Halloween and movies

One of the things I really love about Halloween time is the availablity of fun horror movies to watch.  Often things like Dracula and various Vincent Price movies (LOVE The Tingler).  Or maybe An American Werewolf in London -- one of my all time favorite movies. 

This weekend was a mix

One was House of Dark Shadows which sort of condenses and reimagines much of the tv show.  I love Dark Shadows and when a LONG time ago the SYFY channel (formerly SCIFI) showed Dark Shadows in its entirety.  I recorded it every day on good ole VHS tapes and watched it all.  So so fun.  That said, it has been ages since I watched the movie.  Wow - what a body count.  Condensing the show show much more of the dark Barnabas Collins rather the conflicted one.

Then I watched Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.  more fun than I expected.  

And finally, M (the remake - not Fritz Lang's brilliant one).  It was good.  They explained on TNT that they tried to use more modern psychology (1950-ish) for the murdered in an effort to explain the compulsion etc...  BUT the psychology was outdated and didn't make as much sense.  Solid acting and interesting idea to have the mob hunting down the killer etc... but just not as horrifying IMHO as the original.

So almost Halloween now and probably won't have much time to watch any others.  After all, I still need to watch last night's Walking Dead (I lost power for a few hours last night).

But hey - I still love the movies this time of year and have filled up my DVR with a lot of them so I can keep watching...

Terri

Review - Halloween Hijinks by Kathi Daley

Zoe Donovan lives in a small town that celebrates everything and is constantly planning activities for fund-raising.  This year, she is in charge of the Zombie Run for Halloween and amidst her planning, she also has a full-time job in animal control.  When she gets called out for a nuisance dog barking call in a deserted house, she stumbles over a dead body - a rival football coach and one of her best friends is suspected of the crime.

There was a lot going on in this fast paced story.  Lots of interesting characters, fun Halloween setting and a fun animal sidekick/service dog.  

In addition, there was a bonus story which I found really fun. Zoe and Charlie go on a treasure hunt!  Definitely a series I will continue on with

Terri