Could be used for a Halloween or year round horror site.

Zombie Apocalypse is a dark and bloody theme with zombie inspired graphics and with a horror film look to it packed in a very clean, responsive layout and cross-browser compatibility.

Source: Zombie Apocalypse Wordpress Theme - Cryout Creations

Halloween night was pretty here. Lots of leaves fell from the trees so the ground was coated with orange, yellow, and red. I loved the rainy Halloween nights like that when I was a kid. You could hear the leaves smooshing as you walked through them.

Yesterday was a stressy day. My coffee slipped off my desk and all over myself and everything else. It was a particularly GOOD coffee day and the mug was full. I was looking forward to coffee and writing. For whatever reason losing the coffee just flipped my day. I even cried a bit. I'm a bit worried I'm just getting old and upset about little stuff too easily. I wouldn't mind getting old so much if I could keep the parts of me that I actually like, as they are.

Sometimes when I'm upset and feeling kind of lost and hopeless the song, Mona With the Children, by Douglas Cameron, comes into my head and gets stuck there.

On social media I wrote:

OK. So you hate Israel, hate Palestine, hate Iran, HATE HATE HATE. They are all just people. Who are you really hating? Mona with the Children - Never forget Doug Cameron's song and the real young woman who was murdered for the hatred of others.

I don't know what it says about me that this is where my mind goes. Is my brain just telling me to stop hating myself? Only my brain knows. Do you remember the song? Hard to believe (for me) that its already 40 years ago since that song came out.

I feel that people these days are on constant Witch hunts. As if there is some great prize for rooting out anyone who does not strictly and completely adhere to the public's expectations/ demands. Its like walking/ talking around in a big trap with a hair trigger. Why do they want to live this way?

Cassandra Peterson has been Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for 35 years. A pretty amazing feat for a woman to "hold her looks". But, Cassandra Peterson has been about more than just her looks, right from the start.

Elvira is a character with charisma, adventure and fun. I couldn't tell you many people involved in the horror entertainment industry, some writers, and the actresses who played Mrs. Addams and Mrs. Munster. But, once seen, never forgotten when it comes to Elvira. She was more than a vampy TV host. She still is.

"I don't think women should have an expiration date, [but] unfortunately, some things don't hold up as well as others, so there is a thing about playing a particular character --- my character is based very much on the sexy, so continuing to try to be really sexy until you're really old might not work," she says. "Humor definitely takes the edge off of it, because if you're self-deprecating, you can still be sexy, and it's sort of OK, as long as it resonates that way with the fans."

Quote from Boing Boing.

A chilly night, after a tough day and you've been looking forward to time with a good book and a steamy, hot bath. You've got the place to yourself so you can take your time for a good, hot soak. Maybe even a scented candle, one of those aromatherapy candles someone got you last Christmas. Everything is perfect, you're starting to feel better already... You set your shampoo. conditioner, lotions and potions within easy reach and you make sure the big, fluffy towel is right there so you can wrap yourself up later.

It's peaceful, warm and the room is just pleasantly thick with steam from the hot water. You dip in a toe to check the water but, something is there. Something is touching your toe and brushing against your bare foot. Eeeek!

It's the creepy rubber duck!

There it floats, bobbing on the water, smiling with it's weirdly sewn up beak. The odd bubble trailing after it, possibly an air leak or some other gas leaking out of it's rubbery body. The veins in it's head seem to be slightly pulsing, like a mad scientist experiment never fully switched off. It's vacant, black eye holes seem to follow you as you back out of the room.

Where did that thing come from!!! Well, Amazon actually.

I found a selection of creepy rubber duckies. Although these rubber ducks may not like to be called duckies. There are glowing skeleton rubber ducks. There are zombie rubber ducks. For those who want a variety, there are an assortment of Halloween rubber ducks. Or, there's this guy, the black and white rubber duck which mysteriously just appears out of nowhere like a bad ghost you can't get rid of.

Rubber Ducks you Don't Want Haunting your Dreams

Not only are they creepy and scary enough... but they glow in the dark. Possibly radioactive? Ghastly, spooky radioactive rubber ducks for Halloween, or your nightmares...

Get a fancy backpack just in time for Halloween.

Whether you have fantasies of being a woman pirate, the terror of the high seas. Or maybe you just like to look a little less nice and a lot more dangerous. The skull is certainly going to be noticed on your backpack.

When we were little we didn't get out very long for trick-or-treating. My Mom would give us an old pillow case to fill with our candy collection but, of course, we never managed to stay out long though to fill it. Besides it would soon get pretty heavy to carry.

How much smarter would it be to have a backpack on Halloween?

Carry around your candy on your back instead of in your hand. There were no straps on those pillow cases to make them easier to carry. Plus, they come already decorated in the flavour of Halloween.

Become a Pirate Queen even before Halloween

I found a few backpacks with skulls but you could make your own. DIY by finding a great skull design or get inspiration and create a design of your own. Use beads, buttons, embroidery thread, or any other crafty method which will get your design on the backpack of your choice. Keep in mind whatever you use to create the skull must stick to whatever your backpack is made of. A denim backpack is much easier to sew than leathery stuff, if you sew it on. If you're a glue gun diva make sure your type of glue will stick your embellishments to the material of your backpack.

Take a look at cartoon skulls for great inspiration (and easier skulls to work with too). There are loads of sugar skull designs (especially in tattoos) if you want something with a lot more detail and colour. Make the skull as creepy or comical as you like, but don't overly freak out small children if you are around them. Be nice to the little darlings - you'll be wanting a share of their Halloween candy later.

If you don't want to get into DIY this skull and crossbones backpack (I found it via Amazon and HAD to post it) is pretty fabulous. I love rhinestones and it is true, I would like to seem less nice and at least a bit more dangerous as we get closer to Halloween. I think every nice girl/ woman has a quiet wish to be a pirate queen. At least part time.