Whatever the lack of logical consistency, the range and some might even say originality of a franchise that essentially revolves around horny, pot smoking, beer drinking teams being stalked and killed can only be described as astounding. In early 1979, Sean S. Cunningham, inspired by the success of John Carpenter’s Halloween a year earlier, placed… Continue reading From Friday the 13th to Crystal Lake, the seemingly endless longevity of the horror franchise
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Otto and the ghost that cried, being a fictionalized account of a man who was scared of Halloween
Other than the candy, it seemed to Otto, who was a simple man, that Halloween was an entire holiday devoted exclusively to fear, well beyond mischief night or the day itself, and being frightened was something he spent his entire life avoiding. Otto had a big problem with Halloween. He liked the candy well enough,… Continue reading Otto and the ghost that cried, being a fictionalized account of a man who was scared of Halloween
The end of Thanksgiving as we know it, being a fictionalized account of a simple man who loved the holidays
Otto hadn’t received a gift for as long as he could remember, if ever. In all these senses and more, the entire holiday season meant absolutely nothing to him. In that case, why did he love the holidays so, when he was alone and did nothing to celebrate in any event? Otto didn’t have much… Continue reading The end of Thanksgiving as we know it, being a fictionalized account of a simple man who loved the holidays


