book you’ll read “ Candles for the Undead” “ The Monster’s Ghost” “ Pray for the Vampire Horde” “ The Witches Come at Midnight” “ Your Head for Mine” “ Day of Panic” “ Murderer’s Row” “ Demons of the Sun” “ Bride of Death” & many more mind-rotting comics! ...
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Screaming good vintage horror comics to chill your spine A face-melting anthology of 25 terror-filled horror comic stories from the Pre-Code 1950s The most depraved artists of that era make the unholy dead walk spine-tingling ghosts talk & horrifying ghouls stalk Read these contraband comics under your blanket at night & make sure your mom doesn&t catch you or she&ll cremate them in a roaring bonfire! About the Author Vice magazine has called Craig Yoe the " Indiana Jones of comics historians" Publisher Weekly says he&s the "archivist of the ridiculous & the sublime" & calls his work "brilliant" The Onion calls him "the celebrated designer" The Library Journal "a comics guru " Boing Boing hails him "a fine cartoonist & a comic book historian of the first water" Yoe was Creative Director Vice President General Manager of Jim Henson&s Muppets & a Creative Director at Nickelodeon & Disney Craig has won an Eisner Award & the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators ...
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Haunted Horror Pre-Code Comics So Good, They're Scary

Haunted Horror Volume 3 Pre-Code Comics So Good They&re Scary! is the monstrously-great curated collection of the goriest craziest rarest comics that the US Government didn&t want you to see! David Colton in USA Today screams "The comic book industry&s most obscure and outrageous stories of the 1950s!" Decapitated Dan screeches "Some of the greatest horror comic material ever to be reprinted!" The Horror Comic Review wails "The coolest Pre-Code comics from the annals of horror comics history!" Under the infamous melting face cover you&ll witness under-appreciated artists Frank Giacoia Nick Cardy Shelly Moldoff Bob Powell Jack Sparling Joe Certa and Lin Streeter masters of the horror comics genre!
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Haunted Horror Volume 3 Pre-Code Comics So Good They&re Scary! is the monstrously-great curated collection of the goriest craziest rarest comics that the US Government didn&t want you to see! David Colton in USA Today screams " The comic book industry&s most obscure & outrageous stories of the 1950s!" Decapitated Dan screeches " Some of the greatest horror comic material ever to be reprinted!" The Horror Comic Review wails " The coolest Pre-Code comics from the annals of horror comics history!" Under the infamous melting face cover you&ll witness under-appreciated artists Frank Giacoia Nick Cardy Shelly Moldoff Bob Powell Jack Sparling Joe Certa & Lin Streeter masters of the horror comics genre!

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