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2022 Christmas Movies

Posted on 28 December 2022 | No responses

Decided to go on an off-beat Christmas movie jaunt. White Christmas is an old standard which I feel obligated to watch each year (it’s a great movie so it’s not really much of a hardship obligation).

Black Christmas is by Bob Clark — the same director who brought us A Christmas Story and Porky’s.

• American Psycho (2000)
• Black Christmas (1974)
• Brazil (1985)
• Coming to America (1988)
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
• Gremlins (1984)
• L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
• Trading Places (1983)
• White Christmas (1954)

Halloween 2022 Movie List!

Posted on 2 November 2022 | No responses

Here it is all of my loyal fans!! Since I know y’all have been waiting for this, here is the 2022 Spooktober movie list! You’ll notice that it’s not as long as last year’s. I tried to get in 31 days of movies but I couldn’t stay totally horror-focused this year. That being said, we did watch the *Blade* and *Hellboy* trilogies along with the “Monsterverse” versions of Godzilla and King Kong. I had hoped to get Jordan Peele in this year but I think that’ll be part of next year’s theme.

Again, I feel like I pushed it and “watched” some movies without enjoying them but — especially with Freaks — I rediscovered how great the movie is

• 28 Days Later (2002)
• Apt Pupil (1998)
• Beetlejuice (1988)
• The Amityville Horror (1979)
• Blade (1998)
• Blade 2 (2002)
• Blade Trinity (2004)
• Casper (1995)
• Corpse Bride (2005)
• Christine (1983)
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
• The House that Dripped Blood (1971)
• The Howling (1981)
• Donnie Darko (2001)
• Freaks (1932)
• Godzilla (2014)
• Godzilla vs Kong (2021)
• The Gorgon (1964)
• Hellboy (2004)
• Hellboy: The Golden Army (2008)
• House of Wax (1953)
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
• Kong: Skull Island (2017)
• Pet Semetary (1989)
• Pitch Black (2000)
• Psycho (1960)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004)
• Swamp Thing (1982)
• They Live (1988)
• Young Frankenstein (1974)

Halloween 2021 Movie List

Posted on 4 November 2021 | No responses

Here it is folks! The 2021 Halloween Movie List. You’ll notice that this one is quite a bit longer than last year’s plus I had a few themes: Cloverfield Trilogy, Scream franchise, The Living Dead Trilogy, a few Lovecraftian horror films, etc. Overall, there were quite a few new (to me) films that I am really glad I disovered and some other ones (like the Scream franchise) which are utter crap. I made sure that none of the films from last year are on this list, as well.

Next year I won’t probably try to watch so many. It was a little tiring and I’m “Halloween/Thriller/Horror” movie burned out now!

• 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
• The Addams Family (1991)
• Addams Family Values (1993)
• An American Werewolf in London (1981)
• The Blob (1958)
• Cabin in the Woods (2011)
• Cloverfield (2008)
• Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
• Color Out of Space (2020)
• The Creeping Flesh (1973)
• Creepshow (1982)
• Critters (1986)
• Dagon (2001)
• Dark City (1998)
• Dawn of the Dead (1978)
• Day of the Dead (1985)*
• Dead Snow (2009)
• DeepStar Six (1989)
• Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)
• The Dunwich Horror (1970)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• Event Horizon (1997)
• Flatliners (1990)
• The Fly (1958)
• The Fly (1986)
• Hotel Transylvania (2012)
• Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
• Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018)
• House (1985)
• House of Usher (1960)
• In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
• Lady in White (1988)*
• The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
• The Mist (2007)
• The Monster Squad (1987)*
• Necronomicon (1993)
• Night of the Living Dead (1968)
• Pandorum (2009)
• Phantasm (1979)
• Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
• Poltergeist (1982)
• Prince of Darkness (1987)
• The Raven (1963)
• Re-Animator (1985)
• Scream (1996)
• Scream 2 (1997)
• Scream 3 (2000)
• Scream 4 (2011)
• Slugs (1988)
• Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
• Teen Wolf (1985)
• The Thing (1982)
• Trilogy of Terror (1975)
• Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
• Vampire Hunter D (1985)
• Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
• The Vault of Horror (1973)
• The Void (2016)
• Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
• The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
• The Witches (1990)

