31 Days of Spoooktacular: Rock and Shock (Prelude)

So here's the plan; I'm going to try and post small entries throughout the day from Rock and Shock. Hopefully there'll be pictures and commentary and at least one story of me running from a crowd while Yacketty Sax plays. I'm terrible at live blogging, but we'll see how this goes. At the very least, … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Rock and Shock (Prelude) →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: Harvest Season

Sometimes, it's important to take a break from Halloween in the middle of the season and remember that Fall is great for other reasons as well. When I was a kid, we used to head up to my grandparent's house in Virginia in the Fall to pick the apples in their small orchard. My dad … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Harvest Season →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: Even a Man Who Is Pure in Heart

For 31 Days of Spoooktacular, I wanted to do the occasional spotlight on the monsters that have formed the deep and gristly backbone of pop culture. Through a society's monsters, you can tell a lot about that society. What scares us, helps to define us. It is no coincidence that, in the wake of World … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Even a Man Who Is Pure in Heart →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: Rock and Shock (The Prequel)

I know I've already talked about this once already, but I cannot stress enough how excited I am about Rock and Shock. Pinhead and Michael Myers and Jason and Candyman are all going to be in the same room together at the same time. And I will do my best not to call them that … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Rock and Shock (The Prequel) →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: A Dearth of Death

You might have noticed that there is a distinct lack of horror movie reviews so far through this whole mess. Lots of beer reviews and rambling thoughts and plans of what is to come. But there are no movie reviews. Which is weird, for me. I'd have to say that one of my primary activities … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: A Dearth of Death →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: Spoooky Beer Review: Wachusett’s Octoberfest Ale

I’m taking it upon myself to review as many Oktoberfests and Pumpkin Ales as I possibly can during the Halloween Season. All while listening to “Thriller”. Next up: Wachusett's Octoberfest Ale Since I needed a break from pumpkin ales, I decided to go back to our old friend, the Oktoberfest Ale. It was while … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Spoooky Beer Review: Wachusett’s Octoberfest Ale →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Horror in the Tin

I really like the show Good Eats with Alton Brown. This is important if you're to know about The Horror in The Tin and why I did what I did. I need you to understand that I was once very much like you and I was normal. I was so normal. Anyway. Alton, I can … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Horror in the Tin →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: Fear Desensitized

I haven't been scared by a fictional book or movie in year. I've been lightly creeped out. I've been unnerved. I've been put slightly on edge. But I haven't been out and out scared. I have to work to even reach that level of fear. I have to set the mood. I lower the lights … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Fear Desensitized →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: Portrait of a Slasher Movie

The slasher movie is, by far, one of the subgenres of horror that most sticks to a formula. And here is the formula: Pre-Credits Kill+Character Introduction+Cat Scare*+Minor Character Killed Off+Pointless Drama/Comedic Scene+Secondary Character Killed+Hero(ine) and Killer Meet-Up+Hero(ine) Triumphs+One Last Scare=Slasher Movie This is, for the most part, how every slasher movie plays out. You have … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Portrait of a Slasher Movie →

31 Days of Spoooktacular: Spoooky Beer Review: Weyerbacher’s Imperial Pumpkin Ale

I’m taking it upon myself to review as many Octoberfests and Pumpkin Ales as I possibly can during the Halloween Season. All while listening to “Thriller”. Next up: Weyerbacher's Imperial Pumpkin Ale For whatever reason, I'm incapable of not drinking pumpkin ales. It's becoming a struggle for me. I use the reviews as a cover, … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Spoooky Beer Review: Weyerbacher’s Imperial Pumpkin Ale →