Friday, 23 September 2011
Work Experience at the London Bridge Experience
Come and join the team of professionals at The London Bridge Experience and London Tombs this Halloween and learn how an award winning attraction works!
With work experience being key for any CV this is an opportunity not to be missed.
With opportunities to learn:
- Stage Make-up Application
- Costume Design
- The Art of Scaring and performance!
- Marketing and Promotion
- Customer Service
- Costume Design
- The Art of Scaring and performance!
- Marketing and Promotion
- Customer Service
This is a fantastic opportunity to build your CV and meet new people.
For more information e-mail schools@thelondonbridgeexperience.com or call 0845 301 0996
37 days until Halloween!
To celebrate here is a spooky phobophobia influenced animation we have found by
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
The Human Centipede Becomes Tourist Attraction At London Tombs
This is a great bit of news, especially if you like Tom Six’s repugnant but brilliant horror invention The Human Centipede. The director has teamed up with London Bridge Experience and London Tombs for a Halloween treat: the recreation of the movie – with live human centipede. Cracking stuff!
The UK’s scariest attraction will be teaming up with one of the world’s most controversial cult horror films for its most terrifying Halloween ever – featuring a live human centipede.
The London Bridge Experience & London Tombs have teamed up with the director of The Human Centipede – Tom Six, and its UK distributor Bounty Films – to recreate the terror of the film to give visitors the scare of their life.
As part of the London Bridge-based attraction’s Halloween programme PhoboPhobia ‘After Dark Extreme Scare – The Human Centipede’- will feature sets recreating the horror of the film, including the evil Dr Heiter’s laboratory, clips from the film and audio as well as the main attraction – a live human centipede.
The Human Centipede(First Sequence) film will also be screened but will only be available to a select few and only those booking early via Ticketmaster will get the chance to watch the film. The film features a mad doctor who kidnaps and mutilates a trio of tourists in order to turn them into a human centipede.
The film has a cult following and has become extremely controversial with its sequel – The Human Centipede 2 being banned in Britain and labelled as the ‘sickest movie of all time’.
The film’s Director Tom Six, who visited the attraction recently, said:
“I went through the London Tombs and I loved every second of it. The actors really scare the hell out of you and the sets you go through are amazing and could easily compete with the best horror film sets.”
Visit the official site for ticket info: www.thelondonbridgeexperience.com
Tickets for both events are limited so early booking is essential. Tickets are £23 for adults, £21 concessions – OAPs and Students; £17 for Under 18s – although the age limit for ‘After Dark Extreme Scare – The Human Centipede’ is not recommended for under 16s.
“As well as the ‘After Dark Extreme Scare’ in the London Tombs – during the day visitors will be able to learn the ‘History Behind The Horror’ – exploring 2000 years of London Bridge’s dark Halloween history – travel back in time and be taken on a journey led by first-class actors and stunning special effects.
After the London Bridge Experience you will be given the option to descend into the London Tombs – winner of the ‘Best Year Round Scare Attraction’ at the Screamie Awards for the past three years.”
‘History Behind The Horror’ is running from October 17 to November 1 from 10am to 6pm.
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Most Haunted: a guilty pleasure?
Sky Living has declined to recommission this slice of cheap and fearful entertainment. Will you miss it? Read the full story at the Guardian
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Monster Trivia & Folklore
- Signs of a werewolf are a unibrow, hair palms, tattoos, and a long middle finger.
- Vampires are mythical beings who defy death by sucking the blood of humans.
- In 1962, The Count Dracula Society was founded by Dr. Donald A. Reed.
- To this day, there are vampire clubs and societies with people claiming to be real vampires.
- There really are so-called vampire bats, but they're not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the blood of cattle, horses and birds.
- Many people still believe that gargoyles were created by medieval architects and stone carvers to ward off evil spirits.
A good alternative to the usual christmas party!
