Author: Lyle Perez-Tinics
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615530826
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
October the 31st - All Hallows' Eve The full moon is bright, The werewolves are in sight. The mummies are out of their tombs, To find you, hiding in your rooms. The witches and ghosts and ghouls are here, To become the nightmares that you fear. They march and stride to give us all a fright, We know many dreadful things happen on Halloween night. But what can be more fun? For there to be thirty-one. 31 Nights of Halloween brings together thirty-one frightful tales from the worlds most talented ghouls. Each story is guaranteed to send chills down your back and make your blood run cold. With one chilling tale for each night in the month of October, you won't want to go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. So turn off the lights, crawl into your beds and begin to read, if you think you can survive. Table of Contents 1st Night: A Pity Party of Monstrous Proportions By Patrick Shand 2nd Night: Middleton's Gym By Terry Alexander 3rd Night: Four Nights By Rebecca Carter 4th Night: Candy Ban By Maurice Vaughan 5th Night: A Night's Work By Diandra Linnemann 6th Night: Zombies Don't Trick or Treat By Rusty Fischer 7th Night: Driving Alone By Jimalyn Lawless 8th Night: The Spell By Lyle Perez-Tinics 9th Night: Lights Out Kevin Walsh 10Th Night: Lorelie By J. Rodimus Fowler 11th Night: Wretched By R. M. Cochran 12th Night: Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater By S.J. Caunt 13th Night: The Journey Home By Shawn M. Riddle 14th Night: The Bully Minder By S. S. Michaels 15th Night: Something is Out there By Nathan Correll 16th Night: The Licked Hand By Mark Goddard 17Th Night: Chewy Ones By Jeff Szpirglas 18Th Night: The Initiation By Michael C. Dick 19th Night: The Life and Loss of Miss Elizibeth Prince By J. Rodimus Fowler 20th Night: The Ghost of Gertrude Garvey By Patrick Shand 21st Night: The Heart Fixer By Rhiannon Mills 22nd Night: Equinox By Geoffery Crescent 23rd Night: Trick or Cheat By Rebecca Snow 24th Night: Bets Beware By L.J. Landstrom 25th Night: The Damned By Shawn M. Riddle 26th Night: In a Cat's Eye By Louise Herring-Jones 27th Night: The Full Moon By Stuart Conover 28th Night: Check Your Candy By Eloise J. Knapp 29th Night: Lighthouse By Benny Alano 30th Night: Bloody Bones By Diandra Linnemann 31st Night: Wail By Kate Jonez Bonus Stories In the Dead House By S. S. Michaels The Monster Under my Bed By Bryan Medof Thirteen By Joe Dibuduo & Kate Robinson
31 Nights of Halloween
Author: Lyle Perez-Tinics
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615530826
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
October the 31st - All Hallows' Eve The full moon is bright, The werewolves are in sight. The mummies are out of their tombs, To find you, hiding in your rooms. The witches and ghosts and ghouls are here, To become the nightmares that you fear. They march and stride to give us all a fright, We know many dreadful things happen on Halloween night. But what can be more fun? For there to be thirty-one. 31 Nights of Halloween brings together thirty-one frightful tales from the worlds most talented ghouls. Each story is guaranteed to send chills down your back and make your blood run cold. With one chilling tale for each night in the month of October, you won't want to go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. So turn off the lights, crawl into your beds and begin to read, if you think you can survive. Table of Contents 1st Night: A Pity Party of Monstrous Proportions By Patrick Shand 2nd Night: Middleton's Gym By Terry Alexander 3rd Night: Four Nights By Rebecca Carter 4th Night: Candy Ban By Maurice Vaughan 5th Night: A Night's Work By Diandra Linnemann 6th Night: Zombies Don't Trick or Treat By Rusty Fischer 7th Night: Driving Alone By Jimalyn Lawless 8th Night: The Spell By Lyle Perez-Tinics 9th Night: Lights Out Kevin Walsh 10Th Night: Lorelie By J. Rodimus Fowler 11th Night: Wretched By R. M. Cochran 12th Night: Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater By S.J. Caunt 13th Night: The Journey Home By Shawn M. Riddle 14th Night: The Bully Minder By S. S. Michaels 15th Night: Something is Out there By Nathan Correll 16th Night: The Licked Hand By Mark Goddard 17Th Night: Chewy Ones By Jeff Szpirglas 18Th Night: The Initiation By Michael C. Dick 19th Night: The Life and Loss of Miss Elizibeth Prince By J. Rodimus Fowler 20th Night: The Ghost of Gertrude Garvey By Patrick Shand 21st Night: The Heart Fixer By Rhiannon Mills 22nd Night: Equinox By Geoffery Crescent 23rd Night: Trick or Cheat By Rebecca Snow 24th Night: Bets Beware By L.J. Landstrom 25th Night: The Damned By Shawn M. Riddle 26th Night: In a Cat's Eye By Louise Herring-Jones 27th Night: The Full Moon By Stuart Conover 28th Night: Check Your Candy By Eloise J. Knapp 29th Night: Lighthouse By Benny Alano 30th Night: Bloody Bones By Diandra Linnemann 31st Night: Wail By Kate Jonez Bonus Stories In the Dead House By S. S. Michaels The Monster Under my Bed By Bryan Medof Thirteen By Joe Dibuduo & Kate Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615530826
