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8 November 2008 11:23 AM, PST | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

Halloween '08 is a week behind us (R.I.P.), yet the spirit lives on. In the case of Jordan Hood, a 5th grade student in Savannah, Georgia - the spirit lives on in the form of a malicious evil forcing his family into a very uncomfortable position. His crime? Drawing a Vampire for a Halloween art project.

"The picture was not destined for the cover of Fangoria magazine, but it fulfilled the requirement for fifth-grade Halloween art." says Jenel Few of the Savannah Morning News.

The Tuesday prior to Halloween, Jordan had been instructed to create "a scary Halloween mask" as a class art project at Pooler Elementary School. His art teacher, Lloyd Harold, assisted Jordan in crafting a vampire mask - complete with scars, blood, and shading under the eyes.

"The assignment was to draw a scary mask or picture - basically a Halloween activity," Harold said.

After completing the project,

7 November 2008 3:57 AM, PST | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Miramax Films' "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" is based on the novel by John Byrne and directed by the multi-talented Mark Herman ("Hope Springs"). Herman writes as well as producing the drama set during World War II which has already received much praise from critics with a current 67% positive rating on RottenTomatoes.com. The film stars an incredible cast including Vera Farmiga, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend, Jim Norton, Sheila Nancock, Richard Johnson and Asa Butterfield. To mark the release of the critically acclaimed film which hits limited location on November 14th, we are proud to offer fans a chance to enter and win a great prize pack from the film which includes the official poster, a book and the film's soundtrack!

2 articles from 2008