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Halloween will be here soon. It is never too early to start planning what you will wear. Dont wait until the last second, get thinking now and be ahead of the game.

If your feeling a little bit sexy this year, you should start planning now to decide which sexy costume you will be modeling this year. Wearing lingerie for your costume is sexy and shows confidence. Not to mention the attention it will get you.

Before you decide, be sure to take a look at what your choices really are. Many online lingerie stores have an excellent variety of sexy costumes to choose from in many different materials and styles.

Now give some serious thought to how you like to act and bee perceived at the Halloween party. Do your best to relate your costume to your move and possible behavior and you will be comfortable in your selection.

If you are feeling extra flirtatious, a sexy vinyl lingerie schoolgirl costume is your ticket to the big show. For those who feel inclined to lend a helping hand to those in medical need, the sexy nurse costume will complement your personality nicely.

A sexy police officer costume will put you in charge of your situation. Slip it on and take control. Dont let your weapon be used against you. Enlist a deputy and take even more control. Two against one gives you better odds..

There are a large variety of sexy costumes available today. So many, that no regardless of your state of mind, there will most certainly be something you will find appealing. Dont forget, Halloween only comes once each year.

Dont be afraid to try something new. Do something fresh and enjoy the rewards. This is your chance to use your imagination while doing some role-playing at the same time.

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Adult Fat Security Guard Funny Halloween Costume

There's no doubt about it; kids love Halloween. They love dressing up in costumes and collecting loads of candy. But did you know that kids also enjoy participating in other fun, creative activities as well? There are tons of interesting ways to entertain a child's imagination, including simple craft projects and games. Why not take advantage of this amazing holiday by spending some extra time with the children and doing these activities together?

Craft projects are a great way to get your child involved with Halloween traditions. Children love the chance to use and show off their imagination. Why not allow them to help out with the Halloween decorations? Sure, you could go out and spend lots of money on decorations that are already assembled, but wouldn't it be nice to save some cash by making your own? And as a bonus, you get to share the moment with your children.

Here's a nifty idea for adding Halloween charm to your porch or patio. Thoroughly clean and remove the labels from empty 2-liter pop bottles and pour a little bit of orange paint inside, replacing lid afterward. Let the kids shake the bottles around until the inside is covered with orange paint. Once dry, allow them to decorate faces onto the outside of the bottles with black paint. Add a green ribbon or bow to the top of the bottle and set on the porch. To lessen the chance of your pop-bottle pumpkins from blowing over, you can add a handful of sand using a funnel.

Another fun project for the kids involves making pumpkin pouches from ordinary paper plates. These creative little pouches will look great hung on the wall or door. Use them for holding candy or other items. In fact, use them all year long. They can easily be created to change as the seasons do. Take two plates and cut one in half. Secure the half plate onto the whole one using either staples or weaving ribbon through punched-out holes. Paint the plate pouch orange and allow it to dry. Decorate the pumpkin with funny or spooky faces and hang (pouch out). You could also have the kids create a festive Halloween handprint wreath for hanging on the front door. Choose autumn-colored pieces of construction paper and trace around your child's hand. Cut the little hands out and glue them together in the shape of a wreath. These can be further decorated or left as is. The size of the wreath is up to you.

Planning a party? Get the kids to help out with the invitations. Create adorable ghost print cards using their own footprints. Your children will not only enjoy making them, but your guests will love the cute designs as well. Simply grab some black and orange-colored construction paper (amount will vary depending on how many people), white tempera or other washable paint, and some gold gel markers. Lay down some newspaper and fill a shallow container with paint. Fold each piece of construction paper in half and place, one at a time, onto the newspaper. Have each child dip his/her foot into the paint and stamp' the card with a footprint. Allow the cards to dry; afterward, let the kids add a face onto the ghost and print a small message inside using markers. You could use glue for this instead and decorate with glitter.

You could attach some lively little ghost pops onto each card. Just have the children cover a tootsie pop with tissue and secure it in place with a piece of orange or black yarn. Use a marker to add a face to the ghost. These also make fun treats to give out to the trick-or-treaters.

Other interesting ideas for the kids to make and give out to party guests as well as trick-or-treaters include bat bags and candy cups. Use an ordinary brown paper lunch bag and some brown construction paper. Have the kids draw a bat's head onto the piece of construction paper and cut it out. Let them decorate it with markers, glitter, etc. Fill the bag with treats, fold the top over, and staple (parent/adult should do this). Of course, you don't need to feel limited to bats; allow them to choose whatever Halloween design they want or one that goes with a party theme.

