Oh, Fairchild! Morgan Fairchild’s 1981 photoshoot for NBC is a Halloween classic. Dressed as a sexy witch, Morgan posed seductively against a gorgeous pumpkin-orange backdrop dotted with kinda cute, but kinda creepy smiling black cat faces. These images always pop up online this time of year and I for one am grateful. In fact, most … Continue reading Season of the Witch: Morgan, Redux
Category: autumn
What I’ve Been Watching: September/October 2026
How about another rundown of the movies I’ve been laying eyes on lately? Several horror flicks show up in this batch because, well, it’s horror season! The Mist (2007) Frank Darabont’s 2007 adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Mist has really grown into a favorite of mine over the years. It’s an excellent example of … Continue reading What I’ve Been Watching: September/October 2026
Favorite Film Poster: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
If you weren’t there in the 1980s, it might be hard to grasp just how much people ripped on Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1983). Where’s Michael Myers?? What’s this Celtic-witchcraft and killer masks bullshit?? People really didn’t like it. I always did, though! I first saw it on cable TV in junior high … Continue reading Favorite Film Poster: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Autumnal
Celebrating the first full day of the best season of the year. This photoshoot with UK model Ella Rose from 2012 perfectly captures the sort of chilly, cozy autumnal vibe that defines the season. You can practically hear the fallen leaves crunching beneath her heels. You can even imagine how the cool autumn breeze feels … Continue reading Autumnal
Halloween Heaven
Here at the Starfire Lounge, we love Halloween and we love Morgan Fairchild. It’s only natural then to share this absolutely iconic shot of the Queen in full witch regalia against a brilliant autumnal orange background and surrounded by grinning cat faces. I’d call that Halloween Heaven, wouldn’t you? Happy Halloween!
Calendar Girl: Julie London for October
For the tenth entry in the Julie London Calendar Series of 2023, we’ve finally reached your humble blogger’s favorite month of the year. Hello, October! My, how I’ve missed you so. During “This October,” when Julie breathlessly sings, “What is more exciting than the crisp brisk weather in the fall,” I answer with an emphatic, … Continue reading Calendar Girl: Julie London for October
Trick ‘r Treat
Stop by your local Spirit Halloween during Samhain season and you’re guaranteed to find the annual pop-up store stuffed full of merchandise from the Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street films. These venerable horror institutions have been around for forty-five, forty-three, and thirty-nine years, respectively. Yet, right alongside merch from those classics, … Continue reading Trick ‘r Treat






