"Halloween H20" (Movie)

     Michael Myers lives on and on. If I had run into him with my years and years of Hapkido trianing, he wouldn't last two minutes. He'd be ten times worse if he knew a little kung fu.
     I know H2O stands for Halloween Twenty Years later, but it keeps reminding me of one Hydrogen atom for every two Oxygen atoms (in other words...water).

"The Craft" (Movie)

     This is one of my favoirte movies of all. Along with the original Dead Zone and They Live. This is the movie I think the TV series "The Secret Circle" is modled after. The girls are cute and there is good special effects.

"The Secret Circle" (TV Series)

     This new WB TV show about witches started off prettty good. I wish they would not use actors from other shows, like the kid from Terminator. I always see them in their old roles. I'm thinking "Are the Terminators learning Witchcraft?" I think this show is trying to make a TV drama out of the movie "The Craft" which is one of my favorite moives. I hope it gets better, or at least more original.

Rats (the animals)

      I don't mean any rat, I mean Rattus rattus, or the Asian Black Rat. Why this rat? Because right now I'm trying to raise two of them. I do animal rehab and animal control brought our hospital seven of them as tiny babies (cubs or kittens). We didn't know what species they were, so they told me, "If they are a native species raise, rehad and release them. If they are an exotic species kill them."      Well I have identified them and they are an exotic species. They are Rattus rattus, also known as Ship Rats, Citrus Rats, Black Rats, Roof Rat, Tree Rat, House Rat, Fruit Rat, Sewer Rarts or Plague Rats. These babies were about a week and a half old when I got them. Of the original seven two are still alive. I'm doing my best to help them. I keep their cage on a heating pad. I hand feed them. I massage them to stimulate growth and digestion. If I was raising an Opossum, Raccoon, Alligator or some other native animal I'd be upset if they didn't all survive. But with these I'm concerned if any of them DO survive.
     Later...All seven didn't make it and were all fed to my pet Florida Snapping Turtle. With mixed feelings, I'm sad my cute little Rats didn't make it, but at the same time I'm happy America if free of seven more Black Rats. I always enjoy feeding exotic invasive species to native ones.

Halloween City (store)

     These stores are not as common as Spirit Halloween store. But they have just as much crazy Halloween fun inside. I actually bought something which I don't do often. I got some pastel jack-o-lantern lights. They are kind of like cooking pepper decorative lights but little jack-o-lanterns. You have to look twice to see what they are.

"The Vampire Diaries" (TV Series)

     I have been watching this TV series from day one. There is a mix of vampire, witch and werewolf bad deeds going on. This is one of the few TV series that really holds my attention and I care about what happens to the characters.     

"Frankenstein" (2 audio CD set)

     I listened to this audio CD verson of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein while driving. It was made by BBC Audio, Classic Radio Sci-Fi. I learned several facts about the story I didn't know before. It made my drive to and from work so much more enjoyable.

"Man's Best Friend" (Movie)

     This movie was done in a mix of afternoon special and slasher movie kind of format. Most of the movie is kind of sleepy easy watching, but when the dog eats someone they don't hesitate to get real bloody. I like any movie that puts dogs as the villans.

"Skeleton Hiccups" (Children's Book)

     This was a fun kid's book about a Skeleton and his Ghost friend who are trying to escape an attack of the hiccups.

Spirit Halloween (store & web site)

     No I don't work for Spirit Halloween Stores, Walgreens, Halloween City, Party City, Barnes and Noble, Dollar Stores, Goodwill or any other store. If I talk good about them, it is only because I like them. I'm not a coporate spammer.
    Spirit Halloween stores should sell Hallowee movies. They do have sound CDs. These seasonal shops have just about everything you need for costumes and props. Just going into one of these shops and looking at all the displays has been a more entrtaining experience for me than some haunted houses I've been to.
     I do tend to do my Halloween shopping at Dollar stores and Goodwill to save money.

