Samhain was a celebration of the harvest and is closely associated with the concept of autumn symbolically representing the end of life and the start of the winter cycle.
The bonfire is therefore a symbolic means of ushering in the process of rebirth.
The rebirth.. the spirit.. it burns bright.
The rebel yell in the dark of night.
Foreboding is the darkness still
Erased from time is good will.
With a fire brought until the dawn..
Accept a change and end what’s gone.
The U.S. Department of State issued a rare ”Worldwide Caution” alert Thursday, urging any American who is overseas to “exercise increased caution” due to “increased tensions in various locations around the world.”
The U.S. said there is also an increased potential for “terrorist attacks, demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens.”
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut also urged American citizens Thursday to make plans to leave the country “as soon as possible while commercial options are still available,” as fighting intensifies near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon
— Read on www.semafor.com/article/10/19/2023/us-travel-alert-americans-leave-lebanon-israel-gaza-war
It seem that Halloween 4 makes the socials on an annual basis.. Why?
The 1988 sequel suffered horrendous criticism in the year was released. Through the 1990s, people who were fans of the original almost were offended by the Return of Michael Myers. It was just about as bad as the feels of Halloween 3. So why are people celebrating it annually?
For horror fans, this meme may make the most sense. Michael Myers was back. But he was really different:
So why does the movie trend this time of year?
It is not because of its acting or script, but instead the imagery. And not just the nostalgia for those who felt it. But even more, the silent and quiet nostalgia for those who never experienced it and never will.
Halloween 4 is set as though 3 never happened, ten years after a hospital exploded in Haddenfield and Mikey and Dr. Loomis survived the blaze. Myers grabs a new mask off a discount drug store rack and the rest is history. Of course multiple further sequels goofs up the timeline as much as a Marvel Spider-Man movie. Seriously.. it can be confusing for the non horror fans.
But this film sparks some other melancholy of the infinite sadness.
It began without the famous pumpkin and piano theme.. but instead a series of autumnal images .. what it is about the imagery which makes the film this special?
The fall feeling? That is what social media streams seem to suggest. All of those images sure present that aura..
The other thing presented is not just pictures of the loneliest parts of fall, but also a somber haunting musical background to the scenery.
This is something those who lived in 1988 can feel. I can almost taste and smell the pictures. I had moments with friends and family in the heyday of the decade that look the same in the memories. Out late at night before a curfew when the rural landscape was dancing with a fiery sunset.
I recall vividly a moment when friends of mine and cousins were out too late, well beyond the time when we should have been home earlier. We were lost somewhere deep in farm lands. At sunset, we thought we saw someone with an axe. Or a machine. Or farm equipment. Heck we were 7 and 8 years-old and had no clue what we were seeing. So we ran home.. When we got back to my cousin’s house, we were in a bit of trouble (but it was the 80s, parents were okay with this stuff) and –seriously–Halloween was playing on TV. The theme song greeted us walking through the front door.
For people reading this, the 80s and 90s really were different. No doubt.. not saying better.
But sure as hell not saying worse.
Those who were born soon or well after the appearance of Halloween 4’s intro in ’88 be viscerally in tune to the opening scene. Perhaps, maybe, these feelings in innate. The deep and profound feeling is within us.. the nostalgia is passed down. The feeling of sunsets arriving earlier perhaps are somehow so humanly frightening that the nostalgia of that moment never goes away. No matter the generational or technological advance. We feel the feeling.
We are all immersed in the advance of autumn. The festival of Samhaim. The solemn rituals of the early fall and the eventual darkness that takes hold.. deep in our souls.
Carolyn Andriano, a victim of sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein whose testimony was crucial to putting away his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, has died.
The 36-year-old mother-of-five had planned to start a new chapter in North Carolina, at a new house with a fireplace and half-acre lot with a chicken coop. Carolyn and her husband, John Pitts, had purchased the property just weeks before she was found unresponsive in a West Palm Beach hotel room on May 23.
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The Daily Beast has submitted requests for information to both the medical examiner and police department. While a cause or manner of death hasn’t been released, a toxicology report indicates Carolyn had methadone, fentanyl, and alprazolam (the generic name for Xanax) in her system when she died.
Lewis Nelson, professor and chair of the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School’s Department of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Division of Medical Toxicology, said alprazolam and fentanyl can be a dangerous combination, as both drugs suppress breathing.
“Her fentanyl use was very recent,” said Nelson, who is not involved in Carolyn’s case but independently reviewed her toxicology report. “My postulation is she is on methadone, takes a high dose, she took fentanyl, and she died quickly.” The low levels of a metabolite of fentanyl, Nelson added, suggest that Carolyn died before her body had time to metabolize the drug. Bloodwork, however, doesn’t usually paint a picture of how often someone uses a substance.
The star was one day shy of her 77th birthday..
Somers succumbed to a battle with breast cancer..
May she forever rest in peace.
Miramax’s Head of Global TV Marc Helwig will be overseeing the franchise creatively in close collaboration with producer and CEO of Trancas Malek Akkad, who has worked on Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later, Halloween: Resurrection, Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009).
