Halloween is tomorrow, The one night of the year where we can all crawl from our graves to dance and party and dress like something strange! The one night of the year children can escape into fantasy, and a mishmash of traditions from all times and all over the world...try and be scary, get free junkfood and cause mischief. Though one has to wonder how many people won't let their kids go out door to door for fear of catching the SWINE FLU!
Halloween won't be as great as it was when we were young (I feel like the holiday crested, and now the world is too paranoid and fearful to really experience it the same way), it is still a little sad many children just won't get to experience it. If that last message made you sad, feel free to send me candy! MOVING ON! Contest? What Contest? Oh that contest where you could have won something awesome, freeee, and all you had to do was take a picture. tsk tsk tsk. I am disappointed, so I watched the movie I was giving away and it was excellent. I thought about giving it away to whoever posted the best Halloween costume, as an extension, but I've lost all faith in humanity now....just kidding, though there will be no extension and the prize will sit in my video collection instead! Perhaps another chance to win something will show up, but for the love of all things HORROR you have to show some interest or that idea will vanish like Hope in a Stephen King novel.
Paranormal Activity...Watched it last night to a packed theater on a Thursday night. It starts slow, which is important as it builds up as we go along, and it also allows the viewers to lower their guard and really let what's happening sink in. The suspense when you know something is going to happen, that feeling in the pit of your stomach, pretty strong at some points. It wasn't too bad, kinda spooky, kinda suspenseful, kinda scary, but I definitely did not lose any sleep over it! So don't worry, you won't really shat your pants...well some people did, but I'm sure you won't...maybe. Saw 6 came in second place to This flick on their opening weekend. It cost $11K to $15K to make this and they pulled in $22 Million just on the weekend. Wow.
Alot of excellent vids out on DVD right now. Trick r Treat, DEAD SNOW the nazi zombie movie is out already. Get down to Burning Moon Video for their Halloween sale! 20% off all items, lots of fantastical genre flicks to choose from. Also the next Night Terrors @ The Plaza Theatre they are showing is a special 35mm screening of John Carpenter's 1980's cult classic THE THING. Nov. 5th! So if you plan on renting something good this Saturday and staying in, maybe go there? You will find what you need.
Screamfest, Nightmare Now, The Haunted Museum are all open through the weekend! Need a few scares and don't mind the massive line ups then check it out! Calgary Ghost Tours are kicking in the rest of it's season. Nov. 14 is the last day until next June. They do private tours for large groups, or you can join in on any number of tours. Find out local Calgary history and ghost stories in 5 different walking tours! Maybe if enough of you are interested we can set up a tour group before the 14th?
So I hope you all have an exciting, spooky, eerie, and most excellent Halloween. Watch out behind you when walking in the dark, and if you hear something scratching or crawling or slobbering nearby, don't worry...it's probably just the wind. Right?
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