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Moving into the colder season it is obvious that the bright colors of summer are being replaced by more subdued hues like blue, brown and black. However, orange is transitioning into fall’s color scheme too as the leaves turn into infinite shades of just that – orange!
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We will go up against each other at the “MeatBrawl” on Saturday the 25. I am also doing How to Shop Like a Chef with my good friend Patric Bell-Good. And on Sunday I will have a table setup so everyone can try our fantastic cannoli that we make here at Cibo.
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What are some of your most popular dishes you serve at Cibo? People really love our Lobster Spaghetti. They are big fans of our Carbonara, as well. Our meatballs. Man we are really known for our meatballs, hence the whole meatball festival thing. Our menu changes seasonally. Those dishes are always staples though because people absolutely love them.
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featuring Cibo E Beve Chef Linda Harrell by Dustin Shrader Calling all food lovers and Food Network connoisseurs, Taste of Atlanta commences the weekend of October 24 through the 26 in Midtown at Tech Square. Described as “the city's premier food, wine, beer & cocktail festival,” Taste of Atlanta showcases the diversified community of Atlanta chefs and restaurants. In its 13th year, the festival will encapsulate Spring Street and 5th Street allowing patrons to enjoy good eats from some of the Best Atlanta Restaurants, live cooking demos and conversations on The Chef's Table stage, hands on cooking classes in The Kitchen Workshop, Family Food Zone with interactive cooking demonstrations and hands on activities, The VIP Food, Wine, Beer and Cocktail Experience and of course sampling all of the divine culinary creations on display! Although several chefs will be featured during this year's festival, FENUXE caught up with renowned Chef Linda Harrell of Italian eatery Cibo E Beve, which upon translation means to “Eat and Drink.” Harrell has over twenty-years experience, perfect for giving customers the ultimate Italian experience right here in Atlanta. So tell me a little about your background. How did you come to specialize in Italian cuisine? Well, I trained with and worked under Chef Daniel Yves Abid at Kingsmill Resorts in Williamsburg, VA. I didn't study in Italy though. I actually trained under two French chefs for two years. Originally I was a chef at a French restaurant for five years. When I was a teenager, I started out at an Italian restaurant. After my time in Williamsburg was over, I decided to get back to my roots and embrace Italian cooking. At that time, Tuscan food was at the height of its popularity. I fell in love with it all over again. I have stayed with it ever since. Although I've never been to Cibo, I've wondered what the dynamic of the restaurant is like. 18 : October 23, 2014
Besides Taste of Atlanta do you have anything else coming up you are excited about? Yes! We are having a Wine Dinner at Cibo on Nov. 13. We will feature small batches of Italian wines. It is really good for the holiday season. It’s holiday fare, so we will have goose on the menu and our truffles, steak and foie gras. It will be a decadent meal! The dinner will be four select courses paired with wine. Afterwards, guests can buy the retail wine if they so choose. Photo by Christy Lee Photography
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Cibo E Beve is a mixture of classic and modern Italian. I wanted to experiment with more of the modern, but we still had guests who came in and requested classic dishes, so I split the menu right down the middle offering classic style and modern. For the most part we try to do as much farm to table and local ingredients as possible. So what can we expect from you during Taste of Atlanta? Well a lot! There is so much going on this year. I came up with this idea for a meatball festival. We had it about a month ago, back in September. So we're going to be doing a “MeatBrawl” which consists of the finalists from the meatball festival. It was myself, Ron Eyester of the Rosebud and Drew Belline of No. 246.
Other chefs working alongside Chef Linda during Taste of Atlanta are Chef Delia Champion of Delia's Chicken Sausage Stand, Linda's friend Chef Patric Bell-Good of The Barrelhouse and Ratio Bakeshop's Chris Flores. All will have delicious concoctions available for tasting.Tickets for the festival are still available for purchase online at tasteofatlanta.com/tickets.php..
