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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 12:30:57 GMT
Just because Halloween probably won’t happen in the usual fashion doesn’t mean it’s pointless to have at least some Halloween spirit. What might you be doing. I’m trying to binge-read some Lovecraft stories. Trying to get 1 short story a day before moving on to his longer works.
So far I’ve finished:
1: Dagon
2: The Thing on the Doorstep
3: The Temple
The other 2 were okay. But The Thing on the Doorstep is one of the best short stories I’ve ever read! I like how the climax ties all the loose ends together and is incredibly chilling in its morbidity. I plan on trying to read Imprisoned with the Pharoahs next.
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Post by wireman on Sept 23, 2020 14:30:54 GMT
Just because Halloween probably won’t happen in the usual fashion doesn’t mean it’s pointless to have at least some Halloween spirit. What might you be doing. I’m trying to binge-read some Lovecraft stories. Trying to get 1 short story a day before moving on to his longer works. So far I’ve finished: 1: Dagon 2: The Thing on the Doorstep 3: The Temple The other 2 were okay. But The Thing on the Doorstep is one of the best short stories I’ve ever read! I like how the climax ties all the loose ends together and is incredibly chilling in its morbidity. I plan on trying to read Imprisoned with the Pharoahs next. |
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Post by Wicked Esther on Sept 23, 2020 14:51:29 GMT
I have a ridiculous amount of Halloween decorations. I usually don’t start setting them up until October 1st, but I might start a little earlier this year just to cheer myself up .
I’m planning to watch a bunch of Hammer & Amicus movies.
I’ve been getting together with my kids to watch a movie every couple of weeks. We finished the whole Rocky series, and I think we’re gonna watch all the Hannibal movies next.
And I’m still gonna pass out candy, although we probably won’t get many trick-or-treaters this year.
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Post by wireman on Sept 23, 2020 15:01:24 GMT
I have a ridiculous amount of Halloween decorations. I usually don’t start setting them up until October 1st, but I might start a little earlier this year just to cheer myself up . I’m planning to watch a bunch of Hammer & Amicus movies. I’ve been getting together with my kids to watch a movie every couple of weeks. We finished the whole Rocky series, and I think we’re gonna watch all the Hannibal movies next. And I’m still gonna pass out candy, although we probably won’t get many trick-or-treaters this year. |
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Post by doyoulove19 on Sept 23, 2020 15:11:13 GMT
That's a great idea! I may steal that. I haven't read a lot of Lovecraft.
We are already starting with the Halloween movie watching. SYFY channel has started running things like Beetlejuice and Zombieland. I am ready!!
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Post by Wicked Esther on Sept 23, 2020 15:17:21 GMT
I have a ridiculous amount of Halloween decorations. I usually don’t start setting them up until October 1st, but I might start a little earlier this year just to cheer myself up . I’m planning to watch a bunch of Hammer & Amicus movies. I’ve been getting together with my kids to watch a movie every couple of weeks. We finished the whole Rocky series, and I think we’re gonna watch all the Hannibal movies next. And I’m still gonna pass out candy, although we probably won’t get many trick-or-treaters this year. I've lived in my current house for 22 years now. When we first moved here, we'd get literally hundreds of trick-or-treaters. I'm talking 300-350 kids. It started to dwindle about a decade ago, and last year was an all-time low of only about 25 kids.  I'll still buy candy for all the kids I know, but I don't expect very many "stranger" kids to come trick-or-treating. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 15:22:02 GMT
The schedule of AMC's FearFest can be found here:
www.halloweenmoviesontv.com/amc-fear-fest-schedule/
I saw last night some channel is having a Stephen King movie marathon shortly (possibly this weekend). I'll try to find more about it this evening if I can remember who it is.
