Procrastinate on This — Halloween Edition [BEST OF FaN]

It was so amazing to see my home team win the World Series while surrounded by family. Also, I’m still a little fearful of swimming pools since watching the video for DYE’s “Fantasy,” so being the lovely person that I am, I figured it would be a great idea to re-run it during swimming pool season. 

Hey Fierce Nerds!

I’m headed back to St. Louis for a family visit and what I’m sure will be a fabulous Wine, Wit, and Lit event in St. Charles, featuring a gang of super-amazing STL authors. But I didn’t want to leave you hanging for procrastination on Halloween weekend. Enjoy the below. And, of course….

GO CARDS!!!!

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And here's a handy map showing the scariest thing in every state courtesy of pleated-jeans.com. Click on the map to see the larger version.

1.Want to make your Halloween pumpkin extra special and nerdy? How about carving a mockingjay into it? Here are instructions for how to do that. You’re welcome. [The Mary Sue]

2. If the Hunger Games squash doesn’t light up your stoop, how about slicing up these jack-ass-o-lantern effigies of the FX cartoon spy team from ARCHER. [CableTV.com]

3. Apparently, Ben Affleck has been tapped to direct a movie version of THE STAND by Stephen King. This is either going to be scary-good or scary-bad. [Topless Robot]

4. Still don’t think we’ll eventually be taken over by the machines? Click HERE and HERE. I’m just saying that I hope our future overlords celebrate Halloween.

5. Still looking for costume ideas? Think about going literary! [The Galleycat]

6. Big thanks to French animator, Jeremie Perrin, who uses the old titillate-us-then-terrify-us trick to great effect in this fantastically disturbing video for DYE’s “Fantasy.”