Dangerous Diagonals Attacks from the front are obvious - it's the ones from the side that you have to beware! While not as flashy as the rook or as unpredictable as the knight, the bishop is a formidable piece! He's the one you can...

X-Ray Seeing is Believing Halloween is always an amazing and fun time but sometimes it can be hard to keep track of your friends. Everyone is wearing crazy costumes and most have some menacing masks to go along with them. Well, now we have...

All Kinds of Humor Jesters are an interesting character type. They can be all about slapstick and physical humor. Others are more about riddles and even have wise tidbits to share with their audience. But there is also the horror genre jester, whose jokes...

Well, folks, what can we say about feathers? They're kind of like leaves, but they're fluffy and they fall off of birds instead of trees. They float around in the air like snowflakes, but they don't melt. They can tick people to make them...

Outside the Lines What's the fun of fashion if you can't use it to reinvent yourself every so often? Transforming into a sultry sea siren, an action movie hero, a woodland sprite, and more can definitely be a fun experiment. So can deciding that...

Twhack Out Loud This oversized black-and-red mallet is pure comedy gold with a side of troublemaker energy. It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s ready to be the star prop in your most chaotic costume ensemble. With a cartoonish size and bright diamond accents, it’s...

Hey, aren't you going to the mothball? Why the long face? Is something buggin' you? Is it because you don't have the perfect touch to your insect outfit, yet? (See, there was a point to all those puns!) Hmm, it's tough not to have...

Into the Night! Itching for a flight into the world of nocturnal creatures? Our Bat Wings accessory is your ticket! Crafted from a cozy blend of 96% polyester and 4% spandex stretch knit fabric, these wings are designed to turn heads and start conversations....

And Bears, Oh My! Let's be real. No one wants to run into a bear. Sure, there are those people who get up close and personal and photograph them in the wild. And there's the occasional bear enthusiast who gets a thrill from running...

It’s that time of year again—the annual costume party. You don’t want to make the same mistake that you made last year: wearing a costume no one recognized. You thought your portrayal of Alice Cooper was spot-on, but everyone else just thought you were...

Do you remember that movie, The Fly? If you're young, you may not have heard of it, but for any 80s kid it's a seminal moment in their development. Seeing Jeff Goldblum, as scientist Seth Brundle, emerge from the shadows as this human-fly hybrid...

Witch’s Ways Having a cat as a pet to help you with all your brewing and potion making is an absolute must. They are so helpful when you need an extra set of hands to bring you ingredients that they have become downright synonymous...

We’ve all heard the various legends about curses of ill fortune and how to be stricken with such a terrible curse, especially around the time of the year when curses are so easily passed on. Broken mirrors give you a sentence of seven years...

Cat's Out of the Bag It's true. And now everyone knows it. You're a bit of a costume skeptic. You like Halloween, you've just never been one for big transformations, face paint, or masks. You want to wear your own clothes, but you still...

Hot under the Collar There are some animals that won't be tamed. People can threaten, plead, or cage but there's nothing man can do to bend the animal to do what we want. Once you open the cage the animal will streak out and...