From an early age, Halloween has been my favorite holiday, at least in a theoretical sense. I may have looked forward to, even enjoyed, Christmas more, but the mere fact that there was an entire month that we, as a society, were asked to celebrate zombies, ghosts and various creatures of the night that prey on human flesh appealed to me on a fundamental level. In addition, Halloween (and subsequently, October) have become a sort of de facto appreciation of the horror film, an undervalued genre if... read more