"Wild Florida: Bats" (the animals)

      This morning I watched "Wild Florida" and their episonde on Florida Bats.
In my study of all things Halloween, Bats are right in the middle of it all. Vampires turn into them. Real Vampire Bats do in fact lick the blood out of their hosts, after cutting them with a sharp tooth and slabbering on a bit of anti-coagulant saliva.
     In my vounteering with Wildllife, I have in fact worked rehabbing Bats. It was my duty to hand feed them meal worms, always staying a safe distance from their busy little teeth.
     Bats do not get tangled in people's hair. But they do swoop down at us to eat the insects that we attract.

"Frangoline" (Children's Book)

     This was a nice children's book by Clemency Pearat centered around a strange little girl. Not so much Halloween related but odd enough.
     Now no matter which book store I go in, there are at least a couple kids Halloween books I've read again and again over the years. It's like seeing a long lost friend.

"Frankenstein" (1910 Silent film)

    

     This short silent film was an interesting interpretation of the original "Frankenstein" book. I'm due to see many incarnations of Frankenstein and his monsters as I continue my celebration and study of all things Halloween.

     For me Frankenstein, the Werewolf, the Witch, the Bat, the Hunchback of Notre Dame and the Vampire are the original Halloween creatures.

"Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers" (Movie)

     One thing you can count on is these movies being unpredictable. I mean you know Michael Myers is going to live because there is five more movies. But other than that things stay good and strange.

Walgreen's Pharmacies (Toys)

     Sometimes I don't even know what holiday is coming up until I walk into my local Walgreen's Pharmacy. I was happily surprised to see they already have their Halloween goodies up and this year they are better than ever. I have this screaming ghoul in my baby Box Turtle fish tank. I actually saw one of my tiny Box Turtles walk up and stare at it for a long time.

"Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" (Movie)

"Halloween 4" was as good as "Halloween 3" was bad. The producers got it back on track and cranked up the action. I'm a fan again. :)

"Halloween III: Season of the Witch" (Movie)

Ok someone really messed up. This movie had nothing to do with Michael Myers. Even as a stand alone movie this one just didn't make much sense. It left so many unanswered questions.

I want this hour and a half of my life back.

The movie "Halloween II" (Movie)

     This movie could have been called "Part 2" as it picks up right where Halloween 1 ends. Another look into a mass murdering mental patient's day. I worked as a mental health counselor for fifteen years and believe me this moive is not far from the truth of some of my old schizophric patients.

Halloween (Stuffed Animals)

     These two cuddly ghosts have been huanting my house for years. They are soft and scary. They often find their way into my bed without me knowing how they got there.

"Nosferatu" (Silent Film)

     "Nosferatu" is the original Vampire movie. This odd 1922 movie is subtittled in English, with a main sound track in German. It has penty of very creepy scenes. I found my favoirte scene on Google/Images. It is Nosferatu looking down into the hold of a ship. He had sucked dry all but the captian of the ship, the first mate escaped by jumping overboard.
     Watching this movie once a year has become an unofficial tradition for me.

"Room on the Broom" (Children's Book)

I went back to B&N and read "Room on the Broom" written by Julia Donadson and illustrated by Alex scheffler. I liked this witch book because like me this witch liked to have the company of animals.

"Pumpkin Jack" (Children's Book)

I love to read the children's Halloween books. I have a big collection at home. I buy them after the holiday when they are on sale. Sometimes I go Barnes and Noble and see what new kids Hallween books are out. Today at B&N I read "Pumpkin Jack" by Will Hubbell. This was a sad story with a happy ending.

The Movie "Halloween" (Movie)

     I may be late in coming but tonight I watched the 1978 Movie Halloween for the first time! This was more of a slasher movie than about Halloween itself. But it was a fun low budget ride. I teach self-defense classes so its entertaining for me to watch characters die of things like choke holds that any of my students could escape from.
     I recently learned there are now 10 Halloween movies. I'm looking forward to wading my way through all the carnage.

Welcome to my Halloween blog!

     Welcome to my "I Love Halloween" Blog!

     I live in Florida now and I have many fond childhood memories of Halloween from when I was growing up in Massachusetts. I love the candles, candy, costumes, TV specials, movies, children's books, fall leaf colors, pumpkins, warty gourds, parties, monsters and haunted houses.
    In this blog I'll share my year round celebration of Halloween.
    The friendly piece of candy you see above was a gift from a fellow Halloween enthusiest.

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