Candy cups are good for party guests. Simply allow kids to decorate Styrofoam cups with markers relating to Halloween theme. Meanwhile, fill some plastic baggies with individually wrapped candy and tie the tops with decorative yarn or ribbon. Let the kids drop one baggie into each of the cups; these can also contain the names of guests or allow the guests to become involved as well and include the activity as a party event.

While children are always fascinated with creative craft projects, they simply love the opportunity to play. Games are another fun way for them to enjoy the Halloween festivities. Traditional games such as Snap Apple are always a hit. Hang an apple from the doorway with a string and have the children take turns trying to bite the apple, with their hands behind their back. This game was thought to bring good fortunes to those accomplishing the task. Of course, you could give a prize instead.

An interesting alternative to the more traditional Halloween games might include a good old-fashioned game of Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin. This game is played in the same way as Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Create a pumpkin from a piece of orange poster board and draw a mouth and eyes onto it with black marker. Create the nose from a piece of black poster board or construction paper and attach some double-sided tape to the back of it. Blindfold the players, having them turn around a couple of times, then allow them to 'pin' the nose onto the pumpkin. Winner gets a small prize.

Halloween isn't just about the candy or the costumes; nor is it about the ghosts, goblins, or witches. Halloween is an ideal occasion for spending and honoring time with family and friends. From small decorating projects to fun games, the Halloween season offers plenty of easy and interesting activities for the kids as well as the parents.

This article was written by Nikki Phipps and was sponsored by DareToScare.com. Reproductions of this article are encouraged but must include a live link back to http://www.DareToScare.com.

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Halloween is as pure and undiluted as its title. In the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a teenage baby sitter tries to survive a Halloween night of relentless terror, during which a knife-wielding maniac goes after the town's hormonally charged youths. Director John Carpenter takes this simple situation and orchestrates a superbly mounted symphony of horrors. It's a movie much scarier for its dark spaces and ominous camera movements than for its explicit bloodletting (which is actually minimal). Composed by Carpenter himself, the movie's freaky music sets the tone; and his script (cowritten with Debra Hill) is laced with references to other horror pictures, especially Psycho. The baby sitter is played by Jamie Lee Curtis, the real-life daughter of Psycho victim Janet Leigh; and the obsessed policeman played by Donald Pleasence is named Sam Loomis, after John Gavin's character in Psycho. In the end, though, Halloween stands on its own as an uncannily frightening experience--it's one of those movies that had audiences literally jumping out of their seats and shouting at the screen. ("No! Don't drop that knife!") Produced on a low budget, the picture turned a monster profit, and spawned many sequels, none of which approached the 1978 original. Curtis returned for two more installments: 1981's dismal Halloween II, which picked up the story the day after the unfortunate events, and 1998's occasionally gripping Halloween H20, which proved the former baby sitter was still haunted after 20 years. --Robert Horton
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In my eyes there are two categories of people when speaking of favorite holiday slasher films: those that like 1974's Black Christmas to those who rather prefer 1978's Halloween. Count me a part of the former's category, as Black Christmas is a forgotten perfected-diamond that not only chills the marrow, but is also intentionally hilarious in spots. Halloween, however, is a pretty good movie, damn near great in spots, in fact. Although it features scenes not only worthy of Psycho, and of which have found their rightful place inside classical cinema, yet the parts are indeed better than the whole. Halloween's approximate first 11 minutes and final 36 minutes (yup, I checked the runtime) are truly the reason the film is held in high proverb-- it's too bad that that only makes up a little over ½ of the film's total length. Halloween may in fact have a greater affinity for art-house horror fans like myself, than blood-and-guts fans, so I almost hate to say it, as Halloween I also remember fondly from my younger years, and it is one of those films that got me obsessed with horror, but nostalgia should never get in the way of being an honest and fair critic (or wannabe critic.) Halloween is a good movie, but damn that middle section sure is mightily flawed, and even seems cheesy in parts. Yet, the term arty can also be applied to the good parts of the film, as well. Yet, I hate to use that term "art-house horror movie", as that implies that horror is on the contrary, but I believe when viewing Halloween that it does in fact fit. This is due to the way John Carpenter directs the movie: stylish and relying on Hitchcockian-like suspense and a real sense of horror, rather than bodycount. I also must first point out that the dialogue throughout the film is actually one of the best components of the script. Often the everyday conversations about normal day things that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her school friends have does in fact seem natural, rather than boring. Though we don't necessarily "know" the characters all that well from a literary perspective, we do like them, as they seem like any real life type of girls that both you or I might know in high school. Yet, the overbearing dialogue exchanges between Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) and the Sheriff (Charles Cyphers) seems necessary, it's also too bad it's not known until about that 55 minute mark. As the masterful opening scene, and its follow up "escape from the hospital scene" is long forgotten after about another 45 minutes of misstepping true scares. As although the mask-wearing Myers may be indeed a scary villain, not due so much to the ice-cold way he dispatches the characters, but much more due to the fact that he truly feels like evil incarnate. Yet, it also must be said that the way that Dr. Loomis perceives Myers in dialogue at first seems like it's overblown, lame, and not natural. What doctor really talks of a patient in high-strung, diabolical terms: "Death has come to your little town, sheriff." To the films credit, however, although it at first slips into this "only in Hollywood" jargon, yet that is later completely evaded and it even becomes justified when we do later in fact agree with him in that final act when this "bogeyman" character is finally put and secured into a menacing night backdrop. Because, as good as John Carpenter is as generating suspense and menace in the terror scenes, in the initial daylight stalking scenes sadly lack that blood luster. As framing a character that your film makes out to the "The Bogeyman" not just in daylight, but also (hilariously) standing outside a school window just next to laundry, honestly brings a roll of the eyes, and a bad smile to my lips. Then having this evil character possibly hide behind bushes and a bed sheet makes me cover my eyes with my hands, shaking my head. Call me cynical, but it truly feels like two different kinds of films throughout the acts: a masterful frightshow, then a cheesy B-movie, and then back to a white-knuckle terror ride. In conclusion, despite that I still like Halloween and even if its opening scenes and final act are amongst my favorites, I must admit that in parts I can't really take the bogeyman threat that serious. Sorry. Score: 8.0 / 10.0 (In 0.5 increments)
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I was only 2 when it was released in theaters but growing up in the 80's it became and instant classic to me. Thank You John Carpenter for making Awesome Movies! And Thank You Mom for letting me watch all those horror movies growing up.