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
October the 31st - All Hallows' Eve The full moon is bright, The werewolves are in sight. The mummies are out of their tombs, To find you, hiding in your rooms. The witches and ghosts and ghouls are here, To become the nightmares that you fear. They march and stride to give us all a fright, We know many dreadful things happen on Halloween night. But what can be more fun? For there to be thirty-one. 31 Nights of Halloween brings together thirty-one frightful tales from the worlds most talented ghouls. Each story is guaranteed to send chills down your back and make your blood run cold. With one chilling tale for each night in the month of October, you won't want to go out trick-or-treating this Halloween. So turn off the lights, crawl into your beds and begin to read, if you think you can survive. Table of Contents 1st Night: A Pity Party of Monstrous Proportions By Patrick Shand 2nd Night: Middleton's Gym By Terry Alexander 3rd Night: Four Nights By Rebecca Carter 4th Night: Candy Ban By Maurice Vaughan 5th Night: A Night's Work By Diandra Linnemann 6th Night: Zombies Don't Trick or Treat By Rusty Fischer 7th Night: Driving Alone By Jimalyn Lawless 8th Night: The Spell By Lyle Perez-Tinics 9th Night: Lights Out Kevin Walsh 10Th Night: Lorelie By J. Rodimus Fowler 11th Night: Wretched By R. M. Cochran 12th Night: Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater By S.J. Caunt 13th Night: The Journey Home By Shawn M. Riddle 14th Night: The Bully Minder By S. S. Michaels 15th Night: Something is Out there By Nathan Correll 16th Night: The Licked Hand By Mark Goddard 17Th Night: Chewy Ones By Jeff Szpirglas 18Th Night: The Initiation By Michael C. Dick 19th Night: The Life and Loss of Miss Elizibeth Prince By J. Rodimus Fowler 20th Night: The Ghost of Gertrude Garvey By Patrick Shand 21st Night: The Heart Fixer By Rhiannon Mills 22nd Night: Equinox By Geoffery Crescent 23rd Night: Trick or Cheat By Rebecca Snow 24th Night: Bets Beware By L.J. Landstrom 25th Night: The Damned By Shawn M. Riddle 26th Night: In a Cat's Eye By Louise Herring-Jones 27th Night: The Full Moon By Stuart Conover 28th Night: Check Your Candy By Eloise J. Knapp 29th Night: Lighthouse By Benny Alano 30th Night: Bloody Bones By Diandra Linnemann 31st Night: Wail By Kate Jonez Bonus Stories In the Dead House By S. S. Michaels The Monster Under my Bed By Bryan Medof Thirteen By Joe Dibuduo & Kate Robinson
The 13 Nights of Halloween
Author: Guy Vasilovich
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061804452
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
On the first night of Halloween, what does your mummy give you? A bright, shiny Skeleton Key, of course! In fact, for each of the thirteen nights leading up to the big night, your mummy is ready with gifts that include everything from singing skulls to demons dancing to icky eyeballs. The spookier and slimier, the better! From debut author-illustrator Guy Vasilovich comes a picture book that is sure to inspire even the youngest readers to start the creepy countdown to Halloween. Sing along to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” as you get ready for the scariest—and silliest—night of the year.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061804452
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
On the first night of Halloween, what does your mummy give you? A bright, shiny Skeleton Key, of course! In fact, for each of the thirteen nights leading up to the big night, your mummy is ready with gifts that include everything from singing skulls to demons dancing to icky eyeballs. The spookier and slimier, the better! From debut author-illustrator Guy Vasilovich comes a picture book that is sure to inspire even the youngest readers to start the creepy countdown to Halloween. Sing along to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” as you get ready for the scariest—and silliest—night of the year.
