Flicks, picks and snacks for
your Halloween enjoyment
■ A guide to classic horror
films and snacks to eat while
watching them
By Gabe Dickinson
For the Emerald
Halloween. Candy. Costumes.
Parties. The Day of the Dead seems
to carry a certain stigma with it that
makes you want to get down with
your bad self and let all your obli
gations drift away in place of egging
that professor’s house—I mean hav
ing responsible fun.
This Halloween, however, some
of you may find that there are no
parties or ruckus in your immedi
ate future. Enter the VHS tape. Hal
loween, while the themes revolve
around most classic horror flicks, is
the best night of the year to bust out
the snacks, call your friends over
and scare the crap out of yourselves
in front of the television set. Hope
fully this guide will help you make
a few rental decisions, as well as in
form you of great opportunities
available at your local theater.
“The Rocky Horror Picture
Show”: This movie rather scares
me, but so many people swear by it
that I felt I had no choice. Before I
go on, let me explain my definition
of scary. I’m not talking, “Oh look,
it’s brain-sucking zombies” scary.
It’s more like, “Oh look, it’s Tim
Curry in a bondage suit. And he’s
singing.” If you happen to find this
playing in the theaters, don’t admit
to never having seen it before. I fell
into that trap a couple of years ago,
and for the duration of the picture
you would have thought that I was
a garbage can for everyone’s pop
corn tubs. On second thought, the
film does feature an appearance by
Meatloaf. I suppose that in itself is
a better reason than any to check it
out.
Snack tie in: Pieces of frozen
meatloaf
“The Exorcist”: It’s been dubbed
the scariest movie of all time, and
for good reason. Let us just say that
a few people involved died inop
portune deaths during production,
and upon its release many viewers
suffered from nausea, vomiting,
and on rare occasion, mental break
downs. I personally concluded it
would be better not to watch, so
don’t expect any plot teasers, other
than the fact that it has a lot to do
with Satanism and demonic pos
session. Not for the queasy-stom
ached. Grab a friend (perhaps liter
ally) and enjoy.
Snack tie-in: Devil-possessed
eggs.
“Evil Dead Trilogy”: Shop smart.
Shop “S Mart”. No Halloween get
together would be complete with
out at least one of these movies
present. Each chapter seems to get
better with time, and after a couple
of weeks you’ll find yourself spout
ing out lines without even thinking
about it. (This...is my broomstick!)
After sitting through “The Exorcist”
in the dark, pull yourself together
and pop one of these tapes in for
comic relief.
Snack tie-in: Chainsaws.
“Scream”: The highest-grossing
horror film of all time. It starts out
great, with a super-sexy Drew Bar
rymore making a batch of popcorn.
Then she gets killed, and every
thing goes downhill from there...On
second thought, don’t see this
movie. It sucks.
Snack tie-in: Anything that
sucks.
“Blair Witch 2: Book of Shad
ows”: O.K. so nobody’s seen this
film yet. However, since most se
quels are fairly similar to their
predecessors, here goes. A few
quirky teenagers (with convenient
access to camcorders) get lost in the
woods. Throw in shaky filming,
sawed-off fingers, and more cussing
than you’d find in a third-rate
sailors’ bar, and you have the mak
ings of a cult classic. While the first
installment left much to be desired
on the startled meter, people left the
theater feeling just plain weird. The
Baked Monster Eyes
These monster eyeballs are cute and
tasty. They are an easy variation on
tacos and make a main dish or appe
tizer for any party. For a less mon
strous look, chop the olives and mix
the taco sauce with the sour cream
before filling. Top with the cheese
and tortilla chips. Feel free to add
more seasoning and more taco
sauce or hot pepper sauce.
Ingredients
1 pound lean ground beef
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
2 tablespoons ice water
1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese (or
Cheddar, Monterey Jack, or Colby)
1 cup crushed tortilla chips
1 cup sour cream
32 black olive halves
taco sauce
Instructions
Mix together the ground beef, taco
seasoning and ice water. Press into
32 mini tart or muffin tins. Press
firmly into the bottom and sides of
the tins. Sprinkle the cheese and
then the tortilla chips over the bot
tom and sides of the beef mixture,
gently pressing into the beef if nec
essary to hold the mixture on the
sides. Spoon the sour cream into
each meat cup. Top with a half olive,
cut side up. Fill the cavity in the olive
with the taco sauce. Bake at 375 de
grees for 10 minutes. Serve hot.
RECIPE COURTESY OF.
http://www.retipecard.com/holidays/Hal
loween/recipeindex.htm 1999 budget
greater your imagination, the more
this movie will scare vou.
Snack tie-in: Trail mixes. Great
for when you’ve thrown your map
in the river and have nothing to do
for the next four days. Oh, and
M&Ms and yogurt covered peanuts
are a must-have. Otherwise you’re
simply eating gerbil food with
raisins.
Halloween jokes so bad they're scary!
Q. What do goblins and ghosts
drink when they're hot and thirsty
on Halloween?
A. Ghoul-aid!!!
Q. What is a Mummie's favorite
type of music?
A. Wrap!!!!!
Q. Why do demons and
ghouls hang out together?
A. Because demons are a
ghouls best friend!
Q. What's a monster’s favorite
bean?
A. A human bean.
Q. Why can't the boy ghost have
babies?
A. Because he has a Hallo-weenie.
Q. What do you call a witch who
lives at the beach?
A. A sand-witch.
Q. Where does a ghost go on Satur
day night?
A. Anywhere where he can boo
gie.
Q. What did the skeleton say to the
vampire?
A. You suck.
Q. What do ghosts say when some
thing is really neat?
A. Ghoul
Q. Why^did the ghost go into the
bar?
A. For the Boos.
Q. Why did the game warden ar
rest the-ghost? y>V*‘v '/////, >y
A. He didn't have a haunting li
cense.
Q. Why didn't the skeleton dance
at the party?
A. He had no body to dance with.
Q. Where does Count Dracula usu
ally eat his lunch?
A. At the casketeria.
Q. What happens when a ghost
gets lost in the fog?
A. He is mist.
Q. Where did the goblin throw the
football?
A. Over the ghoul line.
Q. Why doesn't Dracula mind the
doctor looking at his throat.
A.Because of the coffin.
Q. Why is a ghost such a messy
eater?
A. Because he is always a goblin.
Q. What do you call a goblin who
gets too close to a bonfire?
A. A toasty ghosty.
Q. Why did the Vampire read the
^ Wall Street Journal?
A. He heard it had great circu
fL lation.
Q. What tops off a ghost's ice
cream sundae?
A. Whipped scream.
Q. What do you give a skeleton
for valentine's day?
A. Bone-bones in a heart shaped
box.
Q. What are ghosts' favorite kind of
streets?
A. Dead ends
Q. What is a vampires favorite hol
iday?
A. Fangsgiving
Q. What kind of makeup do ghosts
wear?
A. Mas-scare-a.
Q. Why did the skeleton cross the
road?
A. To go to the body shop.
Q. What happens when two vam
pires meet?
A. It was love at first bite!
Q. Who was the most famous ghost
detective?
A. Sherlock Moans.
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