Welcome
readers, writers, authors, and bloggers!
We're
glad you're here! It's the First Wednesday of the month; when we
celebrate IWSG Day in the form of a
blog hop featuring members and guests of the Insecure Writer's Support Group. Founded by author Alex Cavanaugh (Thank you,
Captain!) and fostered by like-minded associates, IWSG is a comfortable place
to share views and literary news as we record our journeys. Check out the October newsletter here.
The awesome co-hosts for this month’s posting of the IWSG
are: Nancy Gideon, Jennifer Lane, Jacqui Murray, and Natalie Aguirre!
Today’s
entirely optional question: Ghost
stories fit right in for this month. Tell us your favorite ghostly story and
why it sends a chill up your spine.
If my sister hadn’t reminded me of
the first movie that scared our lights back on (The Birds) as we watched in the dark, I might have and
probably should have forgotten all
about the movie that still gives me the creeps to this very day. But I’ll save
that one for last.
I enjoy a good nail-biter. Misery was good, as was Christine, Cape Fear, and The Shining. I honestly thought The Fly was
hilarious until it was left inside the machine. I reserve judgment on films like King Kong and Godzilla and that poor monster in Creature from the Black Lagoon. I feel so sad for their plights. It's not unlike how I feel about all
the unwitting participants of a Jurassic experiment gone wrong. All good shows, though. Went
through a lot of popcorn J
It took a while for me to walk the
woods alone again once they buried the cat – and then the toddler! – in the
movie Pet Sematary. I just knew I’d run across a deadfall.
I don’t care for blood and guts;
which, ironically, brings me to one of my favorite scary shows; Carrie. The
creeps that totally ruined her special day sure met their match ;-)
Personally, I think it’s the supernatural side of things that I usually choose to write about or at least bestow on a
character or two. I guess that’s why I favor those kind of films.
Are there any films or shows you’ve
ever wished you hadn’t watched? I can’t say they didn’t scare me, but there are a
few I wouldn’t watch again. For instance, The Omen, The Exorcist, and
last but certainly not least – or best - Rosemary’s Baby.
I think I’ll dig around for a happy
ghost story.
Have a perfectly boo-tiful October,
everyone!
Someone else who picked The Exorcist! Good.
ReplyDeleteYeah, at one point I was actually outside the living room, peeking at the TV from around the corner ;-)
DeleteAlthough not a fan of horror movies in general, I did like Carrie, The Shining, and Rosemary's Baby. A "happy" ghost story? How about "Ghost", starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore? 🙂 Happy October, diedre! 🎃
ReplyDeleteOh! Ghost is a fabulous choice! Thanks for reminding me, Debbie. Enjoy the colors of the season.
DeleteHi Diedre - The Birds - I was horrified with that one! Well remembered - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHi Hilary!
DeleteNot this year, while we're setting records for heat, but normally this time of year birds get to huddling on the wires and I have to keep an eye on them. I can't help it ;-)
You've named some excellent scary movies, Diedre! The Birds was so freaky. Have you read Stephen King's On Writing? I was interested by his strategy of combining two ideas for a novel. He reported that Carrie came from combining his strange, shy, poor high-school classmate and his fascination with horror.
ReplyDeleteHi, Jennifer!
DeleteOh yes, I have just about everything King ever wrote, including On Writing. I was delighted to realize that a lot of writers use that same strategy; two - or more ideas about ordinary people coming together in extraordinary circumstances. Hard to top King's imagination, though ;-)
The Shining is a favorite of mine but the Exorcist was weird. As for other scary stories: My fav spooky tales are chicken-skin tales about urban stories of night marchers, and of Madame Pele, the volcano goddess, who appeared along the roadside when people were in need.
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Hi, Gail!
DeleteHa! Out here, we have La Llorona leyenda; a vengeful woman who roams the rivers looking for the children she'd drowned in a fit of anger. I always thought the story was off since our river hardly ever runs ;-)