Tag Archives: Halloween

Though it doesn't exactly break any new ground, this is a fun, old-fashioned slasher.

A dynamic, bloody, and sometimes funny sequel that we have waited for these last 40 years.

This horror drama follows three intertwining monologues told by three women whose lives are all connected in ways that go beyond what is immediately apparent.

This sequel to the original slasher flick which introduced the world to Michael Myers exceeded my expectations and the crowd reacted enthusiastically.

The New York Botanical Garden contains a fabulous and beautiful world of treasures for everyone. The thrilling Chihuly Exhibit continues until October 29.

A kid dressed as a clown and an adult killer clown's paths cross on Halloween night.

Why is the mall decorated for Christmas in October?

Along with the witch in flight and grinning and jack-o-lantern, the black cat in full arched-back fright mode is among THE iconic symbols of Halloween. Even to this day, who doesn’t feel a little charge when a black cat streaks across one’s path, especially on Halloween? Cats have been variously worshiped or reviled throughout human history, but they have almost always been seen as magical and otherworldly.

Hocus Pocus has unexpectedly but perhaps inevitably become the consensus family favorite of the season nationwide. When it was released, bizarrely, in JULY of 1993, it was not a smash, was reviewed lukewarmly, and went on to generate a moderate $39.5 million ($65 million in 2015 dollars) at the box office.

Devised by playwright Patricia Lynn and director Geordie Broadwater, this hybrid or mutant entertainment is told in old-style cinematic fashion, but updated storywise to the present day, while hewing largely to the plot of the original novel. I found its curiosities just right for Halloween season.