A good alternative to an office christmas party, have a look at www.buriedaliveball.com
Friday, 12 August 2011
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Amazing pumpkin carvings by Ray Villafane!
Amazing pumpkin carvings by Ray Villafane. For more images and and an article about them, read more here.
Friday, 29 July 2011
Halloween in Translyvania 2011 at Dracula's Castle Live Webcam
Halloween in Romania is celebrated around the myth of "Dracula" on October 31. In Transylvania and especially in the city of Sighişoara, there are many costume parties, for teenagers and adults, that are created from the US model. Also the spirit of Dracula is believed to live there because the town was the site of many witch trials; these are recreated today by actors on the night of Halloween.
The Halloween Party is without a doubt one of the most remarkable events anyone could experience in Romania. The flavour of the Romanian cuisine mingled with the melodious folk songs, unique events and unexpected surprises will prove that every legend has a little bit of truth in it!
The guests are welcomed with a traditional Romanian drink prepared especially for the cold season a shot of Romanian fire water boiled with pepper will increase the interest in the delicious mouth-watering traditional dishes prepared for the Halloween party. The Master of Ceremony, one of Draculas many subjects, will introduce the guests to the programme of the evening making sure every one will meet his fate!
The guests are welcomed with a traditional Romanian drink prepared especially for the cold season a shot of Romanian fire water boiled with pepper will increase the interest in the delicious mouth-watering traditional dishes prepared for the Halloween party. The Master of Ceremony, one of Draculas many subjects, will introduce the guests to the programme of the evening making sure every one will meet his fate!
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Halloween II 30th Anniversary Blu-Ray Out September 13th 2011
Today you can pre-order the 'Halloween II' 30th anniversary Blu-Ray, set to hit store shelves on September 13th. This Blu-Ray is going to be loaded, and figures to rival all other 'Halloween' releases to date. The bonus features include an alternate ending, deleted scenes, behind the scenes featurette, and the long awaited 'Terror In The Aisles' documentary, which has never been released in DVD or Blu-Ray format to date. This release will be followed up by a similar one for 'Halloween III', and details will be posted once we get notification.
94 days to go!
Halloween this year falls on Monday, October 31, 2011. It should not be confused with All Souls Day, which falls on the day after All Saints Day.
Monday, 25 July 2011
Halloween 2011 - The Day World Population Surpasses 7 Billion
The United Nations has chosen the 31st October this year as the day the Earths population will symbolically pass the 7 billion mark!
An extra reason to be scared this year then!
An extra reason to be scared this year then!
Projecting population growth is not an exact science, so when the United Nations chose October 31, 2011, Halloween, as the day that world population will surpass 7 billion, one has to wonder as to why they would want to make the connection between the 7 billion mark and a holiday associated with ghosts, death and horror? Maybe it’s because they’re slightly terrified of the environmental implications of an ever-growing population on a finite planet?
Read more at Environmental Graffiti
Read more at Environmental Graffiti
Friday, 8 July 2011
When zombies attack! Bristol city council ready for undead invasion
Todays Guardian reports "Local authority reveals 'top secret' plan outlining self-defence strategies should zombies invade", looks like Bristol will be the safest place to spend halloween this year?
Local authorities routinely have detailed emergency plans for natural disasters such as floods and man-made atrocities including terrorist attacks. But according to a "top secret" plan revealed after a freedom of information request, Bristol city council appears well prepared for a zombie attack.
A Mr P Store contacted the council wondering what plans have been laid down in case the undead invade. Rather than ignoring the request or dismissing it, an officer wrote back – light-heartedly, of course – setting out the best ways to tackle zombies and highlighting areas of the city considered high-risk areas.
Peter Holt, service director of communication and marketing, wrote back to Store: "In response to your request for details of Bristol city council's contingency plans for dealing with zombies, I can now release to you the following strategy document.
"Please note that this document contains various redactions as it has been considered that some information contained therein must be redacted for the purpose of safeguarding national security."
