Halloween

I think it may be my favorite holiday.

I'm not big on costumes (I have good costume ideas, but I rarely wear them).

I did go as Nathan Drake this year.  He's the protagonist of the Uncharted video game series on the PS3.  I wanted to go as a Party Down employee, but that wouldn't have been any fun without other people doing it too.  The best thing about the Nathan Drake costume is it was basically normal clothing.  I had to find a leather wristband and wear a silver ring on a leather necklace.  No one knew who I was, so I just looked like a douche-y hipster.

It's cool though.  I was comfortable and I nailed the costume.

But back to why I enjoy Halloween.

I think it has to do with my loving genuinely thrilling/suspenseful and supernatural things.  I love a great scary story; whether it is a book or movie or video game.  What I really like are the stories that actually build suspense and don't just go for the cheap "gotcha" scary (like nearly every horror movie in at least the past decade).  Movies like Jaws or Alien nail the suspense aspect.  You hardly see the "monster" before the final act.  Granted, this is due to those movies being made in 70s, but those movies get that what I imagine a lot of people don't understand.

What the viewer/reader/player imagines in their head will always be scarier than what is actually there.

The fear of the unknown is a pretty powerful thing.

So on Halloween I watch classic scary movies.  The past two years I've watched Young Frankenstein (not scary, but hysterical) and Night of the Living Dead (the original zombie flick).  Both are some of my favorite movies.  I think I might add The Creature from the Black Lagoon to the mix.

The other reason I love Halloween, boat loads of candy. Yeah, I know, I'm a kid sometimes.

- In Other News -

I hate the NBA will not have an 82 game season.  It's such a bummer.

It's slightly over halfway through the fantasy football season so I'll do an update blog on my teams.  One is doing stellar, but two are struggling.  Although, this week I will go 3-0.

I bought FIFA 12 and have basically become addicted to its career mode.  Tomorrow Uncharted: Drake's Deception releases and I'll be getting that.  The Uncharted series is one of the best franchises in the video game industry.

"The Little Things" - Danny Elfman