It's all finally done.
The wedding was wonderful. It went off with only a couple of (very minor) glitches and everyone says it was beautiful. The honeymoon in Disneyland was equally if not more so wonderful.
Now it's the first day of October, so it's time to get back to business. Real business. My own web business.
To prove that I'm on top of things right now, I've already created my Of the Month picks for October. Being that my favorite holiday (Halloween) is in October, I thought all my picks should have some sort of horror theme:
Link of the Month:
The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency
This website hilariously deals with a fictional (or was it?) government agency that existed until the 1970s that dealt with paranormal monster fighting. Controlling zombie breakouts. Researching antidotes to vampirism. Stuff like that. The site even has several "what would you do?" scenerios so you can see if you've got the mettle to be an agent. Absolutely brilliant website.
Book of the Month:
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
by Robert A. Heinlein
This book is really as close to horror and fantasy as Heinlein ever comes. The title story is a fascinating mystery yarn about a man who leaves for work every day, comes home afterwards, and has absolutely no memory of where he went or what he did there. He hires a private investigating husband-and-wife team, and as the two delve into Mr. Hoag's life, seemingly impossibly supernatural events start happening. I would love to make this story into a movie some day.
DVD of the Month:
The Thing
John Carpenter is a very hit-or-miss filmmaker. This movie probably hits home more powerfully than any of his others (except for Big Trouble in Little China, which is a comedy—not to mention the greatest film ever made). This film is a visceral, paranoid, claustrophobic masterpiece about a group stranded in an arctic (or antartic? I forget and it's not very important either way) research station who make a discovery that unleashes... something into their camp. Unlike most horror movie people, the characters in this movie are smart. That only makes the film more frightening, as you realize that even these very intelligent people might not be able to think their way out of this situation. Features a great performance by Wilford Brimley (!!). Based on a story by old-school Science Fiction master John W. Campbell Jr.
