Note: A version of this originally appeared in the pages of St. Lawrence University’s the Hill News last year during my tenure as a music columnist. The article has been changed and reprinted with permission. This week I decided to take a break from my recent trend of reviewing disappointing television to share a Halloween…
Octoberween is FINALLY here. I find myself greatly anticipating it at the start of every November, and suffering the whips and scorns of the next eleven months just to get another one. What glee there is in the devilry, the macabre, the costumes, the candy! Might I yet contain myself? I’ll emote no further,…
Baddie – Racist Vampires! Lesson – Teamwork makes the dreamwork. Ah yes, the crackle of leaves beneath your feet, the brisk Autumnal air, the barest whisper of – oh wait, I live in Texas now. It’s still hot, and everything is still green. Still! My Octoberween spirit can not be crushed, and as we plod headfirst into…
You know those moments in life where you have to do something you’ll regret because it’s the only way you can learn? Sure, plenty of warning signs might have been put in place as you went bombarding through them. Friends and loved ones may have advised you against your destructive actions and maybe you wanted…
That’s right, ladies and ghouls—let’s be honest, fellas, we’re all basically monsters—it’s that time of year again. Summer has finally retreated to whatever fetid swamp it crawled out of, and the nights are crisp and creepy. I don’t know about you guys, but I missed that ominous cloaked figure that silently follows me everywhere I…
Before plunging too completely into Octoberween, it’s important to take some time and just review the pre-Halloween months, because after Halloween it’s officially Oscar Season until February, and people often end up about forgetting about the movies they saw February-September. It’s also easy to forget about all those indie movies that slipped past you during…
Baddie – I mean, y’know. Aliens. Lesson – There’s a reason people don’t live full time in Antarctica. Just saying. So! Back to Shame September we go, finishing the month off with John Carpenter’s “The Thing”. I chose the 1982 version because of one really important reason – Kurt Russell. I saved this one for last because…
Rooster Illusion 