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Not in the mood to bar hop in a scantily clad costume in honor of Halloween? But don't want to sit at home either? Well, guys, gals, queens and kings don't fret FOR I HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY OF REVIEWING SOME OF GEORGIA’S most gruesome and magnificent haunted attractions in order to satisfy that weird scarefetish we all get this time of year. Go check them out! They are just dyyyying to have you! 20 : October 23, 2014
After 24 years, Camp Blood has never been better or bloodier. Rated as one of the top five haunted attractions in Georgia, Camp Blood has lured hundreds of guests and visitors from all over the United States. Several cast members from The Walking Dead, Jonathan Beck of Jeepers Creepers, Andrew Bryniarski (aka Texas Chainsaw's “Leatherface”) and many others have all paid homage to this revered horror hot-spot during Halloween. Ever expanding, Camp Blood now oozes four haunts in one convenient location! Apart from the haunted hillbillies and dead rednecks you've come to love and loathe, Mentalbrook Estates run by local resident Dr. Clem Rustmuler is sure to offer “Psycho-esque” shocks, while Zombie Shootin' allows you to go all Daryl Dixon or Rick Grimes on some ratchet walkers! Camp's newest addition, the Nightmare Hayride promises to satisfy the kid in all of us with a good ole' fashioned hayride along a dark, deserted 2 ½ mile stretch, never knowing what could be around the next bend. Might be wise to squeeze between your two biggest friends for this one! General admission starts at $20 for the Camp and Estates, while Zombie Shootin' and Nightmare Hayride will be an extra $10 and $5, respectively. www.campblood.com
13 Stories Haunted House Newnan, GA Described as the largest and most expensive one year transformation in haunted attraction history, 13 Stories is a whopping, terrifying 54,000 square foot location! We've all heard those rumors about a 13 Story tall haunted house that is so unbelievably, horrifyingly mind-blowing you must sign a waiver to enter. I've even heard you may get your money back if you make it all the way through the joint's nasty horrors such as real live rats, snakes, spiders, roaches and naturally, clowns. Supposedly, it is so borderline heartattack inducing that people may not make it to the end. Well, some of these rumors are myths and depending on your love for having the bejeezus scared out of you some of these are very, very true. 13 Stories uses today's cutting edge technology to bring most of these urban legends to life; however, you'll just have to show up and see for yourself what is really going on in that dilapidated, old building. The building is divided into four separate walk throughs: 13 Stories Haunted House, Ward B, Zombie Alley and Clown Haus which has an admission price of $25 for all four. Now, if you're feeling extremely brave or drunk you can pay $35 for the 5 Pack option. This combo deal includes the mysterious fifth haunt entitled Sacrifice. You must be 18 or older and sign a waiver. Enter if you dare. www.13storieshauntedhouse.com
Netherworld Haunted House Norcross, GA According to Hauntworld.com, the world's biggest Halloween and haunted house website, Netherworld was just named the #3 Haunted House in America! That is quite the endorsement to consider when choosing where to have a mild, fright-induced coronary. For this season, Netherworld is offering two unique options: Season of the Witch and Spliced. Within Witch you will find that ancient, evil things from the outer void have sent the Dead Ones to destroy us. The witches believe they can save mankind by making us suffer! The Season of the Witch is filled with monsters, curses and horrors beyond all recognition! If witches are a little too light to get your scare-fix, then venture on over to the Spliced tour. You will find the enemy is alive and it is inside you! Spliced is simply a spine-chilling, bloodcurdling gore fest due to The Mangler's vile cloning experiments gone awry. You better make a run for it cause these bizarre, blood-maddened monsters are yearning to take over your body! Season of the Witch tickets are $22 per person, but if you're feeling froggy then you can see both attractions for $28 a pop. www.fearworld.com
Gates of MiseryRome, GA Beyond these old iron gates you will discover that your favorite fairy tales and childhood memories have been wickedly turned into your worst nightmares. Gates of Misery's Terror Tales is a 12,000 square foot walk through that is filled with torture, torment, glass-shattering screams and things hiding in the dark that are for sure to haunt your nightmares! In a dank atmosphere, live actors, special effects and more await your arrival at the 90 year old two story building. Gates warns that people who scare easily or suffer from breathing and mild heart problems should think twice before attending. Children under 12 are welcomed but not recommended due to perishing within the confines. Tickets are available for $15. www.gatesofmisery.com
