Malevolent Tidings

It's the witching hour.  Ghoul season.  Time to feel the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end...All Hallows Eve is near...

You can feel it on your skin.  Perhaps after dinner.  When the sun has set.  And you need to take the garbage out.  The screen door opens and closes with a bit more screech than normal.  The chill in the air gives you pause.

You can smell a fire burning.  The moonlit night is unusually bright allowing shadows to dance along the driveway along with the scratching of the leaves blowing in the wind.  A dog is barking in the distance.

As you toss your trash into the bin, you notice the gate leading to the backyard is open.  Strange, since you remember it gives you trouble and after yard work this afternoon, you had to slam it shut.  You ponder whether or not to investigate.  Something gives you pause.  You feel goosebumps.  You are an adult, you tell yourself.  So silly.  You hear the phone ring from inside the house.  Someone in your family answers, saying hello.  A brisk breeze kicks up and you dig your hands into your sweatshirt pockets.



You look at the street and see that it's empty.  The neighbors next door shut out their porch light and soon their bedroom window goes dark.

You walk through the wet grass and try to peer into the backyard - not exactly sure what you expect to see.  It's pitch black.  You hear a twig crack.  And another twig crack.  You check the front pocket of your jeans and realize that you don't have your cell phone.  You privately chide yourself for being a baby.  You shrug your shoulders, swing the back gate wide open, and cross into the yard and into the darkness...

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Here's some fine flicks to get you in the mood.  Some of my favorites anyway.  There are many....

What are scary movies are you fond of?  Share your evil!  Leave a comment with your favorite fear flick!

Halloween (1978)
The grandparent of Halloween horror. Fire up some candles. Open the window a crack.  Make some popcorn.  Turn off the lights.  Turn the volume up.  It's the night he came home...



Insidious (2011)
Yes - it's completely ridiculous.  Insidious if you will.  But there are some good, scary images.  It's a nice campfire yarn.  Scary.  Creepy and features a great cast.  If you are a new parent.  And you are home alone.  And you sneeze.  And you here someone say "Bless You" on the baby monitor.  THIS IS THE MOVIE FOR YOU!



Session 9
Late 1800's insane asylum combined with the insipid 1980s "hoax" that swept across the US and UK about satan worship and ritualistic killings...don't let the lights go out...



The Howling (1981)
A classic...film at 11.



Let Me In (2011)
She's the girl next door...and you are probably lunch...




The Fly (1986)
What happens when you mix science and mother nature?  Mother nature kicks your ass and gives Geena Davis a maggot in her oven.