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Body with a Parasitic Infestation O.o.p.
The ability of parasites to alter the behavior of their hosts has recently generated an unusual interest in both scientists and non-scientists. One reason is that parasites alter the behavior of their host in such a way as to suggest a hijacking of their ability to make decisions. However, how parasites manipulate their hosts is not an esoteric topic, fascinating with its evocation of gruesome zombie movies involving body snatchers. It is rather the understanding of these processes provide fundamental insights into the neurobiology of behavior.

 

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Animated Bedroom Dresser $2499.00
We Have one Animated Bedroom Dresser left in stock almost finished! Plus animated picture shown above the dresser will also be free with purchase!

 

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Giant Zombie Arched Entry $9,495.00
Giant Zombie Heads or Skull Entry Archway is an amazing Photo Op that your patrons must walk thru. As they approach each the severed heads independently roars come to life to turn/scream/growl or for more friendly attractions talk to/taunt/greet patrons as they pass thru. Available in Animated or Static Versions. Super steel structure for rugged outdoor use.

 

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LA Adam Writer $1,999.99
Crazy writer frantically writes and then goes crazy when “scared”!

 

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Banshee €3573,95
She begins in ambient mode, eerily beautiful in the glow of night as thunder cracks around her. Then when triggered she rises to over 8ft. tall and opens her horrific mouth full of sharp teeth and screams. Banshee can either spray air or water providing an additional surprise and scare!

 

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Cremation Oven $3,449.00
When triggered the tray with the body enters into the oven, oven door closes and then flames appear as the victim screams in horror. Oven door opens while the victim kicks and screams while exiting.

 

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The Marlboro Man $2,700.00
The Marlboro Man Halloween Animatronic stands at an impressive 6ft and features realistic head, waist, and arm movements. Complete with sound programming, a foam pipe wrench prop, full costume, and hat, this animatronic comes with a controller and motion sensor for ease of use.

 

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Kid Horde Attack $4,999.99
Mob shoots out 4′ while kid with severed arm raises up 12″, 3 heads move and arms lift with multiple movements.

 

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Grave Robber $299.99
Standing at an imposing 6 feet tall, this life-sized terror is guaranteed to leave your guests in shock and awe. Designed with exquisite detail, the Grave Robber sports a snaggle-toothed grin, wispy grey hair, and a tattered brown suit, creating a horrifyingly realistic presence.

 

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Wake up Dead €457,95
Wake Up Dead appears to be gasping for air as she shakes under a blood soaked sheet. Just plug her in and she shakes.

 

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Disconnected $3,749.99
This animatronic phone booth features a drop panel, spooky zombie character with a phone in hand, lights, and a programmed sound and speaker.

 

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Doll Dresser $2,599.00
When triggered, girl with doll appears in mirror, says scary phrase then dissappears, pocessed drawers open/close violently then doll pops out of the centered drawers as lamp flickers.

 

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Stall Steve O.o.p.
Steve is sitting on toilet with head down, then fart and poop sounds start as Steve stands up to pee on patrons waving toilet paper all around.

 

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Super Flyer – Wicked Witch of the West $5,995.00
It simply does not get any better than an actual Wicked Witch of the West flying around to harass your patrons. We have aged the character to be face much older, wrinkled and nastier, but the effect is the same. A special character was adapted to our existing SPRFLY200 Super Flyer Series. This dramatic flying rig allows the character to soar to a height of 17’, pan left and right 16’ and then dive-bomb and harass your patrons as they duck for cover below, while the Witch is cackling, screaming and taunting you and your little dog too deary. Character is enhanced with compelling multi-movements, jaw for speech, broom/torso movements, as well as other crazy realistic kinetic movements.

 

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Death Rising €504,95
Death Rising is an All electric zombie animatronic prop that raises up and down from it’s grave! Hand painted and Includes link to download Frightronic audio track. Built to last by Distortions Unlimited.

 

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Squishy Bridge $349.99
Create a unique walking sensation of a creaky, unstable bridge for your guests with this innovative product!

 

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Sword Swallower $279.99
Here is a reminder of yesteryear when the Sword Swallower was the most popular act at the circus sideshow! Our 6 ft tall Sword Swallower Animated Prop performs his gruesome trick for all to see while circus calliope music plays in the background! His spattered and smudged clothing with red bow tie makes him look like an aged, deceased performer back from the dead!

