October- 31 Days of Hallowe'en

[hammerfan]

Getting Ready for Halloween!
1.When it appears that you have killed the monster, never check to see if it's really dead. It isn't.
2.Never read a book of demon summoning aloud, even as a joke.
3.Do not search the basement or attic, even if the power is out.
4.If your children speak to you in Latin or any other language that they should not know, shoot them immediately. Shooting them will save you much grief in the long run; however, it will take several rounds to kill them, so be prepared. This tip also applies to anyone who speaks with someone else's voice.
5.When you have the benefit of numbers, never pair off and go alone.
6.As a general rule, don't solve puzzles that open portals to Hell.
7.Never stand in, on, or above a grave, tomb, or crypt. This rule also applies to any other house of the dead.
8.If you are searching for something that caused a loud noise and find out that it was just the cat, get the hell out. Expeditiously.
9.If appliances start operating by themselves, do not check for short circuits. Again, get the hell out.
10.Do not take anything from the dead. No matter how much you like it, it's bound to disagree with you sooner or later.
11.If you find a town that looks deserted, there's probably a good reason for it. Don't stop and look around.
12.Don't fool with recombinant DNA technology unless you're sure you know what you're doing.
13.If you're running from the monster, expect to trip or fall down at least twice--more if you are of the female persuasion. Also note that despite the fact that you are running and the monster is merely shambling along, it's still moving fast enough to catch up with you.
14.If your companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic behavior such as hissing, fascination with blood, glowing eyes, increasing hairiness, and so on, kill them immediately.
15.Stay away from certain geographical locations, some of which are listed here: Amityville, Elm Street, Haddonfield, Transylvania, Nilbog (you're in trouble if you recognize this one), anywhere in Texas where chainsaws are sold, the Bermuda Triangle, and any small town in Maine, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
16.If your car runs out of gas at night on a lonely road, do not go to the nearby deserted-looking house to use the telephone. If you think that it is strange you ran out of gas because you thought you had most of a tank, shoot yourself in the head. You are going to die anyway and most likely be eaten.
17.Beware of strangers bearing strange tools like chainsaws, staple guns, hedge trimmers, electric carving knives, combines, lawn mowers, butane torches, soldering irons, and ice picks.
18.If you discover that your house is built upon a cemetery, now is the time to move in with the in-laws. This rule also applies to previous inhabitants who went mad or committed suicide or died in some horrible fashion.
19. If there are supernatural elements going on around you, don't have sex. Especially if you are a blond.
20. If you are a blond, dye your hair! You have a much better chance of survival if you are a brunette, or redhead. (I guess we don't taste as good or something...)
21. Stay out of cornfields, woods and bodies of water. These are locations where no one will hear you if you scream, or if the do hear you, they will never find you in time.
22. Stay out of big old scary looking mansions, nothing good ever comes from your visit, no matter how considerate a houseguest you are.
23. Never back slowly down stairs, around corners, or through doorways. You have just been where you are coming from and you should know that the threat is not there.
24. If the phone goes dead just when you are about to call for help, don't waist time jiggling the receiver cradle and shouting "Hello" into the receiver. Giving away your position while masking the sounds of the opponents approach is NOT a good tactic.
25. For Heaven's sake, listen to us Moors residents when we tell you to "Keep to the roads, lads!"
26. Stay away from dusty old tomes with questionable fabric covers.
27. Never try to read aloud from books when they are written in some obscure dead language, even if you are a linguistics expert. There are reasons why certain languages are dead.
28. Never say, “It could be worse,” because it will get much worse.
29. Never turn your back on stuffed animals, dolls or clowns. They may seem innocent enough, but they are really demons laying in wait.
30. Do not try destroying same dolls, animals or clowns with fire, water, or exorcism, as this only pisses them off. Just resign yourself to the fact that your life is over.
31. Never invite a ghost or spirit to show itself. It may think that you want it to stay and will make itself at home…
32. Never go camping in the woods on Halloween.
33. Ignore the others who say it will be fun and never go to one of those creepy looking traveling funhouses on Halloween, either. Boo!
34. If the phone rings, don't bother answering it. Go curl up in a corner and resign yourself to the end. It's the killer and he is already in the house, or is outside watching you.
35. If you forget/drop/lose something while a monster is on the loose, it probably isn't the wisest idea to go looking for it later. This principle especially applies to cats.
36. Beware of people in masks. It might not actually be a mask...
37. Never investigate old broken down mansions, especially in Texas. In fact, it’s best to stay out of Texas, New Orleans or any sort of swamp like area all-together.
38. Don’t ever watch unfamiliar and bizarre videotapes.
39. Never let the little bitch out of the well.
40. Never trust computers with little girl avatars
41. Never stroll from room to room, searching for your boyfriend/girlfriend whilst simultaneously calling their name.
Example:
"Tommy? Are your in there? Tommy? Is that you?"
And...if this is happening immediately after sex, resign yourself to your fate immediately and dispatch yourself before the monster gets the chance.
42. Never be the only person at a supernatural outing (whether intentional or unintentional) wearing a red shirt.
43. Never have sex with the overtly horny camp counselor. She will inevitably die first, but you can count on being next in line
44. Donald Pleasance shows up, just recognize you're in a whole lot of great big trouble.
45. Never help a clown out of a drain hole - all clowns are evil!
46. Don't make fun of or play with dead things.
47. If you see a town that looks deserted except for children, do not try to 'help' them - they will eat you.
48. If you walk into the local abandoned-looking church to seek help or shelter, and you notice that the crucifix is mounted upside down, turn around and go back outside as quietly as possible.
49. Never have sex in the bunk beds of recently renovated summer camps.
50. Whenever you land on a distant planet and find some objects that look like eggs, leave them alone.
51. Do not allow crewmates back aboard the craft if and after you have found a hideous parasite attached to his/her body.
52. Be forewarned that a gun is only good for ALMOST killing the monster, never for COMPLETELY killing it. Be sure to have an extra weapon, preferably one with "flair" (a knife, a harpoon, a heavy box, razor confetti, pop tarts...)
53. Don't open the closed door, especially if you hear scratching, heavy breathing, or the voice of a dear relative whom you THOUGHT was dead.
54. Never bathe, especially when in the house alone.
55. If you are a female, never expose yourself. Easy women die fast.
56. Never camp or build homes on Indian burial grounds.
57. If the Toshiba suddenly says out of context, “I understand quantum theory, but what is this thing called love?”, get the hammer immediately. - wahsatchmo
58. Stuntman, if you beam down wearing a red shirt also wear a false beard. That way you can be paid to die again wearing a false mustache in the following episode.
59. No need to open a strange bag or parcel because you think it may contain a bomb. It will.
60. When the hero says it is too quiet the monster has found you. (A.M.Swallow)

