3 More Days...

Michael Shinafelt

Look Mom, I'm a zombie!!!

Three more days until Halloween!!!

Me on Instagram -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en  

Halloween Inspiration

Saw this perfectly macabre mock book cover online the other day. I found it the perfect vessel to inspire for the High Holy Day known as Halloween.

After all how can you go wrong with Murder & Flowers for the scariest day of the year?!

Indeed...

Halloween Flowers on Amazon -

https://www.amazon.com/halloween-flowers/s?k=halloween+flowers

The Night HE Came Home

Michael Shinafelt

TGIF! Only six more days until the night HE came home..."Yes" Halloween, duh! 

To celebrate the impending high holy day here I am in one of my favorite T-Shirts paying tribute to my my favorite horror movie of all time 1978's Halloween starring Jamie Lee Curtis.

Why is it my favorite? It was the first R rated horror movie I saw in a theater and it had the most impact on me of any of the ones I've ever seen since.

I mean who didn't see Michael Myers creepy white mask somewhere lurking in the dark somewhere after viewing this classic.

So here we are Halloween 2024, are you ready? 

Trick or Treat! 

Halloween 1978 on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/ 

Hump Day & Chill

Erika Jayne

Here we are one week and one day until Halloween! So I guess it's time to Hump Day & Chill and spill what I am going to be...I'm going to be what Erika Jayne is in the photo above a "Dom Top."

Translation: I'm not really dressing up, I'm simply raiding my actual wardrobe 

A bit too cheeky on this HD&C for October 23, 2024?

Too bad you won't be there for the big reveal....

Hump Day & Chill! Cheers!

Erika Jayne on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/theprettymess/?hl=en

Wonders Of The World

Wonder Girl & Wonder Woman
Debra Winger & Lynda Carter

Let's kick Monday off by admiring the wonders of the world. Specifically Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter) and Wonder Girl (Debra Winger). from the classic 1975 TV Series Wonder Woman!

Hey it's almost Halloween why not celebrate with two heroic women of Comic Book lore.

Thus the dynamic duo is here to help you kick off our collective work weeks.

Beware of golden lassos!

Wonder Woman TV Series on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074074/   

Dark Lady v White Witch

Dark Lady v White Witch
Cher & Stevie Nicks

So here we have a Cher and Stevie Nicks meme made for Halloween Month. They are in two of their fame grabbing personas The Dark Lady & The White Witch (I'm sure you can guess which one is witch.)

Time to choose your warrior Minions! Which witch is your stan? 

Honestly I wished they had something less black and white, so to speak. Personally I think they need to find a more balanced betwixt the two.

I'm guessing that makes me the Dark Witch or the White Lady? 

Ugh! Just no! I'm going to do my own thing and create my own category.

Tim to go ride my disco stick! TGIF!

Cher on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/cher/?hl=en

Stevie on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/stevienicks/?hl=en

Here It Comes...

Michael Shinafelt

I said what I said...

Redrum on the WWW -

https://theshining.fandom.com/wiki/REDRUM   

Only 26 Days!

Michael Myers

Halloween is a mere 26th days away, unless you are like me and celebrating it now. 

Look who stopped by? Straight outta Halloween the one and only original (accept no Rob Zombie substitutes) Michael Myers!!!

Isn't it cute Michael decided to visit his famous costar Jamie Lee Curtis' star on Hollywood Blvd. to pay his (Ummmm) respects I am guessing???

Happy countdown, I've got some Spooky Season to celebrate, right here, right now...

Halloween 1978 on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film)  

Be Afraid...

Geena Davis
"The Fly"

Here we are the first Friday of Halloween month. So I'm gonna just leave this iconic quote from 1986 David Cronenberg's The Fly.

Spoken by Geena Davis as Veronica Quaife.

That's all...

The Fly on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/

Hump Day & Chill

Soul Sitter

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes." 

Whilst walking through my hood the other day I spotted this divine creature. I knew there had to be more to her than meets the eye. You know like something less surface and with more meaning.

Well let us give a Halloween Hump Day & Chill welcome to my neighborhood Soul Sitter!

So what's a Soul Sitter you ask? It's someone who helps people who are facing the death of a loved one. 

Personally I think this one's intentions don't seem 100% pure. There is definitely some sinister undertones happening here. You know what, that intrigues me even more!!!

Join me and my "Sitter" in a Halloween month Hump Day & Chill toast! 

Where's the pizza???

The Soul Sitter's Handbook on Amazon -

https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Sitters-Handbook-loved-dying-ebook/dp/B008LUW1H6

Samhain

"No Tree Can Grow To Heaven,
Unless It's Roots Reach Down To Hell"
Michael Shinafelt 

"Samhain marked the Celtic New Year, the end of summer, and the end of the harvest season. It also signaled the beginning of winter, which they associated with death. On this day, the Celts believed the veil between the living and the dead was especially thin"

I love the month of October and I love that the veil between the living and the dead thins as the month progresses towards Samhain, or as we like to defer to it, Halloween.

Here I am at the Tree of Life appropriately enough at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. I'm at the juncture of Heaven and Hell awaiting Cerberus to take me on my journey.

I'm so excited!

Happy Halloween...

Samhain on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain  

Visions Of Babysitters Screaming Danced In Their Heads...

Boo!
l -r 
Annie, Laurie & Lynda

What would Halloween be without this iconic trio of Babysitters. So here they are straight outta Haddonfield, IL Laurie Strode, Lynda van der Klok & Annie Brackett! 

