Thirty-One Days O’Horror Returns Next Month! Thirty-One Days O’Horror is quite possibly my favorite blog category. Over the last couple of years I’ve focused on posting once per day during the month of October with some horror or Halloween related topic. 2019 saw me watch thirty-two classic Universal Monsters films. 2020 was a tad lightheartedContinue reading “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like…..Halloween!”
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Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Monsters, Inc.
“We scare because we care.” Almost exactly nineteen years ago, Disney and Pixar released the wildly popular Monsters, Inc. The film starred John Goodman and Billy Crystal as James P. “Sulley” Sullivan and Mike Wazowski, respectively. In the film, monsters harness the screams of children to power their city, Monstropolis. To do this, the monstersContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Monsters, Inc.”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Disney Halloween Decorations
“Life’s no fun without a good scare!” While the theme parks of Disney decorate year round, Halloween seems to be a special time when the parks really go all out. From fall colors scattered throughout the park to Disney costumed characters with spooky twists to their attire, nothing is as beautiful as a Disney parkContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Disney Halloween Decorations”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Now That’s What I Call Halloween (2015)
“Dig Through The Ditches And Burn Through The Witches….” I decided to throw in a quick review of 2015’s Now That’s What I Call Halloween. I’ve been wanting a decent Halloween album for a little while now and whenever I saw this one, I decided to give it a go. To be quite honest, it’sContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Now That’s What I Call Halloween (2015)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: A Disney Halloween (1981)
“A warm sunset can turn into a chilling twilight” In 1981, CBS’ Walt Disney Presents presented A Disney Halloween. The original version was hosted by the Magic Mirror from Snow White and The Seven Dwarves. There have been numerous version over the years. In one version, Disney CEO Michael Eisner welcoming viewers and introducing MickeyContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: A Disney Halloween (1981)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Scream Team (2002)
“There are some advantages to being dead.” While most Disney Channel films are enjoyable, especially for their target audience, they rarely rise above the level of Hallmark Channel films. They are generally well done films, but they all tell the same basic story and viewers almost always know the ending well before it actually arrivesContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Scream Team (2002)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Crestwood House Monster Series (1977-1987)
Those wonderful orange and black books! If you grew up in the late 1970’s or 1980’s and had even the slightest interest in monsters or horror, you probably came across at least one or two of the Crestwood House Monster books. For a kid like myself, these orange and black covered books were the stuffContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Crestwood House Monster Series (1977-1987)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Focus On The Hocus Part II!
Sarah Jessica Parker The second Sanderson sister that I’ll be looking at in my short Focus on the Hocus series is Sarah Jessica Parker who portrayed the ditzy Sarah Sanderson. Parker was already a well established star by the time that she appeared in Hocus Pocus. Her career blossomed in the late 1970’s when sheContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Focus On The Hocus Part II!”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Frankenweenie (1984)
“It’s only Sparky.” Before he became a household name with films such as Batman (1989), Beetlejuice (1988), and Sleepy Hollow (1999), Tim Burton worked for Disney. One of his projects for the company was 1984’s Frankenweenie, a short that would result in Burton being fired by Disney. Both a comedic parody and a love letterContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Frankenweenie (1984)”
Days O’Horror #31: The Wolf Man (1941)
“All astronomers are amateurs. When it comes to the heavens, there’s only one professional” What can I say about 1941’s The Wolf Man that I haven’t said before. I love this film. It’s my favorite horror movie, favorite werewolf movie, and one of my top five favorite films of all time. Lon Chaney, Jr. nailedContinue reading “Days O’Horror #31: The Wolf Man (1941)”
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