Trisha's 31 Nights of Fright
Author: Trisha Paytas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781500813970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Carrie. The Exorcist. Scream. The Thing. These are the movies that chill the blood and leave viewers huddled under the blankets at night. Of course, not every horror flick can boast such prestige. Leprechaun in the Hood is more likely to generate groans and catcalls than screams, while the dialogue in a gem like Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the Next Generation makes what's intended to be a screamfest into unintentional comedy. Join Trisha Paytas as she explores the wild, terrifying, and sometimes whacky world of slasher flicks and screamfests under the able guidance of horror movie writer Jeff Rendell. Together, the duo introduce thirty-one of the best and worst in horror-films so terrifying they haunt viewers for years, and those goofy flicks so bad they're good. Paytas watches well-known classics of the genre, as well as obscure works important for their influence or their connection to the broader world of cinema. Did you know before directing The Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson was best known for directing a New Zealand slasher flick called Dead Alive, widely considered one of the goriest movies ever made? Or that the flick includes an epic (and hilarious) man vs. zombie baby battle in a public park? Paytas shares one movie for every day in October. Each movie is rated by Fright Factor, Gore, and Body Count, with a wry synopsis so funny it's as entertaining as the movie itself. "Why It's Awesome" and "Why It Sucks" sections quickly bring you up to speed on a flick's best and worst features-with the caveat that it's sometimes the campiest of horror flicks that provide the most fun. After all, some days you want Piper Laurie's chilling portrayal of the religiously crazed mother in Carrie, and sometimes you want a heavily made-up Warrick Davis as a rapping Leprechaun. So lower the lights, grab your favorite movie snacks, and join Paytas and Rendell on their odyssey through abject terror, terrifyingly dark powers, chainsaws, leprechauns, and demons. Just remember, it's not their fault if you can't sleep when it's all over.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781500813970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Carrie. The Exorcist. Scream. The Thing. These are the movies that chill the blood and leave viewers huddled under the blankets at night. Of course, not every horror flick can boast such prestige. Leprechaun in the Hood is more likely to generate groans and catcalls than screams, while the dialogue in a gem like Texas Chainsaw Massacre: the Next Generation makes what's intended to be a screamfest into unintentional comedy. Join Trisha Paytas as she explores the wild, terrifying, and sometimes whacky world of slasher flicks and screamfests under the able guidance of horror movie writer Jeff Rendell. Together, the duo introduce thirty-one of the best and worst in horror-films so terrifying they haunt viewers for years, and those goofy flicks so bad they're good. Paytas watches well-known classics of the genre, as well as obscure works important for their influence or their connection to the broader world of cinema. Did you know before directing The Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson was best known for directing a New Zealand slasher flick called Dead Alive, widely considered one of the goriest movies ever made? Or that the flick includes an epic (and hilarious) man vs. zombie baby battle in a public park? Paytas shares one movie for every day in October. Each movie is rated by Fright Factor, Gore, and Body Count, with a wry synopsis so funny it's as entertaining as the movie itself. "Why It's Awesome" and "Why It Sucks" sections quickly bring you up to speed on a flick's best and worst features-with the caveat that it's sometimes the campiest of horror flicks that provide the most fun. After all, some days you want Piper Laurie's chilling portrayal of the religiously crazed mother in Carrie, and sometimes you want a heavily made-up Warrick Davis as a rapping Leprechaun. So lower the lights, grab your favorite movie snacks, and join Paytas and Rendell on their odyssey through abject terror, terrifyingly dark powers, chainsaws, leprechauns, and demons. Just remember, it's not their fault if you can't sleep when it's all over.