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Post by wireman on Sept 23, 2020 15:25:39 GMT
The only candy I'm buying this year is the good stuff because with minimal trick or treaters, I will probably be the one eating it. I've lived in my current house for 22 years now. When we first moved here, we'd get literally hundreds of trick-or-treaters. I'm talking 300-350 kids. It started to dwindle about a decade ago, and last year was an all-time low of only about 25 kids. I'll still buy candy for all the kids I know, but I don't expect very many "stranger" kids to come trick-or-treating. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 21:21:56 GMT
Just because Halloween probably won’t happen in the usual fashion doesn’t mean it’s pointless to have at least some Halloween spirit. What might you be doing. I’m trying to binge-read some Lovecraft stories. Trying to get 1 short story a day before moving on to his longer works. So far I’ve finished: 1: Dagon 2: The Thing on the Doorstep 3: The Temple The other 2 were okay. But The Thing on the Doorstep is one of the best short stories I’ve ever read! I like how the climax ties all the loose ends together and is incredibly chilling in its morbidity. I plan on trying to read Imprisoned with the Pharoahs next. I just finished reading "The Hound", it was rather short. Only about a 20 minute read, but I enjoyed it! Spooky little monster story with a great ending. |
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Post by His Majesty on Sept 23, 2020 22:20:19 GMT
The only candy I'm buying this year is the good stuff because with minimal trick or treaters, I will probably be the one eating it. I've lived in my current house for 22 years now. When we first moved here, we'd get literally hundreds of trick-or-treaters. I'm talking 300-350 kids. |
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Post by Wicked Esther on Sept 23, 2020 22:43:58 GMT
I've lived in my current house for 22 years now. When we first moved here, we'd get literally hundreds of trick-or-treaters. I'm talking 300-350 kids. We’d have to get the giant bags of candy from Costco. Now we just get a few small pkgs and there’s still leftover.😔 |
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Post by edwardjohn on Sept 24, 2020 1:09:59 GMT
Just because Halloween probably won’t happen in the usual fashion doesn’t mean it’s pointless to have at least some Halloween spirit. What might you be doing. I’m trying to binge-read some Lovecraft stories. Trying to get 1 short story a day before moving on to his longer works. So far I’ve finished: 1: Dagon 2: The Thing on the Doorstep 3: The Temple The other 2 were okay. But The Thing on the Doorstep is one of the best short stories I’ve ever read! I like how the climax ties all the loose ends together and is incredibly chilling in its morbidity. I plan on trying to read Imprisoned with the Pharoahs next. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2020 1:19:22 GMT
Just because Halloween probably won’t happen in the usual fashion doesn’t mean it’s pointless to have at least some Halloween spirit. What might you be doing. I’m trying to binge-read some Lovecraft stories. Trying to get 1 short story a day before moving on to his longer works. So far I’ve finished: 1: Dagon 2: The Thing on the Doorstep 3: The Temple The other 2 were okay. But The Thing on the Doorstep is one of the best short stories I’ve ever read! I like how the climax ties all the loose ends together and is incredibly chilling in its morbidity. I plan on trying to read Imprisoned with the Pharoahs next. Indeed! I've read a good bit of Poe, I'm more familiar with Lovecraft's works than I am reading them. Some of my favorite games and movies are inspired by his work and I'm familiar with the tones and lore around them, as well as the life of the man himself. I've read sections of his work in the past, usually of his more famous stuff. So I'm trying to start by reading works that I am completely blind to the plot of beforehand. That way how the story unfolds more surprisingly. Then I plan on eventually getting to the stuff I already know at least some of the plot of already: Color Out of Space, Herbert West Reanimator, Shadow Over Insmouth, etc., and of course, The Call of Cthulhu. |
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Post by edwardjohn on Sept 24, 2020 1:23:41 GMT
Him and Poe are the greatest Horror writers ever. Indeed! I've read a good bit of Poe, I'm more familiar with Lovecraft's works than I am reading them. Some of my favorite games and movies are inspired by his work and I'm familiar with the tones and lore around them, as well as the life of the man himself. I've read sections of his work in the past, usually of his more famous stuff. So I'm trying to start by reading works that I am completely blind to the plot of beforehand. That way how the story unfolds more surprisingly. Then I plan on eventually getting to the stuff I already know at least some of the plot of already: Color Out of Space, Herbert West Reanimator, Shadow Over Insmouth, etc., and of course, The Call of Cthulhu.  |
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Post by edwardjohn on Sept 25, 2020 16:43:08 GMT
Thoughts on the new BOC song? Halloween related because it is about vampires.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2020 17:02:22 GMT
Thoughts on the new BOC song? Halloween related because it is about vampires.
