2nd Annual Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway

Welcome all you hip dolls and cool ghouls to Laughing Vixen Lounge. Grab some cocoa, curl up beside the fire and settle in for our featured attraction. Live on the main stage is our 2nd annual Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway. We have gathered a great selection of Fa-La-La-Luscious treats from 12 of the most fabulous shops around. One lucky winner will walk away with a prize pack full of Christmas goodies worth over $250 that is sure to make for a magical holiday. And, because we love you all so much, we are offering a little something for second place too.

Make sure to stop by the blog each day during the giveaway, starting December 2nd, for chances to receive extra entries. On each daily post you'll find a holiday trivia question. Test your knowledge and earn an extra entry each day. You'll also find shop features on each of our participating shops. They will be reminiscing about their favorite holiday movies and sharing their favorite holiday recipes. You can submit your own recipe to earn 10 extra entries and have it posted on the blog. All details are on the Rafflecopter below and each daily post.

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. - See more at: http://laughingvixenlounge.blogspot.com/#sthash.Ka8QgIgV.dpuf

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. During December they will all have a Christmas theme. A special treat for any spooky movie fan and just maybe a chance for some extra entries.

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. - See more at: http://laughingvixenlounge.blogspot.com/#sthash.Ka8QgIgV.dpuf

We are always looking for shops or blogs that are interested in participating or helping us with future giveaways. You can contact me through my Etsy shop or leave a comment below. And now for the main event...

Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway 

$250+ Prize Pack

Laughing Vixen Lounge - Bangles, Baubles and Other Needful Things.
$50 gift certificate.

Retro Christmas Charm Bracelet

Supernatural Necklace - Style G

12 Days Of Christmas Charm Bracelet

Funny Vintage Ladies Compact - Opinion

Vintage Skull Small Pendant - Style B

Visit Laughing Vixen Lounge and use coupon code DECEMBER10 at checkout for 10% off your order.


Custom Sentiments - Your source for all things personalized.
You choice of custom pewter snowflake ornament with gift box.

Custom Snowflake Ornament

Visit Custom Sentiments on the Web and use coupon code STNICK10 at checkout for 10% off entire Personalized Engraved & Embroidered Gifts Collection, Custom Designed Product Line. Use coupon code STNICK20 at checkout for 20% off Stick Figures and Wall Quotes. Visit custom Sentiments on Etsy and use code STNICK at checkout to save 10% off all items


Junkmill - 100% pure recycled junk.
Choice of 10 digital collage sheets.

RETRO HOLIDAY Digital Collage Sheet

MERRY MINIS Digital Collage Sheet

RUSTIC SNOWFLAKES Digital Collage Sheet

Visit Junkmill on Etsy.


Junkmill[Relics] - Vintage ephemera, embellishments, oddities and upcycled items.
Custom assortment of reproduction vintage labels.

Sample Of Vintage Labels

Visit Junkmill[Relics] on Etsy.


Miss Bohemia - Gothic romance, fairytales and Bohemian glamour.
Victorian inspired Blue Moon gift set.

Blue Moon Gift Set

Visit Miss Bohemia and use coupon code CHRISTMAS2013 at checkout for 10% off your order. Also good at Miss Bohemia's Etsy shops - Miss Bohemia and Bohemia's Looking Glass.


Eternal Girl - Henna inspired hand drawn jewelry and greeting cards.
Partridge in a pear tree ring.

Partridge In A Pear Tree Ring

Visit Eternal Girl and use coupon code LVL13DEC at checkout for 15% off your order.


Deep Midnight Perfume Oils - Bringing history, fantasy, legends and lore alive to tantalize your senses!
$30 gift certificate.

Gothic Little Christmas Set

Endris Night Perfume Oil

THE HOBBIT Inspired Sampler Set

Visit Deep Midnight Perfume Oils and use coupon code LVL10 at checkout for 10% off your order.


A'dor Beauty Supplies - Nails, body, makeup and more.
Eye shadow, nail polish, and surprise mystery gift.

Jade Shimmer Eye Shadow

Yule Nail Polish

Visit A'dor Beauty Supplies and use coupon code SNOWMAN at checkout for 12% off your order.


Immortally Yours - Dark romantic greeting cards for all occasions.
Set of 5 handmade greeting cards.

Greeting Card Set

Visit Immortally Yours and use coupon code BOGO1 at checkout for Buy 1 Get 1 Free.


Vegan Sudz Shop - Handmade Soaps and Lotions.
Your choice of 1 item - choose from 6 different products.