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Can you tell me what Cheek To Cheek means to you? Tony Bennett: Cheek To Cheek means performing with the best kind entertainer in the world today. That’s what I call Cheek To Cheek. Lady Gaga: I’ve been telling everybody Cheek To Cheek is where I like to be when I’m with Tony—right up against him. That’s what it is for me. Tony, can you tell us about your first meeting with Lady Gaga? TB: Yeah, we did a big benefit for lawyers and accountants. Everyone in those professions were at this one, great benefit for the poor people of New York, and that’s when I first heard her perform. I couldn’t believe the audience’s reaction to her, and we met backstage with her mother and father. We just hit it off. Right from that moment on, we’ve been great, great friends. Gaga, were you nervous about the idea of doing an album project with legend Tony Bennett? LG: Well, I was more nervous to meet Tony. When they said he wanted to talk to me at The Robin Hood Foundation event, I said “Are you sure? You’re sure he’s talking about me?” I went back to see him, and I brought my father and my mother with me—they were so excited. My mom was squeezing my hand—she was as nervous as I was! We got to meet him, and you know instantly when you’re with Tony. He makes you feel so at ease because he’s so humble. He’s had such an incredible career, and he continues to make so many people around the world so happy. It was just a wonderful night to meet him. When he asked me about doing the album, I thought, “Of course!” In fact, it was so interesting to me, I thought, “Oh wow, he can really hear that I’m
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a jazz singer.” That meant a lot to me because nobody had really caught on yet, and jazz was my first love before pop music. That’s really where I started singing and how I got into music—singing with the jazz choir at school. I wasn’t as nervous to make the album because I felt like the music is already a part of me—working with Tony made me nervous! I thought, “Okay I have to learn something. I have to really dig deep for this album.” He really let me be me, and he encouraged me to allow the songs that we chose to be the stories of my life and the stories of his. Then we came together, Cheek To Cheek. Can you explain how you created the song selection for this album? TB: I wanted to make sure that the songs we did would last forever—that they were the best songs that were ever written. I was so happy to do it with Gaga because she is a great singer. LG: We worked very closely with Tony’s entire family and my team. All of the songs are from The Great American Songbook, which for Tony and myself, are the greatest songs that were ever written. On the album we have George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn. Records that never get old. It’s our job to come together and tell the stories as if they’re brand new. Gaga, for “Lush Life” you talked about how you first sang the song when you were thirteen, and now over ten years later you’re singing it again. Explain the evolution of that song—singing it back then and now? LG: I had a musical director, Mister Phillips, at the Boy’s School St. Regis down the street, and he believed in me so much when I was growing up. It meant a lot. He used to always bring the most vocally challenging songs to me. One day he brought me “Lush Life,” and I didn’t really
understand what the song was about, but the melody spoke to me. I’ve always had a sort of old soul, or old attraction to music—music with a lot of feeling. Music with pain deep, deep down in the notes. She’s singing about the loss of love in her life—her loneliness. She’s singing about living a lush life—a life of alcohol and drugs and uncertainty. When I was younger, I didn’t really know what that meant. Now that I’m here, after my life’s changed so much since the first time I sang that record, I just started crying. I walked in the studio and said, “Tony this is really autobiographical for me,” and he said, “I know.” He hugged me, and he’s such a real friend to me—that’s what you’ll hear on this album. You’ll hear a real experience between two people singing records. We weren’t just trying to sing it perfectly. You’re not dealing with two people that really like autotune very much— especially for jazz. We wanted to make something that sounded perfect because of the quality of the emotion, the honesty. I loved making “Lush Life” for this album, and I appreciated that Tony mentored me emotionally through the process. Tony, you chose to sing “Sophisticated Lady” as a solo song on this album. Why did you do that?
