tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post3055965799702367120..comments2024-03-25T17:15:43.606-04:00Comments on Wild, Wicked & Wacky: Monsters with Guest Blogger Will GrahamSuzan Hardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04600258874634909988noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-49074379756188823742011-10-25T22:28:01.271-04:002011-10-25T22:28:01.271-04:00Great memories, Will...thanks for reminding me of ...Great memories, Will...thanks for reminding me of another wonderful--and terrifying--story.Teri Thackstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279674725776051797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-74874361652685292612011-10-25T00:04:27.871-04:002011-10-25T00:04:27.871-04:00I don't usually read the scary stuff. I'm ...I don't usually read the scary stuff. I'm a light-weight when it comes to horror and monster books/movies. <br /><br />I remember when I was very young watching one of the Psycho movies on TV. It was this time of year and I thought it would be a great way to herald in the ghoulish season. Little did I realize what was about to unfold before my eyes.<br /><br />It doesn't help that I come from a Latin family. I don't know what your folks did to keep the heebie-jeebies out of the house, but my family used all kinds of concoctions that included candles, burning sage, and occasionally coconuts. Don't even ask me about the coconuts. I still shudder. <br /><br />So here I am sitting my little-girl behind in front of the TV, thinking how great it was that Halloween was fast approaching (and how cool that its also my birthday), when the music to the movie got really creepy. I heard the mother talking to her son in a rather cruel tone and I began to question the wisdom of watching this movie. But the Curious George that I was, I was glued to the screen as the man approached the old woman who sat in the wing-back chair. He said something. She replied. He retorted, walked around to face her and then...<br /><br />AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!<br /><br />The fugliest decayed face filled my field of vision. I scrambled back, screaming at the image as it seared into my now beguiled mind. <br /><br />My poor mother endured my quivering lower lip for the rest of the day. I still remember how I clutched her as though my life depended on it. She tried to pry my little fingers off to no avail. Lets just say she wouldn't let me watch TV on my own for a long time after. That was fine by me.<br /><br />As far as monsters under the bed, I can attest to that. I have them. They keep meowing and tearing up my apartment like a big chew toy.RM Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215103768909458896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-24005119095869211342011-10-24T23:20:16.516-04:002011-10-24T23:20:16.516-04:00Suxan, I had red his screenplay too and read Monst...Suxan, I had red his screenplay too and read Monsters...both were really, really scary...Great work, Will!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-35305254868494032552011-10-24T23:18:34.125-04:002011-10-24T23:18:34.125-04:00I know I was scared reading Sometimes There Really...I know I was scared reading Sometimes There Really are Monsters Under the Bed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-77164889958203457142011-10-24T20:56:44.701-04:002011-10-24T20:56:44.701-04:00Thank you, Stacey! DARK SHADOWS ruled..:) Used t...Thank you, Stacey! DARK SHADOWS ruled..:) Used to watch the re-runs on the Sci-Fi channel years ago. Wish they'd show DS again.<br /><br />Thank you, Marie. HOUSE OF WAX is one of my all time favorite scary movies. Vincent Price was perfect for it.<br /><br />Melissa, I *still* watch TWILIGHT ZONE when it's on. Classic stuff, more so when you consider TZ is over 50 years old now... yikes!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538690057861333760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-49870144422293605682011-10-24T20:25:28.807-04:002011-10-24T20:25:28.807-04:00Great post, Will! My favorite show growing up was ...Great post, Will! My favorite show growing up was the Twilight Zone. Loved the eerie twists and turns. I did watch a few of the Friday the 13th's. The music still freaks me out, but the only show I remember is the one with Kevin Bacon. LOL I’m looking forward to reading Monster’s Under the Bed. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12960493353454007017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-45594921782398172702011-10-24T17:33:09.567-04:002011-10-24T17:33:09.567-04:00House of Wax with Vincent Price was spooky for DH....House of Wax with Vincent Price was spooky for DH.<br />Not so much later.<br />This is a great blog, William!