Roadbenders

With the wildfires last week, I’m afraid I reserved my internet bandwidth for obsessive news refreshing, Utopian.net work, and over-diligent cupcake planning for the IF Show on Saturday. So it’s been awhile since the last movie post. I knew when I started this endeavor that I’d save this movie for last – it is easily
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Thanks to Metafilter, I’ve discovered possibly the greatest six minutes of cinema in the history of October movies. It has everything. Zombies, Burton-landscapes, Vincent Price narrating, and the horror of all Edgar Allan Poe works. “Vincent” by Tim Burton, Narrated by Vincent Price.

I’ve been trying to post this one for a couple of days, but my net connection is on a journey of self-discovery, so whatever. You haven’t had enough Vincent Price yet this October, so here’s today’s disturbing dose. Bonus fact: this haunted house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. (click here to view this film
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This film was a surprising gem in a stack of $1 horror DVDs I had purchased – I found myself alone one night during a raging Midwestern thunderstorm, so I settled in with a bottle of wine and a sketchbook and soon found myself ignoring both in favour of John Carradine’s performance as Gaston. The
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Today’s scary movie (and a good idea for a lunch break) is Nosferatu, originally released in 1922, and just as horrifying today as it was then. If you’re a fan of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, this original film adaptation is a total treat. (click here to view this film in a pop-up window while you go
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October. Best month of the year. A time to indulge in all the creepy crawly heebie jeebieness we can while the skies turn grey and autumnal. I decided to share some of my favourite movies with you through the generosity of Archive.org and my nostalgic memories of coming home from school, popping something scary into
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Just a quick note to point out that all the archives and search functions on this site have been improved. You can always return to the index by clicking the orchid sketch on the top left. Also, I imported some journal entries from 2001 forward into my WordPress database, so check out either the Categories
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Three inconsequential yet likely revealing details (while I wait for data to import…) 1) When I record a voice mail message, I try to make my voice deeper. It never works. My voice maestro (“teacher” just does not encompass the wonder that is Orfeas Munsey) referred to my speaking voice as “squeaky”. My dignity has
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