* Movies actually watched on Halloween

Halloween 2020 Movie List

Posted on 26 October 2020 | No responses

Because of COVID-19 and working from home, I’ve had a lot of time to fill October with Halloween monster and horror movies! Many of these I’ve seen before so I can just put them on in the background while working whereas others I like to watch with my girls (especially the older Universal Monster Movies!). I also introduced them to the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes which we’ve been churning through thanks to Disney+.

I’m not sure what we’ll be watching on Halloween itself (Halloweentown? Hocus Pocus?)

Since it’s not Halloween quite yet, I’m sure I’ll add a few more to this list over the next week!

Final Update (Nov 1): list is final for 2020! Overall, I think this was a good set of movies but there’s still plenty for next year.

• Dracula (1931)
• The Mummy (1932)
• Invisible Man (1933)
• The Devil-Doll (1936)
• The Wolfman (1941)
• Mighty Joe Young (1949)
• The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
• The House on Haunted Hill (1959)*
• The Birds (1963)
• The Haunting (1963)
• Jaws (1975)
• Halloween (1978)
• Alien (1979)
• The Fog (1980)
• Cujo (1983)
• Videodrome (1983)*
• Aliens (1986)
• Hellraiser (1987)*
• The Witches (1990)
• The Addams Family (1991)
• Aliens ³ (1992)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
• Dracula (1992)
• Frankenstein (1994)
• The Frighteners (1996)
• Alien: Resurrection (1997)
• Vampires (1998)
• The Haunting (1999)
• The Mummy (1999)
• Sleepy Hollow (1999)
• Blood the Last Vampire (2000)*
• Ghosts of Mars (2001)
• The Revenant (2009)
• The Wolfman (2010)
• Prometheus (2012)
• What We Do in the Shadows (2014)*
• Pride & Prejudice & Zombies (2016)
• Alien: Covenant (2017)
• Annhilation (2018)

* Movies actually watched on Halloween

Homeschool Resources During COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on 17 March 2020 | No responses

This is a work-in-progress of resources that may be helpful for parents trying to keep their kids occupied and up-to-date with their education when they’re out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not a resource for information about the pandemic itself! I’ve pulled these links from various sources and will continue to post to this as I get more information and links to share.

I cannot guarantee that these links and resources will be valid once the pandemic has lifted. All of these links open new browser windows.

General Resources

PBS

Google: Distance Learning Resources

Into the Book

Dreaming Zebra – free home art kit

Online Courses and Learning

Khan Academy – online classes

ReadWorks

edhelper.com

Scholastic Learn at Home

National Geographic Kids

Age of Learning, use code SCHOOL7771 for all links below

ABCmouse.com – Early Learning Academy

Reading IQ – preschool through 6th grade

Adventure Academy – 3rd through 8th grade

Coding, CS, Development

Code.org – Online coding lessons for beginners

Minecraft: Education Edition

Amazon Future Engineer

Museums, Zoos, and Virtual Tours

Pacific Science Center – live streaming science shows, hands-on STEM activities

Virtual field trips – Google Doc listing sites with virtual field trips

The Museum of Online Museums

Educational Games

Switch Zoo

Funbrain

Starfall – reading resources K-3

ABCya

Highlights Kids

Update 07.20.2020:

Online Camps

Time: Camp TFK

Varsity Tutors: Virtual Summer Camps

Pacific Science Center: Curiosity at Home

edmodo: Camp Mo

KidsGardening

Science Buddies: Summer of STEM

Class is Back in Session with Professor Spikes

Seneca Park Zoo: Zoo Projects at Home

Mama Teaches: 25+ Free Digital Escape Rooms

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: K-12 Learning Resources

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