Oculus (2013)

Oculus was simply an "okay" picture. I'll give Mike Flanagan credit for not relying on too many jump scares. Though, I am happy to say the overall looming presence of evil is what makes this 2013 haunted thriller feel truly terrifying. Oculus's problem was that it didn't expand more on it's own mythology and leaves you in the dark bummed and confused.

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Don't get me wrong, I love a good "downer ending" (The Mist,) but this one almost feels forced with no real pay off. I felt cheated towards the end, left with this message. "The mirror is evil, has been evil, and will continue to be evil in hopefully more sequels."

Maybe the short feels a tad more grounded?

 

Every Day is Halloween: Episode 2 with Kenny Caperton

It's August and Halloween is quickly on our heels. But Comic-Con International is now! Legendary Pictures announces more monsters, Ash is back to fight more deadites, Scream Factory has a slew of new releases; the list just goes on and on.

My guest this month is Kenny Caperton. Kenny owns a replica home based off Michael Myers humble abode from John Carpenter's classic Halloween. I catch up with Kenny and ask him what it's like to live in the iconic horror home as well as see how his new film Honey Spider is doing.

I also take a look at Scream Facory's re-release of Motel Hell and make sure to listen carefully to see how you can win a creepy item signed by William Shatner himself!

Monsters of the Gridiron

I really enjoy collecting things from my childhood that I feel were really crucial to the development of who I am today.

As a child growing up in Orlando in the early 90's was a fun and fascinating time. Especially for the kids who were into MONSTERS! Universal Orlando started up their annual Halloween event; Halloween Horror Nights (Fright Nights circa 1991.) My parents dragged me to the very first event when I was six and I was terrified! But I fell in love all at the same time. I remember coming back home and playing "Fright Nights" with the neighbor kids next door.

Around this time Universal was teaming up with other other brands to promote their event. One of them happened to be Coke, and Coca-Cola was the head sponsor of the NFL at that time. In October of 1993 they released a series of football cards called 'Monsters of the Gridiron.' This was a series of football cards that showed off players more "monstrous" sides. Players decked out like The Wolfman, a giant serpent, a specter, etc.

They were pretty cheesy, but if you know me, they were right up my ally! I remember only owning about 7 or 8 cards and a few were doubles but I remember Halloween of '93 as if it was yesterday. Trading monster cards next door with my friends and watching ads for Fright Nights. Also FOX just started up their station and were hamming it up for Halloween with a ton of this commercials. So the ads ran almost every night.

Well a friend of mine brought Monsters of the Gridiron up the other day and nostalgia hit me like a linebacker with bolts in his neck! I had to see if the cards were on Ebay.
I'm proud to say I just won the whole set for a whopping four dollars!

This was all a great trip down memory lane and I am happy to share some of the (outrageously cheesy) marketing campaign ads they ran for Monsters of the Gridiron right here. Enjoy!

                              

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This film could never EVER be remade today. A fraternity fakes a school shooting in the court yard to cheat on their final exams. Yowza!

The first episode has arrived!

Welcome foolish mortals! I feel privileged and honored in welcoming you all to the VERY FIRST episode of "Everyday is Halloween!" A monthly podcast that gets you into the Halloween spirit all year long. Horror film reviews, clips from your favorite specials, spooky vintage music, new frightening mixes, pumpkin beer reviews, scary and kooky video game reviews and more! Everything that'll make you feel as if it is October 31st again and again! 

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Have questions for me? want to request a review or hear a certain monster on the show? Email me at HallowsEve365@gmail.com

Would love some feedback and I hope you all enjoy!

Thanks goes out to Jack Conway for sending me pure joy this morning. THIS is how you do car commercials marketing goons! *Muttley laugh*

Swamp Thing

Watched this last night with Em. I hadn’t seen it since I was a child. I forgot you saw Adrienne Barbeau’s mammaries in this picture. No wonder I turned out the way I did! Oh man the camp though. But I cared. I SO CARED!