Heathers - A Horror Story ?
Okay, Heathers came out in 1989, which was my Senior year in high school, so I missed out on seeing it. I think my taste in movies of that era was alternating between the cool Batman with Michael Keaton, Dead Poet’s Society, and (maybe) Say Anything. I think I was wrapped in to the very subject matter that Heathers seeks to make fun of - High School peer pressure - something I really didn’1 pay attention to. Not that my taste in movies at the time portrayed the burgeoning horror aficionado I would later become, but to me this didn’t rate high on the scale of something I’d spend my Friday night’s going to see. So, I watched it with J&E.
Taking a Bite out of Independence Day
I guess one of the earliest memories of a horror movie for me was one Summer when my folks took me to see 101 Dalmatians; it was around July 4th when they did this. Now, you may wonder what 101 Dalmatians really has to do with horror. I mean, aside from the fact that Cruella is running around skinning puppies for her wardrobe…
It’s the Most Creepiest Time of Year !
Winter has always held a, well, … “chill” … over my senses when it comes to comparing it with the other seasons. I think the first I noted it was when I saw A Christmas Carol (I think the earliest one I can remember was the 1984 version with George C. Scott, albeit I think I remember a black and white one from 1951 which I am sure I saw previous to this), and so always associated the winter season with tales of ghosts . This time of year also marked the family’s yearly trip to Massachusetts, and driving past the road signs to Sleepy Hollow as we passed through New York solidified this belief, and as we passed by the signs of Salem, ever drifting into Lovecraft country, my mind would race with wild tales.
Howard Moon had it right : Ice flow, nowhere to go…Lost in the blinding whiteness of the tundra….Arctic Death - Infinite night.
Could You Be…Won’t You Be…
It’s been a big week. November is coming, and all sorts of discussion points have been tossed around from or at either side of the political aisle. RBG has passed, with the predicable response from all sides about “going nuclear”. Fires are still burning out West, and in our cities. Rhetoric is being made from all walks of life regarding “justice” with limited definition of what that term really means. Sometimes, the adage that “one’s emotional response is inversely proportional to their understanding” seems more of a reality.