TB: Well, I did it to answer her on “Lush Life.” I decided to do one of Duke’s songs, and one of my favorites of all time is “Sophisticated Lady.” That’s how I feel about her. She’s highly sophisticated. LG: That’s so sweet. On “Lush Life” I’m singing about how I feel like a mess. I’m singing about how I feel hopeless—how I feel like I’m not worth anything. Then I have him telling me, “No, no, baby you’re sophisticated. You got it all, you’re okay.” That’s where the balance of the album comes from. We support one another not just in the way we’re singing, but in life.
Tony, I know throughout your career you’ve always made sure you could keep jazz in your music, and at times it was a struggle with record labels and such. Can you talk a little bit about why that was so important to you?
TB: What I really love about being a jazz singer is that it’s unlike any other singer. All of the jazz artists are very, very creative and very honest. It allows you to sing differently every night. You surround yourself with great jazz musicians who play because of the atmosphere at that moment. it’s not like you’re singing the same song every night. The repertoire might be the same song, but with jazz—and good jazz artists—you sing differently every night because every hall has different acoustics and different audiences. You turn it around, and it becomes each night like the first time you’re doing the song—it’s the moment. There’s honesty about it. It keeps you very, very honest as a performer. You’re not cheating the audience for a second because you’re giving it 100%. I don’t mean vocally—I’m talking about the musicians when they play they’re giving one hundred and fifty percent of themselves at that moment, what they’ve felt at that moment, at that second. TB: And to me, it’s terribly exciting to perform that way. You never get bored. Tony, I know you paint every day and in the recording studio you’re drawing a lot. Does drawing during the down time of the studio process keep you in a creative mode? TB: The way you paint is just like when you take a solo or a chorus of a song. It’s learning what to leave out, what to put in, what to really put the accent on. You make a composition of some sort and you do that with painting—and you do that with music.
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LG: And that’s what jazz is like.
TB: You learn what to leave out. You know what to put in when it’s important. The music teaches you how to draw, and the drawing and painting teach you how to sing. Speaking of drawing, Gaga you asked Tony to draw a trumpet for you, can you explain what that was all about? LG: We drew Miles Davis’ trumpet. He was the greatest trumpet player of all time. When we were hanging out yesterday I said, “Hey Tony, would you sketch a trumpet for me to represent our work together and would you sign it? I’m going to get it tattooed.” Then Newman said, “Hey you’re getting a trumpet, what do you mean? I have to get a trumpet!” So we went to the tattoo parlor, and I played the record for him for the first time. He got to hear his trumpet playing with Tony Bennett for the first time while he was getting this trumpet inked, and he was crying he was so happy—it was so special. TB: They’re great guys. You have a great group of musicians. They love you so much. LG: They love you so much. They’re so happy because they are the jazz kids right now in the scene in New York trying to get noticed, trying to make it, playing as many gigs as they can. To get noticed by Tony Bennett is the biggest thing that has ever happened to them. Every time we sing the song, it’s not like we already know what we’re going to do—like you were saying—it’s almost like every time it’s a blank canvas, and we each have a paint brush. Your photo session with Steven Klein seems like he was telling a story, maybe about jazz. Can you talk a little bit about what you wanted to achieve in the photos? LG: I think our collaboration with Steven Klein has been immense and
really beautiful. It’s interesting—we didn’t really go into the shoot trying to tell any type of story in particular. We just wanted to capture a very honest moment between me and Tony. We shot at this burlesque club downtown. To be down there with friends and Tony while Steven captured it all was just really natural. Something so mysterious and beautiful came out of it. I really love that about me and Tony as there’s something that’s still mysterious about us singing together because it seems like we wouldn’t go together— yet, we have everything in common. Everybody loves Tony. Everywhere that we go, women are falling all over the place. They can’t take it, and that’s how I feel most of the time. I mean he makes me so nervous. You both thrilled about 700 students at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts. How important is it to encourage young people to keep the arts in their lives regardless of whether they go off to be an artist or not?
