I have to say there is something very appealing about the craftsmanship of this Memento Mori1810 Skull Pocket Watch but I just can not see how someone can pay $16000 to carry a scary skull like this around with them and crack open the skull to look at the time.

Momento Mori in Latin means “Rembember you are mortal, remember you will die, remember your death”… uumm this watch gets more and more morbid.

Time to get in with the Halloween crowd and see what people have been up to in preparation of this fright night.

Make a Robotic Snap-O-Lantern!

Cardboy Halloween special editions… sorry you have already missed the 1st two so grab the 3rd before its too late.

Puking Pumpkin and a lot more at extreme pumpkins

Sugar Skull Tutorial - Its not all about pumpkins on Halloween.

Geeky Jack-o’-Lanterns - Show off and vote for your favourite geek inspired pumpkin lanterns.

Classic Halloween Vinyl Records on MP3s. - The perfect sounds to get into the Halloween mood.

Now here is an odd use for those vintage cassette tapes. Brian Dettmer created the skull and skeleton by melting 80s metal band cassettes. The skull and skeleton are both currently on display at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago. Creepy but cool.
[images via Andrew Huff, via BoingBoing]

Spotted outside the White Cube gallery after the Damien Hirst “For The Love of God” exhibition. Looks as though other artists do not appreciate Hirst’s work and think its a pile of….. well I will let you fill in the gap. I never got a chance to see the diamond skull, something I am still upset about.
[via Wooster Collective]

This stunning diamond skull created by Damien Hirst is art at its blingest. Worth a whopping $98 it contains 8,601 diamonds, hundreds of jewels filling the nose, eye sockets and 52-carat pear-shaped stone bordered with 14 diamonds on the forehead and some not so desirable human teeth.

If you want see this diamond masterpiece in person you can do so at the Beyond Belief Exhibition at the White Cube Gallery in East London. The exhibition runs until 7th July and is based on Hirst exploring the fundamental themes of human existence – life, death, truth, love. There are also some Diamond Skull art prints available which will set you back a few thousand pounds.
[via Born Rich]