It took about a year to get the iconic shot in where blood pours out of the elevator in The Shining right, but only three days to film.

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Shrunken heads was rare until 19^th century tourists started paying good money for the heads. That’s right, not until the rest of the world interfered did the amazon jungle decide they should start making shrunken heads regularly. And, in a “clever” trade, the European tourists would offer guns in trade for a head, ensuring a constant flow of the shrunken heads. Even today, people will pay obscene amounts of money for the shrunken heads made by Amazonian tribes. (Source)

Because he was so young Danny Lloyd, the kid who played Danny in The Shining, was not told he was making a horror film. He thought it was going to be a drama.

Japan is never short on creepy products and Nami’s Hand is one of them. It is an iPhone 5 and 5s case with a lifelike replica of a feminine right hand attached to the back, allowing the user to “holds hands” while on the phone. Apparently, the hand is based off an actual woman’s hand and includes very realistic, minute details like wrinkles and and the “soft, fleshy feeling.”

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Legend: A woman is left for dead and then buried in a shallow grave. She awoke and then dug herself out of the grave. 

This legend is true. A man tried to kill his girlfriend of six years. He teased her, taped up her hand and feet and stuffer her in an old TB box. He then buried her alike and withdrew 500 pounds from her bank account using her ATM card. The woman user her engagement ring to cut through the tape and dig herself out of her grave. 

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Former NASA scientist Mark Rober has developed a fun and clever series of costumes for Digital Dudz that let you use your smart phone or tablet to enhance how cool/creepy you can look for Halloween. 

Using the product’s free app, you’re able to bring your costume to life with animations of googly eyeballs, throbbing brains, and much more, which can easily be inserted into place. The t-shirts and masks in the line are custom-made to fit just about any smart device you have.

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Terrified urban explorers wandering through abandoned hospital were ambushed by a prankster in creepy bird costume. This stunt was set up by Scottish filmmaker Lawrie Brewster in Kirkaldy, Fife. The production team set up seven hidden cameras to record peoples’ reactions. (Source & Video)