 

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Driller Killer with Victim $4,999.99
Deranged torturer stands behind victim in a chain drilling into his temple with an electric drill. When triggered the driller releases the victim who flails crazily in his chair while screaming!

 

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Yeti Giant Monster Hand €5743,95
Giant Animatronic “Yeti” Monster Hand! Each finger moves and grabs! Includes controls, program, sound, and speaker. This hand hangs on a chain and must be secured to a solid beam from above as the hand weighs approx. 300 lbs.

 

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Ghostly Pets $35
When ghosts walk the earth, wouldn’t they want a dog to walk? A cat to caress? Frisky, faithful and friendly, these cuddly companions are ready to be scratched – but that’s tricky, because they’re ghosts! The Ghostly Pets Decoration Collection features four-legged phantasms perfect for a family-friendly Halloween. The complete collection even includes a bonus “Paranormal Pet Party” decoration featuring dogs and cats unliving together.

 

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Hacking Heidi $175
Hacking Heidi is better than all of Spirit’s worst props over the past 4 years. Her voice lines are really good. But the arms look like they’re on backwards.

 

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Skewered And Burning $3,999.99
Burnt victim is impaled over a burning fire when they suddenly start screaming and convulsing!

 

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Evil Tree €5311,95
This massive animatronic tree has scary glowing red eyes, moving limbs and talking mouth. The height of our Evil Tree is 9′ 6″ tall, and from limp tip to limb tip it is 13′ wide. The Evil Tree includes red LED lights in the its eyes, sound, and controls. Ships freight.

 

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Face Off Kid $2,299.99
Kid in dirty pink bunny costume stands with rabbit mask, then drops the mask revealing his monstrous face!

 

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The Haunted Ticket Booth $4,499.99
The Haunted House ticket booth is not just an entrance; it’s the beginning of a terrifying journey, manned by a ghastly attendant who’s been waiting just for you.

 

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Body Snatcher Victim (Held by Hair) $1,494.68
Victim is held by the hair with an articulated internal steel rod construction, which allows character to realistically flop around while being carried by Body Snatcher.

 

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Bobby Strings $309.99
At 7.7 feet tall, Bobby was destined to be in the limelight. His relentless rehearsal routine filled with tap dances and careful ballet movements was bound to pay off eventually. His hard work was finally recognized when a new dance instructor offered to teach him solo choreography after hours, but before he could warm up his legs, he was knocked out cold from behind. The demented instructor strung up his limp body from the rafters and lifted his limbs in an exhausting pattern of twists and pliés to the rhythm of a cursed waltz for six days straight transforming a healthy boy into an obedient pain-ridden wooden puppet. Now, he performs in the cruel glow of stage lights across the world as the demented instructor’s plaything.

 

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Pulled into Wall $3,499.99
Woman starts screaming and freaking out before getting folded in half and pulled into the wall by an unseen evil force.

 

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Bush Man $2,999.99
Looks like a simple decorative plant then suddenly bursts open to reveal a screaming man! Bushman!

 

 

