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Halloween (1978)
It has been forty-two years since John Carpenter's Halloween first shivered the spines of film-goers. Think of all the copycats, posers, and just plain rip-offs that came after it (a few of which were its own sequels). Closing in on a half-century of filmic immortality and it's still as Shape-stalking good as the first time it …
Great Pumpkins
Okay, it's the night before Halloween and you gotta get the family geared up for the main event. It's time to carve jack-'o-lanterns and watch It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Below are some links to give you some ideas for carving, or, better yet, create your own designs or go the traditional route. Free Pumpkin …
Seance
When conducting a seance, it’s best to have someone present for whom this is not their first rodeo. It is also advised to have a medium, but they are not necessary to my knowledge. You merely need a someone to lead it who has done it before or is a veteran of the practice. Another …
Shirley Jackson
The June 26th, 1948, issue of The New Yorker contained the short story “The Lottery”. It was authored by Shirley Jackson and detailed a small community that holds an annual lottery. The story generated the most mail about a work of fiction the magazine had ever received in its history. The majority of it was …
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving
I think most every adult, some children included, is aware of the story of how Ichabod Crane accepts the job of schoolmaster in drowsy Sleepy Hollow. He vies for the affections of Katrina Van Tassel who has also caught the eye of Brom Bones. The town is awash in superstition and ghostly hauntings, the most …
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Cinematic Chills
A good movie can be ruined by its musical score. A bad movie can be redeemed somewhat by them (I've seen bad movies whose music I enjoyed). Music plays an important part in a horror movie, it helps build tension, lulls us into security (sometimes falsely). The music, when done properly, augments what we see …
No Bake Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients 2 cup canned pumpkin pie filling 1/2 cup sugar 8 oz cream cheese softened 16 oz Cool Whip 1 tbsp cinnamon 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp nutmeg 1 3.4 oz box instant vanilla pudding 1 cup milk 2 pre-made crusts Directions Bottom Layer Add cream cheese, sugar, and one 8 ounce tub …
Trick ‘r Treat
Emma and Henry, mostly happily married, return home from enjoying their Halloween festivities which Henry obviously enjoyed more than his wife. She has had her fill of Halloween and wants to take down all of their decorations that very night. Henry promises to do it first thing the next morning, but Emma knows he won't …
Halloween Kids Crafts
If your kids are anything like mine, they like making a mess...uh...I mean, they like craft projects. But let's face it, the messier the better: It's not fun unless the kitchen is a disaster zone and the dining room table is buried beneath a pile of supplies and debris. Below are links to some fun …
Curio Macabre 