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Marquese Scott, also known as Nonstop, reinterprets Michael Jackson's "Thriller" with his own dance moves. If you remember Nonstop, you know that means defying the laws of physics. -via Daily Picks and Flicks

The following is an article from the book Uncle John's Absolutely Absorbing Bathroom Reader.

Godzilla is one of the most popular movie monsters in film history. Here's the story behind Japan's largest export.

NUCLEAR AGE

On March 1, 1954, at the Bikini atoll in the South Pacific, the United States tested the world's first hydrogen bomb. It was 1,000 times more powerful than the A-bombs that had been dropped on Japan nine years earlier.

American ships were warned to stay out of the test area …but because the project was top-secret, the U.S. government provided little warning to other countries. U.S. officials were certain that the resulting nuclear fallout would land on an empty expanse of the Pacific Ocean and no one would be in jeopardy.

Unfortunately, they were wrong. The fallout didn't travel in the direction they expected, and a small Japanese fishing boat named the Daigo Fukuryo Maru ("Lucky Dragon") was in the area where the nuclear cloud came to earth. Within hours of the blast, the boat's entire crew became violently ill from radiation poisoning. On September 23, 1954, after more than six months of agony, a radioman named Aikichi Huboyama died.

The fate of the crew of the Daigo Fukuryo Maru made international news. In Japan, headlines like "The Second Atomic Bombing of Mankind" compared the incident to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

ART IMITATES LIFE

While all this was going on, Japanese movie producer Tomoyuki Tanaka arrived in Indonesia to oversee a film called Beyond the Glory. It was scheduled to be the main release for Japan's Toho Studios the following year but it never got off the ground; the Indonesian government refused to issue work visas to the film's two stars.

Suddenly, Tanaka found himself with time, money, and actors- but no film to make. In addition, Toho Studios had a big hole in their release schedule. The producer had to come up with a new movie concept… fast.

On his flight back to Tokyo, Tanaka stared out the window at the ocean below, desperately trying to think of something. His mind wandered to the H-bomb tests in the South Pacific and the crew of the Daigo Fukuryo Maru …and then it hit him: he would combine an American-style monster movie with a serious message about the threat of radiation and nuclear weapons tests.

PROJECT G

Commercially, it made sense. For obvious reasons, the Japanese public was very concerned about nuclear testing. And in theaters, monster movies were hot. The 1933 classic King Kong had been re-released in 1952 and made more than $3 million in international ticket sales -four times what it had earned the first time around. Time magazine even named the great ape "Monster of the Year." Its huge success inspired a "monster-on-the-loose" film craze.

One of the first to cash in on the fad was The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, which featured a dinosaur attacking New York City after nuclear tests awakened him from a million-year sleep. The film cost $400,000 to make and was a critical flop -but with $5 million in box office receipts, it was one of the top-grossing movies of the year.

Tanaka got approval from his studio to do a Japanese version. He hired a prominent Japanese science fiction writer to write a knockoff screenplay tentatively titled Big Monster from 20,000 Miles Beneath the Sea, but he still wasn't sure what kind of monster to use, or what to call it. So to start out, the film was referred to simply as "Project G."

I know, there's been a whole lot of brainy-foods on the Halloween blog as of late. Even so, it's pretty hard to resist posting these delightfully gorey brain cupcakes by Annie's Eats that look like they have a nasty blood clot in the middle -plus because it's cherry pie filling, the clots are super delicious.

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We're afraid this is how some classic beasts came to be.

Frankenstein's Monster

Let's clear this up from the start: Frankenstein is the mad scientist, the monster has no name, and both were created by a teenage radical named Mary Shelley. (Also, just for the record, it's pronounced Fronk-un-steen.) The daughter of progressive parents (one was an anarchist/atheist/free-love promoter and the other the 18th century's most famous feminist), the young Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin eloped with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1814. Already a prolific poet, Mary had no trouble rising to the occasion in 1816 when, during a summer vacation in Switzerland, her husband and friends decided to hold a scary story-writing contest. Although not the way you'd expect a bunch of casual sex proponents to spend a summer at a beach house, the contest made sense in the context of the weather.