True War Stories
Author: Alex De Campi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1940878748
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
A sniper in Haiti faces the repercussions of the shot he never took. A team of SEALs help rescue a kidnapped girl in the Philippines. Army interpreters in Iraq battle their toughest foe: the rats of Saddam’s palace. A soldier on a late-night run surprises a motorpool saboteur. A young cavalry lieutenant, fresh off the Battle of Kamdesh, meets the Marine half-brother he’s never known. A Navy ship reacts to an unexpected man overboard. And if you’ve ever wondered what Christmas was like in a war zone, you’re about to find out. True War Stories is a 260-page full color graphic novel anthology containing fifteen true tales of American service members overseas. Nearly every branch of the military is represented in this collection of stories that are heartwarming, heroic, harrowing, and even at times, hilarious, spanning the globe. This unique project, assembled by the multiple-Eisner nominated writer/editor, Alex de Campi and co-written/edited by Iraq War veteran Khai Krumbhaar is an entertaining and moving work of graphic nonfiction, pairing members of the US military with the biggest names in comics to share real war stories told by those who lived them. Artists include Peter Krause, Ryan Howe, Skylar Patridge (drawing her own father's Vietnam story), Eoin Marron, Tish Doolin (a former Army medic), Dave Acosta, A. D'Amico, Drew Moss, Josh Hood, PJ Holden, Chris Peterson, Sam Hart, Jeff McComsey, and Paul Williams. Colors are by Dee Cunniffe, Matt Soffe, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Tarsis Cruz, and Aladdin Collar. All lettering is done by de Campi herself.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1940878748
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
A sniper in Haiti faces the repercussions of the shot he never took. A team of SEALs help rescue a kidnapped girl in the Philippines. Army interpreters in Iraq battle their toughest foe: the rats of Saddam’s palace. A soldier on a late-night run surprises a motorpool saboteur. A young cavalry lieutenant, fresh off the Battle of Kamdesh, meets the Marine half-brother he’s never known. A Navy ship reacts to an unexpected man overboard. And if you’ve ever wondered what Christmas was like in a war zone, you’re about to find out. True War Stories is a 260-page full color graphic novel anthology containing fifteen true tales of American service members overseas. Nearly every branch of the military is represented in this collection of stories that are heartwarming, heroic, harrowing, and even at times, hilarious, spanning the globe. This unique project, assembled by the multiple-Eisner nominated writer/editor, Alex de Campi and co-written/edited by Iraq War veteran Khai Krumbhaar is an entertaining and moving work of graphic nonfiction, pairing members of the US military with the biggest names in comics to share real war stories told by those who lived them. Artists include Peter Krause, Ryan Howe, Skylar Patridge (drawing her own father's Vietnam story), Eoin Marron, Tish Doolin (a former Army medic), Dave Acosta, A. D'Amico, Drew Moss, Josh Hood, PJ Holden, Chris Peterson, Sam Hart, Jeff McComsey, and Paul Williams. Colors are by Dee Cunniffe, Matt Soffe, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Tarsis Cruz, and Aladdin Collar. All lettering is done by de Campi herself.
Halloween Good Night
Author: Rebecca Grabill
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 148145062X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Count up to ten and back again with this sweet and clever Halloween bedtime story starring your favorite monsters! Gliding through the moonlight come the monsters big and small, sliding up your stairway and oozing down your hall. They aren’t very scary, in fact they’re rather sweet. So snuggle into bed and let them whisper, “Trick or treat!”
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 148145062X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Count up to ten and back again with this sweet and clever Halloween bedtime story starring your favorite monsters! Gliding through the moonlight come the monsters big and small, sliding up your stairway and oozing down your hall. They aren’t very scary, in fact they’re rather sweet. So snuggle into bed and let them whisper, “Trick or treat!”
