Cheesy Movie Night. With Brownies.
Tonight’s movie is Fright Night Part 2, which I… don’t think I’ve ever seen? Is that possible? I mean, I know I have the videocassette because I’m still pissed about that huge coffee stain on the cardboard sleeve, but… no, I don’t think I’ve seen this one. Weird!
It’s from 1988. Despite having no idea what we’re in for, I’m feeling pretty confident. Fright Night Part 2 sounds like a movie that could either be good (which is nice) or awesomely bad (which might be even nicer). Enjoy!
Oh, and I made you a plate of snacks:
Just leave some for everyone else.
Spooky Music Survey!
I finished today’s “real” article literally two minutes ago, which means I’ve added something to Dino Drac on every weekday since the Countdown began. Not as easy as it might look!
(I’m mainly mentioning that so you’ll be more forgiving about this post being so short!)
I’ll be building Funpacks all weekend, or as we say around these parts, “I’ll be in Funpack Hell.” I’ve learned through experience that music makes the work go faster, so as you might guess, this weekend will be all about the Halloween Jukebox:
You did know about this, right? Click the jukebox graphic on the right-side column. (If you’re on a desktop computer, that is. It won’t work on mobile devices, and you can’t even see the graphic if you’re on one. Poor you with your $700 phone.)
While you’re listening, let’s do a Halloween music survey!
1) What’s your absolute favorite spooky song?
2) Name a music video that used to scare you. To make things more interesting, you can’t pick Thriller.
How do you decorate?
Tonight’s survey is all about HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS, yaaaaay!
In the comments, answer the following questions:
1) How far do you go with decorating for Halloween? Is it just a few things here and there, or does your place end up looking like a dark ride in Coney Island?
2) Do you have one single decoration that you love above all others? Bonus points if you made it in ceramics class back in the 7th grade.
(Believe it or not, I actually DON’T go too crazy with the decorations. I guess those needs are kinda fulfilled by doing the Countdown. Aside from the Halloween Mood Table, a pumpkin and some simple cardboard monsters on our walls, we don’t need much else. Course, it helps that I already have so many horror collectibles out on display!)
Saturday the 14th!
I’m like three seconds away from melting into goo. I think this will be my sleepytime movie:
Get a load of Saturday the 14th, a 1981 horror spoof that’s become a bit of a cult classic. Though the film was released in theaters, it feels so much more like a made-for-TV movie. (That’s a plus, in my book.)
It’s cheesy as hell and I don’t know if even one single joke actually lands, but I still love it. I don’t know if I’d go so far to say that Saturday the 14th was made for kids, but it was certainly safe enough for kids. This despite the fact that the movie does feature some decent creature effects. (In what’s arguably its most famous scene, a pretty cool spoof on Gill-man attacks a girl in a tub.)
Here’s some old promo art, which’ll whet your appetite a whole lot more than that junky thumbnail from the YouTube video:
Enjoy the movie!
If I can’t fall asleep, let’s all go to 7-Eleven and mix every Slurpee flavor.