[_____V_____]

13.If you're running from the monster, expect to trip or fall down at least twice--more if you are of the female persuasion. Also note that despite the fact that you are running and the monster is merely shambling along, it's still moving fast enough to catch up with you.

Pretty nifty advice.

[neverending]

Excellent advice. #54 should include showers though. Especially in a camp.

What about picking up hitchhikers?

[_____V_____]

Excellent advice. #54 should include showers though. Especially in a camp.

Or in strange, out-of-the-place motels.

[neverending]

Or in strange, out-of-the-place motels.

Good point!

[scouse mac]

55. If you are a female, never expose yourself. Easy women die fast.


Fairly sure you've got that one the wrong way round

[Zero]

2.Never read a book of demon summoning aloud, even as a joke.

Now you tell me! sheesh

[hammerfan]

Now you tell me! sheesh

The monkey's back! :D:eek:

[ferretchucker]

Hahaha, all fine. Damn fine.

Although the blonde should keep her hair blonde. Gives everyone else a fighting chance. Bitch is gonna die anyway. The blonde is apparently always a slut.

[novakru]

What a relief, I lost my list.
Now I'll be safe this year. Thanks Hammer:)

[hammerfan]

What a relief, I lost my list.
Now I'll be safe this year. Thanks Hammer:)

You're welcome, sweetie! :D:p

[crabapple]

Aha! What a great list! Just a few decorations more, and some Halloween goodies and a fridge full of cold brewskies, and I think we are ready to do Halloween right ! Gonna do it right!

[Doc Faustus]

The novelty of having six inch tall Japanese twins for your variety show does NOT outweigh the consequences of pissing off an 80 foot caterpillar. Or sometimes TWO eighty foot caterpillars.
Also, the carnival after hours might be an excellent place to get laid, but it's a better place to get disemboweled.

[ferretchucker]

Up until last year, I spent every Halloween trick or treating. I loved it, and still do, but my folks were out last year so I decided to do my duty and stay home to hand out sweets. I also spent much of it writing the Finale to Darkness and Daggers.

This year, however, I'm doing a good old fashioned Movie Marathon. I've chosen the four films I'm going to watch;

The Evil Dead
Hellraiser
Hellraiser II
Halloween

Can you believe I've never seen a Hellraiser film? But I bought them a few months ago. Been saving them for Halloween!

So, I'm sure others of you will be sitting back with a bowl of popcorn, and cool drink and the sound turned up. Any ideas for your lineup?

[fuglystick]

The first two Hellraisers are pretty good, the rest are crap. Good selection, FC.

[ferretchucker]

Thanks. Should be pretty awesome. Earlier on in the day I'll probably flick on whatever's on the Classic Horror channel. They usually have The Blob or Invasion of the Body Snatchers on at Halloween time.

[crabapple]

Damn...I never thought about it that way!

[missmacabre]

Thanks. Should be pretty awesome. Earlier on in the day I'll probably flick on whatever's on the Classic Horror channel. They usually have The Blob or Invasion of the Body Snatchers on at Halloween time.

I'm either going classic horror (NotLD, Carnival of Souls, Pshycho, etc) or some of HDC's most disturbing list. I think the party goers will likely ignore the classics whilst they drink, and so the gorier movies might keep them interested and fuck with their little drunk brains.

Maybe a few classics for Derek and I earlier, and then disturbing mind fucks for when people are getting tipsy. Who knows?

