Found some awesome looking Hammer Horror mugs on play.com

Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires

The Curse of Frankenstein

Twins of Evil

Dracula

The Mummy

Countess Dracula

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Check out this dramatic image from next spring’s large MTG set, believed to be called Rise of the Eldrazi. Sorin Markov has quickly become a favorite character of mine so I’m interested to see him playing what appears to be a major role in the story.

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YoJoe.com has a complete list with photos of the new G.I. Joe movie figures.

They look okay, I suppose. At least they’re in the same classic 3.75″ scale. They’re suffering from that “Transformers effect” where the classic designs are scrapped for a more modern/realistic take that’s just barely evocative of the original look.

I’m still holding out hope that this movie won’t blow chunks. We’ll find out in a few weeks!

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Sneaker enthusiast website Kix and the City has a bunch of photos of some new Transformers-themed shoes from Nike.

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Check out these silly-yet-awesome Thriller headphones.

The headphones, which won the Nokia headset design competition in 2008, feature gravestones, zombies and that creepy, yellow-eyed wolf bursting through the door. Though only one pair was made by Nokia into a working model, we hope that Jackson’s passing inspires Nokia to produce at least a limited-edition run of the freaky-awesome headphones.

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This is kind of messed up. A new Star Wars toy that lets you move shit around with your brainwaves. Think twice before you give this to your kid, especially if you’ve let him watch Scanners.

Utilizing advanced dry neural sensor technology, the Star Wars: The Force Trainer headset reads and interprets your brainwaves. As you concentrate, beta waves are generated. This information is translated in the headset into a digital signal and sent to the training tower, causing the training remote to rise and fall. The more you concentrate, the more you control the remote sphere. Advance through 15 levels of training, from Padawan to Jedi Master. With exclusive Star Wars sound effects, this headset will prove that the Force is with you!

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We have had a couple of entries in the past featuring Joshua Hoffine’s photography. His photographs are some of the best horror artwork I’ve seen in the last couple of years. The photos and sets always bring back memories of hiding under the covers, hoping that the blanket would somehow shield you from the monster under your bed or in the closet.

Here is his latest entry from the “After Dark, My Sweet” series, “Snake”:

The “Welcome” sign over the air vent is a very nice touch. Visit his blog to read about the production of “Snake” as well as his other photographs.

And for us ladies, Josh now has an Etsy store featuring just a few of his photos within pendants made by the Strychnine Sisters. Let’s hope to see more soon!

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Now here’s an issue that’s really important! I don’t think I’ve ever admitted it here on Dead Lantern, but I’m a total G.I. Joe nut. I check YoJoe.com daily for news on new figures. Today they have a commentary posted about naming conventions used by fans/collectors when referring to figures from different periods in the 3.75 line(s).

I’m totally on-board with the writer’s proposal to use a “Generation 1, Generation 2 & Generation 3″ scheme. The 25th Anniversary (Generation 3) stuff has been amazing. Sure, there are a few duds, but overall it’s great. At the time Generation 2 was coming out, I had more disposable income than sense, so I bought up almost all of that stuff. Looking back, I think the G2 stuff is largely inferior to both G1 & G3 (especially that very first wave of true G2 new sculpts, woof) but there are plenty of cool G2 figures, too. I love that G2 Ripper mold, love the G2 Cobra Commander (also available in black for formal occasions), etc.

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