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p.s. Hey. Guess what? It’s Halloween season here at DC’s. Seeing as how I’m going to be in the United States and on vacation from the blog for a bunch of October, I’m starting my annual onslaught of Halloween posts a little early this year. So expect to be assaulted with Halloween related stuff every other day or two for the next spate. Apologies or you’re welcome, depending. ** _Black_Acrylic, Oh, the post got an oooh! Didn’t expect that. Yay, etc. Vegetarian fish and chips? Well, why not, I guess. Sounds theoretical yum and fun, pal. ** Dominik, Hi!!! It is. It really and truly is. We are now trying what feels like our millionth try to solve things. It probably won’t work, but keep our luckiness as a daydream, if you and your mind don’t mind. Wow, that’s not a bad salary. I’m surprised, but then again it must be pretty taxing work. Huh. Tempting. I’m sure love is running around from one fast food joint to the next gathering your wished-for condiments as I type. Love predictably but secretly sneaking into your apartment when you’re not there and concealing a wild, complicated animatronic machine inside your bed. Don’t worry, he’ll give you the on/off switch too, G. ** jay, Hey. That’s an interesting habit, fetish or whatever your current dude has. Obviously I can see it. I always fill part of my luggage with hot sauce condiment packets from LA Mexican fast food places when I fly back to Paris, but that’s maybe slightly less eccentric. At least in the States, often times when a roller coaster gets old and unpopular they do a VR overlay where you ride the old, boring coaster wearing a headset that tries to make you believe you’re actually flying around in canyons and dodging dragons and so on, and, in my experience, even apart from the nausea it produces, it’s all very lame. A ‘Tarkovsky–esque Resident Evil game’? Needless to say. I’m pretty sold already. Okay, my eyes will seek evidence. Thanks for passing that along. See you the next time the sun wakes up. ** nat, Hey. Obviously happy you’re unsick. Me too. I finally got my fucked up ear fixed, and I can hear the world in stereo again. Thanks about the posts and interview. I think muses who don’t read are the best muses for the reason you mention and probably for many other reasons. My life has been so full of stupid stress that I haven’t been reading at all, just eyeballing book covers. Do I point? I think so. I certain pinpoint, if that counts. ** Wolf, Wolferooni! Great! Ping me! I think I’m a mayo guy, disgustingly enough. Big love. Talk/see soon! Love, me. ** Bill, As always, I’ll hope someone captured your gig in visual/sound format and will upload it to some platform or other. Thanks about the film saga. Hopefully that homily ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way’ is reality based. ** HaRpEr, Urgh: the room thing. Hopefully someday soon you’ll be living in a Jacques Tati film. ‘Mon Oncle’ in particular. Yes, Mr. Barth’s humor gifts are highly notable. And your take on his thing is, as seemingly ever, brilliant. Sometimes I think the analytical parts of our brains are identical twins, assuming I can flatter myself without sounding gross. May today give you considerable progress. ** Lucas, Good morning to you from slightly later in the morning. My last few days have been worse, but every new day has potential, they say. Oops, about the appointment mix up. I hope the travel to and fro was at least somewhat positively inputting. Trying to hang on: me too, my friend, big time. We’ll make it through this shit together. Vow. ** Okay. You already know what you’re faced with today. Halloween season always starts around here with a beauty pageant of scary animatronics. Be there. See you tomorrow.

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‘I began collecting condiment packets in November of 2003. Initially the purpose of the collection was a more practical one. I came to the conclusion that ketchup was no longer a reasonable thing to spend money on. A handful of packets here and there would do just fine. I began to pick up other condiments as well. I stopped at a variety of locations in order to gather new types of condiments. It was around this time that I discovered how many different condiment packets existed. A collector by nature, the only logical thing for me to do was attempt to get every different packet design I possibly could.

‘I carefully remove the contents of my packets by making an incision along one of the short seams on the back. (I prefer the righthand or bottom seam.) I rinse the inside of the packets thoroughly to ensure all sauce is expelled. (I employ a drop of dish soap for oily condiments.) I then wait until the packets are completely dry before I place them in baseball card cases to preserve them cleanly and safely for many generations.

‘My collection has grown quickly since its inception, largely due to generous packet donations from my family and friends. If you think you have a packet that I do not, then please consider sending it to me.

‘With so many ways to package sauce, it is important to set some guidelines when you decide to start a collection. I made these decisions at the very beginning to give my collection a certain uniform appearance. The following rules make the collection more aesthetically pleasing and enjoyable to maintain.

1. Only squeezable “tear-off-the-corner” style packets are included. (Dipping tubs, creamers, and butter tubs cannot be preserved to my liking, and are easily crushed or spilled.)

2. No spices, salts, sugars, or other “dry” accountremon; generally found in paper packaging. There are far too many different sugar packets, and many other collectors are focusing their efforts on them. It is my belief that including such items harms the fundamental nature of this collection. We do sauce packets.

3. Minor design variations absolutely count as new unique packets.’ — TCPM

 

I Have a Condiment Packet Problem

Preparing packets for protective plastic.