[bloody_ribcut]

Hooper's TCSM, Maybe some Evil Dead one and two...and of course Halloween.

[crabapple]

Great suggestions, guys!

I like some of the "cuter" flicks, like William Castle's "13 Ghosts," and also "Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow," and also "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein."

I like "Halloween II" for Halloween...that one often gets a spin. I like the look of it, and the atmosphere, and the slight cheesiness.

[hitman3005]

I watch horror movies every weekend during the month of October. Been figuring out my list for this year. Right now i only have my Halloween night lineup set it consists of Halloween
Halloween II
Night of the Living Dead
Texas Chainsaw Massacre


Gotta stick with my favorites!

[Zero]

Halloween iii!!!

[The_Return]

Sticking with my own personal tradition: Dungeon of Harrow. This has been my Halloween movie ever since I first discovered it...must have been 4 years ago? 5? I've lost track.

Its pretty much the perfect Halloween flick...strange, surreal and abundantly cheesy. Totally embodies everything that is Halloween for me.

Might need to pop her in a night or two early though - considering Halloween falls on a Saturday this year I'm sure there's going to be some sick parties going down. Not really planning to just chill at home with a movie, heh.

[Zero]

The monkey's back! :D:eek:

and with this list i might survive for a bit

[hammerfan]

and with this list i might survive for a bit

It's good to see you back, Zero!

[crabapple]

monkey go "screech, screech, screech! yarp! yarp!"

[ferretchucker]

If there's a party I s'pose I'll have to just stay up later to watch them after the party.

And you reminded me of Halloween II Crabby. I tend to think of the two films as one. A bit like any 2 part episode of a TV show. Think I'll sandwich the night in them two. Start with Halloween, end with Halloween II

[_____V_____]

Hmm...

Poltergeist I and II,
House,
Creepshow I & II,
The Haunting,
House on Haunted Hill,
Either some Roger Corman's Poe adaptations, or go modern with The Orphanage and Ju On/Ringu,
Halloween III followed by Halloween I & II,
and finally, Sleepy Hollow. The definitive Halloween movie.

[scouse mac]

Some decent film marathons going on over Halloween.


My Halloween will be spent at my brother-in-law's wedding who, coincidently enough, is having a Halloween themed ceremony. Should be interesting.

[ferretchucker]

Some decent film marathons going on over Halloween.


My Halloween will be spent at my brother-in-law's wedding who, coincidently enough, is having a Halloween themed ceremony. Should be interesting.

Your brother is awesome.

[_____V_____]

1. Halloween is the Celtic New Year. It was originally a pagan holiday to honor the dead. It took place, as it does now, on October 31st, and was called All Hallow’s Eve (the next day, November 1st, was called All Saint’s Day). It dates back more than 2000 years.

2. The Mexican version of Halloween Day is called Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), and takes place on the 1st and 2nd of November. They use the occasion to to gather together with family and friends and pray for loved ones who have died. They believe that during the Dia de los Muertos, it is easier for the souls of the dead to visit the living.

3. The “Jack-O-Lantern,” according to Celtic folklore, got it’s name from a guy named Stingy Jack, a miserable old drunk who liked to play tricks on everyone from his own mother to the Devil himself.

4. You must hold your breath while walking past a cemetery or you might breathe in the spirit of someone who has recently died. And if I’ve learned anything from years of watching scary movies, there is no way that can be a good thing.

5. Jack-O-Lanterns originated in Ireland, where people would put candles into hollowed out turnips and beets to keep away evil spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.

6. To the original European immigrants who first brought it to North America, Halloween was a celebration of the end of the summer harvest, and they would observe the holiday by gathering around a bonfire to tell ghost stories, sing, dance, and tell fortunes.

7. Halloween is the second most commercially successful holiday (Halloween candy sales average more than $2,000,000,000 [$2 billion] annually). Christmas, of course, is number 1.

8. Tootsie rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America. They were introduced in 1896 by an Austrian candy maker named Leo Hirschfield, who opened a tiny candy shop in New York City. He named the candy after his 5-year-old daughter’s nickname, “Tootsie.”

9. The ancient Celts believed that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night, so they began wearing costumes and masks to avoid being recognized as human!

10. It is believed that the Irish started the tradition of trick-or-treating. In preparation for All Hallow’s Eve, Irish townspeople would visit people throughout their neighborhoods asking for contributions of food for a town feast.

11. Another theory is that trick-or-treating originated with a 9th century European custom called “souling.” Christians would go from village to village on November 2nd (All Souls Day) and beg for “soul cakes,” which were square pieces of bread with currants. The more they received, the more prayers they would promise to say for the souls of the donors’ lost loved ones. At that time, it was believed that the dead remained in limbo for some time after death, and prayer, even from strangers, could quicken a soul’s passage to heaven.

12. About 21% of pet owners dress up their pets for Halloween.

13. There is some debate, with opinions generally divided, as to whether or not Halloween is a Satanic holiday. What do you think?

14. In North America, it’s bad luck if a black cat crosses your path but good luck if a white cat crosses your path. In Britain and Ireland, it’s the opposite.

