Slumber Party Massacre!
Ahh! Midnight crept on me! I’m unprepared!
Let’s watch The Slumber Party Massacre!
I genuinely love this movie. Sure, it’s a little trashy and exploitative, but the lead (and sadly late) actress, Robin Stille, is super awesome. Seriously, watch this movie and tell me you aren’t surprised that Stille didn’t have a brighter career. She isn’t given much to work with, here, but she’s still so good.
The Slumber Party Massacre came out in ’82, and I suppose its biggest influence was Halloween. (Course, the killer in this film isn’t nearly as intriguing, but since SPM was originally conceived as a parody, that was quite possibly intentional!)
I should warn you that this is definitely an “R” movie, though it’s still less graphic than the more mainstream films it tried to compete with.
In other news, LOOK AT THIS:
I think every potato chip bag needs to use the Friday the 13th font from now on.
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!)