Marked top secret, the document, which has been published on the whatdotheyknow.com site, sets out four alert states:
• Ambient zombie level – business as usual, but be on the lookout for telltale signs.
• Enhanced activity level – confirmed zombie attacks on the populous.
• Major outbreak – zombie infection level in excess of 1%, multiple sightings across the city.
• Zombie pandemic level – concentrated outbreak, with infection levels over 30%.
The report suggests certain parts of the city – Whitchurch Park, Shirehampton, and Totterdown – are particularly at risk and adds that "false positives have been found in Stokes Croft", the city's bohemian quarter that was the scene of riots this year after the opening of a new Tesco store.
To avoid "widespread panic" staff are asked to listen for codewords on radio and television broadcasts to warn them that a zombie attack is under way.
Under health and safety the document urges staff to remember the correct zombie-killing procedure: "Fully disconnect the brain-stem from the body through either blunt force or full head removal."
In the procurement section the document claims "cuffs, stun guns, protection suits etc" are available on the staff intranet.
An annual training schedule for designated officers is in place, the document reveals. "To avoid public panic, this is billed as a gaming festival," the report says and adds that staff "fully qualified in zombie handling may qualify for partial exemption and accreditation in the training for handling pirate outbreaks and for spotting the difference between genuine hot air balloons and evil, giant, floaty space aliens."
Thursday, 7 July 2011
The Origins of Halloween
Halloween, celebrated each year on October 31, is a mix of ancient Celtic practices, Catholic and Roman religious rituals and European folk traditions that blended together over time to create the holiday we know today. Straddling the line between fall and winter, plenty and paucity and life and death, Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. Halloween has long been thought of as a day when the dead can return to the earth, and ancient Celts would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off these roaming ghosts. The Celtic holiday of Samhain, the Catholic Hallowmas period of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day and the Roman festival of Feralia all influenced the modern holiday of Halloween. In the 19th century, Halloween began to lose its religious connotation, becoming a more secular community-based children's holiday. Although the superstitions and beliefs surrounding Halloween may have evolved over the years, as the days grow shorter and the nights get colder, people can still look forward to parades, costumes and sweet treats to usher in the winter season.
Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.
To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.
During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.
By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain.
The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.
By the 800s, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands. In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints' Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints' Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Even later, in A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2 All Souls' Day, a day to honor the dead. It was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, and devils. Together, the three celebrations, the eve of All Saints', All Saints', and All Souls', were called Hallowmas.
It was much more common in Maryland and the southern colonies. As the beliefs and customs of different European ethnic groups, as well as the American Indians, meshed, a distinctly American version of Halloween began to emerge. The first celebrations included "play parties," public events held to celebrate the harvest, where neighbors would share stories of the dead, tell each other's fortunes, dance, and sing. Colonial Halloween festivities also featured the telling of ghost stories and mischief-making of all kinds. By the middle of the nineteenth century, annual autumn festivities were common, but Halloween was not yet celebrated everywhere in the country.
In the second half of the nineteenth century, America was flooded with new immigrants. These new immigrants, especially the millions of Irish fleeing Ireland's potato famine of 1846, helped to popularize the celebration of Halloween nationally. Taking from Irish and English traditions, Americans began to dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for food or money, a practice that eventually became today's "trick-or-treat" tradition. Young women believed that, on Halloween, they could divine the name or appearance of their future husband by doing tricks with yarn, apple parings, or mirrors.
In the late 1800s, there was a move in America to mold Halloween into a holiday more about community and neighborly get-togethers, than about ghosts, pranks, and witchcraft.
At the turn of the century, Halloween parties for both children and adults became the most common way to celebrate the day. Parties focused on games, foods of the season, and festive costumes. Parents were encouraged by newspapers and community leaders to take anything "frightening" or "grotesque" out of Halloween celebrations. Because of their efforts, Halloween lost most of its superstitious and religious overtones by the beginning of the twentieth century.