Halloween costumes are available in stores and online in an endless collection, ranging from horridly frightening to amusingly fanciful. Modern day Halloween in America is more a festival of community gathering and neighborly get-togethers. Halloween costumes are the most favored opportunity to wear different dresses. Halloween Costumes are all about being creative and having fun. Teens will find a wide variety of Halloween costumes at Costumes shops including soldiers, dead prom queens, gothic slayers, super heroes, and much more.

Halloween costumes are enjoyed by adults and children alike and have been a part of the Halloween celebration for many years. Halloween costumes are so fun. I love it when the kids come around on Halloween night. Kids colonial costumes are a year round favorite and the colonial girl costume and native american boy costume are 2 of the biggest kids costume sellers. Kids superhero costumes such as the batman costumes, spiderman costumes and fantastic four costumes are always a favorite. Kids costumes should also fit well and not drag, which could cause a child to trip and fall. For full-body costumes, check to see if the costume provides for detachable masks or headwear so that the child can take them off from time to time for fresh air.

Kids Halloween Costumes are by far and away the cutest each year with children dressed as flowers, dogs, cats, pumpkins and more. Adult Halloween costumes have come a long way recently with halloween masks that look real, sexy halloween costumes that catch the eye, and halloween props that look authentic. Adult costumes tend to fall into several categories that remain popular year after year. Their continuing popularity is due partly to their timelessness and partly to their sense of fun. Adult Halloween-goers can be seen in costume at parties, costume contests, masquerade balls, themed nightclubs, and yes, even Trick or Treating. Popular Halloween costumes such as classic vampires, ghosts and other scary characters are still going strong.

But Halloween night is also a very sexy holiday. Popular games played on the holiday include "dunking" for apples (i.e., retrieving an apple from a bucket of water using only one's mouth). In places, the game has been replaced (because of fears of contracting saliva-borne illnesses in the water) by standing over the bowl holding a fork in one's mouth, and releasing it in an attempt to skewer an apple using only gravity. Popular tv and movie characters, especially super heroes now dominate the scene, thanks in large part to the marketing efforts of the entertainment industry and costume manufacturers. Dressing up in a fanatic costume is one of the most popular ways to celebrate Halloween . Halloween costumes are often required at parties around this time of year, and may also be allowed to be worn to work or school on Halloween day.

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Halloween comes once a year and its the one night that being someone else is acceptable. My friends and I certainly enjoy it and here are a few ideas of what to be as a couple or a group. Last year I went as Roger Rabbit and she went Jessica Rabbit.

We painted my face, got red overall and bought some ears that were a foot tall and strapped on with a white head cover. She found a dress just like the movie, bought gloves to match the movie and then a long red wig. We were the best costume at two parties we went to and had a great time. This year is us and friends as Spanky and Our Gang.

We have done the Bavarian beer couple with lederhosen and all the fixings. Its fun to do the goofy things as well as the sexy things for the parties with your adult friends and going out to the bars. Take the doctor and the nurse, a simple set of scrubs for him and a short nurse dress, blonde wig and your set. These are just a few ideas to think of for this best day of the year.

