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Via I Love Bad Things

Stolloween pumpkin making tutorial

I've been a fan of Stolloween's paper-mache work for a long time. That's one of the reasons why I'm so excited that he now offers a tutorial on how to create this patented style of pumpkin. Fair warning though... towards the end of the tutorial there is a very graphic photo of one of his fingers with the tip cut off. (Actually, there's also a photo of the severed tip sitting on a piece of newspaper, but I didn't find that quite as disgusting.)

Zorran's Horror Finger

If you really want to freak out the trick-or-treaters this year, go out and buy yourself this simple magic trick. The effect looks like you're using a box cutter to cut halfway through your own finger. They'll definitely scream as blood seeps out of the wound. Very realistic looking and easy to do. Check out this video demonstration.