Surprise! there is a new “The Nightmare Before Christmas” teddy bear edition from Build-A-Bear

Growing up as a child you may have had different types of toys such as legos, board games, toy cars, or dolls. But one of the most emblematic toys since the late 90s is undoubtedly the ones from Build-A-Bear.

What makes Build-A-Bear so unique is that not only can you have a beautiful stuffed animal, but you can do it from scratch! Somehow being part of the process of creating these adorable dolls, makes people connect even more with them, plus they can be customized to represent your own personality, how cool is that?

If thinking about Build-A-Bear has already brought you a feeling of nostalgia, get ready, because the brand has decided to launch two Nightmare Before Chrismas plush bears and they are the best! Jack Skellington and Sally have become two adorable plush bears for you to take home for the price of $55 (Jack) and $53 (Sally) but beware! this offer is exclusively available in the online store.

The teddy bears come dressed in their characteristic costumes from the original film and as if that weren’t enough, they also include a song!

When you press Sally, you can hear her sing her iconic song from the Tim Burton movie, this brings back memories. On the other hand, when you press the Jack plush bear you can hear the catchy and memorable theme song from the movie!

There are different purchase options for both plush bears, for example, you can order them with or without their signature outfits and also, you could offer them unstuffed so you can enjoy the process of stuffing them at any local Build-A-Bear store.

Build-A-Bear continues adding more characters to their special Disney plush toys collection and hopefully, we get to se a plush bear version of more spooky characters, maybe Zero or Oogie Boogie would be great?

Which Build-A-Bear would you like to buy?

Father sells possessed doll on Ebay, after it came to life

There are many strange objects for sale that people are willing to buy through eBay, and although it sounds incredible, some of the most demanded products in the market are the “enchanted” objects, and they can include extremely dangerous things…


According to the sellers of enchanted dolls, some of them move, others make chilling sounds, and worst of all, they can also attack their owners if the proper precautions are not taken.

One of the most famous cases was the sale of a doll in a bunny suit. The seller openly stated that it was “possessed“, in the description he wrote that he would have to get rid of it urgently since his son had been scratched by the doll.

Along with the product features, he also shared the creepy photo of the doll and another showing the evidence of the scratches.

In addition, he declared that his relatives witnessed chilling paranormal scenes in his home such as; strong hits, voices, being touched by such an evil presence and even the ghostly manifestation of a boy disappearing in front of them.

Even so, the honesty of the seller did not stop some interesting buyers, the doll was sold for the amount of £69, but in the end, for some strange reason, the payment could not be made…

The public seller is next: “Resubmitted for non-payment! If you’re not willing to buy it, don’t make an offer! I need to sell this doll NOW! We only got this doll a short time ago. We heard strange sounds and this doll scratched my son’s face while he was sleeping.

After this event, my son began to experience sleepwalking. We performed psychophysics and recorded a child’s voice. While I had my son sitting on my lap someone who could not see said he saw me.

I had a very strange feeling when I first picked up this doll. I don’t want this doll to ever come to my house again. This doll is very old. Only buyers from the UK. No returns accepted.”

On 10 May 2014 at 14:58:01, the seller added the following information: “My oldest son also said he saw a boy in his room one night, told me he had a whitish face and disappeared out the window.”

There are recommendations for the purchase and sale of haunted items within eBay, where they warn all users buying haunted items, that this type of purchase is not for everyone and that their recommendation is best for people specializing in paranormal research purposes.

He advises that these types of purchases are serious and that if you are not willing to be responsible or face the consequences that can occur when you have a cursed object, it is better not to buy it.

Finally, they advise you to be careful with this type of product, because if you do not have protective elements such as holy water or sea salt, a terrible event could occur…

“Stull” the cursed cemetery, where the gates of hell are opened

In the United States, we can find countless haunted places with stories of chilling origins, but none of these could be said to be as terrifying as the Stull Cemetery outside Lawrence, Kansas. A cursed place where “the gates of the underworld” are said to open.

 

The reputation of Stull Cemetery is as great as it is dangerous. It is said that while Pope John Paul 11, flying in his private plane to pay a visit to Colorado, crossed just below this area, and claimed that the earth was so impure that it polluted the skies with airs of evil, then they had to divert the route to their surroundings, obligatorily for their protection.

Rumors say that inside the cemetery, evil acts have occurred involving witchcraft, human sacrifice, satanic rituals, demonic invocations, and most frighteningly, the doors of hell open for the annual visit of the Lord of Darkness himself.