You can be the character of the year with just a few costume add-ons or buy a complete adult costume if you like. If you are looking for the kid costume try and get a complete costume, its sometimes easier and they seem to want to be a character that is currently all the craze.

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Even though it might seem like when it you start the process, finding an awesome Halloween costume for your teenage son or daughter does not have to be an enormous challenge. By combining your own creativity with what you see in online retailers' shops and local stores, you will be able to choose a costume that is truly perfect.

The preliminary step in selecting a Halloween costume for a teenager is determining what theme you would like to work with. That basically means selecting a category of costumes so that your costume search gets narrowed down at least a little bit.

The next decision you need to make is whether you would prefer to purchase the costume in a local costume shop or by means of an Internet store. Buying a Halloween costume on the Internet has its advantages, such as having access to more costumes, buying from a retailer with a larger stock of costumes, and being able to find what is typically the best price. You can find a plethora of online costume shops by doing a Google search for "teenage Halloween costumes."

After doing such a search, you should stick to the results on the first few pages. You can refine your search, however, if you would like a very specific costume. For example, searching for "teenage Marie Antoinette Halloween costume" might help you find that special, hard to find costume that you are hunting for. Try out some similar searches and see if you can't find something interesting.

Modern themed costumes include movie, sports, and music stars. Basically anyone that has received recent public attention in the media is a good candidate for a teenage Halloween costume. For instance, your teenager could dress as the Barack Obama girl, Michael Vick's dog trainer, Al Gore's son, Paris Hilton dressed as a convict, and Lindsay Lohan's drug rehab counselor.

Of course, there are other celebrities from whom you can come up with costume ideas that do not focus so much on events that were publicly embarrassing. Regardless of what costume you choose, make sure to dress it up instead of just leaving it as is straight from the costume shop. Using accessories and make-up will make your costume become something unique and fun.

Take the idea about Lindsay Lohan's drug rehab counselor, for example. Accessories for this costume could include a police mug shot of Lindsay. You might design a fake dead dog for Michael Vick's dog trainer to drag around on a leash. These types of clever and unique accessories turn a normal costume into a big conversation piece.

Remember to try on your costume before the night of Halloween. You want to be able to make any adjustments necessary before the last minute. Use these suggestions to make your teenage Halloween costume truly memorable.

Looking for more costume ideas for Halloween or some other event? Visit the Get In Costume website for plenty of helpful tips & ideas. Plus, get a free copy of our Halloween Family Safety Guide.

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Whether you like it or not, the holidays are coming. You may be thinking that you still have tons of time to prepare but like an old pair of pantyhose, the holidays tend to creep up. So how can you make sure that you stay more festive and less frustrated this holiday season?

Schedule all that you have to do.

Print out a calendar for November and December. Colour code all the stuff you have to do from now until the new year. Have one colour for your children's commitments such as recitals, classes and special events. Pick another colour for all the parties that you're invited to or other obligations that you have. If you're entertaining, create a work back schedule for all the things you have to do to prepare. These things include shopping for groceries and decorations, preparing the house and anything else you need to do to get ready. When you see all of your obligations laid out in front of you, assigned to different days, and colour coded, it's less overwhelming. Don't forget to schedule in some time for family and relaxation. The holidays are meant for you to slow down, enjoy your family and create lasting memories.

Drop the Susie Homemaker act.

Let's be honest. Some of us just aren't wired to prepare a perfect meal, immaculately decorate the table or entertain a houseful of guests. Figure out what your forte is and drop the things that stress you out. I'd rather eat really delicious catered food than a home cooked meal that tastes like your kids Play Dough Surprise. If you are a big fan of Martha Stewart and are in your element when the holidays roll around, enjoy this time. And then help the other mothers (like me) who really need your expertise. Set up a barter system. You can bake her desserts while she picks up your kids from school.

Set a budget.

Decide how much you want to spend on presents and stick to it. Creating a present list before you head out to the mall will make this process much easier too. Find creative ways to exchange gifts that won't break the bank. Maybe this year, you exchange your gifts the day after Boxing Day so you can take advantage of all the great deals. Or maybe everyone makes something instead of buying it. A little sentiment goes a lot farther than this year's fad item. Don't base the importance of the gift on the price tag. Sometimes the most meaningful present is the one that costs the least.

Start preparing now.

