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Haunting Scavenger Hunts

Annabelle Teamed Up with Mezco to Take Over Ripley's Believe It Or Not!

Mezco Toyz joined forces with Warner Brother to promote its upcoming horror film Annabelle: Creation and took over the Times Square location of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! The results were,... MORE

Unity-Promoting Bodypainting Stunts

This Painted Model Supports the Subway Therapy Project

Renowned bodypainting artist Ish Peralta went beneath the bustling streets of Manhattan to show his support for the Subway Therapy project. The project features Post-It notes that have taken over a... MORE

Campaigning Doll Kits

Mezco's Living Dead Doll 'Sadie' is Running for President

As the race for the American presidency gains momentum, an unexpected candidate has playfully thrown her hat into the ring: Sadie, the Living Dead Doll. Not quite mainstream yet not entirely... MORE

Wearable Feline Headpieces

Artist Housetu Sato Makes Photo-Realistic Fantasy Cat Heads

Sometimes the line between popular fashion and quirky ideas are imperceptibly thin. This is especially the case with the enormously oversized cat heads from Japanese artist Housetu Sato. Called... MORE

Mermaid Unicorn Toys

Tokidoki's 'Mermicorno' Series is Sold in Mystery Boxes

Blind boxes are big in the world of collecting. The concept is simple: you buy a small box with an item wrapped in a translucent mylar, so that you know the item is part of a collection, but not... MORE

Sci-Fi Body Art

This Back to the Future Art Celebrates an Iconic Film

New York-based artist Ish Peralta celebrated the cultural touchstone that is Back To The Future with an eye-popping bodypaint design on model Jessica Mellow. Jessica, who some have called “The... MORE

Legendary Creature Toys

Mezco Toyz' Living Dead Doll Takes After a Monster From the Deep

Mezco Toyz, one of the leading innovators in the toy industry have raised the bar once again with a new Living Dead Doll based on the ever-popular Creature From The Black Lagoon. Mezco’s newest... MORE

Macabre Cartoons

Eric Pigors, an Ex-Disney Animator, Goes Evil With Toxic Toons

Eric Pigors began as an animator for Disney who worked on such films as 'The Lion King' and 'The Little Mermaid.' Then something happened, and Pigors draws Frankenstein-like creatures and ghostly curvaceous… MORE

Charitable Monsterfied Pigs

Boaris Frankenswine by Anthony Kosar Invades Illinois School

Although only 25 years old, Anthony Kosar, a former Stan Winston intern and president of Kosart Effects Studio, has accomplished more than most can only dream to do. Kosar has worked on Indiana Jones… MORE

Immortalized Body-Mod Icons

Ripley's Builds an Army of Lizard Men Modeled After Erik Sprague

Lizardman's (aka Erik Sprague) dream has finally come true: he has an army of Lizardmen that look just like him. Actually, his army was created directly from detailed molds of his entire body. Ripley’s… MORE

Eerie Object Hunts

The New Discovery Channel 'Oddities' Series Features Interesting Finds

Discovery Channelâ€™s new show 'Oddities' follows the owners of NYâ€™s popular OBSCURA as they examine strange and extraordinary science artifacts and the unique individuals who collect them. From mummy… MORE

Dia de los Muertos Toys

Day of the Dead Living Dead Dolls Are a Macabre Way to Celebrate

You wouldn’t normally expect to find dolls with names like Santaria or El Luchador Muerto in your local toy store, but thanks to one New York toy company you can -- at least, for a little while. The… MORE

Collaborated Toy Collections

Mezco Recruits Array of Designers for Special Metz-Its Exhibit

Mezco Toyz has long been associated with the world of urban vinyl toys, being one of the first American companies to produce them. Now, as they introduce their new line of Designer Vinyl toys, they return… MORE

Naughty Presidential Art

Justine Lai Shows Her Love for Democracy in 'Join or Die'

Justine Lai’s new series of presidential portraits titled 'Join or Die' is unlike any you've ever seen before. Eschewing the standard stiff and staid stances used in these paintings, Lai has created a… MORE

Wallpaper for Trekkies

Life-Size Star Trek Wall Murals Let Captain Kirk Hang Out

Wide screen TV in place? Ultra plush movie theater style recliners? LED mood lighting? What more could the lair of a swinging Trekker need? Life-size Star Trek murals, of course! Space beckons, and the… MORE

Personalized Superhero Costumes

Super You Helps Kids Officially Become Superhuman

When I was a young boy, I often fastened a towel to my shoulders, pretended it was a cape and ran around pretending to be a superhero. Most of my friends did the same. Now a website has been created that… MORE

Director-Owned Vacation Estates

Francis Ford Coppola's Jardin Escondido in Buenos Aires

Francis Ford Coppola, legendary director of the award-winning "Godfather" trilogy and numerous other films, has opened his Buenos Aires estate, Jardin Escondido. I’ve always wanted to say “Last weekend?… MORE

