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[It’s the spooky season 🎃]
Oct. 4th, 2022 08:06 amI love this time of year. I sleep with the windows open even(it isn’t cold here at night yet)
Of course Halloween is coming up soon. I love Halloween.Not in a dressing up and decorating sort of way but I love it just the same.
For me it’s about the food(of course!) I remember the good old days when people would make Halloween treats like popcorn balls.The ones they have now which are factory made and not nearly as good IMO, Back in the day(and to this day)they have these sheets of caramel that you could wrap around an apple-instant caramel apple! Except when I did it they used cruddy quality apples.I took a couple of bites of the apple and peeled off the caramel 😂(Caramel fan here, needless to say!)
When I was a kid I had my favourite candy.It was a really good trick or treat when you got something like Jolly Rancher sticks(apple and watermelon for teh win!).My holy grail was the lady that handed out root beer barrel candles.So many happy memories associated with those!
One tradition that has been standard the last number of years is watching a horror movie(usually The Exorcist but there are others.)The Exorcist has been called The Scariest Movie Ever Made.True enough.For this first bit it’s more psychological for the first bit and then it gets proper scary. Having watched it a few times here’s a few notes:
Merrin’s “Oh shit” face when he sees that the small figurine is of Pazuzu.
The St. Joseph medal which miraculously shows up later on in the story.
The clock in the office stopping which freaks Merrin out(definitely symbolism there:Your time is almost up)
When Chris MacNeil is walking home you can clearly see kids In Halloween costumes.The veil between the living and the dead is very thin at Halloween.Between that and Regan playing with the Ouija board you can see why what happened..happened(the book takes place in the spring, I believe.)
Of course Halloween is coming up soon. I love Halloween.Not in a dressing up and decorating sort of way but I love it just the same.
For me it’s about the food(of course!) I remember the good old days when people would make Halloween treats like popcorn balls.The ones they have now which are factory made and not nearly as good IMO, Back in the day(and to this day)they have these sheets of caramel that you could wrap around an apple-instant caramel apple! Except when I did it they used cruddy quality apples.I took a couple of bites of the apple and peeled off the caramel 😂(Caramel fan here, needless to say!)
When I was a kid I had my favourite candy.It was a really good trick or treat when you got something like Jolly Rancher sticks(apple and watermelon for teh win!).My holy grail was the lady that handed out root beer barrel candles.So many happy memories associated with those!
One tradition that has been standard the last number of years is watching a horror movie(usually The Exorcist but there are others.)The Exorcist has been called The Scariest Movie Ever Made.True enough.For this first bit it’s more psychological for the first bit and then it gets proper scary. Having watched it a few times here’s a few notes:
Merrin’s “Oh shit” face when he sees that the small figurine is of Pazuzu.
The St. Joseph medal which miraculously shows up later on in the story.
The clock in the office stopping which freaks Merrin out(definitely symbolism there:Your time is almost up)
When Chris MacNeil is walking home you can clearly see kids In Halloween costumes.The veil between the living and the dead is very thin at Halloween.Between that and Regan playing with the Ouija board you can see why what happened..happened(the book takes place in the spring, I believe.)