15. Black and orange are the colors of Halloween because orange represents the Fall colors and black represents darkness and death.

16. Superstition says that if a bat flies around a house three times, it is considered a death omen. So if you live in bat country, keep a BB gun handy.

17. It’s bad luck to allow a fire to burn out on Halloween.

18. The significance of black cats is that they are believed to be the protectors of a witch’s powers. If a black cat walks toward you, it brings good fortune. But if it walks away, it takes the good luck with it. Again, keep that BB gun handy.

19. Every year almost without exception, the most popular Halloween costume for women is something that starts with the word “sexy.”

20. Also almost without exception, men who dress up for Halloween in a costume that begins with the word “sexy” do not look sexy at all.

21. Halloween did not become an American holiday until the 19th century because the restrictions of lingering Puritan tradition prevented even the observance of Christmas before the 1800s.

22. It was the transatlantic migration of millions of Irish immigrants following the great Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849) that finally brought Halloween to America. So basically, we have an overseas potato shortage to thank for our second most commercially successful holiday!

23. Halloween was mostly a social holiday from the 1800s until around 1910, when the introduction of postcards first commercialized it. Masks and costumes were not being mass-produced until the 1930s, and trick-or-treating didn’t become a permanent holiday fixture until about 20 years after that.

24. Salem, Massachusetts claims to be the “Halloween Capital of the World,” while at the same time trying to disassociate itself with its history of persecuting witches. Anoka, Minnesota also claims the world title, but sadly has no history of witch trials to make it stand out. For some reason, national attention continues to evade its beloved annual Halloween parade.


25. The Legend of Stingy Jack

One dark Halloween night, a deceitful and bitter old drunk named Stingy Jack managed to trick the Devil into climbing up an apple tree. Once he was in the tree, Jack quickly put crosses all around the tree, trapping the Devil. He then told the Devil that he would not let him down until he promised not to take his soul when he died. The Devil gave the promise and Jack finally let him down.

Years later, when Jack finally died, he met Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates of Heaven and was told that he had lived a worthless and miserable life on earth as a drunken trickster, and so would not be allowed into heaven. He was sent to Hell to talk to the Devil, and once there, Jack reminded the Devil of his promise not to take his soul. The Devil kept his promise and didn’t allow Jack to enter Hell.

Now, Jack was scared and had nowhere to go. All he could do was wander forever in the total darkness between Heaven and Hell. He went back to the Devil and asked him how he could survive when there was no light, and the Devil, in an unusual gesture of kindness, responded by tossing him an ember from the flames of Hell to help him light his way.

Jack placed the ember in a hollowed out turnip, one of his favorite foods which he always carried with him, and from that day on, Stingy Jack roamed the earth without a resting place, lighting the way as he went with his lantern…

[newb]

I wonder what ever happened to Stingy Jack....he was a good poster.

[scouse mac]

a drunken trickster…



I had him down as one of your alter-egos, newb. Cant think why...........

[hammerfan]

My answer to #13: No, I don't

[_____V_____]

If we had a poll for everyone's favorite Halloween boogeyman, Michael Myers would win both hands down, and with a pretty commanding score.

But what about everyone's favorite Halloween creature/monster? And by monster I mean a real monster.

Mine would have to be Frankenstein's monster...

http://i0006.photobucket.com/albums/0006/findstuff22/Best%20Images/Holiday/frankenstein2.jpg



...followed by the Horseman from Sleepy Hollow.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Stanzerl/Films/SleepyHollow-Horsemensilhouetted-1.jpg

[newb]

I always liked The Wolfman

http://www.cinemaretro.com/uploads/wolfman2.jpg

Pumpkinhead is pretty cool as well.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/images/blogs/reverseshot/archives/images/Pumpkinhead-1.jpg

[newb]

I had him down as one of your alter-egos, newb. Cant think why...........

nah...he was actually intelligent.

[hammerfan]

Have to go with vampires. Followed by werewolves, then Frankenstein, then Pumpkinhead.

[Posher778]

What exactly is a 'Halloween' monster? Because normally i'd say Cthulhu but that doesn't seem to fit... I'll go with Pumpkinhead as well.

[ferretchucker]

Knew a few of these but they're all interesting. I think I might have to do the ol' turnip lantern for some authenticity!

[ferretchucker]

Franky's Monster is a pretty good representation of today's Halloween. Grotesque on the outside and yet inside, just an ordinary person.

But I think I have to go with the Wolfman.

[neverending]

1. Halloween is the Celtic New Year. It was originally a pagan holiday to honor the dead. It took place, as it does now, on October 31st, and was called All Hallow’s Eve (the next day, November 1st, was called All Saint’s Day). It dates back more than 2000 years.

Well, yes and no. Love it when Christians write these "history" things. The pagan holiday was NOT called "All Hallows Eve" as that was a Christian holiday. It was called Samhain, the "time between times" when the veil between this world and the spirit world grew thin and spirits could enter our world. Treats were left for them out of respect- not fear.