 

Legend has it that the bones of the son of Satan (who was born deformed and hairy as a wolf) have been buried for several centuries inside one of his tombs, which is why inside the ruined church located in the center of the cemetery, it is Satan’s favorite place to open its doors and make an appearance to visit his remains.

Due to the enormous amount of malevolent energy that inhabits this site, its presence awakens all the evil spirits that were once buried there more strongly, but it can only make its visit at midnight and twice a year (in the Spring Equinox and All Saints’ Eve).

 

It was also the place wherein 1850, women accused of practicing witchcraft were hung by their villagers from a huge tree that once stood. The word “Wittich” was engraved on it, as a reference to the fact that they were all serving their punishment.

The cemetery church was kept intact until its roof was removed in 1920. Since then many people claimed to be witnesses, that in strong times of rain or storm, the church always appeared dry as if a supernatural layer protected it from it. Because of these statements, the people around it were afraid and decided to put an end to the church by tearing it down.

 

It is believed that after this event the spirits were so disturbed that they aroused an intense fury of dark energy, which is why it is said that anyone who is able to stand in the middle of the night on the Stull cemetery could suffer the consequences.

These stories were the target for huge numbers of people to visit the cemetery on Halloween or the Equinox, with the intention of seeing the expected appearance of the devil on their cursed lands. However, their destruction before midnight caused the gates to close on these specific dates.

 

Since then, dozens of people, including ghost hunters, have tried to sneak into the cemetery for the apparition, but the funny thing is that for one strange reason or another it always ends up getting spoiled, whether they are discovered a few minutes before or something unexpected happens along the way.

 

Their reputation is so chilling, that it was also one of the places where they were inspired to record scenes for the well-known series called Supernatural. This was the battleground for the final confrontation between the two Archangels Michael and Lucifer.

Nowadays you can visit the Stull cemetery, but you can’t stay as long as its doors close at night. Even though there are no official ghost-tours for this cemetery, some local guides with a passion for haunted areas occasionally add this cemetery as part of one of their tours. People who have dared to set foot in this sinister place claim to have felt strong dark energies and light in the form of rings.

 

The road leading to this location is covered by huge amounts of signs warning about its danger, so you know, if you want to go it’s at your own risk…

The tomb and remains of Mary Magdalene

For centuries, people have come to the Basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume in France to look at the bones of Mary Magdalene.

In 1279, excavations in the crypt under a small church in St. Maximin in France, uncovered 1st-century tombs along with a surprising discovery: a sarcophagus made of marble. Charles II, the Count of Provence who led the excavation, claims that he was prompted to do so by a dream in which St. Mary Magdalene appeared to him.

When the sarcophagus was opened, all those present noticed a “wonderful and very sweet smell” coming from the interior, which they believed symbolized the perfume that Mary Magdalene poured at the feet of Jesus before his death.

The skeletal remains, of which the bones of the jaw and lower leg were missing, were accompanied by a papyrus note.

The text reads: “The year of the birth of the Lord 710, December 6, at night and very secretly, under the reign of the very merciful Eudes, king of the Franks, during the time of the ravages of the treacherous nation of the Saracens. The body of the beloved and venerable St. Mary Magdalene was, for fear of that treacherous nation, moved from her alabaster tomb to a marble tomb, after having removed the body of Sidonus, because it was hidden.

There was also a wooden tablet covered with wax, with the Latin inscription “Hic requiescit corpus beatae Mariae Magdalenae” which means: This is the body of the Holy Mary. It was estimated to have been made between the first and fourth centuries.

Provencal tradition holds that Mary Magdalene, along with Lazarus and Martha, fled to the south of France to avoid persecution in a small boat without sails or oars. Miraculously, they landed on the shores of Gaul in a place now called Saintes Maries de la Mer. They continued to spread the gospel and Lazarus performed baptisms.

Mary finally retreated to an isolated cave in the mountains, where she lived in penance until she died. Now known as the cave, or La Baume de Maria Magdalena, Christians have been making pilgrimages to the site since the fifth century.

After the discovery of the tomb, Charles II built a large basilica, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, in place of the old church. There, the so-called relics of St. Mary Magdalene are still on display.

The skull, now complete with a jaw thanks to Pope Boniface VIII, is shown behind glass in a reliquary of loose golden locks.