Halloween Night
Author: Marjorie Dennis Murray
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062012932
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Trick or treat! It's Halloween night and all are preparing, for a wickedly wonderful evening of scaring. With zombies and banshees and mummies galore, read this book once and you'll come back for more!
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062012932
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Trick or treat! It's Halloween night and all are preparing, for a wickedly wonderful evening of scaring. With zombies and banshees and mummies galore, read this book once and you'll come back for more!
I Spy Spooky Night
Author: Jean Marzollo
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0439684293
Category : Halloween
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
This "I Spy" book takes children through a spooky old house at night where they search for spooky items. Children look for bats, lizards, frogs, owls and tombstones. From its rickety gate to its cobwebbed attic, this haunted house contains 13 spooky environments. Readers will marvel at Walter Wick's beautifully executed photographs as they travel through each enchanting scene and solve the rhyming riddles, reading the story along the way. Over two million "I Spy" books have been sold to date.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0439684293
Category : Halloween
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
This "I Spy" book takes children through a spooky old house at night where they search for spooky items. Children look for bats, lizards, frogs, owls and tombstones. From its rickety gate to its cobwebbed attic, this haunted house contains 13 spooky environments. Readers will marvel at Walter Wick's beautifully executed photographs as they travel through each enchanting scene and solve the rhyming riddles, reading the story along the way. Over two million "I Spy" books have been sold to date.
Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: 13 Frights of Halloween
Author: Insight Editions
Publisher: Insight Editions
ISBN: 9781647224998
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Celebrate the spookiest of holidays with a countdown calendar filled with hand-selected surprises from the residents of Halloween Town! This is Halloween . . . and it’s all in one place! Count down to the most festive of holidays in Halloween Town with the gloriously ghastly gifts in this countdown calendar. With secret gift pockets to explore every day, you can start your holiday celebration a couple weeks early, or whenever you want! COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: Uncover a new surprise in the thirteen days leading to Halloween Town’s favorite holiday! HAUNT THE HALLS: Includes stickers, ornaments, and holiday decorations to display or share with friends. CAPTIVATING CONTENT: Discover mini-books on entertaining subjects, themed recipe cards, and more surprises sprinkled throughout the month. MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Relive favorite memories from the classic film with new treats to enjoy! ENTERTAINING GIFT: Spread some haunting holiday joy among family and friends with Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: 13 Frights of Halloween.
Publisher: Insight Editions
ISBN: 9781647224998
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Celebrate the spookiest of holidays with a countdown calendar filled with hand-selected surprises from the residents of Halloween Town! This is Halloween . . . and it’s all in one place! Count down to the most festive of holidays in Halloween Town with the gloriously ghastly gifts in this countdown calendar. With secret gift pockets to explore every day, you can start your holiday celebration a couple weeks early, or whenever you want! COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN: Uncover a new surprise in the thirteen days leading to Halloween Town’s favorite holiday! HAUNT THE HALLS: Includes stickers, ornaments, and holiday decorations to display or share with friends. CAPTIVATING CONTENT: Discover mini-books on entertaining subjects, themed recipe cards, and more surprises sprinkled throughout the month. MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Relive favorite memories from the classic film with new treats to enjoy! ENTERTAINING GIFT: Spread some haunting holiday joy among family and friends with Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: 13 Frights of Halloween.
