By Fred & Friends

The website for Fred & Friends has some hilariously gruesome home and office supplies that are a combination of a horror movie and Adult Swim’s Five Minutes To Kill Yourself game.  They’re the perfect inspiration for a lighthearted Halloween, with a voodoo doll toothpick holder and a bloody knife as evidence of a kitchen crime.  The neon ghost in the bathroom tries to reach out via the rubber drain stopper, while an innocent paper man is brutally murdered with the blood spattered sticky notepad.

Cabin in the Woods: Inspired by Horror

A staple of many horror movies is the ominous cabin in the woods, where kids are stalked by demons, zombies, and serial killers.  There’s even an upcoming horror movie by Joss Whedon that’s named for the trope.   It’s a visually beautiful setting for horror, with trees and woodland creatures you can enjoy while you shake off the feeling that you’re being watched from the underbrush.  Combined with the ensuing bloodstains, a horror flick with a cabin in the woods is set to terrify and inspire!

See product details after the break:

Bound by Blood Necklace by Katja Prins from The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt for $500.00

By Katja Prins

Medium Eight Point Buck Feltidermy by girlsavage at etsy for $170.00

By girlsavage

Tree Coat Stand by Michael Young and Katrin Petursdottir at The Lollipop Shoppe for £542.00

By Michael Young and Katrin Petursdottir

Woods Wallpaper by Cole & Son at Anthropologie for $198.00

By Cole & Son

Long Cotton Wood Tree Log Bolster Pillow by chicsindesigndotcom at etsy on sale for $69.00

By chicsindesigndotcom

Shopping Bag “EYES” by Andrea Crews at The Lollipop Shoppe for £25.00

By Andrea Crews

Animal Shot Glass in Black at Molla Space for $28.00

From Molla Space

(Image of Evil Dead IIdistributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment.)

Gareth Pugh Spring 2010 RTW

Gareth Pugh’s show is space-age goth, with everything from zany headdresses to shiny sci-fi garb.  It invokes several genre giants, from Tim Burton to Star Trek, and even gives an unintentional ode to Silent Hill: the headdress on the model above reminds me of a tiny Pyramid Head with wings.  One outfit looked inspired by the Romulans in Star Trek: Next Generation:

Gareth Pugh and Romulans from Star Trek: Next Generation

After several futuristic looks, Pugh went to a more goth, horror inspired realm with black and gray clothes that appeared frayed and tattered.  He even channeled Tim Burton with a striped dress and included a cosplay-esque headdress to complete the look (see below).

Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton and Gareth Pugh

It’s a beautiful collection that has roots in goth and the imaginations of the space age, and the combination of the two is definitely a genre I’d pay to see!

See more of Gareth Pugh’s collection at style.com.

(All images of Gareth Pugh are the property of style.com; images from Star Trek: The Next Generation distributed by Paramount Pictures; images from Alice in Wonderland distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.)