TB: There’s nothing like it. My wife and I have visited seventeen schools since we’ve started now, and right now she’s in San Francisco. We’re getting great reports that they want to put the Tony Bennett schools in every public school for performing arts. To visit those schools and see what those artists are doing, you cannot believe it. You can’t believe what I witness walking into a school to find out that they’re as good as anything that’s on Broadway right now. They should actually get the job immediately. That’s how equipped they are. They learn how to read music, and they get so good that some of the performances that I witness are better than anything I’ve seen on any stage in the world. It’s wonderful. And then when they go to college—because they’re giving and creating, they don’t drop out of school, they stay in school and they graduate. The whole dream we have about this is to have more artists in the United States than anywhere else in the world because
the whole premise of art is truth and beauty. By bringing that to the whole world, we will become loved. America will become so loved because they know all that truth and beauty is coming from America to the rest of the world. And if you could talk a little bit about your experience at the school Gaga…
music and with Tony I can continue to support young people in all of their endeavors—all of their creative moments—that’s what ARTPOP was all about. Is that your ARTPOP is your next artistic statement. It could be anything. To free yourself from all limitations and rules. Tony is breaking rules. He’s going into public schools,
I’m singing about how I feel hopeless— how I feel like I’m not worth anything. LG: That was so beautifully put Tony. TB: Thank you. LG: That really was. What Tony is doing for education with his wife is really powerful, and I’ve had a really strong relationship with my fans ever since the beginning of my career. That was because I always impressed upon them—and even until now with my last album—that your creativity and your voice is so important. What’s important is that we expose young kids to their passion. If they have it—if there’s even a glimmer of passion for the arts—you’re going to save that kid so much strife and heartbreak in their life because so many kids end up doing bad things and going down the wrong path in life because they don’t have the resources to express themselves. They don’t have the resources to express what for many young artists is that tortured spirit. I love so much that he’s giving everybody that opportunity, and I hope that you know through my
and he’s saying, “Let’s teach these kids about performing arts.” I’m going to leave the end of the interview up to you guys—one last comment to talk about the experience. Do you want to start Gaga? LG: I would love to tell everybody that I can, in the world how happy, truly purely happy I am to be here with Tony. It’s just totally changing my life, and it really has been so liberating. He’s such a good friend to me, and he’s so supportive of me as an artist and it means so much. A true, true gentleman and legend, and I can’t wait to share this moment in my life with my fans and with Tony’s fans. TB: Great. I love it. Thank you. LG: Thank you. TB: It’s just beautiful being with you.
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[OCT. 23 – NOV. 22] Your birthday month has finally arrived just in time for the best holiday of the year, Halloween! Be cautious of your friends and surroundings though. Usually this time of year, everyone tends to be on edge and for good reason. With the month commencing, comes a chill in the air. You may suspect your friends and colleagues are not who they say they are. It is very possible they have been taken over by The Thing, the very shapeshifting extraterrestrial life-form from the 1982 film! The Thing could be anyone. As paranoia sets in, don’t just shrug it off. Trust your gut and keep one eye open.
SAGITTARIUS
[NOV. 23 – DEC. 21] You have just met the guy of your dreams, a suave gentleman who hales from across the pond. You are completely smitten. Yet, as the two of you spend more and more time together, you begin to notice things do not add up. Why is he shedding all that hair? Where does he go at night? Did he really order that steak raw? My dear, it is very possible you have fallen into the burly arms of the title character from An American Werewolf in London. However, apart from his tendency to morph into what appears to be a ferocious beast, he is harmless. Dog-proof your apartment, buy a leash and take Fido out for walks during the full moon.