According to Deadline, “The new Halloween series is envisioned to potentially launch a cinematic universe spanning film and television. Miramax’s Head of Global TV Marc Helwig will be overseeing the franchise creatively in close collaboration with Akkad”as well as reminding that “Jointly controlling both the film and TV rights would allow Miramax and Trancas to map out an integrated film-TV universe.”
The night he came home never ends.
Developing…..
The Palestinian Hamas terror group known as Hamas has called on Muslims worldwide to stage a “Day of Jihad,” or holy war, on Friday, October 13th — coincidentally, a date that resonates with horror movies and the upcoming Halloween holiday.
Hamas referred to the day as “Al-Aqsa Flood” Friday, referring to the name of the operation in which it murdered more than 1,200 Israelis, wounded roughly 3,000, and kidnapped over 100.
— Read on www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/10/11/hamas-calls-for-global-day-of-jihad-on-friday-the-13th/
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) reported Hamas as saying:
We declare next Friday, ‘The Friday of the Al-Aqsa Flood,’ as a day of general mobilization in our Arab and Islamic world and among the free people of the world. It is a day to rally support, offer aid, and participate actively. It is a day to expose the crimes of the occupation, isolate it, and foil all its aggressive schemes. It is a day to demonstrate our love for Palestine, Jerusalem, and Al-Aqsa. It is a day for sacrifice, heroism, and dedication, and to earn the honor of defending the first Qibla of Muslims, the third holiest mosque, and the ascension of the trusted Messenger
We call upon the free people of the world to mobilize in solidarity with our Palestinian people and in support of their just cause and legitimate rights to freedom, independence, return, and self-determination.
Developing..
We must be on an old timeline again with our newsfeeds once against being doused by Halloween clowns!
It’s just a guy in a clown suit, seriously..
Let’s get real.
A Facebook account set up by the clown – calling himself Cole Deimos – posted images of himself in the darkened streets of the village..
He leaves red balloons around the village of Skelmorlie in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Wearing white gloves and a lace collar, as well as a top fastened with big red fluffy buttons, media reports claim that the clown has left the 2,000 locals in fear.
Fear!!
So scary.. a clown who uses social media to garner attention and headlines. The Scots must be quivering in their UK boots.
Back to that Facebook page.. things seem to be either being misreported or the page is gone.
We were not able to locate any social media presence despite the media reports. Maybe going “virtual” scared the scary clown?
One individual, who preferred to remain anonymous, expressed his worry about his two young sons, saying, “Whoever this is, they are scaring everybody – he needs to be stopped. Someone needs to intervene before he terrifies someone to the point of a heart attack.”
“One boy in the street along from us said he saw the clown from his bedroom window just before he went to bed – he didn’t sleep all night,” noted the citizen.
Another resident, Pauline, said photos and videos had recently been removed from Deimos’ Facebook page.
The Record reports the profile indicates that they are self-employed studied at Clown School and that he is a resident of Skelmorlie.
Hitmen from one of Mexico’s most notorious drug cartels have announced a “purge” in a chilling video which has emerged online.
Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) – considered to be the country’s most dangerous drug trafficking organisation – wear creepy Halloween masks and military-style uniforms in the biggest footage. They’re also armed to the teeth, pointing high-calibre weapons to the sky as they face the camera.
— Read on www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/notorious-cartel-hitmen-creepy-halloween-31158817
From the video: “This message goes out to the residents within the valleys of Teotihuacán and all of its surroundings. We’ve arrived you sons of b******. We will be moving throughout the towns of San Juan Teotihuacán, Otumba, Axapusco, Nopaltepec, Acolman, Maquixco, Atlatongo, Joquicingo, San Martín de las Pirámides, Santanas, San Luis, San Miguel, Ixtlahuaca, Tecámac, Zumpango, 5 de Mayo, San Pedro, Santa Maria, Purificación, San Sebastián Xolalpa, Belém, Oxtotipac, Tepetlaoxtoc, San Marcos, Nepantla, San Antonio, Teopancala, Coacalco.“
The scandal!!
The drunkenness!!
The media attention!
Wake me when someone cares.,
Variety is splashing a waterlogged assault on Jana Momoa and the set of AQUAMAN 2..
We ever heard of Amber Heard cut scenes..
Some snippets from the report:
Depp fans paid the court fees for the release of documents from Heard’s therapist, Dr. Dawn Hughes. The raw notes, scribbled on a legal pad, were part of last year’s high-profile trial in which Depp largely prevailed. They describe a hostile “Aquaman” set where an allegedly intoxicated Jason Momoa dressed like Depp and pushed to have Heard booted from the role of aquatic superhero Mera.
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A rep for Momoa declined comment, but a DC spokesperson pushed back on Heard’s characterization, saying, “Jason Momoa conducted himself in a professional manner at all times on the set of ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.’” Others echoed that sentiment. “Jason works his ass off, likes to have a beer once in a while like everyone, but doesn’t show up drunk to set,” says an insider who was on the London set in 2021, adding that the two stars got along and were seen joking together. “And he isn’t dressing like Johnny Depp. He has always dressed in that bohemian style.”