“That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain. . . .” — The October Country, by Ray Bradbury "Thinking only autumn thoughts” is how I operate during the fall season, especially in October. I think autumn thoughts year round, of course, but in … Continue reading October Cinema
Tag: horror
Season of the Witch: Morgan, Redux
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
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
Pfancasting Baby Pfeiffer
Today, worlds collide! I’m about to get ridiculously niche, to the point that hardly anyone will care about what I’m writing here. Look, I love Michelle Pfeiffer, and I love comic books. So when I was looking at old issues of Marvel’s 1970s horror series Werewolf by Night, I had an epiphany: one of the … Continue reading Pfancasting Baby Pfeiffer
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
What I’ve Been Watching: Late Summer/Early Fall 2026
Hey, gang! Gather ‘round; it’s time for another roundup of, well, exactly what the title says—what I’ve been watching! I didn’t get to watch many movies in August or even early September, so this is a smaller batch. It was a busy stretch, with a vacation in there, so time was limited and summer sort … Continue reading What I’ve Been Watching: Late Summer/Early Fall 2026
What I’ve Been Watching: Summer 2026
It's been a long time since I did one of these jam posts about what I've been watching lately. It's only the third one I've done, period. For some reason the thought of doing them overwhelms me. No surprise, everything overwhelms me, but in this case I think about all the words I'd have to … Continue reading What I’ve Been Watching: Summer 2026






