My blog last week was about classic horror movies for the
Halloween season. This week I'm talking about the lessons we can learn from
those movies.
In addition to fun and entertainment, all sorts of valuable
tidbits of information can be garnered from horror movies—especially important
lessons about ghosts, monsters, and evil things lurking in the shadows. Those
mysterious things that go bump in the night.
Here are 9 important lessons Halloween movies have taught
us.
9) When it appears
that you have killed the monster, NEVER check to see if it's really dead.
8) If your companions
suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic behavior such as hissing,
fascination with blood, glowing eyes, or increasing hairiness, get away from
them as fast as possible.
7) Do not search the
basement, especially if the power has just gone out (even if it seems to have
been knocked out as the result of a storm).
6) If appliances
start operating by themselves, move out.
5) Stay away from
certain geographic locations such as: Amityville, Elm Street, Transylvania,
Nilbog, the Bermuda Triangle…or any small town in Maine.
4) If your children
speak to you in a language they should not know or if they speak to you
using a voice not their own, be afraid…be very afraid.
3) When you have the
benefit of numbers, NEVER pair off or worse yet go it alone when searching the
spooky old mansion for the source of the strange noises.
2) As a general rule,
don't solve puzzles that open portals to hell.
And last, but not least…
1) If you find a town
which looks deserted, there's probably a good reason for it. Take the hint and stay away!
And have a Happy Halloween!
12 comments:
Oh, my Goddess! You've just made my day, my week, my spooky month! Too funny and right on target! Thanks for the great post.
What about if someone offers you a chocolate mouse, politely refuse?
Don't let the Bermuda Triangle fool you. Those people aren't missing. They're all hanging out at Margaritaville and don't want to go home. After all - it's five o'clock somewhere.
Ashantay: Remember--not all heavy breathing coming from the far corner of a dark basement needs to be investigated!
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Andrea: Politely refuse sounds good! :)
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Sandra: I like that concept!! As you said, it's always five o'clock somewhere.
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Rules to live by. You made me laugh out loud!
Rules for survival...makes that insurance commercial ("let's hide behind those chainsaws!") an absolute scream.
kayden: Definitely things to keep in mind should you find yourself in a spooky old mansion at night during a thunderstorm. :)
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Ash: First time I saw that commercial, I did LOL. Funny commercial!
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Great post - we all wince when the characters do exactly what we know they shouldn't!
Kat
Kat: In writer terminology, it's a character "too stupid to live!" :)
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