Holiday Spirits and Monsters

 As Halloween rolls around, ghosts, goblins and slutty everythings are preparing to take to the streets in search of tricks, treats and/or a damn good party.

But, let’s all remember that it’s, more often than not, a favorite horror antihero or other characters from Hollywood.

For me, the necessary movies to get in the holiday spirit are Monster Squad, Willy’s Wonderland and Night of The Living Dead (1990).

You haven’t seen Moster Squad (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0093560/) it’s almost expected in this day and age, but you have gone way too long without knowing “Wolfman’s got nards.”

This late 80s comedy/monster hybrid gave an entirely new generation exposure to the legendary Universal movie monsters Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein’s Monster, and more while having the excitement and mischief one has to expect from kids movies of the decade.

Next up, the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0100258/) is required viewing because it is my favorite zombie movie. The original film is, and should be, regarded as a groundbreaker of the genre, but I’ll always have a soft spot for this particular movie because it was the last of the type before violence replaced story.

Rounding out my choices is Willy’s Wonderland (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt8114980/), the newest film on the list.

Willy’s is an absolutely fantastic watch for Halloween. It’s got possessed animatronics, hillbilly townsfolk, horny teens and Nic Cage!

That’s it. That’s all you get. Much like Nic, when I’m on a break, I’m on a break.