If you haven't already bought your gifts, go now. The malls are still relatively empty and you have time to think about the perfect gift. Or better yet, shop online. Most companies will offer free shipping when you spend a certain amount. Are you entertaining at your place? Decide the menu now. If you're cooking and baking yourself, plan what you're going to make and start making the lists. If you're having your meal catered, do the research, contact the company and start discussing the details. If it's too early for them, they'll let you know when to call back. Buy all the decorations and keep them in a place you're going to remember. If you are invited to parties, stock up on gifts like bottles of wine, chocolates or scented candles to bring to the hostess.

The most important thing to do to ensure that you have a fun, stress free holiday season is to do what feels right for you and your family. Only say yes to the parties you really want to go to. Only agree to entertain at your house if you really want to. Make this year's holiday season a time filled with joy, love and laughter.

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You do not have to be a good crafter to be able to make many great Halloween crafts that will make your holiday joyful. Halloween evokes pictures of spooky ghosts, black cats, dark witches, and flying bats.

You can recreate some of these images with fun and easy crafts.

The greatest part about creating Halloween crafts is that the whole family can make them and it it allows you to spend some time together. Lots of Halloween crafts can be done by almost any age child. For instance, your toddler can help out and learn new skills like cutting, drawing, and coloring.

Of course, you need a few crafting supplies from the store. Here is the basic craft equipment needed:

• Various craft paintings: black, white, orange, etc. (pots and spraying cans)
• Gold and silver paint (spraying cans)
• Colored pipe cleaners
• Black, white, silver and gold markers

Obviously, most households already have average craft supplies like scissors, tape and glue.

So, let's begin: it is going to be fun!

Spiders

To make these spiders, you need an egg carton.

Cut all the egg cups.

Paint them black.

Paint their eyes with white or orange paint.

Make four small holes on each side of the spiders.

Insert a black or colored pipe cleaner in each hole and stick or glue them to the spider.

Give the shape you want to the pipe cleaners

Pumpkin boxes

Find as many small pumpkin plastic containers as you want.

Fill them with candies.

Voila! Treats are ready to be given to kids who will knock on your door on Halloween Eve.

Colored Pumpkins

Here is a very special idea that will allow you to recycle your Halloween ornaments while saving a lot of money. You probably already have ceramic pumpkins. Instead of buying new Halloween decorations, paint your old ones according to your needs: gold or silver paint for a luxurious decoration, for example.

You may also want to paint them in black or white. With a black, white, silver or gold marker, draw some shapes on these new pumpkins such as black cat, white witch, black mansion...

Kids love bright colors so you can paint your pumpkins in several different bright colors such as orange, green, blue, red, yellow, etc. Draw Halloween figures on these pumpkins. For teenagers ornament, paint pumpkins with metallic colors, glow-in-the-dark, glitter, etc.

Pumpkin Jar

If you already have one or more, fill a glass jar with small plastic or ceramic pumpkins; alternate pumpkins with maple berries and leaves.

Homemade Halloween Illuminations

Here is an almost free Halloween craft! Paint small jars in black, white and orange. Draw some Halloween shapes on them and insert a tea light candle in each jar. For instance, paint a white jar, draw Scream murderer's eyes and mouth and voila, you have a very special ghost light. Place the Halloween candles on a black tray, insert mini pumpkins, maple berries and leaves, etc.

If you have bigger jars, you may paint them as well and pour in Christmas lights.

Halloween Candelabra

Paint candelabra with black paint.

Add orange wax lights.

Hang cobwebs on the candelabra for a spooky Halloween effect!

Halloween Centrepiece

You will need to use a bread basket in order to make this item.

Fill it with some maple leaves.

Add cobweb, mini pumpkins, spiders...

You may keep the basket for Thanksgiving: you will only have to replace cobweb and spiders by grapes and pine cones.

Halloween Tree

Put bare branches in a vase.

Paint small Christmas tree balls black, white, and orange.

Draw Halloween figures on them.

Hang the balls on the branches.

You may also make your own Halloween tree decorations such as ghosts, black cat, witches, and spiders cut out cardboard. Paint them and hang them on the tree.

Tip: create a great Halloween garland with popcorn painted orange.

Witch Hat

If you still have a pointy black hat from last year, reuse it by sticking Halloween items such as fake hands, spiders, cobwebs or other spooky items and pin it to the front door.

Happy Halloween!

D. Halet is an European History, Holidays and Tarot Cards passionate; she writes articles and creates websites dedicated to these subjects.

