Day: October 30, 2013

Samhain Eve

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30 2013
ON MORE DAY ‘TIL HALLOWEEN. SILVER SHAMROCK

This gives me hope in humanity. All the fear and doom and gloom with Hurricane Sandy coverage, and this occurs: A horsehead jogger gets on TV 
A year of nothings: Sandy survivors see no path home.. still, one year later..
It is actually pretty hard to believe that it’s has been a year already since the massive Superstorm hit..Should you be interested, there is some archived information from last year on both THE HORROR REPORT and my personal website Coalspeaker .. One year since those winds destroyed and those floods killed.. A year goes by fast–but for those who still see no sign of recovery, it must have been a very, very long year..
Winter 13-14 Nor’Easters could spell disaster for Sandy victims..


The latest from St Jude: 15 dead.. That was another historic storm, one year to the same time frame that Sandy struck the North American continent..

The sun has suddenly become active: More big flares are firing off.. And maybe some more to come.

Just in time for the holiday season: Food stamp cuts. And a Food Bank CEO suggests that those cuts could spark food riots..

A report claims that milk prices could skyrocket to $8 a gallon is farm bill is not passed..


Rand Paul set to block Janet Yellen’s nomoination with audit the FED pitch..

Obama knew that millions of Americans would not be able to keep their health insurance..

Grill on the Hill: Sebelius testimony at Congressional Hearing about Healthcare.gov glitches..


The Cardinals’ plane grounded with mechanical problems.. That curse that used to be over the Red Sox doesn’t have a home anymore. Every team that plays them better watch their bats..

Girl kills herself after her parents ban her from Facebook..


This is a bizarre idea.. The United Nations is planning to fight asteroid with “Committee on Peaceful Uses of outer Space” .. And just in case that plan doesn’t work, the big shots in big leagues have their backup plan for the 1%: The artic bunker with a doomsday vault featuring every seed from everything on earth. Yes, mankind will persevere.. even if 99% get wiped from the planet..


Why are you (*am me*) always tired? A website gives us some ideas.. They include not drinking enough water, being low on B12, or lots of other possibilities. What about just getting four hours of sleep a night, I did not see that one on the list..

Peru reopening UFO investigations..


A woman believes that she was healed by a ghost, and also goes on to claim that she has a photo to prove it..She said that the ‘White Lady’ in a church during a family summer holiday.. Does this photo prove that a ghostly angel may have assisted in healing someone, or is it proof that ‘mind over matter’ is stronger than we think?


All thumbs: New CALL OF DUTY ad will feature Megan Fox..

Religious scholars join horror movie buffs in St. Louis for another look at the film THE EXORCIST..

Batman making horror movies better! This is a pretty fun video..

Man trying to revive Detroit neighborhood Halloween..

A huge Halloween weather system set to impact large area..


Samhain set: Witches are the most popular costume in 2013, princesses for kids. Not making the list: The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. I frankly think they were the most popular this year, since we could not find any for my son in a 100 mile square radius. I guess the best gauge for that will be so see if any heroes in a half shell end up joining Ayden in night life trick or treating..

Those childhood stories that were told in the dark..

The best book covers ever—-and some of the best books ever, too. 

I remember being frightened of these imaginative stories as a child—some have stuck with me ever since. 
The best book covers ever—-and some of the best books ever, too. I remember being frightened of these imaginative stories as a child—some have stuck with me ever since.  There was a yearly ‘book fair’ that would show up in my grade school. I went to a Catholic school, so nice child-friendly books were proudly on display. But if you looked hard enough, you can find these books there.. I bought it sneakily, as though I was doing something bad, and tucked it away in my bookbag until I got home. I’d read it at night, and cover myself with blankets when I heard the house squeak…. They were scary stories to tell in the dark… And if I’m not mistaken, they still exist somewhere in my house. I just have to find them… When I do my son will inherit the treasure..

There was a yearly ‘book fair’ that would show up in my grade school. 
I went to a Catholic school, so nice child-friendly books were proudly on display. 
But if you looked hard enough, you can find these books there.. I bought it sneakily, as though I was doing something bad, and tucked it away in my bookbag until I got home. 
And then I’d read it at night, and cover myself with blankets when I heard the house squeak….They were scary stories to tell in the dark…And if I’m not mistaken, they still exist somewhere in my house.  I just have to find them…
When I do my son Ayden will inherit the treasure..

The monsters of Jedwabne

The film is called AFTERMATH. The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER is reporting about the film today.. It perhaps may be one of the most important movies ever made, and since it is about actual events that some have chosen to forget, will be controversial too..
It details some horrible series of events that happened on July 10 1941.. It premiers in the United States this week.. 
If you want to know how controversial this movie may be, consider just the opening paragraph of the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER story:

On July 10, 1941, half the residents of Jedwabne, a Polish village 85 miles northeast of Warsaw, murdered the other half. The mob, led by the mayor, were Catholics; their 1,600 victims were Jewish, slaughtered over several nightmarish hours with bats, knives, rifles and other improvised weapons. Those who survived the massacre were then rounded up in a barn donated by a local farmer, which was then set ablaze. A plaque erected at the site blamed Nazis for the massacre, but, in fact, Nazis had only authorized it. Locals walked by the plaque for half a century, knowing the truth, but saying nothing 

The story of Jedwabne is not the typical one taught in American high schools. As a matter of fact, most people may not even know of the dreadful story.. They will this week, at least those who hear of the movie.. 
In 2001, a book called NEIGHBORS explores the death of the 1,600 people.. While I never read it, this may be as good a time as any to reflect on history that mostly has gone unnoticed in the United States.
God fearing Catholics..armed with weapons of little destruction, killed their neighbors … 
One part of the story, also that may come as a surprise to those who are not aware, the Poles actually asked their new rulers, the Nazis, if it was permitted they kill the Jews. When they got the greenlight, they went overboard–so much so that the Nazis actually told the Poles to keep one family of Jews from every profession.. the Poles said no thanks, as they continued their bloody rampage..

Those resources and information sources are set to increase with the movie AFTERMATH.

This movie is important to understand, watch..and ponder.
Like the MONSTERS OF MULLBERRY STREET of fiction, this movie based on reality can teach a lesson. A lesson that, as sadly timeless as it may be, atrocities can happen where and when you least expect them…