Every year, on a Sunday closest to the feast of Mary Magdalene, 22 July, a golden mask is placed on the reliquary and a procession carries the saint around the city

Disney podría considerar traer de vuelta “El Extraño Mundo de Jack” y no podríamos estar más emocionados

Disney es conocido por hacer películas conmovedoras que siguen siendo queridas por todos, incluso después de entrar en la edad adulta, las historias que todos amamos nos transportan a esos recuerdos de la infancia con sus mundos de fantasía, princesas y criaturas mágicas. Pero entre todas estas películas, hay una muy especial, una historia única que nos encantó, El Extraño Mundo de Jack.

Originalmente, la brillante idea detrás de El Extraño Mundo de Jack se originó a partir de un poema escrito por… lo adivinaste … Tim Burton. Cuando trabajaba como animador en Walt Disney Feature Animation, tenía esta idea en el fondo de su mente, sobre Jack obsesionado con la Navidad y así es como comenzó todo.

“Era una tarde de otoño en la tierra de Halloween y el aire todo lo helaba. A la luz de la luna, un esqueleto se sentó solo en la cima de la montaña.

Él era alto y delgado, con un murciélago de corbata, Jack Skellington era su nombre, estaba cansado y aburrido en la tierra de Halloween, donde todo era siempre lo mismo…”

Con el paso de los años, Burton siguió pensando en este poema y la historia detrás de él, pensando que podría ser un proyecto que valiera la pena. Luego, en 1990, finalmente hizo un acuerdo de desarrollo con Walt Disney Studios. Aunque la película tuvo un final bastante bueno, es imposible no admitir que nos gustaría que continuara, ¿sería posible?

Durante los últimos años, Disney ha estado haciendo felices a nuestros niños internos al volver a hacer muchas de nuestras películas clásicas favoritas de Disney, como La Bella y la Bestia, Dumbo, Aladdin y mucho más, por lo que no parece demasiado loco tener un remake de El Extraño Mundo de Jack.

Según cierta información que se ha estado difundiendo en los medios, The Walt Disney Studios está buscando hacerse cargo nuevamente del popular musical animado de stop-motion. Aún se desconoce si la secuela será live-action o clásica stop-motion, ¡pero la posibilidad de que esta película regrese es increíble!

También se rumorea que, si una secuela realmente está sucediendo, Tim Burton se involucraría en este nuevo proyecto. A pesar del hecho de que para la película original, él estuvo a cargo principalmente de la historia y el diseño de personajes, esperamos que para este proyecto Burton continúe como director y nos sorprenda una vez más con su trabajo único, creativo y espeluznante.

¿Qué opinas sobre tener El Extraño Mundo de Jack en live-action?

Disney might consider bringing back “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and we couldn’t be more excited

Disney is known for making heartwarming films that remain dear to everyone even after entering adulthood, the stories we all love takes us back to those childhood memories with their fantasy worlds, princesses and magical creatures. But among all of these movies, there is a very special one a unique story that enchanted us, The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Originally, the bright idea behind The Nightmare Before Christmas was originated from a poem written by, you guessed it… Tim Burton. When he was working as an animator at the Walt Disney Feature Animation, he had this idea on the back os his mind, about a skeleton obsessed with Christmas and that’s how it all began.

It was late one fall in Halloweenland,
And the air had quite a chill.
Against the moon a skeleton sat,
Alone upon a hill.

He was tall and thin with a bat bow-tie;
Jack Skellington was his name.
He was tired and bored in Halloweenland –
Everything was always the same.

As years passed by, Burton kept on thinking about this poem and the story behind it, thinking that this could be a worth making project. Then in 1990, he finally made a development deal with Walt Disney Studios. Although the movie had a pretty good ending, it’s impossible not to admit that we would like for it to continue, would it be possible?

During recent years, Disney has been making our inner children happy by re-making plenty of our favorite classic Disney movies such as Beauty and The Beast, Dumbo, Aladdin and much, more so having a remake of The Nightmare Before Christmas doesn’t sound too crazy.

According to some information that has been spreading around the media, The Walt Disney Studios is looking to take over again on the popular stop-motion animated musical. Whether the sequel will be live-action or classic stop-motion is still unknown, but just the mere possibility of this movie coming back is amazing!

It is also rumored that, if a sequel is actually happening, Tim Burton would get involved with this new project. Despite the fact that for the original movie, he was mainly in charge of the story and character design, we hope that for this project Burton carries on as a director and amaze us one more time with his unique, creative and spooky work.

What do you think about having a live-action of The Nightmare Before Christmas?

