{"id":22726,"date":"2016-10-31T00:03:27","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T04:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=22726"},"modified":"2016-10-31T01:40:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T05:40:26","slug":"everyday-is-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/31\/everyday-is-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyday is Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cEveryday is Halloween, Isn\u2019t it? For Some of Us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"the-tingler\"<\/a><\/strong>It\u2019s Halloween.<\/p>\n

When I was<\/span> a kid, my mom<\/span> would always<\/span> sit<\/span> us down to watch<\/span> whatever cartoons<\/span> or action<\/span> movies<\/span> were<\/span> on, while she went<\/span> off to cook<\/span> or clean<\/span>. Back<\/span> then<\/span>, we did<\/span>n’t have<\/span> cable, but we did<\/span> have<\/span> many VHS movies<\/span>, and most of them were<\/span> horror movies<\/span> that my mom<\/span> kept<\/span> in a chest<\/span> in her room<\/span>, away<\/span> from us.<\/p>\n

My mom<\/span> had a stellar library of the classic<\/span> horror<\/span> films<\/span>, and many of them were on VHS, and included titles she\u2019d watch religious. Though she banned more adult horror films from us for a long time, she’d trained<\/span> us to be<\/span> horror<\/span> fans<\/span>, and to quench<\/span> our thirst for the frightening<\/span>, we’d watch<\/span> stuff<\/span> like \u201cThe Monster Squad,\u201d and \u201cThe Goonies<\/span>.\u201d These were films<\/span> that were<\/span> creepy, but not<\/span> scary<\/span> enough<\/span> to keep<\/span> us up at night<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Every once<\/span> in a while<\/span>, she allowed<\/span> us to watch<\/span> more frightening<\/span> fare<\/span> like \u201cThe Willies\u201d and what would become childhood favorites like \u201cThe Gate,\u201d \u201cCreepshow II,\u201d and \u201cThe Blob.\u201d Eventually, as we got<\/span> older<\/span>, like a druggie with their fix<\/span>, the dose<\/span> of horror<\/span> she gave<\/span> us just<\/span> was<\/span>n’t enough<\/span> anymore. We were<\/span> thirsty<\/span> for horror<\/span> films<\/span>, and one day<\/span>, we busted<\/span> into her chest<\/span>, stole five of her horror<\/span> movies<\/span>, and watched<\/span> them all day<\/span> long without her knowledge<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"the-tingler-screams-2\"<\/a>I could watch<\/span> almost<\/span> any horror<\/span> film<\/span>, any horror<\/span> film<\/span> except the zombie<\/span> films<\/span>. You couldn’t pay<\/span> me to watch<\/span> a zombie<\/span> movie<\/span> when I was<\/span> a kid. Not<\/span> even<\/span> sitting<\/span> with adults<\/span> during the day<\/span> made<\/span> me re-consider a zombie<\/span> movie<\/span>. But every now<\/span> and then<\/span>, I’d get<\/span> curious<\/span> and peek<\/span> while my mom<\/span> watched<\/span> stuff<\/span> like \u201cZombie<\/span>,\u201d and \u201cDawn<\/span> of the Dead.\u201d And I paid<\/span> for it, dearly. I’d stay<\/span> up all night<\/span> quivering<\/span>, and flinching<\/span> at every shadow<\/span> and sound<\/span>, and I lost<\/span> a lot<\/span> of sleep<\/span>. Zombies<\/span> just<\/span> scared<\/span> the living<\/span> soul<\/span> out of me. Something about them, to this day<\/span>, just<\/span> gives<\/span> me the case<\/span> of the cold<\/span> sweats<\/span>. Maybe<\/span> it’s their movement<\/span>, maybe<\/span> it’s their need<\/span> for cannibalism, maybe<\/span> it’s the fact that they’re humans<\/span> eating<\/span> other<\/span> humans<\/span>, I can’t explain<\/span> it.<\/p>\n

But still, every Halloween, I sit and watch \u201cDawn of the Dead\u201d and \u201cReturn of the Living Dead\u201d in spite of my penchant for getting the shit scared out of me. That’s what horror movies are supposed to do. They’re supposed<\/span> to scare<\/span>. And these movies<\/span> do<\/span> their jobs<\/span> on me. Being<\/span> scared<\/span> is<\/span> a raw<\/span> human<\/span> emotion, and that’s the reason<\/span> why horror<\/span> will never<\/span> die<\/span>. We will suffer<\/span> through PG-13 tame<\/span> fare<\/span>, or J-Horror fare<\/span>, or lame<\/span> remakes<\/span>, but horror<\/span> is<\/span> a constantly<\/span> changing<\/span> beast<\/span>, as Argento once<\/span> observed<\/span>. It’s always<\/span> changing<\/span>, always<\/span> conforming<\/span> to society<\/span>, and always<\/span> going<\/span> against the grain<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Halloween<\/span> is<\/span> an all year<\/span> affair<\/span> for me, and it does<\/span>n’t matter<\/span> what time<\/span> of day<\/span> or what month I’m in. Being<\/span> in October just<\/span> gives<\/span> me an excuse<\/span> to relinquish<\/span> most of my duties<\/span> and drown<\/span> myself in the genre. It could be<\/span> July in 89 degree<\/span> temperatures, and I’d still<\/span> be<\/span> sitting<\/span> down to watch<\/span> \u201cHalloween<\/span>.\u201d It could be<\/span> Thanksgiving, and I could be<\/span> sitting<\/span> down to see<\/span> \u201cJason<\/span> Lives.\u201d And of course<\/span>, every Christmas there<\/span>‘s \u201cA Christmas Story,\u201d and \u201cBlack<\/span> Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"the-tingler-screams\"<\/a>Halloween isn’t a holiday<\/span>. It’s more like a state<\/span> of mind<\/span>. It’s what I basically<\/span> do<\/span> all year<\/span>, and my friends<\/span> and family<\/span> just<\/span> feed<\/span> it. My mom always insisted that I dive in to all things horror whether they be movies or books and I’m almost never disappointed. Regardless of the substance, there’s nothing like sitting down to watch a horror movie alone or with friends. This Halloween, I’ll be thinking of my buddies, and all those people that fed my love for horror while I’m snacking and, watching favorites like Shaun of the Dead, 28 Weeks Later, The Descent and Les Diabolique.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow October ends, but <\/span>for people<\/span> like me, Halloween keeps<\/span> going<\/span> on and on until our pulse<\/span> fades.<\/p>\n

Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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