Last week, I shared the news that VANS had put out that a line of horror themed shoes from the company were being released in October. There wasn’t a whole lot of context to the announcement other than a few cool pictures and a vague release date. However, today via their Instagram, VANS is giving its fans a way to sign up for alerts on WHEN exactly the horror line will drop along with ore new RAD designs to be featured for the horror icon/skate shoe mash-up!
Along with a new bloody addition of their infamous Slider sandals, we have another option for a pair of Pennywise and The Shining shoes; Pennywise in an old school style with yellow shoestrings with, “You’ll Float Too, written all over it and a detailed Grady Twins slip-on style. Also note that not only does the horror collection involve footwear, but some pretty awesome t-shirts and hoodies as well!
While there still hasn’t been an official date announcement, VANS has opened up a special website showcasing the line and with signing up for alerts, you’ll get an email when the line will be available for purchase!
Science and horror movies- two wonderful things that keep the Earth spinning, well in my own world anyway. Well, anyways folks over at All Home Connections conducted a horror fan approved science experiment to find out who exactly reigns supreme in the fear factor department.
Participants in this study watched 5,760 minutes of horror films while wearing a heart rate device to determine which villain scared them the most. This was all based on the variance of their resting heart rate and how the rate peaked throughout each film. And like all good science experiments, they surveyed 990 additional people to determine which movie villain they think is the scariest to compare the perception to the actual heart rate data.
Pretty neat, eh?! Although I’m dying to know how one would volunteer for such a project; I’ve seen several catchy jobs that make viral headlines around Halloween time that offer cash incentives for people to purely watch horror films. And I’m kind of perturbed I’ve never been hired for a job I’m beyond qualified for dammit.
Well anyway, according to this study and somehow not too surprising, Michael Myers came out on top as being the scariest to participating viewers with the average heart rate spiked to 119 beats per minute during the movie watching with an average resting heart rate of 74—that’s a 62% spike. Jason Voorhees came in at a close second according to the data. Movies included in the study were some straight horror classics across the board such as:
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Halloween
Child’s Play
Friday the 13th
Hellraiser
The Ring
Some other interesting findings in the study included The Ring, which has been named the #6 scariest horror movie of all time, main antogonist Samara Morgan was the least scariest according to physiological data. Also, according to the press release, the team found after surveying Americans asking which villain they thought was the scariest without watching the movies, only 19% thought Chucky would be the one to scare them. Ol’ Chucky boy came in second to last in rankings.
Normally I don’t pay much attention to the Twitter-verse, but thanks to a buddy who sent me a sneak peek of what VANS has in store for October via their Twitter account, I’m just glad I still have an active account.
Today, the radical retro skate company going strong in 2021, announced the VANS X HORROR COLLECTION debuting sometime in October- with an official launch date TBA. Four pairs of kicks dedicated to four classic horror films are included in the line-up and honestly, whatever pair you snag-you’re a winner pal.
A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Shining, Stephen King’s IT, and Friday the 13th all have a special place for your feet coming soon!
Stay tuned to VANS for the exact drop date as I’m sure they will sell out fairly quickly.
Coming this October, the Vans x Horror collection brings to life your favorite iconic horror films. pic.twitter.com/aeB6lbXlcB
