My Halloween traditions have been pretty tame the last few years, but like usual I went in search of a giant pumpkin purely for roasting the seeds. I bought myself a modest 21 pound pumpkin, put the seeds in the oven, and did a little carving to pass the time. I didn't get as many seeds as I'd hoped for unfortunately, but the process did make for a few nice collages at least.
If all of the music exhibits weren't cool enough, the pop culture displays at the EMP Museum in Seattle really won us over. There were three separate sections: Icons of Science Fiction, Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic, and Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film. It was the perfect place for a couple of movie buffs to geek out. Here were some of the cool pieces of memorabilia we saw during our visit.
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| Christopher Reeves' Superman costume. |
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| Independence Day model. |
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| Teddy bear from A.I. |
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| Lion costume from Wizard of Oz. |
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| David Bowie's costume from Labyrinth. |
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| Jason mask from Friday the 13th. |
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| Gun from Men in Black. |
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| Dalek from Doctor Who. |
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| Shirt from Shaun of the Dead. |
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| Labyrinth display. |
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| Zombie costume from Thriller music video. |
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| Yoda's necklace and cane from Star Wars. |
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| Wizard of Oz guard costume. |
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| Popular sci-fi weapons. |
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| The alien from Alien. |
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| Star Wars lightsaber prop. |
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| Darth Vader prosthetic makeup piece. |
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| Blair Witch Project. |
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| Princess Bride costume. |
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| Captain Kirk's chair surrounded by tribbles. |
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| Uhura's ear piece. |
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| Forbidden Planet robot. |
It was after seeing a model of the Fremont Troll at the Celluloid Seattle exhibit at MOHAI that Mike and I decided it would be cool to try and search it out. Once we got back to our hotel we looked it up online and realized it was actually just a short 10 minute drive from where we were.
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| Fremont Troll - 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) |
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| Mike on the Troll's head. |