You can stay overnight night at Waverly Hills Sanatorium and do paranormal research with a tour

Everyone at some time in life has heard chilling stories about haunted places, and possibly the most popular stories talk about haunted houses but if you are interested in knowing about a next-level haunted place, you must keep reading…

This place has been named one of the most haunted locations in the world and it is the Waverly Hills Sanatorium located in Louisville, Kentucky. This place is absolutely spooky from the outside and even more from the inside, it has become a hotspot for ghosts and spirits to gather and manifest all kinds of paranormal activities, although it wasn’t always this way.

Dark story in the Waverly Hills Sanatorium

Back in the early 1900s, the Waverly Hills Sanatorium was serving as a hospital center to treat patients with tuberculosis. However, at that time there wasn’t enough knowledge on how to treat it so thousands of patients passed away as a result.

After the epidemic came to an end, the hospital closed in 1961 and a year after, it became a geriatric medical facility. During this time they used to treat elderly patients but once again, due to a lack of trained staff and overflowing with patients, the state of Kentucky had to close it in 1982.

The walls of this hospital kept the suffering of thousands of people for many years, eventually turning into the jail of many ghosts.

Tours in Waverly Hills Sanatorium

Nowadays, the Waverly Hills Historical Society is responsible for maintaining and preserving this facility as part of a historic landmark of Louisville. Rumors easily spread and the Waverly Hills Sanatorium gained popularity fast enough to become a spooky paradise for paranormal fanatics. The sanatorium offers a variety of tours such as a 2-hour paranormal tour, a historical tour, a 6-hour ghost hunt, and some private tours among others, but take your time reserving your spot! because some of these tours are exclusive.

Only the bravest people have dared to complete one of the most exclusive tours, the private overnight investigation, in which you are allowed to stay an entire night at the sanatorium and have the ultimate chilling experience. Several people on the internet have shared their experiences with the overnight tour and shivering paranormal phenomenons occurred such as loud noises, slamming doors, sudden temperature changes and some even claim to have seen some spirit in the distance…

Timmy The Ghost

One of the most popular ghost stories of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium is the one about young Timmy. He was one of the youngest patients that the sanatorium had, he used to play with other young patients on a swing set that was built within the hospital.

Rumors says he and other children still live in this place, visitors have told that whenever you leave toys such as balls laying around, the playful spirits of these children, including Timmy, will move them around and even make them disappear.

Which tour would you dare to take?

Get some popcorn and gather some nerves to watch the most expected horror movies for 2020

Looking back to the past few years, we can agree that there were several horror movies that completely blew our minds! Movies such as the Boy, A Quiet Place or The Conjuring remain some of the greatest works in this genre and sometimes we can’t even resist the feeling of wanting to watch them again. What if we told you that these amazing movies, were having a comeback this year?

Be prepared because 2020 is loaded with some of the best movie comebacks along with some fresh terror stories! These are the top horror movies to watch in 2020

Brahms: The Boy II (February 21)

The Boy II follows the story of Brahms, the doll, as he is rediscovered by a young boy. The kid gets emotionally attached to Brahms, while his parents find this doll somewhat disturbing only to find later on, that there is something diabolical going on with this doll. The sequel incorporates a new cast and even though Lauren Cohan who played Greta (nanny) on the first movie was offered the same role in the sequel, she had to decline due to a tight schedule, we will miss her.

The Invisible Man (February 28)

“What you can’t see, can hurt you.” The Invisible Man is a classic villain that gained recognition from its first movie back in the 1930s; it tells the story of a scientist that finds the way to become invisible, only to become insane. Director Leigh Whannell gave this retro story a new spin, keeping some of the original ideas and of course, the suspense and horror we all desire.

A Quiet Place Part II (March 20)

One of the biggest challenges of A Quiet Place was creating drama and suspense without having a dialogue, but mastermind director John Krasinski broke the rules of a traditional film and was able to create a masterpiece. For the sequel, he wanted to follow up on the story of Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt) and her children trying to survive in a world where the blind creatures are continually threatening their lives although there is more action, more jumpscares and definitely more noise than before.

Antlers (April 17)

Jumping now to April, director Scott Cooper will surprise you with a very terrifying story about a kid named Lucas Weaver. This kid has an eerie vibe right from the beginning since he likes to hang around remote, creepy and dark places, not your traditional type of kid. When evil things begin to happen around the small-town this kid lives, he finds himself face to face with the frightening creature responsible for all the deaths.

Antebellum (April 24)

From the producer of award-winning films Get Out and Us, Antebellum is a horror-thriller movie that will keep you in a trance with its astonishing visuals and make your heart beat fast with the numerous jumpscares. It tells the story of a successful author named Veronica and how she deals with being trapped inside a frightening reality.