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Halloween is as pure and undiluted as its title. In the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, a teenage baby sitter tries to survive a Halloween night of relentless terror, during which a knife-wielding maniac goes after the town's hormonally charged youths. Director John Carpenter takes this simple situation and orchestrates a superbly mounted symphony of horrors. It's a movie much scarier for its dark spaces and ominous camera movements than for its explicit bloodletting (which is actually minimal). Composed by Carpenter himself, the movie's freaky music sets the tone; and his script (cowritten with Debra Hill) is laced with references to other horror pictures, especially Psycho. The baby sitter is played by Jamie Lee Curtis, the real-life daughter of Psycho victim Janet Leigh; and the obsessed policeman played by Donald Pleasence is named Sam Loomis, after John Gavin's character in Psycho. In the end, though, Halloween stands on its own as an uncannily frightening experience--it's one of those movies that had audiences literally jumping out of their seats and shouting at the screen. ("No! Don't drop that knife!") Produced on a low budget, the picture turned a monster profit, and spawned many sequels, none of which approached the 1978 original. Curtis returned for two more installments: 1981's dismal Halloween II, which picked up the story the day after the unfortunate events, and 1998's occasionally gripping Halloween H20, which proved the former baby sitter was still haunted after 20 years. --Robert Horton
Customer Review: Classic Parts Are Much Better Than The Whole
In my eyes there are two categories of people when speaking of favorite holiday slasher films: those that like 1974's Black Christmas to those who rather prefer 1978's Halloween. Count me a part of the former's category, as Black Christmas is a forgotten perfected-diamond that not only chills the marrow, but is also intentionally hilarious in spots. Halloween, however, is a pretty good movie, damn near great in spots, in fact. Although it features scenes not only worthy of Psycho, and of which have found their rightful place inside classical cinema, yet the parts are indeed better than the whole. Halloween's approximate first 11 minutes and final 36 minutes (yup, I checked the runtime) are truly the reason the film is held in high proverb-- it's too bad that that only makes up a little over ½ of the film's total length. Halloween may in fact have a greater affinity for art-house horror fans like myself, than blood-and-guts fans, so I almost hate to say it, as Halloween I also remember fondly from my younger years, and it is one of those films that got me obsessed with horror, but nostalgia should never get in the way of being an honest and fair critic (or wannabe critic.) Halloween is a good movie, but damn that middle section sure is mightily flawed, and even seems cheesy in parts. Yet, the term arty can also be applied to the good parts of the film, as well. Yet, I hate to use that term "art-house horror movie", as that implies that horror is on the contrary, but I believe when viewing Halloween that it does in fact fit. This is due to the way John Carpenter directs the movie: stylish and relying on Hitchcockian-like suspense and a real sense of horror, rather than bodycount. I also must first point out that the dialogue throughout the film is actually one of the best components of the script. Often the everyday conversations about normal day things that Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her school friends have does in fact seem natural, rather than boring. Though we don't necessarily "know" the characters all that well from a literary perspective, we do like them, as they seem like any real life type of girls that both you or I might know in high school. Yet, the overbearing dialogue exchanges between Dr. Loomis (Donald Pleasence) and the Sheriff (Charles Cyphers) seems necessary, it's also too bad it's not known until about that 55 minute mark. As the masterful opening scene, and its follow up "escape from the hospital scene" is long forgotten after about another 45 minutes of misstepping true scares. As although the mask-wearing Myers may be indeed a scary villain, not due so much to the ice-cold way he dispatches the characters, but much more due to the fact that he truly feels like evil incarnate. Yet, it also must be said that the way that Dr. Loomis perceives Myers in dialogue at first seems like it's overblown, lame, and not natural. What doctor really talks of a patient in high-strung, diabolical terms: "Death has come to your little town, sheriff." To the films credit, however, although it at first slips into this "only in Hollywood" jargon, yet that is later completely evaded and it even becomes justified when we do later in fact agree with him in that final act when this "bogeyman" character is finally put and secured into a menacing night backdrop. Because, as good as John Carpenter is as generating suspense and menace in the terror scenes, in the initial daylight stalking scenes sadly lack that blood luster. As framing a character that your film makes out to the "The Bogeyman" not just in daylight, but also (hilariously) standing outside a school window just next to laundry, honestly brings a roll of the eyes, and a bad smile to my lips. Then having this evil character possibly hide behind bushes and a bed sheet makes me cover my eyes with my hands, shaking my head. Call me cynical, but it truly feels like two different kinds of films throughout the acts: a masterful frightshow, then a cheesy B-movie, and then back to a white-knuckle terror ride. In conclusion, despite that I still like Halloween and even if its opening scenes and final act are amongst my favorites, I must admit that in parts I can't really take the bogeyman threat that serious. Sorry. Score: 8.0 / 10.0 (In 0.5 increments)
Customer Review: My Favorite Movie Of All Time!
I was only 2 when it was released in theaters but growing up in the 80's it became and instant classic to me. Thank You John Carpenter for making Awesome Movies! And Thank You Mom for letting me watch all those horror movies growing up.

