[Found here and elsewhere.]
Vintage Halloween
Category: Bizarre
Zuma, Man of Mars
“In 1950, the world of wrestling was introduced to a masked competitor that called himself ‘Zuma, Man of Mars.’ Also known as ‘The Great Zuma’, the man entered the ring wearing a long cape secured with a chest plate bearing the letter ‘Z,’ and an otherworldly headpiece with an antenna-like top that concealed his face. Zuma gained popularity on the wrestling circuit during his debut year, garnering attention for being quick on his feet and winning the majority of his matches. It was that fancy footwork—and a striking resemblance—that ultimately unveiled the true identity of the mysterious Martian to be Carl J. Engstrom, a DePaul student and former star boxer for the university.”
Halloween Costume Suggestions
All appear to be the work of Petr Válek, more at the link.
Moschiferous Hot Links
Graveyard Queen, Zombie Ghost Train (2006)
Also known as ZGT, their music is categorized as gothabilly and/or hellbilly. One reviewer called them”Australia’s best kept secret. . . These mortuary musicians are the best thing psychobilly has seen since The Cramps.”
Obnoxious Bicyclist Part I.
Obnoxious Bicyclist Part II.
Look behind you [via IDHMGO].
Play with a spherical Voroni diagram.
Dog’s favorite chew toy comes to life.
Phone theft deterrent [via Bunkerville].
Rearranged junkyards [via Memo Of The Air].
This City Eats People Alive [via Feral Irishman].
Shark spotted in Mexican floodwaters [via Mme. Jujujive].
[Top image found here.]
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Flicks from the Cauldron
Making Movies In A Volcano – Popular Science Monthly, April 1933. Illustration: Edgar Franklin Wittmack.
[Found here, and that’s $3.67 in 2024 dollars.]
It’s Anything Can Nancy Day
[Modified just a slurp, original strip found here. More Nancy related items in the archive.]
Fremescent Hot Links
Here Comes Mary, The Raveonettes (2005)
The ghosts of Don and Phil Everly echo from the velvet basement of the haunted mansion.
Birdbreath [via Bunkerville}.
The Grateful [via Mme. Jujujive].
Ed and Ralph do the Hucklebuck.
Pigeonhead [via Memo Of The Air].
2024 Kids Mullet Contest finalists.
Sonny Boy tells his story (and it’s true).
The Horror of Hanson (and the town’s reponse).
[Top image found here.]
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The .Gif Friday Post No. 877 – Froggy Safe Zone, Bird Lips & A Highlowrider
Hand Car Wash
[Top image found here; more impressive than Google Maps street view.]
Cowgirl
[Found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 