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Moon to come its closest to earth since 1992
Read lifestyle news as you browse for scary fancy dress with Escapade If you plan to head out a week on Saturday (March 19th 2011), you might be tempted to put a silver bullet in your pocket and a string of garlic around your neck. That's because scientists have revealed that the moon is to make its closest approach to earth since 1992 on that particular night, in an event known as a lunar perigee. It will circle our planet from 221,567 miles away, meaning it will look particularly big... Read more...
Plan Halloween fancy dress fun with help from Escapade's new website
If you're in the throes of planning a Halloween fancy dress party, then you may be interested in some extra resources which you could use to entertain guests - or yourself! Here at Escapade, we've launched a new website at www.HalloweenEscapade.com, which is fully interactive and designed just for fun and infotainment. It is set out like an adventure land and offers users the chance to enjoy short stories, recipes, freebies and articles about all kinds of spooky things. It's family-friendly during the day, but changes to something a Read more...
Amanda Seyfried dons Little Red Riding Hood fancy dress for new movie
Amanda Seyfried has been spotted wearing Little Red Riding Hood fancy dress for a new movie adaptation of the classic fairy story. The Mamma Mia! actress has the starring role in The Girl With the Red Riding Hood, which is set to hit cinemas next year. A gothic adaptation of the Brothers Grimm tale, the new flick is set in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf. Meanwhile, a young girl falls in love with an orphaned woodcutter, even though her family does not approve. It has the... Read more...
Vampire fancy dress from Twilight 'needs security'
You know a film is big news when even the sexy fancy dress that features in the story needs security.This is the case for the costumes in Twilight Eclipse, which are currently touring cinemas around the world so that fans can check them out in real life.They are currently in New Zealand, where outfit's like Jacob Black's demin shorts will be showing at the Event Cinema in Manukau until July 21st, Stuff.co.nz reports.Cinema manager Jane Harding said: "The clothing has to be in Read more...
Vampire fancy dress at the ready - Eclipse fever is here
The seemingly few people who are not caught up in the excitement of the Twilight saga had better get ready to see lots of vampire fancy dress in the coming weeks.It's the UK premiere of Eclipse tonight (July 1st 2010) and 'Twihards' will be queuing up for hours to watch the stars of the new film walk down the red carpet.Although Robert Pattinson, Kristin Stewart and Taylor Lautner won't be there (they're probably still getting over being screamed at for the US premiere) Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene and Xavier Read more...
Texan teens 'are wearing werewolf costumes to school'
Wearing werewolf fancy dress to school would have been given short shrift from our teachers, but it seems that education chiefs in Texas are having to put up with it because of a new craze.According to the Sun, teenagers are sporting yellow contact lenses, fangs and furry tails to their classes as part of a trend which pays homage to the fantastical creatures.Twilight and other such films have been blamed for the sudden surge in 'wolf packs' in schools across the state, with the kids involved hanging Read more...