Halloween for Halloween

They may be a day early, but a local theater was kind enough to provide me (and its other patrons, but mostly me, I think) with a truly sweet treat this Halloween - a chance to see John Carpenter's classic film about the holiday on the big screen!

 

 

Ah, what an amazing experience! Seeing a film in a theater - even a film you've already seen a dozen times over - is really something totally different, especially with Halloween. The opening credits was probably my favorite part, because that pumpkin that gets closer and closer to the camera has never looked more awesome. Definitely meant to be seen on the big screen.

 

 

 

(Yes, I took sneaky pictures of the screen.)

 

There were times when the score was playing that I closed my eyes and just concentrated on the music for a few seconds. And I absolutely loved seeing my favorite sequences played larger than life before me.

 

 Like this one...

 

And this one...

 

 

 And Donald Pleasance rules as always.

 

 

I'm so glad I found out about this. Apparently this theater does "Retro Night" on Thursdays and I never knew about it - a horror girl needs to be told these things. Anyway, all I'm trying to say is that celebrating Halloween by watching Halloween in the theater is such a very cool thing to do. And this Halloween will only get better with theater experiences because I'm also going to catch the re-release of the first Saw film either tomorrow or Saturday night. SO. FREAKING. AWESOME.

Happy Halloween, Bloggers!

Tonight's the night of nights, people!

Me, I'm going to watch Frankenstein and then go to bed early because I have to get up at the ass-crack of dawn tomorrow. Bleh. But you guys party it up if you can, or do whatever working adults do on Halloween these days!

Anyway, I'm going to keep working on my little Classic Monster Movie Marathon (hence the Frankenstein) in the meantime. I meant to have it done before Halloween, but it was too much fun and too important to rush. Yea for Halloween!

Happy Freaking Halloween!

My favorite holiday will be passing me by with quiet reflection this year. It hasn't really felt much like Halloween to me probably because I haven't properly celebrated this frightfully fun holiday in a few years. However, I can celebrate through all you bloggers and our connection through horror films!

Cuddle up with some apple cider, eat a caramel-wrapped apple treat, and enjoy a good film tonight. But remember to respect the traditions of this sacred holiday or you know what will happen... little Sam will come after you!

I LUVZ HALLOWEEN.