[ferretchucker]

Well, yes and no. Love it when Christians write these "history" things. The pagan holiday was NOT called "All Hallows Eve" as that was a Christian holiday. It was called Samhain, the "time between times" when the veil between this world and the spirit world grew thin and spirits could enter our world. Treats were left for them out of respect- not fear.

I remember a Christian man coming into my school about ten years ago and telling the Christian story.

They stole a lot of Pagan holidays. Yule, for instance! I mean, there's very little evidence to suggest Jesus was born on the 25th, let alone in December. There were only ten months a the time of his birth anyway!

[_____V_____]

It d be a monster which epitomises Halloween. A creature/monster with whom you can relate the occasion.

Some solid choices so far.


Have to go with vampires.

Spoken like a true Hammer fan! :D

[ferretchucker]

It d be a monster which epitomises Halloween. A creature/monster with whom you can relate the occasion.

Some solid choices so far.




Spoken like a true Hammer fan! :D

Hmmm. When you put it like that it'd have to be witches. Really cheesy, pointy hats, green skin and warts witches.

[_____V_____]

But witches are not monsters. They are just black hoochie poochie poo thingies!

[massacre man]

Give me until Tuesday so I can see Sam in action before making my final decision.

But as of now, The Wolfman.

[ManchestrMorgue]

For me, it has to be vampires.

[fortunato]

It seems we always have an "All Things Hallowe'en" thread each year, so this can be it.

Post videos, links, thoughts, season plans, recipes, etc. to help further the mood and spirit of the season.

I'll start:

1dJUbv6h4_s

[Clockwork Black]

Thanks, now, for some reason the Silver Shamrock song is stuck in my head.

[Clockwork Black]

Gotta say either Frankensteins monster or the Mummy

[missmacabre]

I think I'm gonna make a pumpkin in 3D design class as practice today.

[nightmare_of _death]

It's probably been done before, but a couple of years ago I made a 12 days of Halloween,but we could change it to 31 days. I had the lyrics written down but lost them over the years. We could make one of our own?

I normally hang out with my friends,we normally play DDR(Dance Dance Revolution), watch horror movies...of course, and hang out in town... (barns n noble,walmart... etc....while dressed up) :) hopefully going to go to some haunted houses this year.

[massacre man]

Some videos, the first 2 are by Michael Dougherty (Trick 'R Treat)

HVtqW4vdA6I

lIF8VdoWKCk

And an old Halloween cartoon.

jkhxjzc9uuE

[ferretchucker]

But witches are not monsters. They are just black hoochie poochie poo thingies!

Hmmmm. Depends on how you see them. They may not be large, lumbering things, but as a child they scare you and they're probably the most halloween-y creatures, aside from ghosts I suppose.

[fortunato]

Oh man, I love the old Skeleton Dance cartoon.

[newb]

another great Disney one.

47jWsdlvWwU

[neverending]

I believe it was Rod who originally posted this, but it bears repeating every year:

V4rUiV_Hh74

[missmacabre]

All this talk of skeletons reminded me of these telefrancais videos we had to watch in French Class in grade school with puppet skeletons, a creepy puppet named Natalie and a pinapple name l'anana (pinapple). This is what we do in school in Canada.

OU8KYEvVt2E

[Roderick Usher]

one of my creepy kid's poems


Underneath the Bed
(c) 2007

Mother said “it’s time to sleep”
And kissed me on the head,
Story time was over
And the prayers had all been said.
She wishes me sweet dreams
But my heart is filled with dread.
Mother won’t believe
There’s something underneath the bed.

There’s something underneath the bed,
I swear I heard it breathing.
Inside my troubled mind
All sorts of nasty things are seething.
Maybe it’s a blob
That absorbs its victims whole.
Maybe it’s a succubus
Who’s come to eat my soul.
Terrified to close my eyes
For fear I’ll soon be dead.
I lift the sheets – oh no!
There’s something underneath the bed!

“There’s something underneath the bed!”
I screamed into the night.
Into the room my parents flew
And clicked the bedroom light.
“I saw its bloody dripping fangs
And its yellow eyes!”
My father said “Son cut it out,
Stop telling awful lies.
I’ll show you there is nothing,
Not one thing for you to fear.”
And dropping to his knees,
Into the darkness he did peer.

But the darkness looked right back at him,
And yanked him down below.
And screams echoed through the night
As blood began to flow.
The mattress leapt, my mother shrieked,
Outside the house we fled.
“Now do you believe there’s something underneath the bed?”

[fortunato]

one of my creepy kid's poems


Underneath the Bed
(c) 2007

...



Wow, Rod. How old is your son?

[neverending]

He means a creepy poem FOR kids...

[massacre man]

Wow, Rod. How old is your son?

I laughed so hard when I read that. Sorry, Fortunato.

[bloody_ribcut]

i guess satan would be the ultimate "monster" that represented halloween in my opinion, but as forr favorite i have to say the mummy. seems like he's always left out....

[fortunato]

He means a creepy poem FOR kids...

I laughed so hard when I read that. Sorry, Fortunato.

Haha, no, no. That was really dumb.
I definitely didn't read that carefully.
I even copied it, too. Oy vey...

[Roderick Usher]

Ha! That was awesome! I needed a good laugh today.