Capricorn
[DEC. 22 – JAN. 19] As the last remnants of summer fade and fall fills the air, you and your closest friends will consider retreating to the mountains for a weekend cabin getaway. As the trip gets underway, a buddy suggests canoeing down the river in order to capture the surrounding beauty and commune with nature. Be wise to not stray off your group’s charted path. The local mountain men are all in a heightened, sensual tizzy due to Venus being in retrograde. Keep your shoulders back and eyes down low if you are approached by a toothless man who says, “You’ve gotta pretty mouth, boy.” Squeal like a pig, pray for Deliverance and make a run for it!
AQUARIUS
[JAN. 20 – FEb. 18] Just as you are coming down from your elated Pride high, you wake up one morning feeling a little different. At first you think it is the flu. I must warn you, no matter how much cold medicine you inhale, your symptoms will only worsen as the days progress. Your head will spin around. You will regurgitate a disgusting color of green pea soup. Your vocabulary will suddenly include words and phrases so extreme a bar of soap can’t even cleanse your verbal demons. Buckle up, little Linda Blair and call The Exorcist.
PISCES
[FEb. 19 – MAR. 20] With the fall air always comes a chill. You decide to finally invest in that fireplace you’ve been dreaming of for months. After its installation, you realize you don’t have the time, patience or the masculine desire to chop wood. So you hire a sexy, professional lumberjack from Texas who delivers freshly cut wood every week. After some time, you start to notice your woodsman has a slightly psychotic edge about him. During one of his visits, you peek into his bag only to discover a leather-esque mask which looks strikingly similar to skin. You may want to suspend his services, but he might take his chainsaw he keeps in his truck and wreak havoc on your precious Ikea furniture.
ARIES [MAR. 21 – ApR. 19]
Apparently, your Serta mattress is not living up to its warranted reputation. You have been suffering a lot of restless nights due to some very vivid dreams. These dreams are burning visions of boiler rooms, pretty girls running bloodsoaked down the street and a pedo with knives for fingers dressed in a truly repulsive Christmas sweater. It might be wise to move from Elm Street and avoid anyone named Freddy. 36 : October 23, 2014
Taurus
[ApR. 20 – MAy 20] This Halloween season, all of you bulls out there may notice your psychic abilities operating in overdrive. The mysterious reasons behind this revelation will be revealed in due time. For better understanding, Netflix Poltergeist and aptly observe Carol Ann’s cosmic connections. You can use your new-found powers to your advantage. Just be wary of white noise televisions and those pesky ghouls. They may do more harm than good.
GemIni
[MAy 21 – JUN. 22] You are feeling adventurous this month, itching to hit the open road and get out of town. There is so much excitement in the air you become drunk with feverish daring. So you and a close friend or even boyfriend (both named Jack) decide to hit up a gorgeous fall resort. Once you arrive, you discover the place is all but deserted apart from the creepy staff. Embracing your newfound sense of vigor you shrug it off and run with it. Only mysterious things begin to happen. Your companion seems to have lost his marbles taking an ax to the bedroom door casually repeating, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Say bye Felicia and check out as quick as possible.
CANCER
[JUN. 21 – JUL. 22] This year you’ve decided to keep your moody, overworked, hypersensitive self at home, not to be bothered with the eccentric frivolities and shenanigans your group of gays is getting up to. You will rent a bunch of movies and hope to go to bed early. Halfway through the night you get a mysterious call that your stalker from high school recently escaped the mental facility. Gird your loins and muster up your best Jamie Lee Curtis scream cause honey, Michael is on his way and has unfinished business.
