Bunnicula

I read at least one Bunnicula book as a kid, notably Howliday Inn.

I don't think I've ever seen this TV special however, which popped up as a random suggestion for me on YouTube. It's a pretty fun piece of nostalgia, especially because the TV commercials are included. (Minor spoilers below)

I actually laughed out loud a couple of times. At 5:34, 2 kids find themselves in the path of a pumpkin avalanche. One kid says, "They're coming this way!" and his brother responds, "Don't announce it -- RUN!" 

Later, at 6:45, as the siblings are fighting over who gets to be in charge of Bunnicula:

Kid 1: "You can keep smelly old Harold [who is the family dog] in your room!"

Harold (aside): "At least I don't wear the same socks for three days in a row." 

 

 

Have fun with this one!

Attack of the Demons

I recently watched the animated horror film, Attack of the Demons, which is currently available to stream on Shudder. At first, the animation style reminded me of South Park, but the tone was entirely different and pulled me into a world of nostalgia. 

The plot takes place in a sleepy town called Barrington, Colorado in the 90s at Halloween. Three former high school friends - a horror film nerd, a music lover, and a video game enthusiast - reconnect for the town's Halloween festivities, but they are unprepared for the supernatural events about to occur.

There's lots of fun Halloween imagery throughout, and plenty of nods to music, film, and video games that fans will appreciate - Shoegaze music, Giallo films, and old-school video game arcades.

An "unknown name" shows up for the evening's Battle of the Bands event -- 

-- is that Sunn 0)))?? *

(*needs more fog machine)

Overall, I enjoyed this movie. It's got a fair bit of cartoon gore & guts, a good score, and plenty of suspenseful moments. The only thing I had issue with is the voice acting, which was pretty flat and did little to add emotion/intensity - it didn't ruin anything, it just didn't make the film better.

I give this one 7/10 Jackos!
[🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃_ _ _ ]

Beauty routine

(from the Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes short Water, Water Every Hare, which you can watch by clicking the pic above)