2014 Vintage Inspired Halloween Decor

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="821.0"] Pottery Bar 2014 Mad Scientist Halloween Collection[/caption]

It's that time of year again and stores are full of gorgeous Gothic, Victorian, and Literary inspired Halloween decor. We've compiled a list of our favorites below. Oh, if only we had unlimited ducats and storage space.

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="710.0"] All Hollows Eve Platter $79 / Pottery Barn[/caption]




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="710.0"] Faux Crows $24.50 / Pottery Barn[/caption]




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="598.0"] Black Branch Wreath $49.95 / Crate & Barrel[/caption]




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="710.0"] Halloween Skellie Toile Table Runner $49.95 / Williams-Sonoma[/caption]




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="529.0"] Skeleton Hand Serving Set $19.50 / Pottery Barn[/caption]




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="710.0"] Skull Ceramic Vase $109 / Pottery Barn[/caption]




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="598.0"] Morelia Cake Plate $14.95 / Crate & Barrel[/caption]




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="710.0"] Chemistry Set $29.50 / Pottery Barn[/caption]




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="710.0"] Halloween Skull Mug Set $39.95 / Williams-Sonoma[/caption]




[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="370.0"] Set of Four Halloween Plates $59 / Grandin Road[/caption]

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween From The Raven & Black Cat! 

Happy Valentine's Day!

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480.0"] 'Bleeding Hearts' Cake / Lily Vanilli Cake Design[/caption]

Happy Valentine's Day from The Raven & Black Cat!

Feast your eyes on this decadently grotesque red velvet cake by UK-based cake artist, Lily Vanilli. Making it possible to literally eat your heart out.

Suggestions for A Horror-Infused Valentine's Day

We love our romance with a little blood and gore. Here are a few ways to make your Valentine's Day Spooky and Sweet in the New York City area.

Blood Manor's Bloody Valentine's Weekend

This bloody valentine's themed off-season haunt is open February 14th - 17th. 50% Off Discount Tickets can be purchased here on Goldstar.  www.BloodManor.com

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Brighton Asylum's Dark Valentine

Head to Passaic, NJ February 15th - 16th to have your heart broken at this off-season haunted house. We loved their Christmas-themed haunt and we're sure their anti-cupid offering will be just as fabulous. General Admission is: $25.00. RIP Fast Pass is: $35.00. Use Promo Code: ASYLUM to get 20% Off Tickets. www.Night-Mares.com

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Warm Bodies

Planning on Dinner and a Movie? Catch this Zombie Romantic Comedy based on Isaac Marion's novel of the same name. Click Here to buy tickets online at a theater near you.

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Times Scare

Times Scare is offering Valentine's Specials including a three course valentine's meal and an absinthe tatsing.  www.TimesScareNYC.com

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The New Jekyll & Hyde Club

The brand new Jekyll & Hyde Club in Times Square hasn't even had it's official grand opening yet. The new website is intriguing. This Jekyll & Hyde Club promises to be leaps and bounds above the last incarnation. We look forward to checking it out. 

http://www.jekyllandhydeclub.com/enter_jhclub.html

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Valentine's Day Haunted Houses

Looking to celebrate the most romantic day of the year with blood and gore instead of flowers and chocolate?

NYC's Blood Manor is celebrating once again with their Bloody Valentine's Weekend, which runs from Feburary 14 - 17. Online Presale Tickets are $30.00 for General Admission and $50.00 for RIP Entry.  http://www.bloodmanor.com 

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Brighton Asylum in Passaic, NJ is following up their 2012 Christmas Haunt with a Valentine's Day Haunt called Dark Valentine on February 15th & 16th. General Admission Tickets are $25.00 and RIP Tickets are $35.00. http://www.night-mares.com

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="591.0"] The Christmas Skull / Monochrome Clown[/caption]

Merry Christmas from The Raven & Black Cat!

Happy Thanksgiving!

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="499.0"] Turkey End/xtopherknight[/caption]

Happy Thanksgiving from The Raven & Black Cat!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween From The Raven & Black Cat!

50 Days Until Halloween...

Happy Easter!

 Happy Easter!

('LadyB' drawing by Eric Ailcane. Visit his official website to see more of his fabulous art.) 

Happy April Fool's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

REVIEW: Nightmare (Before Christmas): The Experiment

Nightmare (Before Christmas): The Experiment
Los Kabayitos Laboratorio
107 Suffolk Street
New York, NY

To celebrate the holidays, Nightmare creator Tim Haskell is presenting Nightmare (Before Christmas): The Experiment, an extended and revamped version of the second part of October's Nightmare Fairy Tales. What was a 15-minute assault on the senses is now a 50-minute interactive theatre performance that manages to involve nearly the entire audience in a series of 10 fear-based experiments. As the performance progresses, a strange sense of community develops in the room full of strangers as each audience member becomes a lab rat.

Is it Scary?

According to their website: " It will be like being in one room in a very scary haunted house that you get tormented in for 50 minutes."

The Raven & Black Cat says: Fear is subjective, but you are pretty much guaranteed to cringe, gag, shudder, and/or squirm uncomfortably in your seat.

What I Loved

There is a lot to love. Not only are the experiments delightfully creepy, but the performance is infused with humor. Many of the funniest moments are courtesy of the research team's "corporate sponsors." Other highlights include: a brief (but amazing!) video, a unique take on Santa Claus, and watching the reactions of fellow audience members.

What Could Be Better

We noticed some small opening weekend hiccups, but overall this unique interactive theatre piece is holiday horror perfection. We hope that Nightmare (before Christmas) becomes an annual event. We'd love to see a walk-through style haunted house with a Christmas theme.  

Final Thoughts

The Experiment combines humor and fear to create repulsive holiday fun. Don't miss this special holiday gift.

The Experiment Runs

December 9 - 23rd

Discount Tickets

Full Price Ticket Prices
Admission: $20.00

• $10 Tickets - Click Here!


• $12 Admission with Promo Code: FB1 


• $12 Admission with Promo Code: LABRAT

Additional Info

• Official Website


• Facebook Page


• Twitter


• Buy Tickets

A Creepy Victorian Thanksgiving

Turkey Day is just a few weeks away. Here are some ideas for spooky Victorian inspired Thanksgiving Decor courtesy of  Pottery Barn, Martha Stewart, and an Etsy Treasury by The Raven & Black Cat.

 

'A Creepy Victorian Thanksgiving' by RavenBlackCat

A Victorian Inspired Thanksgiving Collection

serendipitycre... $10.00	cubits $3.50	Judyscrafts $4.98	SarahBlackArt $40.00
alexandrarosie $10.00	thepickwickpap... $40.00	No9DowningStre... $6.00	CutiePutti $12.00
wreathsbypania $125.00	HazelandViolet... $4.00	CantonBoxCompa... $24.50	CrowBiz $10.00
Judyscrafts $4.98	ameasuredgift $15.00	LisaRussoPhoto... $25.00	DollarDownload... $1.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.