We're taking the train to the convention and so far, there have been enough oddities too warrant a mini entry. The moment we boarded the train, an older woman stood up and shouted, "Oh God, is this Worcester?" The confused young man standing next to her assured her we had not reached the last stop … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: Rock and Shock (The Trip)
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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: 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: 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
31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Halloween Spirit
For a few years between middle school and college, I'd have to say that my attitude toward Halloween could be considered..."normal". Ok, maybe a little more than normal. I'd watch horror movies and try to get worked up, but, for the most part, Halloween was an anxiety filled night where I would have to deal … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Halloween Spirit
31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Anticipation
Halloween, a long time ago, stopped being about Halloween. I don't go out and Trick 'r' Treat. I don't wear costumes. I don't have kids and take them Trick 'r' Treating. Generally, I hang out and watch a movie. But all the days and weeks leading up have become a celebration of their own. I … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: The Anticipation
31 Days of Spoooktacular: This is Thriller
I'm going to be honest right here and right up front. I didn't "grow up" with Thriller. It's only been in recent years that I've been such a huge fan of the song and the music video (the full version). If ever there was a way to condense Halloween, and the spirit of the aforementioned, … Continue reading 31 Days of Spoooktacular: This is Thriller
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