Scary Movie Night: The Recap (Part I)

*Will become important later*

We finally ended up having our Scary Movie Night.  Although it was still not particularly scary, it was a lot of fun, and I'm hoping to do it again.  Surprisingly, one of the most important things I learned from movie night was that it's always best to watch scary movies with other people (more about that in Part II).  This is especially true if you have access to a unicorn: the coward who is willing to watch them with you.  For me, this was my sister.  We watched a mixed of movies and "true" haunted house TV episodes, some of which I had already seen (but she hadn't) and some of which were new to both of us.  Since we watched three movies and two TV episodes, I'm going to split my recap into two parts.  So, without further ado, here is Part I.

Horror Movie Pre-Gaming: Any Suggestions?

Remember Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?  No one remembers that actual stories, but they'll remember the illustrations (like the one above - one of the tamer ones at that) until the day they die.  I mention this because I'm trying to get my family to have a horror movie night with me.  I was going to update afterwards, with what movies we watched and how we liked them, but it keeps getting put off.  So, I decided to do a pre-movie night post.   I've been on a bit of a horror kick recently: books, movies, TV shows, you name it.  It's all been a little bit of a disappointment, though.  Take movies.  I have watched some good scary movies (horror, thriller, suspense, etc.), but none of them have actually scared me.  I'm looking for something that will give me that same sense of dread that I still get from those creepy-ass Scary Stories illustrations.  Since movie night got pushed back, I thought I would see if anyone has any suggestions for a really good scary movie (or stand-alone TV episode).

Introduction: Let's Explore Blogging with Owls

I recently discovered audiobooks.  Well, I was aware of their existence before, but I never really got into them.  I like regular books (although I am by no means a Kindle-hater - mine has been wonderfully useful), and audiobooks, needing a cassette player or CD player, always seemed more trouble than they were worth.  However, a friend at work told me that you could now download audiobooks from the local library in MP3 format, and you can then listen to them right on your phone/iPod.  I take public transit to and from work, and sometimes it is so crowded that I cannot even hold a book in front of me.  This new audiobook program seemed like the perfect fix.