Guest Interview: Amber from Southern Gothica

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Tonight we have a guest post from Victoria over at The Autodidact in the Attic. Victoria likes all kinds of really cool stuff and she scours the internet for said cool stuff and talks about it on her site. When you’re done reading this post and buying dolls from Amber, click the links above and below and check it out.

So, without further ado, here’s the interview with Amber at Southern Gothica by V. L. Craven:

There are loads of talented gothy-types out there, but occasionally, you come across someone who’s extra-talented and a little extra-gothy, as well. Amber, who runs Southern Gothica on Etsy, is one such person. She hand-sews 10″ rag dolls of all of your favourite characters–from classics like Frankenstein’s Bride and the Mummy to sure-to-please goths like bats, Wednesday Addams & Eddie Munster to pop icons like Eric Draven from The Crow, the members of Dethklok and Severus Snape. As soon as I came across her shop I had to contact this person and request an interview. Happily, she agreed to answer some questions:

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I Want This.

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Hello Minions! It’s that time again. Time to show all my wonderful friends a few of the things that would make me so happy if you were to buy for me. As you know, Neil Gaiman is you Scarydad’s favorite writer. Lately I’ve been picking up extras and rarities that have eluded me for whatever reason.  A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff (Little Books) ~ [SIGNED LIMITED EDITION] is one of those rarities. I really want this.

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Tips For Your First Time Cosplaying at a Movie Theater

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Good evening my friends! Today I am reminded that we don’t have to wait for Halloween to dress up in awesome costumes and have lots of fun. More and more people are dressing up for movie premieres and local events such as Zombie Walk. Tonight we have an article submitted by a friend of Scarydad giving some tips on how to maximize fun and avoid potential problems when you dress up for a night of fun. Enjoy!

Movie premieres are always fun nights to dress up and enthrall yourself in the fun celebration of our childhood (or adulthood) heroes on the big screen. With Iron Man out now along with many other awesome superhero movies later this year there will be many fun opportunities to cosplay at the movie theater. Dressing up as your favorite character can be fun but sometimes we can get carried away in our enthusiasm or get caught up in some wannabe-tough guys taunts. The important things to remember are that you are in a public place, going to a family show, and the point is to have fun. Here are some tips for cosplaying a character at a movie theater for the first time:

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Scarydad Review: Cold Steel Gladius Machete

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A few months ago I told you all how I really wanted the Gladius Machete from Cold Steel. Well, a couple of weeks ago I went from desire to possession when the sword arrived at my door. Today I got to use it for the first time so I’ll tell you all about it now.

 

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Scarydad Project: The Glort

 

IMG_3492Tonight The Morrigan and I show you how to create and cultivate your own Glort. What is a Glort, you ask?

A Glort is a thing you can make with ingredients you probably already have around the house. It eats fingers and is totally evil so there’s lots of fun to be had.

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I want this.

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Good evening my friends. Tonight I have been perusing the online marketplace and adding items to the list of things that please me. We begin tonight with The Count. As many of you know, The Count is and has always been one of my favorite Sesame Street characters. I think this little dude would feel right at home on the shelf next to Jason Voorhees and Pee Wee Herman. It would make my kickass lair all the more kickass.

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Scarydad Essentials

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Good evening once again my good and faithful Minions! I trust you are well. Tonight I will discuss a few items that are essential to the Scarydad supply list. There are definitely the obvious ones like hammers, saws, and a freezer full of skin. But if you don’t have those things already you might be just a little behind. No, these are some of the things that have proven completely indispensable over the years and have proven their worth by either running out, getting lost, or something so that I notice and terribly miss their presence, or worse, cause projects to remain incomplete until replacements arrive.

So, without further ado, the first Scarydad essentials list:

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I want this

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Hello there everyone. Well, it’s that time again. Time for me to share with you all the awesome stuff that makes the world just a little bit better for your lovable old friend Scarydad. Tonight we begin with one of the best things you can have on your bookshelf: The Complete Calvin and Hobbes. I don’t own the collection but I do have all the old books and I can tell you that this strip only gets better with age. One of the best and most honest social commentaries ever.

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I Want This

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Hello Minions, it’s that time again. Time for me to offer suggestions for offerings you may make to your favorite mad blogger as, well, I wouldn’t call it a ransom, per se… I guess I’m just saying that we like to keep Scarydad happy around here and the things on this list would go far toward accomplishing that goal.

Ok, first item up this week: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Alchemy. Now I’m not one to quibble over the sciences. The experiments I perform are pretty straightforward- I gather parts from graveyards, morgues, junkyards, and thrift stores, throw in a little Elmer’s glue and high voltage, and I’m usually done before dinner. The finer sciences, such as Alchemy, I have always left to the experts. After all, if making lead into gold was easy enough for any idiot to accomplish, I would think it would be a closely guarded secret. Not so, apparently.

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