I know this little guy has been around for a while, but he is just so great that I have to bring him up anyway. He was created by Italian designer Raffaele Iannello in 2003 for a contest in the Good Luck Design Exhibit in Milan during the International Furniture Exhibition.  Let’s face it, it’s brilliant. I love anything that is quirky and different and I snicker devilishly each time I use it. I only wish that the little guy would jump up and try and run away from me each time I used it. Can you picture the little guy running down the hall as you chase him and then cornering him in your living room? I think they should come up with that design. They could do that, right? Either way the Voodoo Knife Block is worth every penny!

I hereby declare that every Tuesday will be T-Shirt Tuesday and if you don’t like it then bite me! I come across so many great t-shirts online that I just have to start sharing them all. This one is The Dark Doesn’t Scare Me. I love this tee, but to be honest I can’t really wear it. I am a little scared of the dark. I like being scared of it though. If that makes any sense. Too many scary movies over the years, I guess. This particular one reminds me of a movie called Wait Until Dark from 1967 with Audrey Hepburn. Great movie that scared the crap out of me as a kid and still can make me squirm when I see it now. Audrey Hepburn was blind in the movie and there were some bad guys trying to get a doll filled with heroine from her that was in her apartment. I won’t say anything else in case you haven’t seen it. If you do see it please keep in mind that for 1967 this was pretty scary stuff. Anyway, the reason I thought of this movie is that I think she should have been wearing the t-shirt in it, because…well, I can’t tell you that or it might ruin the movie. Go see it and then you’ll understand my joke.

I love skulls, bu not real ones mind you. I’ll stick with the fakes. I have bunches of them scattered everywhere. I will always make a beeline in a store for anything that has a skull on it. Keeping that in mind, I do have my limits. As I was scavenging around on the internet I came across this weird little blog about tattoos and on it I found a picture of this guy. I’m not sure what to say about it. I find it to be more gross than scary myself, but you can think what you want. Can you imagine having this tattoo? His entire identity is covered by this skull. I bet it’s great at Halloween, but who would want it all year round?

Last week Entertainment Weekly did a big cover story on vampires called “Hungry for Vampires”. They interviewed a lot of the popular authors that are writing vampire fiction right now including Anne Rice, Stephanie Meyer, Melissa de la Cruz, Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris and P.C. Cast. The best part of the article, however was the rating of their idea of the 20 Greatest Vampires of All Time. In general I agree with the vampires they chose, but not the order. I believe two great vampires were missed and should have been included in there somewhere. Jerry Dandrige played by Chris Sarandon in Fright Night was a creepy vampire even if he was somewhat campy and Spike, my personal favorite, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spike was the Billy Idol of vampires and James Marsters, who played him, did a brilliant job of balancing a dangerous vampire with a vampire that was in love and wanted to change. I might also complain about what was written by the EW editors about Anne Rice’s Lestat. “Without Lestat, there would be no Twilight. Until Anne Rice introduced the character in her 1976 novel, Interview With the Vampire, the undead had all the sex appeal of Bela Lugosi in plastic fangs.” I completely disagree with that statement. There would be no Twilight or Leastat without Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I, and many others, found vampires extremely sexy and attractive long before we had even heard of Anne Rice. Don’t get me wrong she’s a wonderful writer and Lestat is a great character, but to say that she created the sexy vampire is just wrong.

Did you see Sweeney Todd? Fantastic film, though a little gory and disturbing. Who else could have pulled off that role but the chameleon Johnny Depp? Now you can have something to remind you of that film. A razorblade mirror designed by Phil Sims that says “Sweeney Todd Ever Appealing” on it. I believe Sweeney Todd used a straight blade, but it would still be a creepy addition to your bathroom as your new shaving mirror or even just as an art piece. If you like the idea of a mirror in the shape of a razorblade, but without the writing on it I came across this razorblade mirror as well.

I found these three little skeleton computer toppers for $20.99 that are a takeoff of the famous Japanese monkeys, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil. With those on top of your computer there are basically no witnesses to the many things we all do online. Just think if the Queen of all things pastel, Martha Stewart had had them on her computer instead of that stupid cat she might never have been caught and gone to jail. Cats are notorious blabblers I’ve heard, not mine though. Of course then I would not have been able to experience the happiest day of my life, so maybe it was a good thing. Is that too much to pay to have a little peace of mind that no one will ever find out your secrets?

I’m not sure if this is really creepy or just weird. You decide. A French artist by the name of John Nouanesing designed this table that he refers to as “Paint or die but love me”. I will refer to it as the Blood Table because that’s what it looks like. Unfortunately the website does not give much information about it. It is however only a conceptual design. If it was or ever will be real I’m sure it’s way beyond my pocketbook even if I did want it. Which I don’t. It is very interesting though. I wonder what it could be made of. I’d be afraid that the drips would break off. If it was tall enough I’d use it in my kitchen. That way if I cut my finger the blood wouldn’t show and it certainly wouldn’t stain if it was at all porous.

I think I’ve made it pretty clear by now that I am a scary girl and by that I mean I like scary things. I love a skull as much as the next person. I can’t get enough of them actually. I do think, however, that just because you slap a skull on something does not make it creepy or scary. There is room for that in this world, though. Skulls have become cute lately. You see them on pink purses, pink t-shirts etc. That’s not what I am talking about. I’m referring to a skull wind chime. Wind chimes are usually happy sounds. Some people are irritated by them, which is fine. In general, though, scary things do not make a tinkle sound. In some parts of Asia they are even thought to bring good luck. Back in the 2nd century however they were used to ward off evil spirits. Maybe in that case a skull would fit. Don’t get me wrong I like chimes. I just don’t think they are scary and deserve a skull on them. Now if you are just a collector of all things that have skulls on them then go for it, but I think I’ll skip this one.

You must know by now that I love vampires. Of course, according to this article the rest of the female population does too. I found this Vampire Welcome Mat and it started me thinking. If vampires really existed would you really want this mat outside your door? Would this be accepted as the invitation that vampires are required to have to enter your home? I notice it says Tall, Dark & Handsome vampires welcome. Does that mean vampires that are short, blond and ugly can’t enter your home? Isn’t who is considered handsome and who is considered ugly different for each person or in the vampire world is that decided for us? So this must all mean that the vampire that does enter your home will be at least a pleasure to look at while he’s sucking you dry.

When I first saw these knife hooks I thought of the circus. You know the guy throwing knives at the scantily clad woman? They could be so much fun. I can’t believe no one has created them before. Well, technically a company over in England did but they are not quite as creepy and seem more associated with kitchen utensils. They are designed by TC Studio and cost $25 each or you can get five for $100. Can you imagine the fun you can have with these hooks? First of all they don’t even need to be used as hooks. They can be used as art or to make a statement. Put up a picture of the person you dislike most on the wall and put a knife through it. You could even get a bunch of them and arrange the hooks like the outline of a person like the knife throwing guy. Everyone in the family would be able to reach their own hook that way. Even the dog would have a place for his stuff on the foot. You could also hang one next to the bloody shower curtain that I told you to buy earlier. Which you did, right? It would help explain the blood.