LEO
[JUL. 23 – AUg. 22] For all of you out there who like your boys bad, be forewarned. This Halloween season it is possible you will come across a guy who is too bad to handle. And not “sexy bad” but “so dangerous he might skin your cat alive kinda bad.” He is adamant about always cooking for you and consistently mutters about someone named Clarice. Now, you may be into such debauchery, but I would double-check every dinner menu. You never know whose liver your beau Hannibal is feeding you.
virgo
[AUg. 23 – SEpT. 22] Over the last few months, your brain has been turning wheels sketching out some experimental blue prints. Due to this sudden burst of innovation, you run out and buy a chemistry set along with all things nerdy scientists need to conduct a full-blown experiment. Your first few tries are unsuccessful. Be patient Frankenstein. On Halloween night the stars will align and the planets will be in your house. Your experiment will be tried, true and glorious! Don’t get too excited though, for what is alive might not be so friendly!
libra
[SEpT. 23 – OCT. 22] Guys, your birthday month may have ended but Halloween has several, different things in store for you. You have Hitchcock to thank. This holiday you will come to find an unknown personality taking over, forcing you to do things you might not necessarily want to do. These things are dark, sensual and all around strange. It is possible you could be going all Norman Bates on everyone. I suggest locking yourself in a padded cell before you take a knife to Janet Leigh in the shower.
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Halloween Pop Culture by Dustin Shrader
TWO FACES TOO MUCH TO HANDLE With American Horror Story's season four being its freakiest yet, one must wonder how freaky the traditional Halloween episodes will be. The Halloween event will be a two-parter split between episodes three and four. This year the spooktacular show will focus on the urban legend of Edward Mordrake. According to creator Ryan Murphy, “[Edward] supposedly was born with a face on the back of his head and the face on the back of his head would whisper things. Carneys usually took Halloween off because they believed if they didn't, their music would summon Mordrake and he would take one of them to hell.” Hmmm, perhaps we should skip the trick-or-treating and bar hopping this year?
DON'T LOOK BACK For a brief-period of time The Walking Dead will officially be coming to life this fall! The terror from season 4 can be experienced all over again in the new maze, The Walking Dead: The End of the Line, which will be a part of Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights. The “creeptastic maze” will allow guests to experience the real-live action as they are forced on a journey to seek the Terminus and relive the horrific terror of the events that occurred at the West Georgia Correctional Facility. Upon entering the maze, guests should be prepared to run as “charred and mud walkers” will begin to make their hungry chase.
BETTER DUST OFF THOSE NIGHTLIGHTS Ahhhh, calling all '90's kids! Nickelodeon's classic series Are You Afraid of the Dark is now available for binge-watching consumption on YouTube! Perfect timing with Halloween just around the tombstone (see what I did there?). The bump in the night series revolved around a group of kids called “The Midnight Society” who would meet every week in a secret location. Each week one member would share a particularly frightening story. With stories full of haunted houses, ghosts, magic and numerous other sinister creatures, you would begin to question if you were really afraid of the dark.
FIRST THERE WAS SORORITY ROW… Despite the fact that we all live for the classic Hocus Pocus to be brought back to our TV screens every Halloween, there's a new, scary guilty pleasure about to make its debut. On Sunday, Oct. 26 MTV will air its new original horror movie titled The Dorm. Obviously, MTV more than believed Beyonce when she said “Pretty Hurts,” cause according to the film's trailer, “Being pretty could kill you.” The Dorm stars Pitch Perfect's Alexis Knapp who plays Vivian, an awkward college freshman who moves into Usher hall, only to begin having visions of her new beau's dead ex-girlfriend who just so happened to live in her room. Vivian then begins to question her new dorm-mates’ motives, which leads her to uncover an unthinkable evil.
HOW SOON IS TOO SOON? I guess there's really no grey area when it comes to Halloween costumes. Hence, this year's flap: Ebola. Already, Ebola zombies, sexy Ebola patients or faux protective gear are being marketed as the “it costume” this season. With Ebola not even being under control yet, the fear of a possible outbreak rising everyday sort of puts a damper on the ironic humor commercial retailers are hinting at. However, the costume site BrandsOnSale is selling an official “Ebola Containment Suit Costume” for $79.99. The suit is solid white with the text “Ebola” embellished on the face shield. A breathing mask, safety goggles and blue latex gloves also accompany the getup. The company's tagline for the costume says it all, “This will literally be the most 'viral' costume of the year.” Womp, womp, womp. 42 : October 23, 2014
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