By the 1920s and 1930s, Halloween had become a secular, but community-centered holiday, with parades and town-wide parties as the featured entertainment. Despite the best efforts of many schools and communities, vandalism began to plague Halloween celebrations in many communities during this time. By the 1950s, town leaders had successfully limited vandalism and Halloween had evolved into a holiday directed mainly at the young. Due to the high numbers of young children during the fifties baby boom, parties moved from town civic centers into the classroom or home, where they could be more easily accommodated. Between 1920 and 1950, the centuries-old practice of trick-or-treating was also revived. Trick-or-treating was a relatively inexpensive way for an entire community to share the Halloween celebration. In theory, families could also prevent tricks being played on them by providing the neighborhood children with small treats. A new American tradition was born, and it has continued to grow. Today, Americans spend an estimated $6.9 billion annually on Halloween, making it the country's second largest commercial holiday.
Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.
To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.
During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.
By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain.
The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.
By the 800s, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands. In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints' Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints' Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Even later, in A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2 All Souls' Day, a day to honor the dead. It was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, and devils. Together, the three celebrations, the eve of All Saints', All Saints', and All Souls', were called Hallowmas.
Halloween Comes to America
As European immigrants came to America, they brought their varied Halloween customs with them. Because of the rigid Protestant belief systems that characterized early New England, celebration of Halloween in colonial times was extremely limited there.It was much more common in Maryland and the southern colonies. As the beliefs and customs of different European ethnic groups, as well as the American Indians, meshed, a distinctly American version of Halloween began to emerge. The first celebrations included "play parties," public events held to celebrate the harvest, where neighbors would share stories of the dead, tell each other's fortunes, dance, and sing. Colonial Halloween festivities also featured the telling of ghost stories and mischief-making of all kinds. By the middle of the nineteenth century, annual autumn festivities were common, but Halloween was not yet celebrated everywhere in the country.
In the second half of the nineteenth century, America was flooded with new immigrants. These new immigrants, especially the millions of Irish fleeing Ireland's potato famine of 1846, helped to popularize the celebration of Halloween nationally. Taking from Irish and English traditions, Americans began to dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for food or money, a practice that eventually became today's "trick-or-treat" tradition. Young women believed that, on Halloween, they could divine the name or appearance of their future husband by doing tricks with yarn, apple parings, or mirrors.
In the late 1800s, there was a move in America to mold Halloween into a holiday more about community and neighborly get-togethers, than about ghosts, pranks, and witchcraft.
At the turn of the century, Halloween parties for both children and adults became the most common way to celebrate the day. Parties focused on games, foods of the season, and festive costumes. Parents were encouraged by newspapers and community leaders to take anything "frightening" or "grotesque" out of Halloween celebrations. Because of their efforts, Halloween lost most of its superstitious and religious overtones by the beginning of the twentieth century.
By the 1920s and 1930s, Halloween had become a secular, but community-centered holiday, with parades and town-wide parties as the featured entertainment. Despite the best efforts of many schools and communities, vandalism began to plague Halloween celebrations in many communities during this time. By the 1950s, town leaders had successfully limited vandalism and Halloween had evolved into a holiday directed mainly at the young. Due to the high numbers of young children during the fifties baby boom, parties moved from town civic centers into the classroom or home, where they could be more easily accommodated. Between 1920 and 1950, the centuries-old practice of trick-or-treating was also revived. Trick-or-treating was a relatively inexpensive way for an entire community to share the Halloween celebration. In theory, families could also prevent tricks being played on them by providing the neighborhood children with small treats. A new American tradition was born, and it has continued to grow. Today, Americans spend an estimated $6.9 billion annually on Halloween, making it the country's second largest commercial holiday.
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Face Your Fears: Samhainophobia - A fear of Halloween or the fear of the festival of the dead.
The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Otherworld opened on Samhain, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home, while harmful spirits were warded off. It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks.
