The Queen of Halloween is a big fan of vampires, always has been, always will be. The Queen’s sister has always had a thing for all things Depp. Allie is a pirate nut. There are pirate books lining her shelves and pirate figurines on her mantel. She has pirate themed wall paper on her MySpace [...]

Imagine Wagner’s Flight of the Valkyries blaring. The door thunders open and there she stands: Aunt Myrna in her metal chest plate and bullet bra with the horned helmet and the long golden braids. Oh, Dear God, she is playing Brunhilda again! Unbidden, your mind that is a veritable endless YouTube loop of oddities and [...]

Well, she is my child, I have to admit. Is she going to bother with social graces or trying to use manners in certain situations? Will she ever learn to filter the thoughts that she thinks before they become the things that she says? As my child, I would think that the answer is no [...]

It sounds like a dirty joke or a fantasy story by every Renaissance fair visitor or recreationist. Every closet nerd has had this sweaty daydream more than a time or two. Every man who has had to go to a party wearing his lady’s choice in fancy dress costumes has silently and fervently prayed that [...]

At some point in her life, all little girls, even those who are currently stomping around your home like the Wrath of Death itself, will want to dress in fairy costumes for Halloween. Adults like the costume because it is short and sheer and you get to wear glitter. Every age group can wear their [...]