Face Lotion and Lip Balm

 

Skull and Robot Soap

 

Creepy Crawlies and Brain Soap

Visit Vegan Sudz Shop and use coupon code PINKCUCKOO10 at checkout for 10% off your order.


JFrancy - Handmade and custom jewelry.
Silver Bow earring and necklace set.

Sterling Silver Bow Earrings

Sterling Silver Bow Necklace

Visit JFrancy and enjoy these holiday deals.
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Enjoy the Twelve Days of Christmas all in one weekend!!!

DISCOUNT COUPONS for NOV. 30TH thru DEC. 25TH are as follows;
$1 OFF orders over $10 === PARTRIDGEINAPEARTREE
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$10 OFF orders over $55 == 10LORDSALEAPING
$11 OFF orders over $60 == 11PIPERSPIPING
$12 OFF orders over $65 == 12DRUMMERSDRUMMING
 

Paint My Roses Red - Craft items for you and the home.
Downton Abbey inspired hair clip, owl ornament and glass pearl bracelet.

Downton Abbey Fabric Flower Hair Clip

Crochet Owl Ornament

Purple Glass Pearl Bracelet

Visit Painting My Roses Red on Etsy.


Apocalypso - Inspired by Day of the Dead, vintage and retro.
Choice of small Day of the Dead earrings.

Day Of The Dead Skull Earrings

Day Of The Dead Skull Earrings

Day Of The Dead Skull Earrings

Visit Apocalypso on Etsy.


Hell In A Handbag - Hand painted creations and retro finds.
"Scotch" Necklace.

Scotch Necklace

Visit Hell In A Handbag on the Web and Etsy.


Kitsch Bitch Vintage - Vintage clothing and home decor.
$10 gift certificate to Kitsch Bitch Vintage (on Etsy) or Hell In A Handbag (on Ebay).

Vintage Reindeer

Vintage Angels

Vintage Christmas Elves

Visit Kitsch Bitch Vintage on Etsy or Ebay.

Second Place Prize

Your choice of Silver Pendant from Laughing Vixen Lounge - Lots of styles to choose from!

Love Cheat Small Pendant

Black Cat and Raven Small Pendant

Choice of 5 digital collage sheets from Junkmill.

GOGGLE GIRLS Digital Collage Sheet

How to enter the giveaway.

It's easy!

1. Login in to the Rafflecopter widget below with either your email or through Facebook.
2. You must do the first entry to qualify for this giveaway.
3. You can do as many of the extra entries as you like.
4. Please read each entry's directions carefully. If you do not do what is asked of you for the entry it will not count.
5. If you have any questions feel free to ask for help. You can leave your question as a comment below and I will answer as soon as I can.

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The Fine Print...
Giveaway is open worldwide to anyone 18 and older. Past winners are more than welcome to enter again. You may not use alternate emails and names to enter more than once. Read all information on each entry carefully and do all that is asked of you or the entry will not count. Please be respectful of all the hard work by the shops involved that go into this giveaway and do not try to cheat.

Giveaway will run from 12:00 am December 1st, 2013 (EST) to 12:00 am December 16th 2013 (EST). Winner(s) will be picked randomly from all eligible entries. The winner(s) name and choices will be posted on this blog as soon as the winner(s) has been contacted. If selected winner(s) does not respond back within 48 hours a new winner(s) will be chosen. Winner will be asked to submit their choices within 2 weeks unless otherwise noted. All decisions made final by Laughing Vixen Lounge. Each shop ships their own prize and Laughing Vixen Lounge is not responsible for any items not received.

Frosty Snowflake Charm Bracelet

Fear Friday ~ That Sounds Like Fun???

Welcome all to another Fear Friday at the Lounge. Tonight's selection is a lesser known movie from the early 2000's. A fun mind teaser with lots of twisty twists. Give it a shot and have fun trying to figure it out. Enjoy!

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. Horror is a very broad genre and the Lounge loves it all. Each Friday you will find a review of a different film. These can range from Classic Horror (black and white and cheesy), Thrillers (suspense, jumps and a good mystery), outright Horror (chop chop, slash slash, die die) and anything else in between.

So pop some popcorn, kill the lights and enjoy tonight's selection. And please, share your comments on the film. Bad or good let me know what you thought of it. And now, my little ghouls and dolls, the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is proud to present this week's film.


Fear Friday - The Hole

Tagline - Once you get in, you can't get out.
               Desperate To Get In. Dying To Get Out.
               School is out, Terror has begun.


Directed by Nick Hamm (Godsend) and released on April 20, 2001 by Impact Pictures (Rated R). Four teenagers, at a British private school, decide to skip the school field trip and spend the weekend in an old abandoned war bunker. Hmmmmm... that sounds like... fun? But what happens when their friend does not return to unlock the door and let them out? Ooops!

