Creepy Crafter How-To: Demon Doll Head Tealight Holder

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August 12, 2017

Kelly McNeely

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Hello my fellow creepy crafters!

If you’re just joining us, here’s a handy how-to with the steps you may have missed to make your very own demon doll head tea-light holder. Read on!

You’ll need:
– A toy doll
– Sharpie
– Utility knife
– Modelling clay (air dry or heat set, your choice)
– Hot glue
– Super glue
– Acrylic paint
– A base for your head to sit on
– Tealight

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Mark along your doll head where you plan to make the cut. You should leave more room on the forehead (for a place to attach your horns) and open it up more in the back. This will make it easier to insert your candle and will prevent any lit candles from melting the plastic.
Use a utility knife to cut along the lines.
Remove the head from the body. Depending on your doll, this could be as simple as pulling it off the neck, or if your doll has a fabric body you may need to cut a zip tie that secures it around the neck.
Once your scalp is removed, carefully cut out the eyes by slicing around the plastic casing. This is a bit of a process, so be patient, and be careful with your cuts!
If you choose to, you can carefully cut a hole in the mouth as well to let more light out. I chose not to cut out the inner seal where the neck attaches so that I can use it as a raised platform for my tea light.
Set the doll aside and pull out your modelling clay. I chose to use air-dry, but you can also get the kind that cures in the oven. Be sure to read the instructions on your clay so you know how to set it.
Roll out your clay – you can use a clay shaping tool, rolling pin, tube of paint, whatever works for you. Once it’s flat, roll it into a tube and shape the horns. You can make them as big or small as you like, just be mindful that if they’re too big, your head is going to be a bit top heavy. This may cause it to tilt forward, which you don’t want if you’ve got a lit candle inside!
Use a bit of water to smooth out the clay and help with shaping. You shouldn’t use a lot of water, I just wet my fingers and that did the trick!
Set your horns aside to dry (or bake)
Once they’re ready, glue them onto your doll head. I used a combination of hot glue and super glue. Apply the hot glue to the base of the horns and set them on the head where desired. Hold them for a couple of seconds to secure, then glue around the horns with super glue to completely secure them. The hot glue will hold them in place while the super glue dries.
Once your glue is completely dry, you can paint your new demon baby head. Carefully sponge paint the base color (I used acrylic black paint to emphasize the light coming from inside) and add detail as desired (~~blood~~ red paint is always a fun addition).
While that dries, you can paint your base (if needed). I bought a wooden candle holder base from a craft store (Michaels, to be specific), so I threw on a coat of black paint. If you chose a metal or glass base, you can skip this step.
Once everything is dry and ready, glue your demon baby head to the base. Set a tea light inside and you’re good to go!

Enjoy, and be sure to share your creations!

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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage

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April 30, 2024

Timothy Rawles

It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.

Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:

“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.”

Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.

FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN IS NOW IN PRODUCTION 🩸 Welcome to Shadyside High. We're gonna have a killer time. pic.twitter.com/jDl0zRa2CH
— Netflix (@netflix) April 30, 2024

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No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.

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Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.

Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.

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Wanting to break up the monotony of their routine, Hope and Jacob set off to spend their vacation at a simple cabin in the woods. However, things go sideways when Hope’s ex-boyfriend shows up with a new girl at the same campsite. Things soon spiral out of control. Hope and Jacob must now work together to escape the woods with their lives.

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