Automatic Condiment Packaging Machine

 

Visit The Condiment Packet Museum
Ketchup World: Packets from Around the World
The Amazing Ketchup Packet Bear
The Sugar Packet Collector’s Page
Liesbeth Vergouwe’s Sugar Packet Collection
The Association for Dressings and Sauces

 

more hot sauce

 

 

more lemon juice

 

 

more vinegar

 

 

more jelly and jam

 

 

 

more soy sauce

 

 

more miscellaneous

 

 

more relish

 

 

more salad dressing

 

 

more bbq sauce

 

 

more mustard

 

 

more ketchup

 

 

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p.s. Hey. To those having trouble commenting, at least some people are having luck by commenting in ‘incognito’ mode. You might try that if you haven’t already. ** jay, Hi, so sorry about the comment mess. Personally, I thought Bjorn Andersen came off very well in the documentary. He seemed eccentric but very level headed and wise. I’ve never tried VR with gaming, only in art situations and on roller coaster retrofitted with a VR makeover. I have a mild-ish motion sickness issue, like I can’t be on boats for instance, and I think VR triggers that. Nice that you so enjoyed ‘Mysterious Skin’. My friend Scott Heim, the book’s author, got very lucky with that adaptation. Okay, glad you’re at peace with the injections. Glad you’re a tough guy. I’m going to see if I can scrounge up a Guro post, you bet. Have a super swell day. ** _Black_Acrylic, Hi. I definitely think ‘CG’ is the best place to start with Gaddis, yes. ** Dominik, Hi!!! Cool, yeah, it’s a really good novel. He didn’t vanish unfortunately, quite the opposite. Everyone else involved with the film are in Zac’s and my corner, but the person in question is literally having some kind of mental breakdown that has made him want to destroy the film and everyone, and, legally, there seems to be nothing we can do about it. It’s a very ugly and difficult situation. I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen or what we can do. We’re just trying to move forward with the film in every way we can and hoping he’ll give up or die. I will pass along my ‘Fall’ thoughts. Ha, gondolier … I wonder if that’s a pleasant job. Hard to tell. Love melting himself down, stuffing his tiny liquid form into a plastic packet, and mutating himself into your favorite condiment, which is … ?, G. ** Bill, You made it through. The Gaddis is short, and that really helps, I agree, and so you get his great thing without having to set weeks or months aside. So, so wish I could attend your gig. Looks amazing! Everyone, Should you be reading this in the vicinity of Berlin, the great Bill Hsu is participating in a gig tonight that should be really spectacular, and I very strongly encourage you to be there if you possibly can. Here are the deets. ** wolf, Wolf! No way! Old buddy! Major pal! So, so great to see you! I’ve been thinking a lot about you! I can’t say that I disagree with you about Gaddis. Nope, no argument at all. Oh my gosh, how are you? What’s going on? Maybe we should do one our famous Zooms? What do you think? Yay! Mega love, Dennis ** Diesel Clementine, Your test worked!!!! ** Måns BT, Hi, Måns! Thanks so much about the film. It’s super extremely bad right now, but we’re fighting back as hard as we can. Cool, yes, I will be thrilled to hear about the ‘Papaya’ progress and to try to say helpful things whenever you’re ready. Wow, he seems to like it? Cool dude. No, I haven’t played ‘Disco Elysium’. I’ll go look a whatever footage or trailer I can find. Thanks so much. Nollning sounds truly horrifying. I haven’t heard of traditions like that before or elsewhere. There’s this whole fraternity ‘welcoming’ abuse thing in the US, but that’s very specific to the Frat guy members, and you only hear about it when some dude accidentally gets killed, which happens. Watch your back. Stay alive whatever it takes. I do like Moodyson’s films, yes. I should see more of them. I haven’t seen that one aka ‘Hole in My Heart’ as English speakers know it. ‘Lilya 4-Ever’ is my theater collaborator Gisele Vienne’s all-time favorite film. I should do a Moodyson blog Day. Strange I haven’t. I will post-haste. Awesome, stay in one piece today, and report back on the madness. xoxo, Dennis ** Oscar, I’m so happy that incognito identity worked! Even if it erased your lovely spiral. You won’t believe what I saw when I looked down at my morning bowl of alphabet soup just now. I barely believed it myself, so I took a photo. Nice book/price score. Thank you for the Eurostar offer. Maybe if you brought a hit squad along, that could work. I will look for any points of light in the gloomy shape of today with your kind encouragement. You, on the other hand, squint at the brightness of your next 24. ** Right. Sort of apologies in advance, but I had the strange inclination to semi-prank you with the restored, very old and ridiculous post up there today. Seems that I was in a mood. If you can find delight therein, that would be optimal. See you tomorrow.