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October 1st is literally just two days away, and I couldn’t be more excited because I am celebrating Halloween all month long. Inspired by my friend Kelsi, I created a list of activities to commemorate my favorite holiday. To start the spooky season off on the right foot, I will be donning Halloween socks. Pins, earrings, and other fall/Halloween accessories will be worn to add a little magical flair to my otherwise uninteresting wardrobe.
I am currently reading NOS4A2, a horror novel written by Joe Hill and Ghost Squad, a ghost story by Claribel A. Ortega. Other books on my list include Witch Catcher, a fantasy novel by Mary Downing Hahn and The Collected, a horror novel by K.R. Alexander.
In addition to books, I have several short stories to devour throughout the month. I will begin with two tales of mystery and horror by Edgar Allan Poe, “The Purloined Letter” and “The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion.” Other selections will be taken from A Newbery Halloween. The stories that I have chosen from this collection include “The Baddest Witch in the World” by Beverly Cleary, “Witch Girl” by Elizabeth Coatsworth, and “The Year Halloween Happened One Day Early” by Virginia Hamilton.
October would not be complete without the return of all things The Walking Dead. Sunday, 04 October is the air date for the long-awaited Season 10 finale of The Walking Dead followed by the premiere episode of the newest spin-off series, The Walking Dead: World Beyond. The following Sunday, 11 October welcomes the return of Fear the Walking Dead for its 6th season. Zombies, zombies, and more zombies!
My hubby and I will be attending the screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Columbia Theatre in Hammond on Friday, 09 October. The following week, my friend Helen will be visiting from Colorado, so we will celebrate one of the nights with a Halloween cocktail.
The month-long celebration will also include numerous movies, 13 to be exact, for frightfully delightful cinematic pleasure. I will watch them in no particular order; however, I plan to watch Sleepy Hollow first. The first four movies on my list were influenced by Kelsi’s horror movie marathon list.
Movies:
- The Haunted Mansion
- Train to Busan
- Hocus Pocus
- Color Out of Space
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Sleepy Hollow
- Salem’s Lot (1979)
- The Innocents
- The Ritual
- The Vatican Tapes
- Death Note
- House of the Witch
- Dark Skies
Dear reader, if you are interested in more Halloween fun or want some inspiration to create your own Halloween Fun list, check out Kelsi’s blog post “Happy First Day of Autumn!” How do you celebrate the Halloween season? I’d love to hear of anything else I can add to make the upcoming month more spooktacular. Happiness!
“Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.” ~ Tim Burton
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I hope to see pictures of some of that Halloween flair–like the socks and other cute accessories! So sweet for you to say that I helped inspire your celebration this year–I think Halloween is always a little more fun with a friend to share the excitement with☺️Our back-and-forth comments about Halloween and Horror on Facebook earlier this year inspired me to start my blog in the first place! I just love this time of year so much–and it is WAY better when I can share that passion with others who feel the same! Oh my gosh, the Rocky Horror screening sounds like so much fun. Growing up that was one of my favorite cult films! And you should enjoy those four films you pulled from my list! The only one I haven’t seen out of those four yet is Train to Busan–I heard it is good but INTENSE! I am looking forward to it though! 13 is a spookily thematic number for a Halloween marathon list! And although I’m not watching The Nightmare Before Christmas in full this year, I always listen to/watch the “This is Halloween” opening on YouTube every single year! Always puts me in the mood for the season. Your celebration sounds so epic and fun! I’m so happy that even in COVID times, we are both trying to keep the Halloween spirit alive and well. I enjoyed your post! Good luck on accomplishing all your thematic endeavors!
Thanks very much, Kelsi! It is pretty cool to have something festive and fun to do this month, especially since I adore autumn and Halloween. I’ll more than likely post some of my Halloween fun on FB, the blog, and maybe even Instagram. I added putting a daily Halloween-related picture (mainly Snoopy and the gang) on “my story” just for the heck of it.
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