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577800842379365136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-4533321036532818352011-10-24T15:05:53.901-04:002011-10-24T15:05:53.901-04:00Will, I think this blog is wonderfully written! It...Will, I think this blog is wonderfully written! It's almost as good as your book...well the final scene up on that roof does make it a tad more scary!!<br />One of my earliest scares was watching Dark Shadows every afternoon. We only came home to the States in the summers and it's the first thing we looked for on TV. It came on at 2pm.- late enough in the day to carry the story with you to bed. Scared me silly, but there I was the next afternoon repeating the same thing!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-58908698844955130182011-10-24T14:27:39.291-04:002011-10-24T14:27:39.291-04:00Pretty much, Jenn, yeah...:)
10/25, Turner Classi...Pretty much, Jenn, yeah...:)<br /><br />10/25, Turner Classic is running several of the Vincent Price "Edgar Allan Poe" movies for Halloween. With all your free time (ahem!), well... maybe you should record them....:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538690057861333760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-2293027509472868672011-10-24T14:18:31.094-04:002011-10-24T14:18:31.094-04:00Isn't your bedtime still 10PM? LOL! Just kiddi...Isn't your bedtime still 10PM? LOL! Just kidding.<br />As corny and as horribly made now, I love all the late night horror movies made in the 50's 60's and 70's. Most especially anything with Vincent Price.<br /><br />But it was the campy movies of the 80's that skeered me. To this day, I WILL NOT watch Friday the 13th. Nope. Won't do it.<br /><br />Great blog, Will!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-40228210678195480632011-10-24T14:06:21.672-04:002011-10-24T14:06:21.672-04:00From Loretta Wheeler:
Great blog,Will and Suzan:...From Loretta Wheeler:<br /><br /><br />Great blog,Will and Suzan:) It's fun re-visiting what scared us as children. I can remember my first brush with the old vampire movies and how scared I was...or how about the chill you got when you watched "House on Haunted Hill", or even worse, "Psycho"?<br /><br />The film that really terrified me, when I was grown, was "Night of the Living Dead". I had NO idea what I was in for. I still won't watch it again. Once was enough for me:)<br /><br />I have read "Sometimes, there really are Monsters under the Bed" and found myself doing a double-check over my shoulder as I turned the pages:) That's always the best "test" for a book with me...rushing to turn the page, and double checking your backside.<br /><br />Thanks for the trip down memory lane, you two:) LoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538690057861333760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-88311563330282899852011-10-24T13:13:09.538-04:002011-10-24T13:13:09.538-04:00I had to admit to Will the other day that I hadn&#...I had to admit to Will the other day that I hadn't read MUTB yet. I read his screenplay the novel's based on, and I had nightmares that night.Suzan Hardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600258874634909988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-87358078605460015702011-10-24T09:45:35.955-04:002011-10-24T09:45:35.955-04:00Thanks, Spooky. I really like the cover, too!
An...Thanks, Spooky. I really like the cover, too!<br /><br />Anonymous, GOOD...:) I did it right..:)<br /><br />Aw, Elaine... another Hammer Film Fan! Turner Classic Movies is running a Hammer Marathon Halloween Day.... set the DVR...:)<br /><br />Harley, no guns under the pillow for me these days. Boo and Emma handle the monsters that dare come into the neighborhood...:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538690057861333760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-9143833379311214392011-10-24T09:32:03.106-04:002011-10-24T09:32:03.106-04:00Yes, yes, you laugh NOW at the Great Dane with the...Yes, yes, you laugh NOW at the Great Dane with the papier-maché mask, but the question is, do you still sleep with the bb gun under the pillow?Harleyhttp://www.harleyjanekozak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-89128877221176460892011-10-24T09:28:28.827-04:002011-10-24T09:28:28.827-04:00Great blog, William. And Hammer films were scary (...Great blog, William. And Hammer films were scary (and sexy) to me, too.Elaine Vietshttp://www.elaineviets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-74794628797786946332011-10-24T09:25:23.159-04:002011-10-24T09:25:23.159-04:00Just reading this blog scared me!Just reading this blog scared me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5384027358660553150.post-16129782133454739982011-10-24T08:07:07.405-04:002011-10-24T08:07:07.405-04:00Great title, and fun monster hands under the bed. ...Great title, and fun monster hands under the bed. Have a spooky day and oogie boogie week.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.com