Anyone with samhainophobia would do just about anything to avoid Halloween activities. This includes giving out candy, wearing a costume, or even acknowledging that October 31 is a holiday. The most common symptoms of this phobia include breathlessness, excessive sweating, dry mouth, feeling sick, trembling, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of dying or a full blown anxiety attack. So for the sufferer, it can be a pretty nasty time.
It is not known why people develop a phobia for this holiday, but like all fears and phobias, samhainophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. In some cases the actual cause or initial reasoning for fearing Halloween may be unknown. A little fact for you - Harry Houdini, one of the most famous and mysterious magicians who ever lived, strangely enough died in 1926 on Halloween night.
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Friday, 1 July 2011
Some new Halloween Trivia
- Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
- Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
- Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
- Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
- Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
- The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
- Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
- Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers #1.
- Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.
- Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
- Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
Face Your Fears: Bathophobia
"Bathophobia" is derived from the Greek "bathos" (depth) and "phobos" (fear).
Bathophobia is the abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Some sufferers experience anxiety even though they realise that they are actually safe from falling. Other symptoms can include a feeling of panic or dread, a shortness of breath, increased heart rate and trembling.
So just imagine how a Bathophobic would have felt when, in 2009, six people were hurt when the lift at Tower Bridge in London suddenly dropped 10 feet whilst on the way down. Pretty scary stuff. Most of us would have been rather terrified by this event anyway, but for a Bathophobic this would have induced panic attacks, hysteria and the feeling that they were dying.
This fear of depths can be caused by anything from deep water, to looking down a dark well or shaft where the blackness renders you unable to see the bottom. Bathophobia can then lead to fears of other things, such as elevators, as by entering a lift you are then putting yourself in a position where you could possibly fall. Famous Star Trek actor, William Shatner, unfortunately suffers from this phobia.
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Fire and freaks: Alice Cooper picks acts for annual Halloween horror
He made his pledge as he auditioned suitably scary fire-themed acts to join him at Alexandra Palace - and invited the Evening Standard to join his judging panel.
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Full Review of the London Bridge Experience!
New review by UK Park News of the London Bridge Experience - cant wait for my next visit down the tombs!
UK Park News were recently lucky enough to be invited along to visit The London Bridge Experience and accompanying attraction, The London Tombs.
The London Bridge Experience, which opened on 28th of February 2008, is a theatrical/educational trip through the history of London Bridge and it’s surrounding areas. Also included in customers ticket price is entrance to The London Tombs, a live horror maze, which is housed on the site of a former Plague pit.
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Be prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse!
Are you prepared for the Zombie Apocalypse this December? Join the Facebook group for advice on how to protect yourself! https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134133699960025
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Face Your Fears: Claustrophobia
This week's Face Your Fears is dedicated to all you claustrophobics out there.
The word claustrophobia comes from the Latin word claustrum, which means 'a shut place' and the Greek word phóbos, which means 'fear'.
It's most likely to strike when in a confined space, like a lift, aeroplane or basement where there is little or no room to manoeuvre. And as with most common phobias, the cause of claustrophobia can be attributed to an unpleasant experience or learned behaviour.
As a child you may have been locked in a wardrobe. As an adult, there's a fair chance you may have been stuck in a lift. If you're really unlucky, you may have just learned to be afraid of small spaces by the adult in your life — a scenario that is most common with arachnophobia or ophidiophobia.
The primary symptom is a panic attack. You might be able to identify a claustrophobic as someone who always stands near the door at a party, terrified of getting too far away from their escape route.
So how do you get cured of such a phobia?
Hypnotism is one way as it can remove the nervous feeling altogether. But the best way? Face your fears, of course.
If you've got any claustrophobia stories, we'd love to hear from you. Drop us a line on Facebook, or add your 140 characters on Twitter.
The word claustrophobia comes from the Latin word claustrum, which means 'a shut place' and the Greek word phóbos, which means 'fear'.