But my eldest is 12 and he can't be bothered with "poetry" he spends his time writing songs with his band.

[Roderick Usher]

I've always felt like THE WOLFMAN myself. The man with a monster inside waiting to claw it's way to the surface.

[ferretchucker]

Ha! That was awesome! I needed a good laugh today.

But my eldest is 12 and he can't be bothered with "poetry" he spends his time writing songs with his band.

More writing than most do around here.

[fortunato]

Ha! That was awesome! I needed a good laugh today.

But my eldest is 12 and he can't be bothered with "poetry" he spends his time writing songs with his band.

Haha, I'm glad my temporary dyslexia can bring a smile to someone's face.

Playing in a band at 12 is pretty awesome, too. I didn't even start playing at all until I was about that age.

-------------------------------------

I've been getting my Hallowe'en costume together. This year I'll be going as The Log Lady from Twin Peaks.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AzT5pruwnbg/RsTUjuUwhfI/AAAAAAAAB5M/o9Lcz3Muh6c/s400/LogLady1989.jpg

I have everything but the log, which will be the most important part, obviously. Otherwise, I'll just be going as a lady for Hallowe'en...

[Despare]

Haha, I'm glad my temporary dyslexia can bring a smile to someone's face.

Playing in a band at 12 is pretty awesome, too. I didn't even start playing at all until I was about that age.

-------------------------------------

I've been getting my Hallowe'en costume together. This year I'll be going as The Log Lady from Twin Peaks.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AzT5pruwnbg/RsTUjuUwhfI/AAAAAAAAB5M/o9Lcz3Muh6c/s400/LogLady1989.jpg

I have everything but the log, which will be the most important part, obviously. Otherwise, I'll just be going as a lady for Hallowe'en...

Sweet costume, I think I'll probably go as one of the Baseball Furies this year. Nobody else wanted to be an angry mob of villagers heh.

[missmacabre]

Official decision on my Halloween costume issss:

http://www.gameguru.in/images/bioshock-little-sister-1.jpg

[ferretchucker]

I'll be following The Return as the Comic version of the Joker, simply because I bought green hair dye a few months ago for that exact reason.

[crabapple]

That's awesome, cherret...I mean, ferret...the Joker is an awesome character...

I bought some Halloween cookies for friends on Wednesday. They was jack o'lantern faces! They were dark chocolate cakey cookies, with orange frosting on the inside like oreos, so that the orange brightness "shined" through the holes in the front of the JOL. Very clever effect, and they tasted pretty good as well!

[massacre man]

I think I'm going as Patrick Bateman. But I can't find a see-through raincoat anywhere. So I'm not quite sure what to be.

[dewaholic]

I have a black cat. What then? Am I a witch?

[Zero]

burn the witch!!

[Ferox13]

1


5. Jack-O-Lanterns originated in Ireland, where people would put candles into hollowed out turnips and beets to keep away evil spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.



I have only heard this story outside of Ireland..

[fortunato]

I think I'm going as Patrick Bateman. But I can't find a see-through raincoat anywhere. So I'm not quite sure what to be.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=clear+raincoat&x=0&y=0

[neverending]

A week or so ago I got a skull glitter globe, a skull vase like thing I put some dead white roses in, and a little bust of Medusa. They're creating appropriate atmosphere around my computer.

[fortunato]

Thought this was pretty fun:

Moviegoods.com did a countdown of the 100 best vampire movie posters. There are a lot of great ones:

http://www.moviegoods.com/top_100_vampire/

[Clean, Shaven]

Noob bumping an old thread, here, boss.

Is Halloween satanic? Only if you celebrate it by killing the neighbor's poodle in a chalk pentagram and then drink the blood.

All cultures recognize the seasons, and why shouldn't they? If you believe in any higher power you got to respect the annual death and rejuvenation of the earth.

[fortunato]

Holy smokes! I just found this channel on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ScaryStoriesWorld

Did anyone ever read the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books? Someone posted the audio versions with pictures from the books. I could sit and listen to these all night.

[nightmare_of _death]

Holy smokes! I just found this channel on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ScaryStoriesWorld

Did anyone ever read the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books? Someone posted the audio versions with pictures from the books. I could sit and listen to these all night.

I have the entire book collection in a hardcover book :D

[_____V_____]

Things To Be Revealed About Michael Myers

With Rob Zombie's 2007 remake of Halloween, we found out that Michael Myers was not so much evil incarnate as he was an ill-tempered white-trash nut-job (yes, there is a difference). So, with the recent release of his sequel to the remake -- Halloween II, not to be confused with Halloween II -- we take a stab at predicting what little-known characteristics about the boogeyman will be revealed this time around, or possibly in the future :-

1. He also has a brother -- In one of those convenient we-forgot-to-tell-anyone-before tangents, someone breathlessly reveals that Laurie Strode was actually a Siamese twin, and that her brother was separated and sent elsewhere. Laurie finds out when he friends her on Facebook, and their tearful reunion is marred only by the fact that their big brother shows up and proceeds to skewer poor Maury Strode on a nearby curtain rod.

