Happy Holidays everyone! It’s my other favorite time of the year (along with Halloween, of course).
So… we survived Summerween. We survived Halloween. Now what if I told you that the holiday season, one of the jolliest times of the year, also has roots in fear? Yes, underneath all the cheer there are dark things lurking.
Like a franchise threequel, get ready for… Creepmas.
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The leaves are turning orange, the evenings darken at an earlier time, and pumpkins are popping up around the city. You know what that means: It’s spooky season! Admittedly, I’m not good with horror films, although sometimes I can’t tear my eyes away from the screen despite cowering behind a blanket. Since Halloween is roughly a week away, now is a good time to start putting some scary movies on hold in case you’d like to celebrate the 31st at home, if you’re up for some (or many) scares. Get some hot cocoa, get comfy in a dark room, and put on your brave face!
Below is a list of horror movies for those who are feeling a bit fearless; the recommendations range from found footage to paranormal films to slashers. What do you find scary? Killer clowns? Demonic possessions? Vampires? Scroll down to unravel what just might be your next fear, if you don’t already have one!
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Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of things I like about summer. The slow sunny vibes. Not having to deal with snow. The sense of vacation and rest and time spent outdoors and pools and parties. Plus strawberries (my favourite fruit).
One thing I cannot stand about summer? The heat! My gosh, the heat! If the temperature stays between 20 and 25 degrees that’s pretty perfect. Over that, especially when it’s humid out? It’s miserable and sweaty and hard to sleep in or work out in.
OK, rant over. Why am I bringing this up? Well, because as much as there’s lots to love about summer, there is, in my opinion, an even better season following it. Fall.
*happy sigh* Ah fall, my favourite. Cool breezes, beautiful colours, you can still spend time outside without melting or freezing, pumpkin spice everything, delicious food in general. And, what may be best of all, HALLOWEEN! Yes, I am a Halloween fangirl. Have been my entire life. Horror and creepy things in general are my jam, not anything too extreme though, fun scary (though your mileage may vary on that), and Halloween is when we celebrate all of it. And after a long year of snow and rain and heat, we Halloween Heads are ready to embrace it. But we have a few more weeks to go and summer can still be fun.
But did you know there’s a compromise? A way to soak in the summer sun and still feed that need for scary season? If you haven’t been properly introduced to Summerween yet allow me to be the first to do so.
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