When I watched this movie I was not expecting much but it ended up a pleasant surprise. It started out and before long I thought I had it all figured out. Ha! Not so quickly! This movie was a real surprise. I found it interesting to watch the story unfold through a series of flashbacks. But be careful. Not all is as it first appears.

Not real gory or frightening but creepy and fun to follow. It was a straight to DVD here in the states but opened in the theater in other countries. Go find it and give it a try. Let me know what you thought.

Take a look at the original trailer.



Some trivia about the movie.
1. The first significant film role for Keira Knightley.   
2. Thora Birch was paid a highly publicized seven-figure salary, due to her recent acclaimed appearance in American Beauty.   
3. Guy Burt wrote the novel the film is based upon at the age of 18, not long after he left school.
4. Nick Hamm wanted to make the film seven years before he actually did.

Fear Friday ~ It's Always Funny Until The Joke Is On You

As the Lounge starts it's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale, fills waiting orders and gears up for the 2nd annual Christmas A Go-Go Giveaway, here is a Fear Friday from last year. A fun favorite of this Vixen and a good cautionary tale about playing tricks on others. Enjoy!

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. Horror is a very broad genre and the Lounge loves it all. Each Friday you will find a review of a different film. These can range from Classic Horror (black and white and cheesy), Thrillers (suspense, jumps and a good mystery), outright Horror (chop chop, slash slash, die die) and anything else in between.

So pop some popcorn, kill the lights and enjoy tonight's selection. And please, share your comments on the film. Bad or good let me know what you thought of it. And now, my little ghouls and dolls, the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is proud to present this week's film.


Fear Friday - Joy Ride

Tagline - It started as a joke. Now the joke is on them.
              How much fun can you have... when the joke is on you?
              Don't play with strangers


Directed by John Dahl (Red Rock West and Rounders) and released on October 5, 2001 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (Rated R). Lewis (Paul Walker) is excited to head off on a road trip home from college so he can pick up Venna (Leelee Sobieski) to ride along with him. Unfortunately his brother Fuller (Steve Zahn), who needs to be bailed out of jail, comes along for the ride too. Bored, Fuller convinces Lewis to pull a prank on a trucker over their CB radio. Big mistake!

This movie is always a fun watch. A road trip is a great setting for a horror film. There is so much unknown when you are driving somewhere you are not familiar with. The villain is great even though you do not ever really see him. You just hear his voice over the CB radio. And what a voice it is! Truly creepy. The phrase Candy Cane will never be the same again.

Yes it is a bit silly and over the top but that just makes for a fun movie. And having Steve Zahn in it is always a plus in my book. If you have not seen it give it a try. Plus, the DVD copy I have has alternate endings included. One of which is completely different than what went into theaters. Very interesting.


Take a look at the original trailer.



Some trivia about the movie
1. The speaking voice for 'Rusty Nail' was provided by Ted Levine, most famous for portraying 'Buffalo Bill' in The Silence of the Lambs.   
2. Three different versions of the ending were shot.   
3. Eric Stoltz and Eric Roberts auditioned for the role of "Rusty Nail".   
4. As Lewis is looking at his map in the car, his finger follows the road from Red Rock past Green River and down SW. Director John Dahl's earlier motel based thriller was Red Rock West.   
5. In one scene, a seemingly maniacal ICE truck pulls up to a gas station that the brothers have pulled up to. In Duel, a likewise maniacal truck pulls up to our hero (David Mann) and a small billboard for ICE is visible in the background.
6. During the course of the movie, watch the LED signal strength indicator lights on the brothers' CB radio. The first four indicator lights change colors in nearly every scene, including bright green, dark green, yellow, red, and crimson. This is obviously intentional and not a series of continuity errors.
7. Was renamed 'Road Kill' in the UK, since taking a 'Joy Ride' is not the pleasant journey it is in the states, rather the name for when youths steal cars and race each other or the cops and eventually total and dump the car.    
8. The car they are driving is a 1971 Chrysler Newport.   
9. Leelee Sobieski ended up filming two different romantic interludes, one with Steve Zahn and one with Paul Walker during the shooting and re-shooting of the film. Both scenes ended up getting cut.
10. Although Ted Levine provides Rusty Nail's voice, he actually wasn't brought in until post-production, and, physically, Rusty Nail is played by the hulking actor Matthew Kimbrough.

