Month: October 2013

Happy Halloween

It's Halloween, the beginning of the best part of the year. There used to be a time, in my younger, more morbid days, that I considered Halloween to be my favorite holiday. I'd watch horror movies while coated in liquid latex wounds, quietly humming the theme to Friday the 13th. But now, I see Halloween … Continue reading Happy Halloween →

Halloween Monday Movie Marathon and Beer: Hillside Cannibals and Dogfish Head Punkin Ale

I am disappointed to end this day on a low note, but that's how it is. I am not a huge fan of Dogfish Head, but I decided I'd give them one more shot, in the spirit of the season. The problem isn't so much with the brewery as it is with brown ales. I … Continue reading Halloween Monday Movie Marathon and Beer: Hillside Cannibals and Dogfish Head Punkin Ale →

Monday Halloween Movie Marathon and Beer: Alice in Murderland and Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin

Like before, let's start off with my review of the beer, Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin. I smell cinnamon.  I taste cinnamon.  This is a cinnamon beer. There's not much in the way of pumpkins here. I'm not sure what cinnamon has to do with pumpkins aside from pumpin pie, but, at least in the eyes of … Continue reading Monday Halloween Movie Marathon and Beer: Alice in Murderland and Shipyard Smashed Pumpkin →

Halloween Monday Movie Marathon and Beer: Cryptic Plasm and Imperial Pumking

First, let's talk about the Imperial Pumking, before we jump into the movie. Pumking is one of my favorite pumpkin ales, a fact I forgot before I opened the bottle. I has a strong pumpkin flavors and does not rely so heavily on cinnamon flavoring as other pumpkin ales do. In fact, I would be … Continue reading Halloween Monday Movie Marathon and Beer: Cryptic Plasm and Imperial Pumking →

Halloween Monday Movie Marathon (And Beer)

Two things have converged to create what will be my finest blog moment: 1.I have Monday off from work. 2. I just got back from Rock and Shock.' After the convention yesterday, I was struck hard by the desire to really get some Halloween celebrating in. I knew that I had to do something and … Continue reading Halloween Monday Movie Marathon (And Beer) →

Rock and Shock 2013

I have to say that up until today, my Halloween spirit was lacking. I haven't been watching scary movies. I haven't been eating more than my usual share of fun sized Snickers bars. I haven't been reveling in my usual Halloween activities. October has just been steadily and speedily been moving along and the whole … Continue reading Rock and Shock 2013 →

Rock and Shock 2013: The Day Before

This will be the second year in a row that I'm going to Rock and Shock (which is happening right now!). Last year was great; I met some people, I bought some things, and I saw a lot that celebrated horror movies, books and scary things in general. It was nice to be surrounded by … Continue reading Rock and Shock 2013: The Day Before →

Halloween Horror Movies

We all have our ways of celebrating Halloween. If you're still in elementary school, you put on a costume and beg strangers for candy. If you're in college, you use Halloween as an excuse to get blitzed. If you're my age, you sit at home and quietly contemplate opening an Ameritrade account before deciding that … Continue reading Halloween Horror Movies →