Halloween is my favorite holiday. This
is occasionally a source of contention.
OTHER PEOPLE: No. Really your favorite
holiday is Christmas.
Presents? Christmas cheer? spiked
apple cider?
ME: No it isn't.
OTHER PEOPLE: Fine. Then your favorite
holiday has to be your birthday.
Its all about you, how could that
not be great?
There's cake, and in your case
tequila.
ME: Nope.
BEST FRIEND: No really Other
People, it is Halloween. She's not even joking.
If you asked me to list some months it
would probably end up like this:
...July
August
September
Halloween
November
December...
In celebration of my love for
Halloween, Seize the Absurd will be Halloween themed throughout
October. I have decided to call this:
AN
OCTOBERWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA
beginning
today with coverage on a Monster Halloween Party, attended by the most famous monsters in history. Luckily the paparazzi have
acquired several promisingly dramatic snapshots.
Adam and his recently reconstructed
bride share a pleasant conversation with the Wicked witch.
The Witch serves a marvelous
pumpkin-eyeball punch to the fearsome guests.
(Frankenstein is the doctor, Adam is
the monster. Which is easy to remember because it makes perfect
sense, since he is the first re-created man....you're all welcome
very much.)
Medusa has chosen a lovely albino boa
constrictor named Reginald as a necklace. The necklace menaces the
waiter, who was attempting to serve shots of invisibility potion.
On the left is Chatty-Caty with her
fish bone tattoo.
The Mummy, who is intent on impressing
the ladies, has failed to notice that his bandages have slipped,
exposing some rather unattractive decaying leg.
Mer-woman and the Magic Rabbit are
unimpressed.
It seems that the cause of Mummy's
unraveling bandages, is a devious vampire, who has nailed a loose end
to the floor. Count Vladimir gives him a scathing look as he drinks a
bloody Mary (complete with eyeball instead of olive).
That was the last of the paparazzi
pictures acquired, it is believed that the photographer proceeded to
provoke a werewolf .
EMIGAD Liz, I am so excited about this month on your blog! Someone recently reminded me that Gorey exists, so I am also suddenly kind of excited for Halloween, which is new for me. I remember your ridiculously detailed and obscure costume last year... you inspire me to remember how great it can be to dress up...
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