Batty about Bette Davis!

(Bette & Vincent were both in Elizabeth And Essex (1939) & Whales Of August (1987))

Below are Bette's films that fit into the horror category:

What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962)

Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

 

 

Dead Ringer (1964)

 

The Nanny (1965)

 

 

Burnt Offerings (1976)

The Watcher In The Woods (1980)

"In this business, until you're known as a monster, you're not a star."

- Bette Davis

R.I.P. Vincent Price

Bloody Banquet

Vampire Wine

The best beverage to serve with a rare steak, (or tomato soup for veggie vamps)

But don't stop there, add terror to your table with spooktacular dinnerware!
Some suggestions...

Bat Bowl with Wing Spreaders

&

Spiderweb Plates

 

Vampire Couple Salt & Pepper Shakers

 

And don't forget to finish your feast with some bloody dessert!

Happy 128th Birthday, Bela Lugosi!

"To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula"

- Bela Lugosi

Remember that, fellas! Those are words of wisdom.

Also, if you haven't seen the film Ed Wood, I highly recommend it.

It'll make you fall for Bela, who's portrayed superbly by Martin Landau.

Here's my favorite scene:

Halloween Happenings

Live in the DMV area and looking for something Halloweeny to do?
These events may interest you:

Cox Farms' Fields Of Fear ~ Every Friday & Saturday night in October


Fright at the Museum Of Crime & Punishment ~ October 21 - 23 and 28 - 31


Spooky Movie - The Washington, D.C. Horror Film Festival ~ October 21 - 25


Silver Spring Zombie Walk ~ October 23 at 7:30 PM


RiffTrax Live: House On Haunted Hill ~ In theatres nationwide October 28 at 8:00 PM

Know another event? Give me the info and I'll add it to the list!

Alice Cooper is coming to town!

Him and Rob Zombie are playing at Merriweather Post Pavilion tomorrow.
I wish I could afford a VIP ticket to the show, so I could meet The Master.
Though if I did, I'd probably act like this...

Bloody Baking

Vampire Cookies

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 large egg

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp almond extract

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

approx 1/2 cup red jam (raspberry/strawberry)

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and extracts.

Add flour and salt to the bowl and mix them into the butter-sugar mixture at low speed until dough is just combined.

Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 325F.

Divide dough in half and keep the portion you are not using in the refrigerator.

Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface until it is about 1/8-inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut out 2-inch rounds.

Place rounds on a baking sheet, put a teaspoon of jam on each of them and cover with another round of dough.

Press edges down lightly, pinching the edges onto the cookie sheet.

Use a toothpick and poke two small holes (like a vampire bite) in the top of each cookie.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, until cookies are set.

Cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Dip a toothpick in some extra red jam and re-insert in the “bite” holes you made before baking to emphasize them, if not already red.

Draw a blood trick down from one of the bites with the jam, if desired.

Cookies are best the day they are made. Makes 2 dozen.



Vampire Cupcakes

(This is a gluten-free version, for all my GF gfs!)

Ingredients:

1 can gluten-free cherry pie filling

Gluten free cupcakes (any flavor) - cooled

White gluten free frosting

Gummy fangs (Optional)

Pour the pie filling into the blender and puree until smooth.

Using a sharp knife, insert at an angle and cut out a cone-shaped piece of the cake.

Fill the hole with pureed cherry pie filling.

Cut off the tip of the cone, and place the piece of cake back into the hole, covering the filling and creating a smooth top.

Frost the cupcakes, smoothing the top.

Place a gummy fang on top of the frosting. (Optional)

Stick a tooth pick into some cherry pie filling.

Put a drop of pie filling at the tip of each fang or on the frosting.

Enjoy!

Note:

To give boxed gluten-free cupcakes a more homemade taste,

Add 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract to white cake mix.

And 1 teaspoon dried espresso and 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract to chocolate.

Credit goes to Baking Bites for the cookie recipe

&

Simply Gluten-Free for the cupcake recipe

Also, check out these awesome edible blood recipes from UvKitty ♥

Introduction

This blog is for posting interesting items I find,

Some are mine, others found online

(As you can see, I also like to rhyme,

So I'll inflict my poetry on you from time to time)

Everything will be Halloween or Horror related,

Often obscure and/or outdated

So, if you like your vampires sparkle-free,

Stay and have some blood tea with me!

"But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat. "We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be,” said the Cat. "Or you wouldn’t have come here.”