Decorating Archive

  • Extreme Halloween, the new book by Tom Nardone, takes the holiday and ramps it up several notches with advice and instructions on how to create over-the-top decorations, startlingly gross-looking party...

    More Creepy Questions for Tom Nardone

    Posted on October 11, 2009 | No Comments
    Extreme Halloween, the new book by Tom Nardone, takes the holiday and ramps it up several notches with advice and instructions on how to create over-the-top decorations, startlingly gross-looking party...

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  • We’ve been on board with Tom Nardone since his first book, Extreme Pumpkins, came out two years ago. Nardone has re-invented pumpkin carving, taking it into slash-and-burn (as in “carve...

    Out now: Extreme Halloween book

    Posted on September 1, 2009 | No Comments
    We’ve been on board with Tom Nardone since his first book, Extreme Pumpkins, came out two years ago. Nardone has re-invented pumpkin carving, taking it into slash-and-burn (as in “carve...

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  • Skeletons in the Closet: the official store of the Los Angeles Department of Coroner “The Department of Coroner is responsible for the investigation and determination of the cause and manner...

    Keep on dying L.A., and keep the Coroner gift shop alive!

    Posted on August 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Skeletons in the Closet: the official store of the Los Angeles Department of Coroner “The Department of Coroner is responsible for the investigation and determination of the cause and manner...

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  •  If you are ready to take your Halloween decor game to the next level, it is time to gracefully lift thy hands out of the endless bowl of candy corn...

    Ye Olde Halloween Shoppe at Jonathan Wright and Company

    Posted on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment
     If you are ready to take your Halloween decor game to the next level, it is time to gracefully lift thy hands out of the endless bowl of candy corn...

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  • Politics have longed played a role in our Halloween costumes, but things always get extra interesting during an election year. Obama and McCain masks are no doubt selling hotly, and...

    Political Pumpkin Party

    Posted on October 8, 2008 | No Comments
    Politics have longed played a role in our Halloween costumes, but things always get extra interesting during an election year. Obama and McCain masks are no doubt selling hotly, and...

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  • Have you always wanted to own one of the original puppets from Puppet Masters or the titular bubbler from Evil Bong? How about one of the ghoulies from Ghoulies? Maybe...

    Own a Piece of Horror History

    Posted on October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
    Have you always wanted to own one of the original puppets from Puppet Masters or the titular bubbler from Evil Bong? How about one of the ghoulies from Ghoulies? Maybe...

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  • Any upscale Halloween cocktail or dinner party would not be complete without a trip to Z Gallerie this holiday season. For the discerning Hallow’s Eve hedonist, shopping at Z Gallerie...

    Halloween by Z Gallerie

    Posted on October 6, 2008 | 2 Comments
    Any upscale Halloween cocktail or dinner party would not be complete without a trip to Z Gallerie this holiday season. For the discerning Hallow’s Eve hedonist, shopping at Z Gallerie...

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  • Taste Burrough’s Last Fix! You can have it all at Kevin Klemm’s Reliquary and Odditorium. LA’s self-appointed “King of Corpses” Kevin Klemm has opened his Cabinet of Curiosites to be...

    Feel Actual Relics from Ed Gein’s Farm!

    Posted on September 25, 2008 | No Comments
    Taste Burrough’s Last Fix! You can have it all at Kevin Klemm’s Reliquary and Odditorium. LA’s self-appointed “King of Corpses” Kevin Klemm has opened his Cabinet of Curiosites to be...

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  • For when not just any skull candle will do this Halloween, CreepyLA has rounded up the best in a range of prices. Top left, DL & Co., $95, available at...

    Creepy Consumer: skull candles

    Posted on September 15, 2008 | No Comments
    For when not just any skull candle will do this Halloween, CreepyLA has rounded up the best in a range of prices. Top left, DL & Co., $95, available at...

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  • Our 99 Cents Only Store recap of some of last year’s favorites… Even given the sheer numbers of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos devotees and practitioners here, Los Angeles...

    Creepy’s Greatest Hits: Cheapo Creepo

    Posted on September 8, 2008 | No Comments
    Our 99 Cents Only Store recap of some of last year’s favorites… Even given the sheer numbers of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos devotees and practitioners here, Los Angeles...

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  • We all know the lag time between ordering and actual delivery of fine furniture. It can take months! So in that respect, Halloween in Los Angeles is right around the...

    Creepy decor: Coffin Couch

    Posted on May 7, 2008 | 3 Comments
    We all know the lag time between ordering and actual delivery of fine furniture. It can take months! So in that respect, Halloween in Los Angeles is right around the...

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  • “It’s an annual Halloween tradition to freak out the customers by dressing up the Amoeba staff in khaki pants and white polo shirts. Just kidding, but that would probably be...

    Creepy Questions for Mary Patton

    Posted on October 31, 2007 | No Comments
    “It’s an annual Halloween tradition to freak out the customers by dressing up the Amoeba staff in khaki pants and white polo shirts. Just kidding, but that would probably be...

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