Not to brag, but I was the MVP of Halloween when I was a kid. My grandma, my mom, and I concocted costumes that could not be more legendary. Here's a master list of the costumes I did so that you will believe me: I was Arthur from the hit PBS series, The Monopoly Man, The Mona Lisa, Ursula The Sea Witch, Garfield The Cat, and a Cavewoman all in a row. Those were the costumes I wore from Kindergarten through 5th grade, and I had all hits and no misses. Even when I was a teenager, my Halloweens w…

It is officially October, which means celebrating the Halloween season is now completely socially acceptable. During the first few weeks of Spooktober, before Halloween events really start revving up, I like to take time to consume some good old fashioned Universal Monster Movies. I'm talking The Mummy, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and how could you forget the ever so furry Wolf Man. I'm of the opinion that the old monster movies are the most superior horror movies. Sure, t…

I have been obsessed with horror movies since I was a kid. I saw a screening of Evil Dead where they squirt blood at the audience when I was 12, and from then on, I was hooked. What I love most about horror movies is seeing things far grosser and scarier than you regularly encounter. Of course, I don't morally agree with the creation of a Human Centipede, but I will definitely watch it and its sequels no matter how objectively bad they are. Why? Because I want to see a Human Centipede. Call me…

Anyone who doesn't think that Halloween is the best holiday is clearly lying to themselves. Halloween has something for every age: kids get to Trick or Treat, teens go to haunted houses & watch scary movies, and adults get to party the night away. The consistency across all ages during Halloween is that you get to transform into something else through the power of costuming. What could be more novel than that? Christmas is fun…for the kids. I'd say about 75% of the things I hear about Christmas…

There was, and perhaps still is (to a certain degree), a time where the idea of a “witchy woman” was super popular. The Stevie Nicks aesthetic was rampant - long dresses, weird hats, and allusions to spells and magic herbs were ubiquitous at the cafes and bars of New York. Suddenly, all my friends were taking part in full moon rituals, and drinking teas made from said magical herbs that I'd never heard of. While I couldn't quite commit to the schtick, I did find that the tea my friend gave me t…

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