Or maybe you’d rather see the awesome The Dark Knight Rises trailer embedded.
When can I start counting the days until The Dark Knight Rises?
This is what happens when you order a Blue Blazer at The Oakland. In a word - Fire.
Scare me once - or at least once a year
You wouldn’t guess it at first glance but I’ve got a dark side.
Not the dangerous kind, but a fascination with mystery, suspense and, in the thick of fall - as we are now - scary movies.
It started far sooner than you’d imagine, too. Somewhere around sixth grade when my best friend and I would ride our bicycles up to the local video store and rent our way through the classic horror and 80s slasher flick aisles. Back in the days when the clerk asked if you needed the movie on VHS or Beta. (Way before the band by that same name ever existed.)
I don’t know why we could walk out of the shop with a copy of Creepshow or Halloween, The Shining or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – when we were still years away from high school and didn’t have an ID to show.
There must have been some sort of understanding. Our parents were well aware of our scary movie consumption, too. I remember my mom relaying her own stories about The Exorcist the first time we watched it in our living room. There’s something wonderful about the common experience of being scared during a movie - whether you’re in a theater or your living room.
It’s a mystery to be solved, that thrilling shock of someone appearing out of nowhere, a surprise ending, and the safest way to be spooked of them all.
So as strange as it sounds, I still love a great old scary movie. The Jasons and Freddies of my childhood are worthy of revisiting every year around this time. And I think Alfred Hitchcock may be one of the finest filmmakers of all time.
With horror remakes and prequels of horror movies (i.e.: The Thing) heading into theaters this time of year, I can’t help but go back to the old standbys. Spooky old pals like The Changeling, Psycho, Night of the LIving Dead, Last House on the Left and Susperia are as much a part of the season as falling leaves, brisk winds and apple cider.
What scary movies do you watch time and again?
Found this creepy photo at The Oakland in Ferndale. Pretty sure they hung this photo to prevent the happy couple from haunting the joint.
I love this poster. It was created for a work event. I wish I could design things like this. (Maybe I’m just a sucker for the old typewriter).
That Frozen Hot Chocolate from Serendipity sounds pretty good right about now. I wish I could transport it here. Might try making my own.
