Classic Horror

Halloween is coming up, which means my annual Halloween party is coming up, too.  In fact, the party is two weeks from tomorrow, and I have so much to do to prepare for it. I still have to sit down and write up my shopping list for all the food, and make a schedule of what needs to be made and when.  Some things I can prepare ahead of time, but other things need to be done right before the party starts.  I usually host the party on a Friday night, but this year, because of all the hours I work, I decided to host it on a Saturday.  That way, I have all day to make sure the house is clean and decorated, and all the food is ready. I don't expect much help from the kids.  They will probably spend the day playing some type of dot game online.

To get in the Halloween spirit, Kasi and I have been watching some scary movies.  My child loves horror movies, just like me.  Last year for Christmas, one of the things she wanted most was the original Nightmare On Elm Street.  We had seen the remake, and when it was over, I told her it was nowhere near as good as the original. I mean, there is nothing better than a classic horror movie. Luckily, I found a disc that had the first five Elm Streets on it, and she has watched them all.

And she loved them! This year she has asked for Psycho, which she has already seen and loved. I want to find a copy of the original Dawn Of The Dead.  We have watched the remake, and while we both liked it, I want her to see the original.  There is just something creepy about the zombies in the original that walked super slow.  To me, that is scarier than the ones in the remake that ran like they were running a marathon.

I could use a little help thinking of old horror films that we haven't seen.  Let me know what your favorite scary movie is.

Kasi And I Love Being Scared

I like to do things individually with each of my kids so that they each have one on one time with me.  Brandi likes to shop and go out to eat with me.  Ryan likes to torment me by taking me fishing, though we haven't been in a very long time.  Kasi is most like me, though.  We spend time together watching scary movies.

I don't remember what the first scary movie was that we watched together, but I know she was hooked after that.  In fact, for Christmas and her birthday, she always asks for dvd's of her favorite scary movies.  Last Christmas, she wanted the origina; Nightmare On Elm Street.  I lucked into finding a dvd that has the first four movies in that series on it, and she watches them all the time.  We watched the remake they did a few years ago, but it is nowhere near as scary as the original.  At least that is my opinion.  In fact, we have watched remakes of several scary movies, and they never live up to the originals.  Seems to me like they are less scary, and more sexual.  The remake of Friday the 13th could even be considered porn.  Thankfully, Kasi knows to avert her eyes when those scenes come on the screen.

I think that given the opportunity, she would play vampire games online, like exmortis.  I know she loves the Twilight series, and she recently started reading The House Of Night books, so I know she likes vampires.  I myself read that series of books, and I would love it if they made them into movies.  I know they are written for a younger audience than me, but they are so good. If they did make them into movies, Kasi and I would be right there on opening day to watch.