The magical world of Harry Potter can be used as a theme for a fun and creative Halloween party.

The popularity of both the Harry Potter books and movies is undeniable. Many children start reading full length books with Harry Potter. Just because J.K. Rowling has finished writing the entire series does not mean that the story is any less interesting.

Harry Potter also appeals to a broad range of ages. This is mostly because many older teenagers started reading with the first book and then eagerly anticipated each addition to the series.

Lost of decorations and costumes can be pulled straight out of the world of Harry Potter. For example, ghosts, goblins, witches, wizards, broomsticks, hats, skeletons, spiders, spider webs, magic potions all fit with Halloween and the Harry Potter theme. Other decorative touches that relate directly to Harry Potter include character costumes, Hogwart's items like crests, posters, owls, frogs, etc.

As Harry Potter has become increasingly popular at Halloween time, more and more Harry Potter related products and decorations are available in stores each year.

Harry Potter Halloween parties can be announced with Harry Potter themed invitations. These can include fonts and images found online that are related to the world of Harry Potter. Make sure that you invitations inform guests of the date, time, and location of the party. In order to make the catering process easier, ask invited guests to RSVP. Don't forget that the parents of your guests need to be informed of safety measurements being taken and transportation arrangements that have been made.

Keep the Harry Potter theme running through the party activities by watching the Harry Potter movies, reading the books, discussing details of the story and films, doing Harry Potter related crafts, playing Harry Potter video games, and looking at fan sites online.

Crafts don't have to be complicated. You can get everyone to make a Harry Potter style wand for themselves with nothing more than a wooden dowel and some paints.

Are you looking for more costume ideas for Halloween this year? Visit the Get In Costume website for plenty of helpful information & advice. Plus, get your free copy of our Halloween Family Safety Guide at http://www.getincostume.com

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Halloween 4 - The Return of Michael Myers

"You can't kill the bogeyman," the children insist to a terrorized Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) in the original Halloween. How right they are. Laurie is gone, but guess who's back in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers? Acting as if the third entry never existed, this installment picks up 10 years after the original, with mad maniac Myers in a coma and moved to a new facility. But wouldn't you know it that as soon as a loose-lipped orderly lets slip that Myers has a surviving niece he springs back into action, leaving a bloody trail of corpses on the road to Haddonfield. Donald Pleasance returns as Dr. Loomis, scarred and crippled from his last encounter with Myers and seething with a fanatical zeal to stop the freak from repeating his previous rampage. Pleasance is the best thing about the film as an aging hero seemingly on the verge of madness who drags a bum leg in his manic rush to save little orphan Jamie (Danielle Harris), the 10-year-old waif terrorized by her homicidal uncle. Director Dwight Little has managed a generic if professional slasher picture, rife with improbabilities and dominated by a killer whose superhuman powers reach near-mystical dimensions, but he delivers the goods: shocks, stabs, and cold, cruel killings. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Review: You've really got to be kidding me...
Suddenly, as the film opens in Halloween 4: The Return of Micheal Myers, we as the viewer are subject to some odd little facts that just suddenly happened. Jaimie Lee Curtis is nowhere to be found, she suddenly has a daughter, Loomis is at his looniest and SOMEHOW survived the explosion in 2 (impossible) and on top of THAT, he lived threw it all with only a few visible scars on his face... Need I mention that Micheal was shot in both eyes in 2, but has them back (but some strange turn of events) in 4... I know a lot can happen in "10 years", but i mean some of this stuff is just ridiculous... While i respect the attempt made here...it was a terrible attempt... and yet, they went on to make 2 more terrible follow up movies... no good...
Customer Review: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
I thought it would be awesome to review this movie on this day! Ten years after Michael tried to kill his sister, and six years after Dan Challis saved the kids from dying from the Silver Shamrock masks, Michael comes out of his coma and wants to kill his niece, Jamie Lloyd. Dr. Loomis tries to stop Michael from doing that. Jamie lives with the Carruthers family. Her step-sister Rachel has a big date on HALLOWEEN, but the babysitter broke her ankle at the ice rink, so Rachel has to babysit Jamie. When Rachel takes Jamie trick-or-treating, Rachel sees her boyfriend with the Sheriff's daughter. Soon, Michael comes after Jamie. Some rednecks try to stop Michael also. Jamie, Rachel, Brady, and Kelly all get stuck in the Sheriff's house with Michael inside. If you love the HALLOWEEN series, you'll love HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS!!! p.s. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

This time of the year there is something magical in the air. Jingle Bells fills the air wherever you go and your social calendar is filled with events and parties from friends and family. To ensure that this year your holiday baking will be the best it's ever been we've decided to share some of our best baking secrets.