Sneak Peek ~ Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

Like it or not Christmas is just around the corner and it is time to start thinking about buying gifts. Laughing Vixen Lounge is here to offer you some fabulous deals on gifts for those on your list or just to pamper yourself. No need to stand out in the cold at unthinkable hours of the morning to get these deals. You can take advantage of any of these offers starting November 15th through December 1st. You will find full details in the shop once the sale starts but here is a little peek.

*10% off your order.
*Free shipping (US only).
*Buy 2 get 1 free on Compact Mirrors.
*Buy 2 get 1 free on Photo Pendants.
*Free Photo Pendant with any bracelet purchase of $32 or more.
And maybe a few other goodies.

And I hope to be able to announce a new fundraising project I am very excited about in time for it to start with the sale. Stay tuned!!!

Retro Christmas Small Pendant - Style D  $15

Fear Friday ~ Is Maine Really That Creepy?

This week we are taking a little trip back to the 1970's for Fear Friday. And yes, those bell bottoms and perms were frightening but that is a different story! Tonight it is all about one little town in Maine, a creepy old house and the creatures of the night that seem to be multiplying like rabbits. Enjoy!

Every Friday at the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is Fear Friday. Fear Fridays are a celebration of all films spooky. Horror is a very broad genre and the Lounge loves it all. Each Friday you will find a review of a different film. These can range from Classic Horror (black and white and cheesy), Thrillers (suspense, jumps and a good mystery), outright Horror (chop chop, slash slash, die die) and anything else in between.

So pop some popcorn, kill the lights and enjoy tonight's selection. And please, share your comments on the film. Bad or good let me know what you thought of it. And now, my little ghouls and dolls, the Laughing Vixen Lounge Blog is proud to present this week's film.


Fear Friday - Salem's Lot

Tagline - The ultimate in terror!

Directed by Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist) and released on November 17, 1979 by Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). Ben (David Soul) returns to his hometown to write his latest novel but quickly becomes obsessed with the old creepy house up on the hill. Oddly enough, strange things have started to happen since the house has acquired new owners. Ben must find out just what is happening in Salem's Lot.

This was a mini series for television based on a short story by Stephen King. It stares David Soul from "Starsky and Hutch" fame, for those of use old enough to remember! The Vampire in this one is in true Nosferatu fashion. Bald head, long fingers and pointy front teeth. Ick! The movie is not real scary or gory, as it was made for long ago TV so it looks dated, but I always find it an interesting watch.

A sequel, Return to Salem's Lot, was made as another mini series in 1987. I have not seen this one. There was a remake of Salem's Lot in 2004 again as a mini series with Rob Lowe as the title character. From what I remember it was OK but nothing to brag about. You can also read Jerusalem's Lot, a short story in Stephen King's collection "Night Shift", which is a prequel that tells of the early days of Salem's Lot and it's evilness.

Take a look at the original trailer.




Some trivia about the movie...
1. Director George A. Romero was originally approached to direct a feature film version, but after the announcements of John Badham's Dracula and Werner Herzog's Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, Warner Bros. decided to turn Salem's Lot into a TV mini-series. Romero dropped out, feeling he wouldn't be able to make the film the way he wanted to with the restrictions of network television.
2. The exterior for the Marsten House, the film's icon, was actually a full-scale facade built upon a smaller preexisting hill-top house. In total the facade cost the production an estimated $100,000 dollars to build.
3. Some of the foreign titles chosen for the films theatrical release overseas included 'Blood Thirst', and 'Phantasma II'.
4. After the mini-series aired on CBS with excellent ratings there was talk of continuing it as a regular television series for a while. The idea of making Salem's Lot a TV show never materialized though.
5. This was the first television mini-series (and the second film) to be based on the writings of author Stephen King.
6. The title of the novel 'Salem's Lot includes an apostrophe in front of the word Salem because the title is suppose to be short for "Jerusalem's Lot"; the actual name of the town where the story is set. To avoid confusion for the mini-series adaptation though the town is mostly referred to as "Salem's Lot" and the first apostrophe was dropped from the film's title.
7. Though 'Salem's Lot' was only Stephen King's second published novel, like many of his subsequent novels, it has connections to his 'Dark Tower' series. In this case, the character of Father Donald Callaghan appears in the later books of the series.
8. When it was released in Spain they called it "Phantasma II", being a supposed sequel to Phantasm. But the two movies have nothing in common.
9. Stephen King was inspired to write the book when he had his English class read 'Dracula', and became curious about what would happen if vampires came to America, specifically in a small town.
10. Stephen King has said he based the town of Salem's Lot on the town he grew up in, Durham, Maine. The was even a real Marsten House, an abandoned house with the same name which he and his friends explored as kids.