Ah, Halloween. What a time. You know, costumes, candy corn, candy, corn. I love it. I always have to have a plan though. Like a plan on how to make whatever year I am making those plans, the best Halloween of all time... for me. Usually I can't drink, but being unemployed I am doing the ole' box wine deal. Throw in a little tea light candles, a couple dozen strategically placed like I'm on an Elvira set...
I'm watching "The Ghost of Frankenstein" tonight. It's not that good. I love movies that are not that good. Watching a good movie can be no better than the quality of the movie in general. Usually good. Watching a not so good movie though, can be sublime. The reason being is that not so good movies make you reflect more on your surroundings, you tend not to even watch the material so much as absorb it. If your buzzed and surrounded by tea lights, a poor movie becomes a good friend. Like a friend that you know is a little stupid but is so nonthreatening that you let your guard down. Halloween should not be a challenge. That's why I only watch sub-par movies.
I don't do gore either. It's not that it scares me, it doesn't. Gore is just too clinical. I've seen surgeries on TV and junk, you know. Science. Muscle and tendons and flesh and the tearing of it and the screaming and pain. I don't see the aesthetic. It sets a bad tone. It's not scary either. Its cheap. Its shameful. It's like a Hooker who can't control her sphincter muscles. There's no thrill and it dosen't look or feel good. Its just that you have to look at it and gape back I assume. ASSume... hah.
For me, I like the pagentry and the camp. The Atmosphere is the key. Fog, dim lights, crooked trees, thats atmosphere. The content is less important. With tea lights and a box of wine I can't handle content.
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