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6 Creep-tastic Video Games to Play on Halloween

GeekSugar — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:15:34 -0700

I have to admit - I sometimes like watching scary movies and playing creepy video games in the dark! It just adds to the already cringe-inducing nature of the games, and with today being Halloween, it's the perfect time to freak yourself out with one of these six scary video games. Round up a few of your friends and play on . . . if you dare!

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The Week in Geek

GeekSugar — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:00:28 -0700

Happy Halloween! This week brought new phone announcements, geeky Halloween ideas, projects, and goodies, and the winner of the Best Video Game Ever bracket. Check out these stories and more of what you may have missed with this week's recap.

Photo courtesy of MTV

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GeekSugar's Halloween Roundup!

GeekSugar — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:33:12 -0700

We might as well claim that this Halloween will be the year of the vampire, but there's still some room leftover for some geeky goodness in your holiday as well, isn't there? Of course there is. Check out some of the geekiest Halloween posts from the past few weeks and tell me - are you excited for Halloween to arrive tomorrow?

Celebrate With Your Tech	Vamp Up Your Pics	Decorate Your iPhone
DIY Your Own Geeky Pumpkin	Dress Your Cell	A Recap of Halloweens Past

How to Become a Vampire (No Real Blood Required)

GeekSugar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:05:00 -0700

Right around this time last year, I provided you with some easy instructions on how to
zombify your photos by using a website called Picnik. And with my new vampire obsession - thanks to Twilight and Vampire Diaries - I thought I'd show you a simple way to digitally transform yourself into a blood-sucking vampire, fangs and all.

Once again using Picnik's amazing effects, just navigate yourself to the left side of the page and click on the Halloween tab. At the very top you should see all of the vampire options to start transforming your face. Just upload a photo and click on the desired effect to get started. All Edward Cullen-inspired features are free to use, except the VampiraScope option is for premium members only. Take a good close look at those scary red eyes!

The 7 Reasons Halloween Is Huge in 2009, Part 1: TV, Movies, and Celebrity Baby Trick-or-Treaters!

Molly — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:05:16 -0700

We had so much fun with our PopSugar Rush Vampire Special, so we're back with more - this time it's all about what makes this Halloween even bigger and better than ever! In part one, we've got our favorite vampires, the TV shows with the best Halloween episodes, the reason that scary movies are everywhere - hint, the Twilight craze helps! - and our favorite celebrity kids all dressed up for trick-or-treating. Watch the 7 Reasons Halloween Is Huge in 2009, Part 1 now, and check out part two on Thursday!

DIY Geeky Pac-Man-Carved Pumpkins

GeekSugar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:31:37 -0700

The hardest part about making these adorable 8-bit gourds is finding just the right pumpkins to carve! Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories the creators of this Pac-Man-carved creation, suggest finding a bagful of these decorative gourds at the grocery store - try to find one with a curvy base and a rounded one with a flat base.

And now that you've got the perfect pumpkins, here's how you should carve your pumpkins:

Gourds like these have a hard shell, about 3mm thick, that is rather hard to cut through. We used a loose drill bit (turned by hand) to make the initial cut. From there, a regular hobby knife (e.g., X-acto) works well. Once the soft flesh and seeds are scooped out, the hard shell can dry to make a semipermanent display.

10 Ways to Celebrate Halloween With Tech

GeekSugar — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:50:37 -0700

Halloween may be synonymous with ghosts and goblins, but that doesn't mean you have to leave your tech and geeky ways at home. Check out a few ways you can have fun while using your favorite gadgets, websites, and incorporate your true style into the holiday.

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Dress Your iPhone Like a Monster For Halloween

GeekSugar — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:44:05 -0700

I love dressing my iPhone for the season with a cute themed case - and this one is definitely the cutest I've seen in a while! Just in time for Halloween, the Monster iPhone Cover ($35) comes in two fuzzy colors: red and black. The case closes with velcro and has a hole for headphones.

How cute are the big googly eyes and vinyl fangs? The tough part isfiguring out which festive Halloween-themed case to use!

Get Geared Up For a Geek-Tastic Halloween!

GeekSugar — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:33:34 -0700

With Halloween quickly approaching - this Saturday! - I thought I better bring back some of the great geeky content from last year before we embark on a new spooky adventure this year. OK party people, check out my slideshow to see all the glorious geek-goods from last year. Source

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Cool Download: Halloween iPhone Wallpapers

GeekSugar — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:14:19 -0700

With Halloween only two weeks away, many of you will be looking for some spooktacular ways to pimp out your tech. For iPhone owners, it's as easy as visiting the iPhonePartyZone and downloading one of their wide selection of Halloween wallpapers for your iPhone. From ghosts and pumpkins to skeletons, just find the one that perfectly suits your phone or iPod Touch, right click on the wallpaper (or click download), and save it to your laptop or computer. You can then use iTunes to drag the image onto your device for an instant makeover!

Have you found a cool download-worthy treasure you'd like to share with the rest of us? Join the Download of the Day group where you can submit your favorite downloads and widgets. And you never know, it could be featured on GeekSugar! Here's a detailed guide to posting questions or posts to groups if you are new to the PopSugar Community.