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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