It's most likely to strike when in a confined space, like a lift, aeroplane or basement where there is little or no room to manoeuvre. And as with most common phobias, the cause of claustrophobia can be attributed to an unpleasant experience or learned behaviour.
As a child you may have been locked in a wardrobe. As an adult, there's a fair chance you may have been stuck in a lift. If you're really unlucky, you may have just learned to be afraid of small spaces by the adult in your life — a scenario that is most common with arachnophobia or ophidiophobia.
The primary symptom is a panic attack. You might be able to identify a claustrophobic as someone who always stands near the door at a party, terrified of getting too far away from their escape route.
So how do you get cured of such a phobia?
Hypnotism is one way as it can remove the nervous feeling altogether. But the best way? Face your fears, of course.
If you've got any claustrophobia stories, we'd love to hear from you. Drop us a line on Facebook, or add your 140 characters on Twitter.
F.E.A.R 3 Review
Here at Halloweekly we're really excited by the latest in the F.E.A.R series of games, and can't to have a play on it!
When big names like film director John Carpenter (The Thing, Halloween) and comic book writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) attach themselves to a project, it’s not unreasonable to expect certain degree of terror. After Warner Bros. announced the two were collaborating with Day 1 Studios to develop F.E.A.R. 3, I anticipated a game that would re-embrace the dedication to scaring the bejesus out of players that many, including myself, felt was lost in the action-heavy sequel.
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Tips for parents to stay safe this Halloween
Good tips for parents to stay safe this Halloween from The Ball State Daily News:
Halloween will be a day filled with knife-obsessed maniacs, Lovecraftian monsters, demon beasts and slutty nurses, so being careful is a must. University Police, the Muncie Police Department and the American Red Cross give students advice on how to stay safe while having fun.
TRAVEL
-Do not travel alone
-Let your roommate(s) know what time you will be back
-Cross only at corners (never cross the street between parked vehicles or in the middle of the block)
-If there is no sidewalk, walk facing the oncoming traffic
-Don't cut across yards or use alleys. Don't cross between parked cars
To keep reading visit http://www.bsudailynews.com/mobile/news/tips-to-stay-safe-this-halloween-1.2044017
Halloween will be a day filled with knife-obsessed maniacs, Lovecraftian monsters, demon beasts and slutty nurses, so being careful is a must. University Police, the Muncie Police Department and the American Red Cross give students advice on how to stay safe while having fun.
TRAVEL
-Do not travel alone
-Let your roommate(s) know what time you will be back
-Cross only at corners (never cross the street between parked vehicles or in the middle of the block)
-If there is no sidewalk, walk facing the oncoming traffic
-Don't cut across yards or use alleys. Don't cross between parked cars
To keep reading visit http://www.bsudailynews.com/mobile/news/tips-to-stay-safe-this-halloween-1.2044017
Scareworld Magazine
Scareworld Magazine is a great magazine here in the UK. In the latest issue they look at: Scare News, The London Dungeon, The Woman in Black, London Tombs, Pandora's Box CD Review, Hi-Rez Designs, House of Nightmares CD, Interview with Lynton V Harris, Scary World, The Science of Scare Part 1, Attraction Reviews and Scare Attraction Listings. For more information look at www.scareworld.co.uk
Farmaggedon Scream Park
Farmaggedon in Lancashire looks very interesting, I havent been but will make sure I do when I am next in that part of the country. Farmaggedon is a “Scream Park”, an interactive horror experience. The whole park is themed with roaming zombies and creatures of the night.
TERROR ON THE FARM is the original mausoleum of mayhem. A labyrinth of corridors, crypts, caverns…..and many of your worst nightmares. Stick together, keep heading forward and maybe, just maybe you will make your way through our labyrinth and live to tell the tale.
InsaniTy is a different experience altogether, preying on all 6 of your senses, flaunting your phobias and leaving you a shadow of your former self.
Enter PSYCHOSIS and your reality soon becomes the intruder!! Surrender your senses and prepare to lose your grip on life as slowly your torment unfolds….and we take your mind!!! Featuring new for 2011 “Dead End”.
