Trick 'r Treat

My favorite scene from the movie, I just love the vintage handmade masks, so creepy, reminds me a little of John Carpenters' Halloween.

This past weekend I was truly reminded of being a kid again during the Halloween night prowl for candy and mischief. A couple of friends and I sat back Saturday night during the snow storm and watched the film Trick 'r Treat, written and directed by Michael Dougherty, based on his short animated film Season's Greetings <---click for trailer.

It is said that Halloween is the night when the dead rise to walk among us and other unspeakable things roam free. The rituals of All Hallows Eve were written to protect us from the evil that lurks. This horror anthology weaves together four tales on Halloween night, it is a mixture between Creepshow, the whimsy of Hocus Pocus and R.L. Stine's stories from Goosebumps. One thing that ties the stories together is the presence of Sam, a mysterious pint-sized trick-or-treater who wears worn orange onesies with a burlap sack over his head, he is quite charming and creepy all at once. He makes an appearance in all the stories as a friendly reminder to those who break the Halloween traditions; such traditions as to never blowing out a jack-o-lantern and always checking your candy before you take a bite. This whimsical mixture of goons, werewolves, witches and more will be making Dr. Zemo's 31 Days this year; I can't wait to watch it again, I will have to bust out my scizzors and glue for this one.

F O U R   S T O R I E S : a high-school principal who moonlights as a vicious serial killer, a young virgin whose quest for that special someone takes a gruesome turn, a group of teens who carries out a cruel prank with disastrous consequences and a cantankerous old man who battles a mischievous trick-or-treating demon.

~ I'm loving Sam's costume, handmade like it should always be.

~ I want to live here!

Zemoween Weekend!

Halloween or Zemoween as we like to call it was wonderful this year, to start things off, Friday I celebrated my 28th birthday with dinner and pumpkin ale with my best buds. Saturday we took it easy carving pumpkins and watching some horror flicks. Later that night, we got all dolled up as Rocky and Adrian and went to our tattoo artist's house for a costume party, which was a riot with Bruce's funky dance moves. Some of the best costumes of the night were the Bride of Frankenstein and Michael Phelps and with his side kick girlfriend who was dressed as his bong. We finished the night by heading to Home Grown Cafe, best costume there was Bret Michaels. The whole night we were hearing, “Yo Rocky" and “Yo Adrian!”

October was splendid month and I must say 31 Part Two: Zemo's Revenge was absolutely awesome. Some of my favorite films we watched were The Exorcist, Near Dark, Hellraiser, The Fly, Rosemary's Baby and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; I'm really looking forward to next year especially since we will have plenty of room to spook up our new house.

Here is the complete list:

10/01 The Exorcist (1973)

10/02 The Vampire Lovers (1970)

10/03 Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

10/04 The Orphanage (2007)

10/05 Son of Frankenstein (1939)

10/06 The Unborn (2009)

10/07 House on Haunted Hill (1959)

10/08 Creepshow (1982)

10/09 The Mist (2007)

10/10 The Shining (1980)

10/11 Salem's Lot (1979)

10/12 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

10/13 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

10/14 The Brides of Dracula (1960)

10/15 The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

10/16 The Body Snatcher (1945)

10/17 Dawn of the Dead (2004)
10/18 I Walked With a Zombie (1943)
10/19 Carnival of Souls (1962)
10/20 The Fly (1986)
10/21 Rosemary's Baby (1968)
10/22 White Zombie (1932)
10/23 Hellraiser (1987)
10/24 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
10/25 Black Sunday (1960)
10/26 The Mummy (1932)
10/27 Near Dark (1987)
10/28 28 Days Later (2002)
10/29 The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
10/30 30 Days of Night (2007)
10/31 Halloween II (1981)

31 Days Part Two Zemo's Revenge

We are already half way through the month with Zemo's Revenge and Bruce has been brewing quite a movie viewing collection this season. Last weekend we celebrated Stephen King with such classics as Creepshow and the Shining; I do believe Jack Torrance was crazy from the beginning, lol. Tonight I'm looking forward to Hellraiser which I've never seen.

Check out the most up to date list of 31 part 2.

10/01 The Exorcist (1973)

10/02 The Vampire Lovers (1970)

10/03 Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

10/04 The Orphanage (2007)

10/05 Son of Frankenstein (1939)

10/06 The Unborn (2009)

10/07 House on Haunted Hill (1959)

10/08 Creepshow (1982)

10/09 The Mist (2007)

10/10 The Shining (1980)

10/11 Salem's Lot (1979)

10/12 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

10/13 A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

10/14 The Brides of Dracula (1960)

10/15 The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

31 Days Part Two Zemo's Revenge

It has become a yearly tradition in the Marvel household and today we are kicking off 31 Part Two Zemo’s Revenge. In welcoming the ghoulish season here is what Bruce, my hubby had to say: 

"31 was something I started doing last year before I got on Facebook and was on Myspace constantly. I celebrate the Halloween season with my favorite and greatest genre of film. Comedies....just kidding. Horror of course. I watch at least one horror movie a day all the way up to Halloween night. Anyone who knows me and my schedule knows that is no easy feat. Last year I was only able to get to 30 because I got violently ill one day. Alcohol and food poisoning will have that effect on ya. This year will be different though. I like to think of it as a month long horror marathon and a big middle finger to cable channels like AMC, whose horror marathons consist of shit like Scream 2 and Halloween 3. Halloween 3!?!!! How and the hell is that an American Movie Classic???!! BULLSHIT! Anyway, I'll list the movie I watched that day in my status. On Halloween I'll post my entire set list along with that night's film in a new note. I'll post last year's list at the end of this note so you get the idea. There will be no repeats of last year. I'd like to get another fresh year in before I start repeating. Since the 27th is my wedding anniversary, my wife will pick the film. There will be old school and there will be new school. There will be sequels and there will be (dun dun daaaaa!!!!!) REMAKES!! I'm sorry, the correct term for pointing out the fact that Hollywood has run out of creativity is re-imagining. I would love to hear any kind of positive feedback. If you have negative feedback then please tell it to someone who cares, which isn't me. Feel free to make suggestions, but don't take it personally if I don't get to it. Gotta save some ammunition for next year. Last year's list was pretty awesome and impossible to top, but I got some good stuff this year so stay tuned."

LAST YEAR’S LIST:
10/1/08 Nosferatu(1922) 
10/2/08 Dracula(1931) 
10/3/08 Last man on Earth(1964)
10/4/08 bed riddin with illness. 
10/5/08 Frankenstein(1931) 
10/6/08 Interview with the Vampire(1994)
10/7/08 Phantom of the Opera(1925)
10/8/08 An American Werewolf in London(1981)
10/9/08 Horror Hotel(1960)
10/10/08 John Carpenter's The Thing(1982)
10/11/08 Mark of the Vampire(1935)
10/12/08 The Evil Dead(1981)
10/13/08 Friday the 13th(1980)
10/14/08 Night of the Living Dead(1968)
10/15/08 Dawn of the Dead(1978)
10/16/08 The Omen(2006)
10/17/08 The Wolfman(1941)
10/18/08 Them!(1954)
10/19/08 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974)
10/20/08 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1920)
10/21/08 House of Wax(1953)
10/22/08 Silver Bullet(1985)
10/23/08 Poltergeist(1982)
10/24/08 The Strangers(2008)
10/25/08 Horror of Dracula(1958)
10/26/08 Black Sabbath(1963)
10/27/08 Bride of Frankenstein(1935)
10/28/08 House of a 1000 Corpses(2003)
10/29/08 Psycho(1960)
10/30/08 Monster Squad(1987)
10/31/08 Halloween(1978)