“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
Go down the stairs. Now. You descend, and descend, and descend, and you will never see the bottom. But I will. I wait here, ready to show you what awaits. Come down the stairs. Come down. Come. Continue reading October 8th, 2018 Night Thread
Henry Darger was a fascinating example of “outsider art” (a term I consider bougie and condescending, but that’s a debate for another time!) He also had a very sad life. Born in Chicago in 1892, he lost his mother at … Continue reading The Day Thread of Henry Darger and the Realms of the Unreal
Celebrating the arrival of the Hero from Gallifrey. The Oncoming Storm. The Madwoman with a Box. Doctor Funk. The newest incarnation of Stormageddon: It’s about time. Continue reading The Night of the 13th Doctor Thread.
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My tribute to silent horror shorts this month continues with Georges Melies’ 1896 film, The Haunted Castle/The House of the Devil/The Devil’s Castle (it has many names). It’s a neat little film, considered by many to be the first horror … Continue reading Scott OT #135: The Night Threads Spends a Night in the Haunted Castle/the House of the Devil (10/6)
Sarah Millican is the funniest thing to come out of the North east of England since, well, Ross Noble is funny too so that’s not a huge time span. Anyway, she’s funny. She’s several other F-words, feisty, feminist and a … Continue reading The Be a Millican, Not a Millican’t Day Thread
I’ve decided to focus all of my OTs this month (except for my traditional last Night Thread of the month) on silent horror shorts. Today’s horror short is J. Searle Dawley’s 1910 adaptation of Frankenstein. You all know the story … Continue reading Scott OT #134: The Day Thread Salutes the 1910 Frankenstein (10/5)
October 4th is the birthday of Buster Keaton, one of the greatest actors and directors in movie history. Since October is the time for horror movies, I decided to focus on one of his lesser known short films, 1921’s The … Continue reading Scott OT #133: The Night Thread Spends a Night in a Haunted House (10/4)
From the Marvel Comics Wiki – “Marvel Zombies is a five-issue limited series published from December 2005 to April 2006 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Robert Kirkman with art by Sean Phillips and covers by Arthur Suydam. It was the first series in the Marvel Zombies series of related … Continue reading Marvel Zombies Day Thread
Vamp is a 1986 horror comedy starring Grace Jones, Chris Makepeace, Robert Rusler, Dedee Pfeiffer, Gedde Watanabe, and Billy Drago. The premise – Two fraternity pledges travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their college friends, unaware … Continue reading Vamp Night Thread
Hello out there, we’re on the air, it’s Hockey Night tonight Tension grows, the whistle blows, and the puck goes down the ice The goalie jumps, and the players bump, and the fans all go insane Someone roars, “Bobby Scores!”, at the … Continue reading The Best Day Thread You Can Name
“Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” appears in a six-second cutaway in 30 Rock episode 2×02 “Jack Gets in the Game”. While the show itself features only two lines, an entire three-minute version of the song was written and recorded – with the vocals supplied … Continue reading Werewolf Bar Mitzvah Night Thread
I was first introduced to Octavia Butler in grad school when my African-American Lit. professor assigned Kindred, a novel about a contemporary (at the time) African-American woman who uncontrollably travels back in time to key moments in the life of … Continue reading Parable of the Day Thread
“They’re coming to get you, Barbra!” 50 years ago today, on October 1st, 1968, George A Romero’s seminal horror classic Night of the Living Dead became patient zero for the modern zombie genre. Made with unknown actors and on a shoestring … Continue reading NIGHT of the Living THREAD
This day thread is dedicated to the golden light, warm colors, and crisp, cool air of October, the most beautiful month of the year. My favorite autumnal painting celebrating the beauty of this month is October in the Catskills (1880) by the … Continue reading The Golden Light of October Day Thread
It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time in September. 10.) Disobedience directed by Sebastian Lelio, 2017 9.) A Simple Favor directed by Paul Feig, 2018 8.) Menace II … Continue reading Scott OT #132: The Last Night Thread of the Month (9/30)
ZZZZZZZZZzzzzz! Continue reading The Jigglypuff Day Thread Wants to Sing to You
When life gets you down or too worked up to think straight, what do you do? My go to is looking up gifs and pics of unlikely animal friendships. Here’s a gallery of some such pairings. I hope they bring … Continue reading Unlikely Friends Night Thread
Though I’ve been at the Avocado a long time, I’ve never posted an Open Thread before. I wanted to take the opportunity today, though, because it would have been Madeline Kahn’s 76th birthday, and I don’t think I’ve ever admired … Continue reading The Day Thread Has Flames on the Side of Its Face (9/29)
If all goes according to plan, I’ll be sitting in a theater watching the original Scream when this goes up. I love this movie so much, one of my favorite horror movies of the 90s. Hope you all have fun … Continue reading Scott OT #131: The Night Thread Is Screaming (9/28)
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