The Conjuring III: The devil made me do it (September)

Even though there is not an official trailer out yet, we know for sure is that we will get to see again Patrick Willson and Vera Farmiga as the famous paranormal investigators couple, the Warrens.

Halloween (October 16)

Getting in the Halloween spooky mood, David Gordon Green brings the sequel of the famous horror trilogy and it looks promising. On this saga, we get to see Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continuing their horrific adventure, as they try to get rid of a nightmare that has been making their life impossible.

Young couple watching TV

Which movie premiere are you most excited about?

In the mood for some good coffee and some mystery novels? The Edgar Allan Poe-Themed Cafe is the place

If you are one of those people who enjoy sitting in a comfortable place and reading a good mystery novel, one of those who make your mind fly towards a completely magical and macabre universe… then you must have read one of Edgar Allan Poe’s jewels and if you haven’t read The Raven, The Masque of the Red Death or The Tell-Tale Heart, what are you waiting for?

And as long as you have time to sit down and relax, the perfect place to enjoy these stories is none other than the Raven Café in Port Huron, Michigan! This cafe is like no other since every corner is designed to honor the writer’s most notorious novels. The numerous bookshelves, vintage decorations, and artworks give a comfy somewhat extravagant vibe that draws you to stay for hours, enjoying a nice coffee.

This café is not only providing a cozy environment to enjoy great food and drinks, but it also hosts different activities such as tarot readings, activities for kids, live music events and as random as it seems… they even offer free Valentines Day weddings! what else could you ask for? They even have a full online calendar for you to check upcoming events and activities at the café.

Adding it up to other cool things that the Raven Café offers are the Coffee Table Tales, where clients share some of their secrets and thoughts or quotes on small paper sheets, notes, and napkins. The staff thought it would be cool to share these notes and secrets as part of a collection of shared journals from their clients.

What do you think about this Café, would you grab a drink there?

Ohio has one of the most mesmerizing castles ever but believe it or not, it’s haunted!

“The Sweetheart of Ohio” is the nickname that was given to one of the ancient, astonishing architectural pieces from Ohio but you may also know it as the Chateau LaRoche or the Loveland Castle.

The Chateau LaRoche can be found in southern Ohio, along the Little Miami River in the city of Loveland. Without a doubt, one can say that this castle is truly beautiful and charming, but what very little people know is the dark story behind the man who built it.

Harry Delos Andrews, a clever man with many talents until he, unfortunately, caught a infection that removed lives of 7000 people back in the 1890s. When studying his body in the morgue which had been lying there for two days, doctors found something unusual. When trying to collect bacterial samples from his mouth, Andrew’s body began to bleed and doctors decided to inject his heart with some adrenaline, and Harry Andrews was back from death.

The possibilities for him to go on with life were almost non-existent, he was blind and paralyzed. However, he challenged the laws of medicine, being able to recuperate and go on with his life. After the unexpected incident, Andrews settled as a medic at the Château LaRoche, in France, where he began to develop an affinity for knights and the medieval world to the point where he formed a group of young men called the Knights of the Golden Trail.

All young men who decided to join this group were connected by an oath, which was to restore the nobility and civility into modern society, the same way that past knights from medieval times used to do. Sir Harry, was so committed to the Knights of the Golden Trail, that he felt the need to build a castle for them, and so it began.

During the late 1920s, he acquired a piece of land and began to work on what years later would become the Château LaRoche in Ohio. For over 20 years he committed to the construction of this castle, Andrews used to carry stones from the Little Miami almost every day with a vision to create a magnificent castle.

But then, what’s so dark about all of this? Sir Harry believed that this castle was heavily haunted by several spirits… One of them, a knight who was deeply attached to one of the medieval artifacts displayed in the Château LaRoche and this ghost would come at night from time to time.

Also, a paranormal presence that Andrews used to call “Casper Poltergeist” was responsible for slamming doors, moving objects and if it was troubled by people it would even strike them with an electric jolt sensation.

Andrews also mentioned the ghosts of two children who passed away in the property before he became the owner, so not even the castle is haunted but also some of the surroundings. Some fanatics of paranormal phenomenons were attracted to this area, trying to communicate with these spirits they confirmed that the ghosts of a 13-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister, were still around.

Despite it all, we gave to admit that the Château LaRoche is an amazing looking castle filled with history… What do you think? do you believe it is actually haunted?