Moments #39: She’s Got Food

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

We’re heading into the days leading up to Halloween. There’s going to be plenty of time for scary moments, so right now, I’m going to share a wholesome one. This is the exact moment, from a few years ago, when the ducks of Huffhines Park noticed that I was eating my lunch and they all decided that my lunch was also meant to be their lunch.

It’s hard to capture the moment when every duck at the park suddenly turns its head toward you and starts moving toward you. For the record, I did not feed the ducks. I obeyed the signs, and I also knew that my lunch may have been good for me but it would probably have had a different effect on the ducks. Those ducks probably ended up hating my guts and talking about how I was a tease, but it was for their own good.

This moment reminds me of why I like going to the park. It’s not just that it’s peaceful. It’s not just that it’s pretty. It’s because the park—with its ducks, geese, squirrels, and turtles—serves to remind me that there’s a lot of life out there.

I hope all the ducks and the geese and the squirrels and the turtles and all the other animals around here have a safe and happy Halloween.

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Artist Profile: John Walter Scott (1907 –1987)

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

Born in Camden, New Jersey, John Walter Scott and his mother relocated to Pennsylvania after Scott’s father died while serving in World War I. Scott graduated from the La France Art Institute (a night school run by the La France Tapestry Mill in Philadelphia) and later relocated to New York where he found work as a pulp illustrator. After serving in World War II, Scott moved into advertising and from there, he became a well-respected painter.

Here’s a small sampling of the pulp work of John Walter Scott!

RIP, Tom Skerritt (1933 – 2026).

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Bradley Crain

I saw that actor Tom Skerritt passed away on October 21st. During his career he appeared in classics like ALIEN, TOP GUN, and STEEL MAGNOLIAS. I enjoyed him as well in his B-movies like FIGHTING BACK and OPPOSING FORCE. But the first movie I thought of when I heard of his passing was A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, one of my favorites when I was growing up. He was so good as the minister and father to Craig Sheffer and Brad Pitt. To celebrate his life and career, I thought I’d share this fun scene from the film. Rest in peace, sir!

Bonus Horror on the Lens: The Beach Girls and the Monster (dir by Jon Hall)

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

In 1965’s The Beach Girls and the Monsters, a monster that might be a mutated barracuda is hiding out on the beach and killing teenagers. Can Dr. Otto Lindsay (played by the film’s director, Jon Hall) figure out how to defeat the monster? Will Otto’s son Richard (Arnold Lessing) ever stop surfing long enough to get back to studying science? Will Otto’s much younger wife Vicky (Sue Casey) seduce the troubled and crippled sculptor Mark (Walker Edmiston)? And will it ever occur to anyone to just go to a different beach?

Complete with a ludicrous monster, a great soundtrack, tons of dancing, melodramatic acting, and a twist ending that will surprise no one, The Beach Girls and the Monster is low-budget favorite of mine. It’s also, I think, a perfect movie to watch on a rainy October Saturday.

Enjoy!

Horror On The Lens: Snowbeast (dir by Herb Wallerstein)

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

A killer yeti is ruining a resort’s Snow Carnival. Can Bo Svenson, Clint Walker, and Robert Logan set aside their differences and work together to defeat the monster before Sylvia Sidney is forced to shut the whole thing down? Let’s hope so!

Originally made for television in 1977 and subsequently included in a hundred Mill Creek box sets, Snowbeast is an surprisingly enjoyable and, at times, rather intense little horror movie. There’s nothing scarier than an angry yeti!

Are You Ready For The World Series?

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Dazzling Erin

Are you excited for the World Series? I know I am. Whatever happens over the next few nights, one team is going to win their first World Series and one team is going to lose their first World Series. The last time something like this happened was in 1980! I wasn’t even born yet!

Here are some images to help you get in the mood for this historic World Series! If this series goes to a full seven games, it will end on Halloween night! Can you believe it?

Go Rays!

by Ray Ramsey

Live Tweet Alert: Join #FridayNightFlix for The Giant Spider Invasion!

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in a few weekly watch parties. On Twitter, I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday and I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday. On Mastodon, I am one of the five hosts of #MondayActionMovie! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We tweet our way through it.

Tonight, at 10 pm et, I will be hosting #FridayNightFlix! Join us for The Giant Spider Invasion!

If you want to join us this Friday, just hop onto twitter, find The Giant Spider Invasion on Prime, start the movie at 10 pm et, and use the #FridayNightFlix hashtag! I’ll be there happily tweeting. It’s a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy.

See you there!

Horror Song Of The Day: The Lions and the Cucumber by The Vampires’ Sound Incorporation

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s song of the day comes from the 1971 film, Vampyros Lesbos. The Vampires’ Sound Incorporation was a band specifically formed to do the soundtrack for Jess Franco’s classic portrait of Eurotrash decadence. This song found renewed popularity in the 90s when Quentin Tarantino included it on the Jackie Brown soundtrack.

I like this song. It’s great driving music and it sounds like something that a vampire would actually listen to.

Horror Scenes That I Love: The Hospital Battle from Zombi 2

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

In this scene from 1979’s Zombi 2, a group of humans try to destroy the zombies that are invading a small hospital on an isolated island. Director Lucio Fulci later pointed out, in many interviews, that he used the same clips of Al Cliver throwing a Molotov cocktail and firing a shotgun multiple times in the scene.

Two things to note about this scene:

First off, it captures what is truly scary about zombies. They are relentless. They do not stop coming. No matter how many you destroy, there’s always another one following behind it.

Secondly, Italian zombies actually looked like decaying walking corpses that are on the verge of falling apart. That was one huge difference between the Italian zombie films and many of the ones that were made in America.

4 Shots From 4 Horror Films: October 23rd

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

4 Shots From 4 Horror Films: October 23rd