2. He has serious allergies -- We see Michael trying to sneak up on Laurie the following Easter, only to repeatedly give himself away with a series of sneezes or trail of tissues. It's this dilemma that keeps him to his autumnal killing spree, not the eponymous holiday itself.

3. He listens to his iPod -- Yeah, you can't really see the earbuds in his ears underneath that hair and that mask, but believe me you, whether he's stalking or slicing, Mike's always got some sort of tunes playing along. Word is he's partial to Chopin and Shania Twain.

4. He's a vegetarian -- Myers will kill strays for the thrill of it, but he refuses to eat any animals. Go figure.

5. He's fond of the work of his colleagues -- Rumor has it that Myers had saved newspaper clippings every time that killings cropped up in Camp Crystal Lake or Springwood, going back for years and years in a ratty scrapbook under his bed at Smith's Grove. His last entry was an article about a Glen Echo killing spree at the hands of one Leslie Vernon...

6. He loves basket weaving -- Hell, why not? He had an awful lot of spare time in Smith's Grove Sanitarium, and mask-making can get fairly monotonous. Also ... a fine tap dancer!

7. He is actually a robot -- Ooh, better yet, Myers builds a menace of such unlikely physical stature compared to himself and allows it to pursue and rampage with stealth and generally stiff movements. Wouldn't that be seriously messed up and wholly unexpected? No wonder they would've skipped press screenings then! And man, what if Laurie was a robot too?! Then they could have a giant robot stabbing fight, with Dr. Loomis as referee, that'll have Michael Bay watching his back for Rob Zombie's next big-ass robot-slasher summer blockbuster.

Yeah. That's it. That there sounds like an extreme enough vision of terror in the coming sequels.

http://www.cinematical.com/2009/08/27/cinematical-seven-things-you-didnt-know-about-michael-myers/

[fortunato]

I used to watch this every year when I was a kid. I still have my VHS copy somewhere.

Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree
(The book was awesome, too. Somewhat different from the movie.)

3NqgidFIHw8

This is just part 1, but you can find the rest if you click on the video.

[ferretchucker]

Things To Be Revealed About Michael Myers

With Rob Zombie's 2007 remake of Halloween, we found out that Michael Myers was not so much evil incarnate as he was an ill-tempered white-trash nut-job (yes, there is a difference). So, with the recent release of his sequel to the remake -- Halloween II, not to be confused with Halloween II -- we take a stab at predicting what little-known characteristics about the boogeyman will be revealed this time around, or possibly in the future :-

1. He also has a brother -- In one of those convenient we-forgot-to-tell-anyone-before tangents, someone breathlessly reveals that Laurie Strode was actually a Siamese twin, and that her brother was separated and sent elsewhere. Laurie finds out when he friends her on Facebook, and their tearful reunion is marred only by the fact that their big brother shows up and proceeds to skewer poor Maury Strode on a nearby curtain rod.

2. He has serious allergies -- We see Michael trying to sneak up on Laurie the following Easter, only to repeatedly give himself away with a series of sneezes or trail of tissues. It's this dilemma that keeps him to his autumnal killing spree, not the eponymous holiday itself.

3. He listens to his iPod -- Yeah, you can't really see the earbuds in his ears underneath that hair and that mask, but believe me you, whether he's stalking or slicing, Mike's always got some sort of tunes playing along. Word is he's partial to Chopin and Shania Twain.

4. He's a vegetarian -- Myers will kill strays for the thrill of it, but he refuses to eat any animals. Go figure.

5. He's fond of the work of his colleagues -- Rumor has it that Myers had saved newspaper clippings every time that killings cropped up in Camp Crystal Lake or Springwood, going back for years and years in a ratty scrapbook under his bed at Smith's Grove. His last entry was an article about a Glen Echo killing spree at the hands of one Leslie Vernon...

6. He loves basket weaving -- Hell, why not? He had an awful lot of spare time in Smith's Grove Sanitarium, and mask-making can get fairly monotonous. Also ... a fine tap dancer!

7. He is actually a robot -- Ooh, better yet, Myers builds a menace of such unlikely physical stature compared to himself and allows it to pursue and rampage with stealth and generally stiff movements. Wouldn't that be seriously messed up and wholly unexpected? No wonder they would've skipped press screenings then! And man, what if Laurie was a robot too?! Then they could have a giant robot stabbing fight, with Dr. Loomis as referee, that'll have Michael Bay watching his back for Rob Zombie's next big-ass robot-slasher summer blockbuster.

Yeah. That's it. That there sounds like an extreme enough vision of terror in the coming sequels.

http://www.cinematical.com/2009/08/27/cinematical-seven-things-you-didnt-know-about-michael-myers/

HAHAHAHA! Love it V! Gave me a good many laughs!

Watched this plenty of times for the last two Octobers. Brilliant video, got a good ol' ending!

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQd0ELH7SNI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQd0ELH7SNI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

This one's kind of entertaining, I guess. Ending's pretty weird.