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I thought it was good, a bit modern for my taste. Glad to know Richie gets to sing some songs, I know he's been a fan of BÖC since he was a kid, so I'm sure singing a new song with them is a dream. I love the lyrics, I even was the one who transcribed them for the Genius lyric page this morning, albeit there was a singular typo in them I haven't fixed yet. It's a good song, kinda like I Love the Night 2. |
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Post by edwardjohn on Sept 25, 2020 17:04:24 GMT
Thoughts on the new BOC song? Halloween related because it is about vampires.
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I thought it was good, a bit modern for my taste. Glad to know Richie gets to sing some songs, I know he's been a fan of BÖC since he was a kid, so I'm sure singing a new song with them is a dream. I love the lyrics, I even was the one who transcribed them for the Genius lyric page this morning, albeit there was a singular typo in them I haven't fixed yet. It's a good song, kinda like I Love the Night 2. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2020 17:08:04 GMT
I thought it was good, a bit modern for my taste. Glad to know Richie gets to sing some songs, I know he's been a fan of BÖC since he was a kid, so I'm sure singing a new song with them is a dream. I love the lyrics, I even was the one who transcribed them for the Genius lyric page this morning, albeit there was a singular typo in them I haven't fixed yet. It's a good song, kinda like I Love the Night 2. I like Richie's voice, maybe it's a bit too operatic for your stereotypical BÖC song, but I think he's a very talented man and I love his enthusiasm on stage. I think he fits the band more than any other member that's been in since the original 5. Perhaps Shirley, I don't know. I'm not really a fan of Shirley's writing but I think the past 2 singles (which I know were lyrics by him) had okay lyrics, I liked Box in my Head because it felt like a Shel Silverstein poem. I thought this one had the best lyrics out of the poems so far, it reminds me of the gothic horror game, Darkest Dungeon. But I think Box in my head has been my favorite one musically. |
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Post by edwardjohn on Sept 25, 2020 17:11:51 GMT
I'm not a fan, it sounds like a ballad that Dokken might have written in their prime. Not a fan of Ritchie's voice. Maybe I'm just a BOC purist, and people will call me somebody stuck in the past ... But that's my opinion. Who wrote the lyrics, do you know? Was it Shirley? I like Richie's voice, maybe it's a bit too operatic for your stereotypical BÖC song, but I think he's a very talented man and I love his enthusiasm on stage. I think he fits the band more than any other member that's been in since the original 5. Perhaps Shirley, I don't know. I'm not really a fan of Shirley's writing but I think the past 2 singles (which I know were lyrics by him) had okay lyrics, I liked Box in my Head because it felt like a Shel Silverstein poem. I thought this one had the best lyrics out of the poems so far, it reminds me of the gothic horror game, Darkest Dungeon. But I think Box in my head has been my favorite one musically. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2020 17:16:16 GMT
I like Richie's voice, maybe it's a bit too operatic for your stereotypical BÖC song, but I think he's a very talented man and I love his enthusiasm on stage. I think he fits the band more than any other member that's been in since the original 5. Perhaps Shirley, I don't know. I'm not really a fan of Shirley's writing but I think the past 2 singles (which I know were lyrics by him) had okay lyrics, I liked Box in my Head because it felt like a Shel Silverstein poem. I thought this one had the best lyrics out of the poems so far, it reminds me of the gothic horror game, Darkest Dungeon. But I think Box in my head has been my favorite one musically. I don’t really care for hearing either him or Jules. Nothing against them. But Buck, Eric, and Ritchie are what I prefer to hear from. |
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