Ellipsis Christmas Movie Countdown #16

"It occurs to me that the best way you can hurt rich people,

 is by turning them into poor people." 

~Denholm Elliot (Coleman)

Trading Places

Halloween Countdown Film #5... The Fog

 

John Houseman as, Mr. Machen

The Fog

By John Carpenter 

"Mr. Machen: 11:55, almost midnight. Enough time for one more story. One more story before 12:00, just to keep us warm. In five minutes, it will be the 21st of April. One hundred years ago on the 21st of April, out in the waters around Spivey Point 11:55, almost midnight. Enough time for one more story. One more story before 12:00, just to keep us warm. In five minutes, it will be the 21st of April. One hundred years ago on the 21st of April, out in the waters around Spivey Point, a small clipper ship drew toward land. Suddenly, out of the night, the fog rolled in. For a moment, they could see nothing, not a foot in front of them. Then, they saw a light. By God, it was a fire burning on the shore, strong enough to penetrate the swirling mist. They steered a course toward the light. But it was a campfire, like this one. The ship crashed against the rocks, the hull sheared in two, masts snapped like a twig. The wreckage sank, with all the men aboard. At the bottom of the sea, lay the Elizabeth Dane, with her crew, their lungs filled with salt water, their eyes open, staring to the darkness. And above, as suddenly as it come, the fog lifted, receded back across the ocean and never came again. But it is told by the fishermen, and their fathers and grandfathers, that when the fog returns to Antonio Bay, the men at the bottom of the sea, out in the water by Spivey Point will rise up and search for the campfire that led them to their dark, icy death."

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I've loved this film since I was a kid, well, 18 or so. I fell in love with John Carpenter films all the way back then, and I am now an old lady of 63, and doggone it, it just wouldn't be Halloween without a marathon of my favorites, and yes, Halloween, tops the list, with, The Fog, being number two, but to be honest, these two movies switch ranks depending on my mood. You can bet, I will be watching a lot of John Carpenter the rest of the week, and a lot of other movies, it's all things horror for until next Monday, because Halloween isn't just one day, it's the Halloween season, right?

 

 

Halloween Countdown Film #15... Halloween

 

 -Dr, Loomis (character)...

 

"I met him, 15 years ago; I was told there was nothing left; no reason, no conscience, no understanding in even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, of good or evil, right or wrong. I met this... six-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and... the blackest eyes - the Devil's eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up, because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply... evil."

 

~John Carpenter

Halloween 

 

"Halloween, the night he comes home." Who? Well, Michael Myers, of course! I have loved this slasher movie since it was released in 1978! It's John Carpenter, and stars, Jamie Lee Curtis, so really it's not that complicated, that combination resulted in pure film making magic! Set in the fictional town of Haddonfield, which was actually, Pasadena, California, it's all about babysitting, making out, and a demented guy running around in a, William Shatner (Captain Kirk) mask. The sequels are great too, but there is nothing like the original, that started it all!

 

#3 Halloween... All One Can Do Is Laugh!

 

 

 

 “The wind outside nested in each tree,

 prowled the sidewalks in invisible treads like unseen cats.
Tom Skeleton shivered. Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows' Eve. Everything seemed cut from soft black velvet or gold or orange velvet. Smoke panted up out of a thousand chimneys like the plumes of funeral parades. From kitchen windows drifted two pumpkin smells: gourds being cut, pies being baked.” 

~Ray Bradbury,

  The Halloween Tree

 

Note: Okay, as sometimes happens a YouTube will remove a video or make it no longer available. All one can do is laugh! So, since this post has changed, here is an alternative idea to stay in the spirit. Whose ready for some Laughs?

 

Jokes!

 

Q.Why don't witches wear flat hats?

 A. Because there is no point to it. 

Q. What did Dracula name his car?

A. Vlad The Impala.

Q. What do you call a ghost chicken

A. A poultrygeist.

 

Find more Halloween themed jokes over at Buzzfeed.

 

I never a John Carpenter movie I didn't love, well, with the exception of Escape From New York, but we will discuss that some other time. Halloween is again, from my time, and it was then, and continues to be now, my favorite horror movie, and that's a difficult thing to determine when you not only love horror to the extent I do, but as I said, love all the movies John Carpenter has ever made. Well, with the exception of... well, you know. LOL.

 

This copy of Halloween is from YouTube, and is the TV version, but it's still fun, and the commercials are kept to a minimum. But it also contains scenes not on the DVD, so that makes it kinda neat to watch, if for no other reason the dated references and nostalgia for the time. And who doesn't love listening to Linda go on about her school books?

 

The Michael Myers house is located in Pasadena, California, and is now a museum dedicated to the movie. I hope to get down to Los Angeles in the next year oh so, probably in October, so I have that landmark high on my list of must visits. Hell, I may put on a costume and walk around the neighborhood whether it's Halloween or not! Perhaps I could get a costume together, similar to the clothes Jamie Lee Curtis wore in the film. She purchased the outfits from J.C. Penney, so how much easier does it get? And I get new clothes! LOL.

 

If you like, let me know in the comments, if this is a good touch for my blog. I know you can look up this stuff pretty easily, and get it with better resolution, and sans commercials, but it's a new way of sharing about what makes me, well, me. So feel free to let me know how you feel in the comments, or if you are a pal, send me an email or contact me on Twitter, or if you prefer to call it, X. By the way, in case you never noticed before, the fictional town of Haddonfield is supposed to be in Illinois, but in actuality it was filmed in Southern California, so be sure to count the palm trees that can be seen throughout the movie. LOL. Cheesy fun! Just remember, Halloween is...

 

The Night He Came Home.