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NTR0w1hzRLo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NTR0w1hzRLo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

[_____V_____]

Halloween Riddles


What kind of music do mummies listen to?
Wrap!
*

What kind of monster is safe to put in the washing machine?
A wash-and-wear wolf.
*

What's the first thing ghosts do when they get into a car?
They boo-kle their seatbelts.
*

What has webbed feet, feathers, fangs and goes quack-quack?
Count Duckula.
*

What do you call someone who puts poison in another's corn flakes?
A cereal killer.
*

Why are monsters huge and hairy and ugly?
Because if they were small and round and smooth, they'd be M&M's.
*

Why wasn't there any food left after the monster party?
Because everyone was a goblin!
*

How did the ghost patch his sheet?
With a pumpkin patch.
*

What do witches use on their hair?
Scare spray.
*

What is as sharp as a vampire's fang?
His other fang.
*

What do the birds sing on Halloween?
Twick or Tweet.
*

What did the little ghost have in his rock collection?
Tombstones.
*

Why should a skeleton drink ten glasses of milk a day?
It's good for the bones.
*

What do baby ghosts wear on Halloween?
Pillowcases.
*

What do you get when you drop a pumpkin?
Squash.
*

Why did the witches' team lose the baseball game?
Their bats flew away.
*

What was the witch's favorite subject in school?
Spelling.
*

What does a vampire fear most?
Tooth decay.
*

Where did the vampire open his savings account?
At a blood bank.
*

Where do mummies go for a swim?
To the Dead Sea.
*

What is Transylvania?
Dracula's terror-tory.
*

Where does Dracula water ski?
On Lake Erie.
*

What do you get when you divide the diameter of a jack-o-lantern by its circumference?
Pumpkin pi.
*

Why are there fences around cemeteries?
Because people are dying to get in.
*

Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?
He didn't have the guts.
*

What does a ghost eat for lunch?
A boo-loney sandwich.
*

How does the silly witch know what time it is?
She looks at her witch-watch.
*

What did the mommy ghost say to the baby ghost?
Don't spook until your spooken to.
*

What kind of protozoa likes Halloween?
An amoeboo!
*

How do vampires get around on Halloween night?
By blood vessels.
*

Why do ghouls and demons hang out together?
Because demons are a ghoul's best friend!
*

What happened to the guy who couldn't keep up payments to his exorcist?
He was repossessed.


* _ * _ *

[Horror4ever]

"Don't spook until your spooken to"...:D

[Roderick Usher]

<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPyyiiH76Kw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPyyiiH76Kw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

My friend, Adam Green's annual Halloween video... enjoy

[neverending]

Okay, that's hilarious!

[newb]

hee hee hee....funny shit right there.:D

[fortunato]

Haha, very nice.

-----------------------------------

Disney's Haunted Mansion backstage tour featuring a young Kurt Russell

Mf2Pbag7bac
mQIwIl-3BBo

Haha, this makes me want to watch The Thing.

[fortunato]

Some really cool flickr sets of old Hallowe'en photographs:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/opiummuseum/sets/72157607495777601/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/opiummuseum/sets/72157622380888091/

[newb]

Haha, very nice.

-----------------------------------

Disney's Haunted Mansion backstage tour featuring a young Kurt Russell

Mf2Pbag7bac
mQIwIl-3BBo

Haha, this makes me want to watch The Thing.

holy shit...I remember seeing that as a kid.


good memories....and boy those Osmonds were geeks.:D

[neverending]

If you get Turner Classic Movies, Straight-Jacket is on right now, followed by The Tingler at 8:30 Pacific, 13 Ghosts at 10 and the 1963 The Old Dark House at 11:30. At 2:15 AM- The Old Dark House directed by Jules Dassin.

IFC has Motel Hell at 11:35.

[neverending]

For those of you who get Turner Classic Movies cable channel, some great items this month:

Friday 23:
Night of the Hunter
Dragonwyck

Saturday 24:
The Corpse Vanishes
Mark of the Vampire
The Twonky
Son of Kong
Land That Time Forgot (1975)

Sunday 25:
Poltergeist
Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Doctor X
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
The Blob (1958)
Die Monster Die!
Riders to the Stars
Nosferatu
Diabolique

Tuesday 27:
Poltergiest
The Power
The Haunting (1963)
Village of the Damned(1960)

Wednesday 28:
Escape to With Mountain
Targets
Harold and Maude

Friday 30:
KARLOFF MARATHON!
Mask of Fu Manchu
The Ghoul
The Black Room
The Walking Dead
The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man With 9 Lives
Before I Hang
The Ape
The Devil Commands
Isle of the Dead
Gaslight
Night Must Fall
Psycho

Saturday 31:
Zaat
Swamp Thing
The Woman in White
Dead of Night
The Haunting
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Diary of a Madman
Martin Scorsese Presents, Val Lewton: The Man In The Shadows (2007)
This TCM original documentary looks at the imaginative producer who fashioned a lasting body of beautiful and unsettling films on meager budgets. Cast: Martin Scorsese Narrates.
Cat Preople
Curse of the Cat People
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (1941)
Murders at the Zoo
The Body Snatcher
Circus of Horrors

Sunday Nov 1:
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (1932)
Son of Dr. Jeckyll

[fortunato]

Holy smokes!