The Last House on the Left

Right now there is a lot of exciting news at A Ghouls Best Friend! Everything from killer deals, prices slashed in half, events, and even a heads up for the upcoming months.

The biggest news is that for the month of August you can save 40% off your entire purchase! This special discount is to celebrate the 40 year anniversary of Wes Craven's first feature film, The Last House on the Left. This was a ground breaking film for Craven, who later created A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. To save your 40% use the discount code: LASTHOUSEONTHELEFT at checkout. You will save 40% off your purchase before shipping.

 In other news, my shop has kicked off it's Wicked Wednesday sales! Every Wednesday three different items will be marked down to half off for Wednesday only! Check out my Facebook and Twitter Pages for more details on what those item are when Wednesday approaches!

If you are from Baltimore or are as obsessed with John Waters as I am, you may have heard of an awesome little town called Hampden! This area got it's claim to fame when John Waters filmed the movie Pecker in this neighborhood. More recently, the towns very own Cafe Hon was in an episode of Kitchen Nightmares. This town is well known for a lot of awesome events, one of which is Hampden Fest! This is a festival filled with some of the best entertainment you've ever witnessed! They have The Great Mac Off, a toilet race, bread pudding, live music, and lots of vendors selling amazing things from Baltimore inspired art to cupcakes! I will vending at this event in front of Kiss N Make-Up on The Avenue. So if you are in the area on September 8th, come by and see a Ghoul! For more info on Hampden and Hampden Fest you can check out their Facebook and Blogspot pages.

Hampden Fest

There will be a lot happening with A Ghouls Best Friend this fall! There will be more promotions related to horror movie trivia. I will be celebrating celebrity birthdays and release dates of horror films with discounts and giveaways! There will be more blog postings about these people and films as well. In October, every order will come with a Halloween goodie bag filled with lots of spooky things! In November I will be at a craft show in Laurel, DE. I will post more info on that event as it gets closer. I will also be vending at First Fridays in Hampden the very first Friday in December! This is going to be an awesome year of discounts, sales, events, and horror!

Hampden at Xmas

For more information about my shop, new items, sales, discounts, and what's going on you can check out my Facebook Page, Twitter Page, and Blogspot.

Announcing Wicked Wednesdays

Hey there Boils and Ghouls!

This is your friendly, neighborhood ghoul announcing the start of Wicked Wednesdays at A Ghouls Best Friend! This means that every Wednesday three different items will be half off their original price for a whole 24 hours!

If you would like to know what the items are you can check out my Facebook Page, Twitter Page, or you can search Wicked Wednesday Sale in Etsy's search box. You can also check out these pages for more info on shops that carry A Ghouls Best Friend items, upcoming events, discounts, new items, horror trivia, and anything else horror or shop related! You can also get the, more often than not, ramblings about my obsessions in life which include, but are not limited to, John Waters and drag queens!

Etsy Massacre Shop of the Month for August 2012 - DarkArtPhoto

Looking for the not so typical horror movie inspired images for the walls of your home? Check out DarkArtPhoto's haunting images that will linger into your nightmares and make you feel like your visualizing what it would feel like being the victim of a horror film!!!

What is your favorite horror movie related item in your shop at this very moment and why?

My favorite horror related item is StrangleHold
While none of my photos are related or taken from any specific horror film, many have horror inspiration. This one depicts a creepy masked person literally reaching out of the photo to strangle you.

What is it about horror movies that inspires you and your art?

I have always liked horror movies, from way back when I was a kid and would peek through covered eyes when it seemed to scary. I enjoy putting together scenes or images that elicit those same feelings and emotions.
Why did you join the Etsy Massacre Team?
I joined Etsy Massacre Team to be a part of a community that shares that love of horror and work together to learn and help each other in this fun place known as Etsy.

Etsy Massacre Team - Shop of the Month for July 2012 - ChewsBrains

From Zombies you can add to your stuffed animal collections to zombies you can wear on your gruesome bodies check out ChewsBrains our Etsy Massacre Team - Shop of the month!!

 What is your favorite horror movie related item in your shop at this very moment and why?
My set of Bride of Frankenstein/Frankenstein Cameo Necklaces. My favorite movie of all time, seconded by the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. I enjoy the other movies for their inspirational qualities, softness, and true musical scores. True culture!

What is it about horror movies that inspires you and your art??
EVERYTHING. The blood, gore, guts, and the realism that may of these movies portray. I miss the classics however. I miss when you used to be scared by the old black and white movies, the old monster makeup. It seems to take more and more to scare people these days. The best of these "old" movies was The Haunting of Hill House (1963) Directed by Robert Wise. A true psychological horror movie. No blood, no gore---just good old SUSPENSE!!!


Why did you join the Etsy Massacre Team?
 I joined because I thought it would be awesome to team up with a group who shared my love on older horror movies and new! So we could all promote out items and work together!

captain spauldings museum of monsters and madmen shoes!

Sneak preview new shoes to match the captain spauldings museum of monsters and madmen, these are to be limited to 50 pair with the purse as a set! each will be numbers and signed on the inside of the bag and under the shoe, i have gotten several requests for these shoes so they won't last!Its a collection of the scenes from the beginning of the film house of 1000 corpses!

Horror Movie light boxes

I created these new items they are horror movie light boxes, each is made from a sturdy repurposed cigar box, each comes with a energy efficient bulb and 3ft of cord so you can hang it on the wall or put it on a table. The bulb is easily changed by sliding off the front lens. I made light boxes that made sense to me, like the poltergeist light box, it is the scene right before carolanne gets sucked into the TV. The second light box creation is the scene where danny from the shining is cursing around the overlook hotel and runs right into the twins, I played with several photos in photoshop to get the effect !check out all of my scary stuff at  http://www.etsy.com/shop/sacchetto

Etsy Massacre Shop of the Month - June 2012 - HerDyingBreathStudio

Looking for the most unique paintings or photography for your home? Need that horror decor to darken things up a bit? Then check out HerDyingBreathStudio, our Etsy Massacre Team - Shop of the month!

What is your favorite horror movie related item in your shop at this very moment and why?


I don't really have a favorite item in my shop, I love all of my work equally; they are all my little ghoulish children. Most of my work is iconic movie figures and characters from classic film and fairytales cast into a horror genre. I like taking something innocent and adding a monstrous twist to it. I guess right now the most recent painting is "If I could Only Eat your Brains". Its my take on scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. It just mad sense to me to make that character into a zombie since he spends the whole film searching for brains.  



What is it about horror movies that inspires you and your art?? 
When I first started pursuing career in art I was really influenced by comic art and anime. I went to college to study illustration and animation and had every intention on becoming a comic artist or animator. However as I pushed forward into tattooing and fine art more and more I looked towards horror films for reference rather than illustrations. I guess as I matured as an artist I wanted to give my work a more detailed realistic feel. I went through a phase in my early 20's where I was obsessed with foreign horror movies and that impacted my work tremendously. There has been something lacking in American horror films for a long time now. Lately it seems all American horror has to offer is re-makes of the classic horror films or they butcher a foreign horror film and release it in the US. Directors in Korea and Japan really push the envelope in gore dept, they just don't hold back.


Why did you join the Etsy Massacre Team?
I joined the Etsy Massacre team because I was invited to do so. I guess my shop was discovered and the people here enjoyed my work enough to ask me to join. It's always nice to meet and discover other dark fantasy artists