Pumpkin Carving Competition








I never thought that carving a pumpkin would be so much fun. It’s even better if there is a prize for the best pumpkin design! So I decided to do a video blog showing my pumpkin carving skills. Did I win a prize? I guess you are going to have to watch my video blog to find out!

No Tricks, All Treats this Halloween!

Oooooohhh. Oooooohhhhh. OOOOOOHHHHHHH! Did I scare you? I didn’t think so…

Halloween comes but once a year, so make sure you have the spookiest Halloween treats! Whether you are throwing a Halloween party or are just in the mood to be festive, these Halloween-themed treats are very tasty and extremely easy to make.

Let me know in the comments below if you made any of these festive Halloween treats or have any new ideas for me to try!


Music credit: Myuu

Halloween Cupcake Decorating

With Halloween just around the corner, now is the perfect time to get creative and bake delicious treats! This video will show you five different ways you can decorate Halloween themed cupcakes that are sure to impress your friends and family. They are easy to make, look great and are extremely tasty.

What You’ll Need:

Cake Mix:
• Betty Crocker Super Moist Yellow Cake Mix
• Betty Crocker Devil’s Food Cake Mix
• 6 eggs
• Vegetable oil
• Cupcake tin
• Cupcake cups

Suggested Decorations:
• Halloween themed cupcake cups
• Frosting
• Decorative frosting tips
• Sprinkles in different colors
• Cupcake picks
• Candy corn or other candy

Horror for Halloween

With Halloween just around the corner, what better way to celebrate this beloved childhood holiday than with a bowl of candy and a great selection of horror movies. Now if you’re not a horror movie aficionado like I am, you may have some trouble selecting a horror movie that best fits you.

Horror is comprised mostly of films following two formulas: Generic and innovative.

Let’s talk about the generic horror films, which follow this horror movie formula:

• Shallow characters: Construction Horror blogger Jason Meredith says most generic horror films do not spend a great deal of time with character development, there is however one that “stands out as an obvious protagonist, probably the one who won’t do recreational drugs, won’t have premarital sex,” or didn’t want to go on whatever adventure with the rest of the characters. “More than often it will be a female protagonist who has deeper personal issues than the rest of the gang,”  Meredith states.

• Illogical and predictable events: There is a certain level of stupidity that goes into a generic horror film. These events include characters splitting up or engaging in sexual activity when there is clearly a threat nearby. Although obviously illogical, these events allow audiences to get ready for the next scary moment.

• Over the top special effects: “You will see dismemberment, mutilation, gouging and fountains of blood when walking in to see one of these movies,” Meredith said. However, in generic horror films, “the formula doesn’t want to threaten its audience, the blood and carnage is often exaggerated to such an unrealistic level that blood will spray like Icelandic geysers, making the viewer turn their heads and go ‘Awwhhh that was gross!’ and laugh once again at the mayhem unfolding on screen.”

Movies that follow the generic formula are:

horror film scene
Photo credit: Rain Rannu
  1. “A Nightmare on Elm Street”
  2. “Halloween”
  3. “Friday the 13th”
  4. “Hellraiser”
  5. “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
  6. “Scream”
  7. “Hostel”
  8. “Saw”
  9. “Captivity Creative Commons”

Now let’s check out the innovative horror movie formula:

• Special effects are realistic: The fountains of blood that are custom to generic horror films do not appear in innovative films. The gore is real and is not usually accompanied by any comic relief. Meredith says, “a fair amount of innovative horror films will keep the violence off-screen as long as they can, to have you make up the disgusting deaths in your own head.”

• Character Development: There is a good amount of time spent on giving you the backstory of the protagonist, so when they meet their impending demise or suffering you will feel more of a loss and fear.

• Logic and reality: Unlike generic horror films there is common sense involved when the characters make their decisions. Even when they do everything right they still suffer; Meredith says will “force you to take the onscreen terror outside the theatre with you. To have you looking over your shoulder as you walk home.”

• Unpredictability: Since these movies do not follow the generic patterns of other horror films, audiences are unaware of what may happen. Some movies goes as far as to eliminate the use of a soundtrack in order to get rid of the sound cues used to tell the audience how they should feel prepare for.

Movies that follow the innovative formula:

  1. “Night of the Living Dead”
  2. “The Exorcist”
  3. “Jaws”
  4. “The Blair Witch Project”
  5. “Alien”
  6. “The Eye”
  7. “The Ring”
  8. “The Grudge”
  9. “Cloverfield”
  10. “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”
  11. “Rosemary’s Baby Creative Commons”
  12. “The Shining”