As we know one of these things is not like the other and managed to escape to Notorious MM (Michael Myers) and become the ultimate Final Girl.

While the other two met their grisly fate at the hands of the Boogeyman.

Even thought Michael Myers is the ultimate Halloween icon (Laurie Strode is right up there with him) where would he be without these young women screaming in terror and being his victims? I ask you??? I'm waiting...forever I'm guessing.

So remember without Laurie, Lynda & Annie you are nothing Michael Myers!

So There.

Halloween is tomorrow Minions gird your loins...

The one and only original Halloween on Wikipedia, accept no substitutes!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film)

Only 3 More Days Until...Halloween!

Michael Shinafelt

As you can see I am falling apart with excitement, only three more days until Halloween!

The month of October is my favorite time of the year as we celebrate Halloween all month long (well at least I do, and I know many of you f do as well) - honestly it's the most fun I have for 31 days straight of the whole year (not the only fun I said the MOST fun.)

What am I doing for the big H? Presently my only real plan is to attend yoga at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Then I'm going to let the spirits be my guide for the rest of the day and see where they take me.

I'm sure the journey will be exactly the Halloween experience I need. The spirits always know...

It's always Halloween in my soul!

Boo!

Michael Shinafelt on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en

Freaky Friday

I Can Hold My Own Hand...

"I can buy myself flowers 

Write my name in the sand

Talk to myself for hours

Say things you don't understand

I can take myself dancing

And I can hold my own hand

Yeah, I can love me better than you can" - Flowers, Miley Cyrus

The last Freaky Friday before Halloween on Tuesday!

Miley Cyrus on IG -

https://www.instagram.com/mileycyrus/?hl=en

Hump Day & Chill

In Your Eyes...

"In your eyes, The light, the heat (in your eyes), I am complete (in your eyes)" - In Your Eyes, Peter Gabriel

When I saw this on the WWW I went completely head over heels for it. Much like the guy did in the movie this awesomely clever Halloween decor is based on.

That's correct Minions today we are going to Hump Day & Chill to skeleton Lloyd Dobler (John Cusak) from Say  Anything! 

Last and only time I viewed Say Anything is when it first came out in theaters. That being stated the scene where Lloyd Dobler serenades Diane Court with a Boombox playing Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes is iconic.

Kudos to the clever individuals who came up with recreating it with a skeleton for Halloween.

Hump Day & Chill indeed...

"I see the doorway, To a thousand churches (in your eyes), The resolution (in your eyes)" - In Your Eyes, Peter Gabriel

Say Anything on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098258/  

Follow The Yellow Brick Road???

They're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz! Or perhaps they're off to see something totally different head? Always a possibility...

No this isn't your usual walk down the yellow brick road. Instead of Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion we have - Regan MacNeil, Ghostface, Jason and Freddy easing on down the golden path to the kingdom of Oz.

Hey, it's Halloween time after all, and a fitting group of horror icons seeking out, whatever it is they could be after. 

Thus let's wish them well on their journey and those who don't can go to ______ I bet you know what belongs in that blank Minions 😉 

The Wizard of Oz on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)

Palm Springs

Palm Springs like any other town is creepy this time of year and the DTPS famous retro vibe restaurant Lulu is no exception.

I went there like a virgin for the very first time the other day and had pretty standard fare a cheeseburger with fries. I also had a not so standard fare adult beverage a Blood Orange Margarita (blood is the talk of the season) which was delicious!

Of course they had their Halloween finest out. I opted to take the photo op of the entrance to the establishment.

Give a shake rattle and roll for Mr. Skull and his not so Eensy Weensy hairy spider buddy and only 10 more days until Halloween Minions!!!

Lulu Palm Springs on the WWW -

https://www.lulupalmsprings.com/

Hump Day & Chill

With a scant thirteen days left until Halloween we shall hereby Hump Day & Chill to the this photo above.

"Yes" Minions it's the Spooky Edition of To Catch A Predator!

Looks to me like the Predator is caught, cornered and ready to be delivered to the fate that awaits them.

That's correct I said "them" that is the preferred pronoun of Predators as "they" have no distinguishing features that identify them as male or female. 

So there you have it and there it is.

Hump Day & Chill Predators!!!

Predator on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093773/   

Monday Motivation

With Halloween quickly approaching I thought we should look to The Invisible Man for some Monday Motivation.

"Yes" heed the transparent one's advice start this week's countdown to Halloween with a "reign of terror" Why you might ask, because tis the season and it's fun!

Honestly a "reign of terror" is a cathartic thing and does a psyche good in these trying times. Now I am not suggesting something that will get you arrested or one that involves hurting anyone. More along the lines of some really great scary pranks.

Gotcha pranks in the multiples are a "reign of terror" for those easily scared and it's all in good spooky fun. 

Thus have some fun and make it reign Minions!!!

The Invisible Man on IMDb -

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024184/ 

Only 17 More Days...

Could It Be Satan???

You know the term "The Devil Is A Bottom?" Well if you didn't now you do. He lures people into temptation after all, thus it makes sense. 

Here we see Satan working merrily away on his Pride Flag as actual proof! He is clearly a Queer ally of the fun time sort. Satan the Good Time Guy, if you will.

This Devil is also here to remind you that it's scant 17 more days until Halloween...

He's going to tempt you with those apples of his, oh my!!! 

Bottoms up and Devil laughs! Good times indeed!

Satan on Wikipedia -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan