Ghosts of Hallowe'en Past

My Flickr page now has some photos from last night's parties.

Writing Group Blog Updated

1. I believe (correct me if I am wrong), that Writing Group for Ocotber 31, 2006 has been moved to Monday October 30 to make way for Halloween.

2. The Writing Group Blog has been updated to include the next 6 weeks' agenda for writing.

3. I'm looking forward to writing 50,000 words of crap. I work best under deadlines.

EFS After Party / Halloween Party!!

When: FRIDAY, Oct 27th
Where: Kat's place (18th & Columbia, address will be in the forum)
What: Halloween Party!

Aparently Kat's new place used to be quite notorious for their Halloween parties, so they've decided to resurect the tradition!

Times to follow, but it's a party so no one's gonna show up until after 9pm anyways. For those attending the Monster Mash, we'll all trundle our butts down after the movie.

Woo!

Group Costume

For those needing an easy, fun and last minute costume idea, I am going as something that can very easily and successfully be expanded into a group costume. Only those interested in participating will get to know what I've got planned...

Hints: It's movie based. It's cheap. It's versitile.

Monster Mash - Oct 27th!

Hey Kids!

Have Halloween weekend plans yet? Well, now you do!

What - Evil Film School's First Annual Monster Mash

When - Friday Oct 27th

Doors - 7pm

Admission - $5 - $10 sliding scale

It's a Halloween Party with a horror shorts program, costume contest (with AWESOME) prizes and of course, the main attraction: The Monster Squad [1987]. Directed by Fred Dekker (House, Night of the Creeps) and written by Shane Black (Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang; Leathal Weapon), this is sure to be a major nostalgia fest for many of our regulars.

Remember, costumes are manditory, and if you don't have your own, one may be provided for you.

Shorts start at 7:30pm, costume contest stars at 8:30pm and The Monster Squad will be on around 9pm. Bring your friends!!

Prizes provided by Fright Rags and Happy Bats Cinema! Thanks guys!

AYA? IAA.

Just wondering if anyone had any concrete plans for Hallowe'en yet. Specifically costume related events. If you'vw got a cool event you're planning on hosting / attending, drop a line in the comments below.

Evil Film School - This Friday!!

Hey Kids,

Bothering you once again to remind all fans of Blaxploitation to get their butts down to Blim this Friday for Blaxploitation Rarities. Once again, the line-up:

7:30pm: Darktown Strutters - Action musical with "Thumper" from Diamonds are Forever. A MUST SEE!

9:30pm: Candy Tangerine Man - Sleazy. Violent. Pimpin'... Sam Jackon wants you to see this M.F. movie.



And... Mark your calendars in Blood Red Ink for (drumroll)...

Evil Film School Presents - The First Annual Halloween Monster Mash!!

Doors 7pm
Admission $5 - 10 slidding scale
7:30pm - Horror Shorts Massacre
8:30pm - Costume Contest (Prizes!)
9pm - The Monster Squad [1986] - The cult hit from the 80's is back!

Costumes mandatory. Free admission to anyone dressed as a Universal monster (Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, the Wolfman, the Creature From the Black Lagoon, Bride of Frankenstein, etc).

For more info go to www.evilfilmschool.com or email evilfilmschool@gmail.com

Halloween Montage

Who was this old boy? The embodiment of revenge? incest? Glad I wasn't at the other end of the electrical tape.



Note that someone is missing from the other end. Oh, the costumes...looks like the cast of passe partout.



That is one cool Skeksis mask! Also, a python lumberjack.



The raggedy host and hostess.



Tiny Tim...actually, Lil' Tim by this point.



The kid who would be superman...also this year's winner!

HALLOWEEN

SATURDAY OCTOBER 29th
8PM

CLUBHOUSE


(costume contest likely to be resumed this year)

Halloween?

Grae? Bean?

There IS a party this year, right?

Geez, I take forever to get shit done.

But here are the Hallowe'en pictures Andrew took:

Xian's brains

Xian and Miyuki

The burning of the gaunch

The afterimage, not just burned onto our retinas, but onto the very cement!

Little red and the wolf

Gir!

Facehugger luvin'

Paul the pedophile priest

The woman of mystery

The scoutmaster

The john

Group shot

It Boggles the Mind.

Christian had the same Halloween costume as Avril.

Hey all,

Hope you've all recovered from Halloween etc...

Now, here's your official reminder about the next movie night, Wednesday Nov 10 and some changes

Wednesday Nov 10: SEX!!

7pm: The Lickerish Quartet [1970] -- I've been waiting a long time to program something by Radley Metzger and this seemed like as good a time as any. Boobies and a mind-fuck all swirled together in one mod-Eurotrash package. A real treat for all who attend.

9pm: Valerie [1969] -- The film that invented "Maple Syrup Porno". A Catholic girl in Quebec embarks on a journey of self discovery. Also of note for it's swinging Franco-pop soundtrack.

**Changes** Wednesday Nov 17: Animals Attack

Because apparently people were looking forward to Orca, I decided to make an extra screening just to get it in.

7pm: Orca: The Killer Whale [1977] -- Produced quick on the heels of "Jaws", this features whale on whale love and sopping wet Charlottle Rampling & Bo Derek.


9pm: Grizzly [1976] -- Imagine if "Jaws" had been made with a giant bear instead of a giant shark. Now add Christopher George and Andrew Prine

Wednesday November 24: MORE SEX!!!!

7pm: Ecstasy of the Angels [1972] -- From IMDB: "Imagine seeing a hysterical comedy about idealistic terrorists betrayed by their leaders as written by Jean-Luc Godard, produced by David Lynch and directed by Gregg Araki: that gets you somewhere in the neighbourhood of what this picture is like." Also, there are naked Japanese girls.

9pm: Beautiful Girl Hunter [1979] -- This one is courtesy of Sinister Sam so you know it's gonna be good. Another one not for the faint of heart it mixes, sex, sadism and philosophy in the way that only the Japanese can.


Now mark your calendars and I'll see you on Wednesday.

~meeko

I was robbed...

Well, for those that could not make it out to the Sonar on Hallowe'en, I did not win. I didn't even get top three. Another Edward Scissorhands won first place. A skinnier, lamer version. Sure, I may not have the body type to begin with, but his looked like it was thrown together in a day. His hands were electrical taped for god's sake! At any rate, I'll post pics when possible. For confirmation, ask Kestrel whose costume was better.

Bruised, Blistered and Bleeding...

Well, it was a hurrendous move...mainly due to the fact that only one person showed up to help me move the entire contents of an 850sf apartment. I called my boss who was pretty much my personal saviour this weekend, between the assistance on saturday and temporary storage on sunday. Strangely enough, the 3/4T cargo van was double booked and we somehow managed to get a 1T cube. Anything less would have contributed further to the disaster with a 2am completion time (which would have been impossible as the new manager HAD to be there for the security and elevators). Sunday involved solely my own efforts of piling up drawer/closet contents into big piles, tying them in bedsheets and throwing them into the car to get the apartment vacant and spotless with a noon deadline on getting into the new place. All this plus carpet cleaners arriving at 2:30pm and new tenants at 3:30pm. I don't know how I'm still standing.

Unfortunately, the move isn't finished. The apartment that I chose (best $/sf plus oversize balcony) has not been finished, hence the contents of my apartment are currently occupying the boardroom of an ex-accountant's office in the same complex. Once my suite is complete in a few weeks, I need to move everything over and finally take occupancy on the 1st of December. So I'm putting out another SOS with three weeks notice that I NEED ASSISTANCE on the 20th of November. This will involve moving furniture, boxes and bags out the boardroom, down the elevator across an indoor bridge, up another elevator and directly into the first suite across from the elevator. In the meantime, I need to go back, repair and dejunk a little more.

This halloween, I went as a homeless Elvis (In The Ghetto Elvis?)...so I'm staying with Chris this week, Gareth and Sophie next week and at a co-worker's farm the following week with no definitive plans for the last week of November (as I may be able to gain early occupancy). I can be reached on my cell...Grae and Cor have the number. Everyone'll like the new highrise...between the incomplete state and the security cards instead of keys it feels like wandering around Nakatomi Plaza or something...

Duke

Hallowe'en night

So what plans do people have this year for the 31st?

I plan on going to the Sonar for Something Wicked This Way Comes, and with any luck, I'll experience a repeat of last year's win. Anyone looking to come out is more than welcome (provided they cheer their lungs out for me). I'll be heading down fairly early in the night, at approximately 9pm. If it is anything like last year, judging will occur some time around 1am, so plan on staying out late on a school night.

Top prize is $500 this year, with over $1000 in secondary prizes. Hope to see you there.

P.S. My mom will be attending too, and competing against me for best costume.

Halloween Party

Last Saturday in October (as per usual), the 5th Annual Clubhouse Halloween will start at 8pm.

Parade of Lost Souls will be going on at Grandview Park. Standard system for the parties, only this time with costumes!

In regards to the last Hallowe'en picture:

You guys did awesome...check this out!

One Last Halloween Picture

Kate/Sophie Fatale, Toby/Crazy 88, Karin/O-ren Ishii, Grae/Crazy 88, Corinne/Go-Go Yubari, Bob/Crazy 88, Mariko/Elle Driver.

Purple Onion pictures

Just thought I'd throw these out for you all...

I love the blur of white that is Karin and Meeko in the middle of this one.

For those of you who didn't get a good look at his costume, here's Mr. Dark , the man who isn't allowed to enter the costume contest anymore.

And here are a few pics of Owen, hamming it up for his adoring fans.

Great night everyone!

Anybody planning on hitting Sanctuary this Sunday?