“Here kitty, kitty, kitty….” Way back in 1979, director Ridley Scott and writer Dan O’Bannon brought science fiction horror to another level with Alien. Starring Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley and an ensemble cast that featured Yaphet Kotto, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, and more, the film became an Academy Award winner and launched a franchiseContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter”
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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: 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: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Basil and Bing take us for a ride Packaging two literary tales that have absolutely nothing in common might seem like a difficult task, but in 1949, Disney did just that. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad is based on two literary classics. The Mr. Toad segment is based upon The Wind in theContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)”
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: Focus On The Hocus Part I!
Kathy Najimy Best known to horror fans (and probably most fans in general) as the child-smelling Mary Sanderson in Disney’s Hocus Pocus, Katy Najimy is a multi-talented actress and comedian whose career has spanned over three decades. Teaming up with fellow comedian Mo Gaffney, Najimy first gained attention with The Kathy And Mo Show, aContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Focus On The Hocus Part I!”
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)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Wizards Of Waverly Place Halloween
“Boo! I got you, babe. I’m Cher.” 2009 gave us the third season of the wildly popular Wizards of Waverly Place. The second episode of that season, Halloween, sees the Russo family attempt to save their annual Haunted House by enlisting the help of three ghosts from the wizard world. In typical Russo fashion, however,Continue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Wizards Of Waverly Place Halloween”
