Welcome back for day two of Daily Dead’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide. We’re going to be sharing gift ideas and resources for this shopping season in an effort to help you find some great gifts and save you a few bucks along the way too.
Also, be sure to check out our daily holiday horrors trivia question we’re featuring at the end of each Holiday Gift Guide post. Selected winners will receive great items from our sponsors which include HorrorDecor.net, Scream Factory and Anchor Bay Entertainment.
VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: TeeFury.com
I’ve been a big fan of Tee Fury for a while now and have made purchases from them several times over the last few years. And it seems like with each passing year, Tee Fury just gets bigger and better, featuring a multitude of incredible t-shirt designs. And now, they’ve branched out into the world of poster prints and customized shoes as well making the site a haven for geeks of all types.
Tee Fury does specialize in featuring daily t-shirt designs that are only available for 24 hours but their gallery of popular past designs feature a TON of great horror, sci-fi and pop culture-infused merchandise for generally less than $20 an item.
If you’re on the lookout for a really creative gift idea for the genre fan in your life, undoubtedly you’ll find something on Tee Fury that will make them smile this holiday season.
CYBER MONDAY DEALS:
Full Moon Movies & Collectibles
Amazon.com will also be continuing to ramp up their Lightning and Daily Deals this Cyber Monday so be sure to check in there often as new deals are added all the time. Definitely a great way to save money on games, movies and more.
BOOKS: The Rocky Horror Treasury: A Tribute to the Ultimate Cult Classic Musical
The Rocky Horror Treasury: A Tribute to the Ultimate Cult Classic Musical is comprised of behind-the-scenes stories and history on the original stage musical and the 1975 film, fully illustrated with photos throughout. Also included are behind-the-scenes stories, pull-out-items, photos, and sounds, making this interactive book is a true Rocky Horror Picture Show Treasury.
Amazon currently offers The Rocky Horror Treasury at 24% off the cover price- you can check out more details on the book HERE.
MOVIES: The Innocents (Criterion Collection, Blu-ray)
Deborah Kerr stars in this "horrifying Gothic ghost tale" (Newsweek) based on Henry James' "The Turn Of The Screw,' a powerful psychological drama about innocence possessed by evil. Shortly after coming to live with orphans Flora and Miles in their dark, eerie mansion, the new governess (Kerr) mistakes their strange behavior for preciousness. But she soon comes to believe that the charming, beautiful children are possessed by evil, malicious spirits - the souls of their previous governess and estate manager who are now dead. With its shocking conclusion and sinister cinematic effects. The Innocents "catches an eerie, spine-chilling mood right from the start" (Variety) that never lets up.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES include a New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray, Audio commentary featuring cultural historian Christopher Frayling, New interview with cinematographer John Bailey on director of photography Freddie Francis and the look of the film, Archival interviews with editor James Clark, Francis, and script supervisor Pamela Francis, Trailer and More!
The Criterion edition of The Innocents can be found on Amazon for over 30% off the MSRP right HERE.
APPAREL: GeekyJerseys.com
Looking for a hockey jersey that lets your geek flag fly proudly? Then Geeky Jerseys is undoubtedly a site you’ll want to keep your eye on year-round (but especially during the holidays). From horror to comics to celebrating geek culture, there’s an awesome hockey-style jersey for everyone here and their designs are pretty rad too.
COLLECTIBLES: Nerd Block/Horror Block
As someone who subscribes to the Horror Block monthly mystery box, I could not be happier with what shows up in my mail each and every month. Have a hard-to-shop for horror or pop culture fan in your life? The Nerd or Horror Block would make for a great gift that keeps on giving all year long and will have your loved ones guessing as to what cool stuff will be showing up each and every month in their mailboxes.
ACCESSORIES: HorrorMerchStore.com
While they may not be one of the biggest online horror retailers out there, Horror Merch Store has some really cool stuff featured on their site, including an awesome Halloween “Eyes of a Killer” Orange T-shirt, their assortment of Halloween III Replica Masks or even this fun Nightmare on Elm Street Freddy Apron which would certainly be appreciated by any budding chefs out there.
FOR THE LITTLE GHOULS: Nerd Block Jr. Sets (For Boys & Girls)
Little fans can get their paws on their very own monthly Nerd Block mystery boxes as the good folks behind the awesome monthly mystery subscription service have also created a collection that’s perfect for the younger fans out there too. What better gift is there than one that arrives each and every month? Check out their cool Nerd Block Jr. Set for Boys and the equally killer Nerd Block Jr. Set for Girls.
FOUND ON ETSY:
These adorable (and slightly delicious-looking) Killer Klowns Ornaments from the Flotsam & Then Some on Etsy would be perfect additions to your festive Christmas tree this year. I’m a sucker for horror-themed ornaments and these fuzzy concoctions definitely caught my eye.
HOLIDAY HORRORS TRIVIA:
The film Santa’s Slay takes place in which city?
*Submit your answer to contest@dailydead.com with the subject line "Holiday Horrors Trivia 2"
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Don't forget to catch up on the rest of our Holiday Gift Guide:
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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