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Studio Ghibli's animated feature The Secret World Of Arrietty delighted both kids and adults alike with a story about four inch tall people trying to survive in a big person's world, and cosplayers have finally started looking to the film for costume inspiration.

Here's a cosplayer named Sam- she's got the look and all the right accessories for playing Arrietty, but what really sells the tiny person factor is the giant Colocasia leaf she's carrying around with her, it makes her look so small!

Zombie comics absolutely do not begin and end with The Walking Dead, and undead tales from the Golden and Silver age featured some truly amazing cover art and storylines that had to be more than just a bloody gorefest.

Zombies: The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics is a vintage collection edited by Craig Yoe and Steve Banes that's sure to please both the avid horror historians and those recently converted by the modern zombie craze. 

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Dressing up like your favorite Transformer is one thing, but arming your costume with a working flamethrower means you're taking the robot cosplay thing to the limit.

This custom made Bumblebee costume was built  by Travis Culling, features working LED lights and headlights in addition to the flamethrower, and is currently for sale on Etsy.

It may look cool to spout flames out of your arm for photo ops, but what happens if your (mostly wooden) costume catches on fire?

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Stan Lee's addition to the convention circuit is the Comikaze Expo, and this year Todd Awesome captured a ton of video footage showcasing the cosplayers in attendance, then he set the whole thing to a snappy tune he wrote just for this epic costumed experience!

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This vinyl chair with disgusting resin guts sculpture was crafted by Chinese artist Cao Hui, who clearly isn't a fan of comfy seating. 

Why Cao gutted a chair:

"In order to deceive others, we explain with theory after theory, but it all ends in laughter and sometimes we even amuse ourselves before god laughs."

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A terrible outfit, giant glasses and a wretched backdrop is all it takes to put together a great horrible school photo Halloween costume, as Flickr user j.hische proves right here.

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CERN is home to the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle physics laboratory and two Ph.D. students/filmmakers (Luke Thompson and Clara Nellist) who decided to bring their love of zombie flicks to work with them.

Please enjoy this feature length scary science horrorr fiction flick, and note that there is no proof that the Higgs Boson particle turns people into zombies...yet.

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Here's a fly guy who felt like flittering around from party to party on Halloween, but when people got tired of him flapping his wings in their face they took the giant fly swatter out of the closet and chased him out of town!

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Burbank's Backwood Maze is a remarkably good looking haunt despite the lack of massive location or budget. Believe it or not this maze is built in someone's backyard, and tickets are free although donations are encouraged and deserved.

The 2012 theme was an apocalyptic wasteland, but since they start fresh each year who knows what terrifying delights the Backwood Maze will be serving up in 2013!

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TV is great, watching TV is totally awesome and the characters on our favorite shows are like our best friends. So let's pay tribute to our totally virtual buddies by dressing like them for Halloween or for whenever you we feel like it. The world could use another Miss Blankenship, or another pair of Feminist Bookstore ladies and more!

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Blue rock candy and a burger suit, now that's one tasty Heisenburger costume. Of course, I wouldn't take a bite out of this badie.

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Actress Lauren Harper put together this informative tutorial video showing how she put together the makeup for her Black Dahlia inspired costume.

Lauren's thoughts on this morbid tribute to Hollywood-

When I moved to Los Angeles, the story of The Black Dahlia became even more relevant. Just like Elizabeth Short, I was living alone in Hollywood and here to pursue my dream as an actress.

For Halloween this year, I decided to pay my respects to Elizabeth Short but with a twist…

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A female version of the Doctor and her furry TARDIS hit the town, turning more than a few heads and leaving a great big mess behind.

Now you may be asking yourself "Who is going to clean up the city?" WHO indeed!

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Structure Kill is a short horror film by Stephen Vitale that's described as "not your typical horror film parking structure scene".

Well, this is one of those times when "not typical" means hilarious and extremely enjoyable. Be sure to check your back seat before getting in your car, or you may come face-to-face with an amateur killer and his psycho ex-girlfriend!

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The gentleman featured in this photo may be Waldo's long-lost father, or an escaped prisoner trying to conceal his jailhouse stripes by covering everything he owns in stripes. Except for his Crocs, of course, because those are worn for comfort, not style.

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