1. Start out Fresh: Last season's ingredients just won't cut it. Stock up on fresh holiday cookie baking ingredients and start out fresh. A holiday cookie that tastes likes stale flour just won't do it. Sugar might be able to keep for quite a while, put products like, baking soda and flavored extracts can quickly become stale and dull-tasting.

2. Easy on the Oven: Overbaking will result in dry hard cookies. Follow the recipes time for baking closely, and remember to pre-heat your oven before sticking the cookies inside. Most cookies should be removed from the oven while they're still soft and just lightly browned around the edges. They should be moist & chewy and will firm up after cooling. Be sure to store them in an airtight container to keep them fresh.

3. Keep the Cookies Handy: Fresh cookies are the best cookies, so when baking, make an extra batch or two. Tightly covered containers is perfect for storing cookie dough in the refrigerator for when you need it.

4. Keep it Clean: For easy clean up, grease a tray or dish with margarine without getting your hands dirty: put your hands inside a small plastic sandwich bag. Just turn the bag inside out when you are done and throw it away!

5. Don't use Guesswork: Baking is not like cooking. Cooking allows you to improvise ingredients and alternate easily with various quantities and mostly you can still cook up a perfect meal. You need to ensure that the recipe ingredients and measurements are spot on as baking takes a lot more precision. There are however exception, if you want to change the flavour of a cookie recipe dough you can easily exchange it for another and still come out with a perfect batch.

6. Freezing to Make it Easy: If you are not going to be serving your cookies in the next three days, freeze them. To freeze, cool the cookies thoroughly before wrapping them well. Good packaging keeps cookies in prime condition and prevents dry freezer air from drying them out. Freeze cookies in layers, separated by a sheet of waxed paper. To thaw, let the cookies stand for 15 minutes in the container at room temperature.

7. Tasty Nutty Treats: Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees and spread the nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake 5 to 7 minutes, or until lightly toasted. Or, toast in the microwave by spreading nuts in a single layer on a microwave plate and microwave on High for 2 minutes. Stir nuts, then continue cooking 1 to 2 minutes longer, until nuts are fragrant and toasted to taste.

8. Chocolate to Top it all Off: To create the ultimate garnish for baking use something sweet, smooth and decadent like chocolate. Make small curls by drawing a vegetable peeler across the narrow side of a chocolate bar. To make large curls, draw the vegetable peeler across the wide side of a chocolate bar. Milk chocolate is the easiest chocolate to use for making curls.

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Today is Halloween. Tonight children will be dressed up in costumes, going from door to door and shouting Trick or Treat.

So what's new? Those in sales experience Halloween every day at they move from one business to another, knocking on strangers doors and attempting to secure increase the treats in the bag (increase sales) from a reluctant, cautious and even skeptical business owner or decision maker.

Of course, then there is all those cold calls you make on the telephone. The only difference is the phone versus physically knocking on the door. The end result is the same.,

Mention the phrase "cold calling" to many sales professionals and their body language tells it all. "Oh I would rather be hung by my thumbs than make another cold call. Have you ever had this thought?" Does this not create a vision of Halloween?

Just think about your sales process. Even if you have met the qualified prospect, there still exists an adversarial relationship be it a subtle one because you want his or her treat (sale = dollars) and he or she wants your trick (product or service) without paying for it or receiving it at a lower price. From her or his past experiences, your sales meeting may not go as smoothly as you envisioned due to this pre-existing beliefs. Sales Coaching Tip: Did you know that less than 2% of all sales are made on the first contact?

So the question to be asked: How to increase sales while understanding and leveraging this challenge?

Maybe you could have your prospect believe that he is receiving treats while you are capturing a lot of information through your treat/trick questions. If the goal is to increase sales, then you probably need a lot of information and by asking good questions, you can bring value to your prospect.

Of course, each prospect is different and your questions should reflect those differences. Additionally, your questions should be tailored to your target market. If you are a realtor, the fact finding questions you ask to a mortgage broker would be different than the ones you ask to a potential property buyer.

Without have those tricks (questions from your sales skills) in your bag, you have missed a lot of opportunities to secure more treats (sales). Remember, Halloween is really not such a scary time provided you understand how to get more treats with less tricks.

Take this free sales skills assessment to help you increase sales.

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Leanne Hoagland-Smith, Chicago Sales Coach, helps small business owners to C Level executives from Chicago to Indianapolis to worldwide who are truly tired of struggling to unlock the sales and business results that they want. Call 219.759.5601 receive your free More Treats with Less Tricks sales tool or to schedule a free business coaching training or sales coaching strategy session to begin to quickly unlock tomorrow's solutions today.

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