4,800 Calorie Burgers

Gargantuan 5lb Hamburger Wows Baseball Fans, Clogs Arteries

An adult male should consume approximately 2,000 calories per day... but that hasn’t stopped The West Michigan Whitecaps from offering a whopping 4 pound, 4,800 calorie burger at their Fifth Third Ballpark.… MORE

Junk Chandeliers

Fancy Recycled Lighting Fixtures Turn Trashy Into Classy

When I was growing up, the must interesting chandelier I ever saw was one made out of a wagon wheel. Artist Warren Muller is out to make sure others don’t have an equally deprived childhood. Using found… MORE

Eccentric Condo Exhibits

New Yorker Creates Museum Of Oddities In His Own Apartment

You may think you have strange neighbors, but they can’t compare to this New York City guy. In a spacious (by NY standards) 800 square foot apartment, this eccentric city dweller assembled a bizarre and… MORE

Silly Artisan Socks

Wood Grain and Raw Meat Designs Warm Tootsies With Whimsy

Say goodbye to stuffy black socks and those tube socks you wore since grade school. Thanks to the folks at Ashi Dashi, socks are anything but boring. Their new designs boggle the mind! Wood grain socks… MORE

Life-Sized Barbie Mansions

Jonathan Adler Designs Real Malibu Dream House

Barbie, the queen of doll land, turns the big five-oh this year, and to celebrate, she’s making dreams come true. Her dreams. Some years ago, Toys"R"Us in Times Square NY built a life-sized Dream House… MORE

Bearded Snow Apparel

Beard Head Hats Give Snowboarders the Lumberjack Look

A tenet of good design is that form should follow function. Well, Vík Prjónsdóttir took that belief to heart and added a fun twist. They have taken the warmth provided by a full lumberjack-style beard… MORE

Superhero Registries

Global Database of Real-Life Caped Crusaders

If you love spandex, hate evildoers and have a secret lair, you may have what it takes to be a real-life superhero. No longer the stuff of childhood fantasy, many adults are now actively becoming real-life… MORE

Pub Grub Art Galleries

Pizzeria Pub and Grill in New Jersey Is Tromp L'Oeil Tour De Force

Located in the tiny town of Middlesex, New Jersey, Pizzeria Pub and Grill may have a bland and uninspired name, but the food is above average. However, the real reason to go is the décor. Crafted by a… MORE

Cardboard Luxury

'Don't Stop Object Shopping' Replicas Gives You Goods Without The Cost

Intuition Kitchen Productions, by artist Mike Leavitt, is a one-man company making an amazing variety of indefinable projects between conceptual art and lowbrow product, from intricate miniatures to industrial-grade… MORE

Boxy Plush Robots

Bunk Bots Are Cuddly Toy Factory Refugees

The Bunk Bots are a collection of intriguing, bizarre and cute plush robots. Each stands about 8" tall, and they all share a unique background story: "These robots got together one day after lunch and… MORE

Invisible Treehouses

Tree-Top Hotel Covered in Mirrors Is As Green As It Is Cool

What could be better than making your childhood dream of living in a treehouse a reality? Making it an invisible treehouse! Want to make it ever better? An eco-friendly invisible treehouse! No, this… MORE

Comic Book Naughty

New Book Features Bondage Art of Superman Co-Creator

Joe Shuster was one half of the duo that created Superman, the iconic superhero who grew to be known around the world and worth billions of dollars. But in 1932, things were tough for the struggling young… MORE

Sci-Fi Franchises

“The Wheel of Time” Novels to Be Adapted Into Book and Film Form

The eleven “The Wheel of Time” novels have sold more than 44 million copies, making them some of the most beloved sci-fi/fantasy books of the modern era. Now fans of “The Wheel of Time” comic books and… MORE

Recreating Film With Toys

'Warriors' Come out To Play Again Through Mezco Toyz

First released in 1979, The Warriors has been a part of American culture ever since. Fox’s American Dad recently ran a Warriors-themed episode, the Simpsons has referenced it on several occasions, and… MORE

Books From Behind Bars

Imprisoned Texas Artist Publishes Book Of Bizarre Art

Imprisoned artist Michael Lee Ford has recently released a book of his art entitled "The Isolated Art of Michael Lee Ford." His drawings remind me of the work of author/artist Clive Barker and are very… MORE

Anti-Barbies

Ghoulish Mezco 'Living Dead Dolls' Continue to Terrify With a New Collection

Some people say that Barbie is a bad influence on little girls. Obviously those people have never seen the Living Dead Dolls. Now in their tenth year of production, the Living Dead Dolls, or LDDs as fans… MORE

Gothic Fairy Taletography

Germany's ‘Wahre Maerchen' Surreal Photo Exhibit

The renowned Strychnin Gallery in Berlin is about to mount a show of photos by photographer Annie Bertram. “Wahre Märchen” opens on Friday, February 6th, at 6 PM with a reading by German author Christian… MORE

Horror-Flick Photography

Toy Photography Illustrates What Leatherface Does On His Day Off

What happens when Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has a day off from slicing up teenage hitchhikers? Renowned toy photographer Jason Jerde took a few “candid” shots to show us what happens… MORE