For more information have a look at www.farmaggedon.co.uk
The London Bridge Experience and London Tombs
I've just been to visit the London Bridge Experience and London Tombs, underneath London Bridge, the most terrifying and scariest Halloween event I've ever been to! Do you agree?
The Best Witches' Brews for Halloween
To kids, Halloween is all about the candy and costumes. It's not all that different for adults, but our costumes tend to be skimpier and our candy is often 80-proof and in a glass. Whether it's downtime after the trick-or-treaters drop off into bed, or fuel top deal with all of those Snookies out barhopping, Halloween calls for cocktails tailored to fit the occasion.Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/10/28/fox-byo-best-witches-brews-halloween/#ixzz1PubfCYI1
Trick And Treat 'em: Halloween Decorations
You can host a horribly good Halloween party with tips from our ghoulishly great experts. And here's a treat: It doesn't have to kill your budget!
Halloween decor is now second only to Christmas as a home-decorating industry, reports the American Greetings Corp., based in Cleveland.
Zombies invade city centre for 'mass shamble' after council admits it was 'unprepared' for an attack of the undead
Zombies descended on Leicester on Saturday after the council admitted it was unprepared for a zombie attack. Click here to read the full story.
Halloween 3D announced for 26th October 2012- its going to be long hard wait!
The next instalment in the Halloween franchise was back-burnered for a while, but Michael Myers is apparently now charging ahead with his knife raised onceagain. Halloween 3D has just been given a release date of October 26 next year. Click here to read the full story.
Only 132 days left until Halloween 2011!
Only 132 days left until Halloween 2011, what better day to launch our new Halloweeweekly blog?
Halloween, or the Hallow E'en as they call it in Ireland, means All Hallows Eve, or the night before the All Hallows. It is thought to have originated around 4,000 BC, which means Halloween has been around for more than 6,000 years. Typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, Halloween celebrates the end of the lighter half of the year and beginning of the darker half, and is sometimes regarded as the Celtic New Year.
The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Otherworld opened on Samhain, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home, while harmful spirits were warded off. It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks.
Anyone with samhainophobia would do just about anything to avoid Halloween activities. This includes giving out candy, wearing a costume, or even acknowledging that October 31 is a holiday. The most common symptoms of this phobia include breathlessness, excessive sweating, dry mouth, feeling sick, trembling, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of dying or a full blown anxiety attack. So for the sufferer, it can be a pretty nasty time.
It is not known why people develop a phobia for this holiday, but like all fears and phobias, samhainophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. In some cases the actual cause or initial reasoning for fearing Halloween may be unknown. A little fact for you - Harry Houdini, one of the most famous and mysterious magicians who ever lived, strangely enough died in 1926 on Halloween night.
Halloween, or the Hallow E'en as they call it in Ireland, means All Hallows Eve, or the night before the All Hallows. It is thought to have originated around 4,000 BC, which means Halloween has been around for more than 6,000 years. Typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, Halloween celebrates the end of the lighter half of the year and beginning of the darker half, and is sometimes regarded as the Celtic New Year.
The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Otherworld opened on Samhain, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home, while harmful spirits were warded off. It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks.
Anyone with samhainophobia would do just about anything to avoid Halloween activities. This includes giving out candy, wearing a costume, or even acknowledging that October 31 is a holiday. The most common symptoms of this phobia include breathlessness, excessive sweating, dry mouth, feeling sick, trembling, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of dying or a full blown anxiety attack. So for the sufferer, it can be a pretty nasty time.
It is not known why people develop a phobia for this holiday, but like all fears and phobias, samhainophobia is created by the unconscious mind as a protective mechanism. In some cases the actual cause or initial reasoning for fearing Halloween may be unknown. A little fact for you - Harry Houdini, one of the most famous and mysterious magicians who ever lived, strangely enough died in 1926 on Halloween night.
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