What ever your plans are tonight, we hope you have a very happy Halloween! Carve pumpkins, eat candy, watch horror movies, have a blast! In case you need ideas of something to watch, here are some old posts you can revisit...
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Friday, October 31, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Halloween on Etsy 2
Halloween is almost here, which sadly means that it's almost over. A couple years ago I dug around Etsy looking for fun horror movied themed goodies to buy to keep the spooky vibes going all year long (view that list here) and I bring you even more awesome stuff to check out! I'm especially impressed by a lot of the art I'm finding on the site...can I take it all home?
Vincent Price necklace HERE
Tippi Hedren print HERE
Jack and Sally dolls HERE
Dr. Frank-N-Furter print HERE
Bride of Frankenstein print HERE
The Black Cat pillow HERE
Beetlejuice phone case HERE
Pugsley Addams silhouette art HERE
Rosemary's Baby tannis necklace HERE
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Now Streaming: Some October Favorites!
It's October! This is my favorite movie-watching time of the year, because I have oodles of movies that I watch annually to put me in a spooky mood. My movie list has gotten quite long, and while I already own most of them, there are several titles available to stream on Netflix and HuluPlus. If you feel like watching one of my favorites, here are some you can check out! There's a wide variety of movies, some older, some animated, some campy, some scary, so hopefully there's a little something for everyone! For a full list of the movies I try to fit in every year, see here! Enjoy!
On Netflix...
Rosemary's Baby
The Addams Family
House of the Devil
House on Haunted Hill
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Silence of the Lambs
Carrie
ParaNorman
Ghostbusters
On HuluPlus...
Carnival of Souls
Vampyr
Plan 9 From Outer Space
The Devil Bat
I Married a Witch
A Bucket of Blood
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Jack Skellington is feeling a little bored and restless in his role as the Pumpkin King in Halloween Town when he stumbles into Christmas Town and has his little skeleton mind BLOWN. He is inspired to claim Christmas as his own, to the delight of some, and the dismay of others.
This movie takes me back to 10th grade. I was going through my little goth phase, I had a Jack Skellington lunchbox, and Disneyland had just opened their Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween/Christmas makeover on the Haunted Mansion ride. Ah, those were the days! It's true that merchandise for this movie seems to be EVERYWHERE now and it can get kinda seen-one-seen-them-all, but if you look at just the film by itself it's really quite extraordinary. First of all, the amount of work that went into this film is mind-boggling. I can't wrap my head around the dedication and patience required to make a stop-motion film. The voice actors are top notch, the music is wonderful (well done, Danny Elfman!), and the combined talents of Tim Burton and Henry Selick make this film shine. There's something comfortable and familiar about these songs and these characters. Whenever I feel too snobby and abandon this movie for a few years, it waits, patiently, for me to come back. Like an old friend. For Jack, Sally, Zero, even Oogie Boogie, I'll always come back.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Hell Hounds: The Dogs of Halloween!
Okay, "Hell Hounds" sounds like a bit much. Basically, this post is dedicated to all those dogs that make appearances in my favorite October films. Some are lovable, some are maybe evil, some are doomed, some give warnings, and some are awesome! Hit it! Spoilers and stuff below, beware!
Rusty, Planet Terror
The beloved companion of J.T., owner of the restaurant where zombies come a-knocking. Unfortunately he bites the dust, but he'll live on in our hearts forever!
Houdini and Isabelle, Signs
Poor dogs, both casualties of the alien invasion! Well, Houdini died at the hands of his owners after trying to attack little Bo, but he was on edge! The ALIENS were coming!
The dog on the bridge, Beetlejuice
What a little stinker! He just HAD to step off that board and send the Maitlands to the afterlife. Ah well, without him we wouldn't have a story, now would we?
Cole's dog, The Sixth Sense
A poor little pup who can sense the supernatural! But he's really cute and doesn't die. Hooray!
Zero, The Nightmare Before Christmas
Best sidekick ever! And he has a glowing little pumpkin nose, how awesome is that?
The Freelings' dog, Poltergeist
PEOPLE. Will you NEVER LEARN? If the dog is answering imaginary commands from the wall, it's time to move.
Bub, ParaNorman
Pet of Norman's friend Neil, Bub is the cutest bifurcated ghost dog you ever saw!
Precious, The Silence of the Lambs
Precious, you little bitch! Just sitting up there yapping away, looking down on your owner's victims! Catherine Martin ended up taking Precious once she was freed from that pit, so the question is....is Precious evil too? Is Catherine Martin's story far from over? Dun dun DUN!
Sparky, Frankenweenie
The ORIGINAL, obviously. You can't keep Sparky down! After getting killed by being hit by a car, his owner resurrected him, Frankenstein-style! How badass is that? And he still keeps his sweet personality, aww.
Snoopy, It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Any explanation needed? I thought not.
Who's your favorite? Who did we forget?
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Halloween on Screen
Unlike Christmas, which has a large smattering of holiday-themed films to enjoy, Halloween has but a meager few. Oh sure there are plenty of spooky films to enjoy to celebrate the macabre, but there are only a handful that actually take place on that most unholy of eves.
Aliens mistaken for trick-or-treaters. Wondering if one is too old to trick-or-treat anymore. The wrath of blowing out a jack-o-lantern before the holiday is over. The stupidity of having a seance in a mortuary. It can all be found in this Top-7 of Halloween Films:
7. Hocus Pocus
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