It was, as they say, a dark and stormy night -and had been for several months. Earlier that spring, Indonesia's Mount Tambora had experienced a massive eruption that launched tons of particulate matter into the atmosphere, blocking out the sun, and launching what came to be known as "the Year Without a Summer." For poorer people, this meant starvation after summer snowfalls killed the harvest, but for the Shelleys, it simply meant a dreary vacation that needed livening up. And liven it up, Mary did. Inspired by a dream, she wrote the classic story of a mad scientist who tries to create life and ends up giving birth to a monster he can't control.  She was 19. When her story was published as a book two years later, it was an instant best seller.

Dracula

Whatever you do, don't bring up the world's most famous Count in a conversation with a Romanian. Dracula is a bit of a touchy subject there, where the citizens remember the inspiration behind the myth, Prince Vlad Tepes, as a national liberator and the man who saved Romania from the Turks.

Looking for a great snack for your Halloween party? Then grab a brain mold and try your hand at making some tasty cream cheese brain dip, or a black bean graveyard dip. Jo and Sue have the recipes for both, and they look totally terrific and tasty.

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It all makes sense now. The VMAs are held in August in order to influence the trendy Halloween costumes of the year! Forget Lady Gaga's outfit -that would take more than two months of serious workouts to pull off. On the other hand, Miley Cyrus was apparently going for comedy. In this video, David Correos shows you how you can recreate her look. He looks the part, but needs more practice with the tongue. His went back in mouth occasionally. -via Daily of the Day

This horrific costume looks great and is sure to freak out everyone who sees it. You can learn how to make your own head-in-a-jar costume with the handy instructions thanks to 30 Handmade Days.

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This brain-shaped cake not only looks fantastic, but it certainly tastes wonderful as Say It With Cake used a red velvet cake with a cherry chip filling, buttercream frosting and a red-chocolate syrup layer of blood. It would be truly perfect for a Halloween party where late October is still marked with notably warm weather -like Southern California.

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If the family who zombies together stays together, then this family is certain to stick together through the rest of their undead lives. You can make your baby this horrificly stylish this Halloween with the help of Zombabiez.

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Tardar Sauce and Halloween together at last! It's about time. And The Swell Life was even nice enough to provide an easy to-do guide so you can make your own this year -you even have plenty of time to practice, but no matter what, Grumpy would certainly be disappointed in the final product.

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Harry the Headhunter from Beetljuice by Sideserf Cake Studio.

Cakenweenie is a project to celebrate the 55th birthday of filmmaker Tim Burton by baking 100 cakes in the likeness of characters from Tim Burton movies. A hundred "Burtonesque Bakers" were assembled, and cakes were baked. You can browse through the gallery to see how characters from your favorite Burton film were baked by professional bakeries, hobby bakers, and Tim Burton fans. Continue reading to see more of them.

Seeing David Tennant's Doctor and Rose in 50's clothes on a Vespa was pretty fantastic, but by far the most memorable scene from The Idiot's Lantern was seeing Rose with her face sucked off from the monster in the television. LiveJournal user alcblueyes did an amazing job at recreating that moment in this fantastic cosplay.

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If you're having a Halloween party this year, why not up your serving game with some awesome salad tossers with horrific plastic hands on the end. Just be sure you wash the hands really well before you use them with food.

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You don't have to wait until Halloween to eat candy corn. Sarah has a great take on that classic candy that is perfect for a hot day. Her recipe uses mango nectar, orange soda, honey, whipping cream and, of course, candy corn.

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General Mills normally brings back Count Chocula, Frankenberry, and Boo Berry breakfast cereals for Halloween each year. This year, they will be joined by Frute Brute, which was discontinued in 1982, and Yummy Mummy, which hasn't been seen since 1992! All five cereals will be on shelves in new, horror movie-themed boxes. However, there will also be a line of the cereals in retro boxes, available at Target stores for the holiday.

“It’s exciting to see the passion for the return of these two cereals,” says Ari Zainudden, marketing manager in Big G. “We chose the current flavors of Fruity Yummy Mummy and Frute Brute to be as close as possible to the original flavors while taking into consideration consumers’ preferences. Consumers can get a taste for what these cereals were like when they were originally on shelves.”

“The love for the Monsters that we make available each Halloween continues to be huge and the passion for all of them across social media is incredible,” says Julie Anderla, integrated communications senior manager in Big G. “We’re bringing back Frute Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy in an effort to give our fans what they asked for.”

Note that "Frute Brute" is spelled differently from the 1970s version. This will be the first time that all five cereals are available at the same time. There's a possibility that collectors may invade grocery stores to purchase the collections, and cereal connoisseurs may hoard their favorite flavor. They better make plenty! Link -via Uproxx