The most wonderful time of the year.

So, ya know when you walk into a store?
And they have some Christmas music
playing overhead. There's the faint smell of
cinnamon and pine. The decorations are
everywhere and the lights are up. The trees
glowing with ornate glass bulbs. This is
all before or after the stress of shopping
of course. You breath a long sigh and think
how much you love this time of year.

Well, I walked into the Halloween store
the other day. And there was the faint smell
of fake blood. The skeleton display is
convulsing back and forth. The large
fake plastic torso looking quite
calm for having rats eating his entrails.
The Time Warp and the Monster Mash
playing overhead. I breathed a long
sigh, and smiled. This is my favorite time
of year. The only time where it's not just me
being completely morbid. Horror movies
are being played non-stop on TV. And all my
friends play dress up with me. Yes, my friends,
I absolutely love every minute of it.

So, until Halloween passes us by, I will be
dedicating my blog to all things gory, ghastly,
morbid, spooky and digusting.
I will be posting about some fond memories
of Halloweens past, and some of my favorite
things now. And I encourage you guys in
comments to share some of your favorite
things or post your own Halloween blogs.

To start things off, every year I head to
RetroCrush to re-read some great Halloween lists.
The 100 Scariest Movie Scenes of All Time.

They have some great youtube clips so you can actually
watch the scenes. To go along with that they also have
The 100 Greatest Horror Movie Performances and
The 20 Best Zombie Movies.
RetroCrush is a great site, and if you head into the archives,
there is a whole list of lists. I love horror movies, and
especially love the classics. I can't really get into the recent
horror films, as it's just more torture and gore than scares.
Since we are on the subject of movies, I wanted to
share some of my favorites.

Army of Darkness



This movie is just pure camp. And Bruce Campbell
is a B-movie god. Seriously, he is hilarious.

The Nightmare Before Christmas



This is just a classic as far as I'm concerned.
You have to watch this for Halloween. I used
to fall asleep to this movie every night.
The Corpse Bride is great too.



There are so many hilarious clips, it's hard to
pick just one. This is one of my favorite movies,
but it is essential for this time of year.

Night Watch




This is a Russian vampire movie...kinda.
It's hard to explain, but they use the subtitles
in the most creative way.

Pan's Labyrinth



This is such a beautiful movie, and also one
of the most depressing movies I've ever seen.
It is visually stunning, and very dark.

Event Horizon



I'm not going to post a clip, because most of the ones
I found are pretty gross. This movie scared the crap out of me
when I saw it. I went to see this in theaters by myself
in high school. Trent didn't want to see it with me, so
I just went. Holy crap it still scares me to this day.
The hell scene is terrifying

The Exorcist



I watched this movie by myself too when I was
in college. I was surprised that it didn't
scare me as much as I thought. But it is
definitely creepy. And a Halloween must.

Freaks



This film is from 1932, and it isn't exactly
scary as just really creepy. A lot of the people
used in this movie were actual circus freaks.

The Thing

I never had the desire to see this movie, but
I ran across it on TV, and it is pure genius.
It even has Wilford Brimley in it... pre-diabeetus.

Donnie Darko



This is such a great movie, and it is even
better for Halloween. I would love to have
a Frank costume.

Rocky Horror Picture Show



Oh my god, Tim Curry as a Frankenfurter is one
of my favorite things. Most people can't
stand this movie, but I adore it.

City of Lost Children



This is such a whimsical foreign movie,
and yet it is a little dark. I need to
watch it again.

Okay, I seriously could go on forever.
As you can tell, my taste goes outside of the horror
genre.I think the mood of the film reminds of
Halloween more than just gore.
Anyway, feel free to mention some of your
favorite movies to watch this time of year.