Classic Halloween Monster Line-Up

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I've been trying to keep in the Halloween mood this year by doing a lot of Halloween themed drawings.  It's a bit tough to get into the Halloween spirit when the birds are chirping and flowers are blooming.  People in New Zealand really get into Christmas early as well, which makes it difficult.  I've seen a few houses with their Christmas trees up already.

This is my version of the Halloween classics - the wicked witch, cursed mummy, Frankenstein's Monster, blood-sucking vampire, and howling werewolf.

Happy Halloween!

Phoebe the Feeb and Frankie

Anna and I recently watched Monster Squad to celebrate Halloween.  That movie really stands the test of time.  There is so much in it that you really couldn't get away with in movies nowadays too- namely kids acting like kids.

The interaction between Phoebe (Ashley Bank) and Frankenstein's Monster (Tom Noonan) was one of my favorite aspects of the film.  And Ashley Bank was just hilarious.  It's so nice seeing kids acting like little kids.  Little kids in movies nowadays are either way too emotionally mature, or just obnoxious.  Likeable children in movies seems like it was some kind of 80s phenomenon that writers/directors have lost the knack for nowadays.  Maybe it's cause production companies won't let them say "shit" anymore?