October Nights
Author: Kevin Lake
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
With the publishing of 'October Nights, ' a great void has been filled. Sure, we all loved creepy Halloween stories like 'The Tale Of The Golden Arm' and the short story collections such as 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, ' when we were kids, but once we reached the age of majority, collections such as these, written on an adult level, simply did not exist. Until now!Acclaimed author Kevin E Lake has filled this void that's existed for far too long. With 'October Nights, ' Lake gives us, as adults, thirty one original spine tingling tales that will give us that feeling one only gets in October, when the leaves have changed, and jack o'lanterns begin popping up on porches and in yards all across America, and when the summer's heat has exited the room and the crisp, fall air has taken its place. That magical feeling that makes us believe that there may be something out there in the dark that we cannot see. Perhaps our old houses in which people have passed on to the other side, whether we are aware of it or not, really are haunted. All those things we hear going bump in the night might not simply be the roof cooling off from the day's heat, and popping, or the old wooden frames adjusting and settling with age. 'October Nights' provides us with one well written, terrifying tale for each night of the month of October. The only challenge the book presents is in the fact that its readers may not be able to help themselves to just one tale each night, rather, they may find themselves being far too tempted to blow through the entire work in one setting, because 'October Nights' is just that damn good! Just as Charles Dickens will always be remembered as the man who invented Christmas, due to his classic tale 'A Christmas Carol, ' Kevin E Lake, with the publishing of 'October Nights, ' will forever be remembered as the man who invented Hallo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
With the publishing of 'October Nights, ' a great void has been filled. Sure, we all loved creepy Halloween stories like 'The Tale Of The Golden Arm' and the short story collections such as 'Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, ' when we were kids, but once we reached the age of majority, collections such as these, written on an adult level, simply did not exist. Until now!Acclaimed author Kevin E Lake has filled this void that's existed for far too long. With 'October Nights, ' Lake gives us, as adults, thirty one original spine tingling tales that will give us that feeling one only gets in October, when the leaves have changed, and jack o'lanterns begin popping up on porches and in yards all across America, and when the summer's heat has exited the room and the crisp, fall air has taken its place. That magical feeling that makes us believe that there may be something out there in the dark that we cannot see. Perhaps our old houses in which people have passed on to the other side, whether we are aware of it or not, really are haunted. All those things we hear going bump in the night might not simply be the roof cooling off from the day's heat, and popping, or the old wooden frames adjusting and settling with age. 'October Nights' provides us with one well written, terrifying tale for each night of the month of October. The only challenge the book presents is in the fact that its readers may not be able to help themselves to just one tale each night, rather, they may find themselves being far too tempted to blow through the entire work in one setting, because 'October Nights' is just that damn good! Just as Charles Dickens will always be remembered as the man who invented Christmas, due to his classic tale 'A Christmas Carol, ' Kevin E Lake, with the publishing of 'October Nights, ' will forever be remembered as the man who invented Hallo
Witches Run Amok
Author: Shannon Carlin
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368094678
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The oral history of Disney’s Hocus Pocus, one of the most beloved Halloween movies of all time. In July 1993, Disney’s Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, did not immediately find success, with box office numbers falling far below what was envisioned. Yet somehow the Halloween movie released in the middle of the summer to little fanfare has become an enduring and widely loved classic. Nearly three decades after the film’s initial release, it’s a yearly holiday viewing tradition in households around the world, becoming a not-so-scary rite of passage for kids and their parents, many of whom grew up watching the film about the resurrected witchy trio with their own parents. Hocus Pocus is a movie that has few if any equals; it manages to span a generational divide, uniting boomers and zoomers in their nostalgic love for the boundary-pushing supernatural comedy that in some ways seemed a little too risqué for the millennial kids it was originally intended for. So how did a movie that didn’t catch an initial spark end up casting such a spell on mainstream culture? Witches Run Amok answers that question and more, using interviews from the cast and creative team behind the heartwarming Halloween staple. The book is a love letter to Hocus Pocus’s millions of devoted fans and a fascinating read for anyone who wants to understand how the Disney movie became a pop culture phenomenon.
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368094678
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
The oral history of Disney’s Hocus Pocus, one of the most beloved Halloween movies of all time. In July 1993, Disney’s Hocus Pocus, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, did not immediately find success, with box office numbers falling far below what was envisioned. Yet somehow the Halloween movie released in the middle of the summer to little fanfare has become an enduring and widely loved classic. Nearly three decades after the film’s initial release, it’s a yearly holiday viewing tradition in households around the world, becoming a not-so-scary rite of passage for kids and their parents, many of whom grew up watching the film about the resurrected witchy trio with their own parents. Hocus Pocus is a movie that has few if any equals; it manages to span a generational divide, uniting boomers and zoomers in their nostalgic love for the boundary-pushing supernatural comedy that in some ways seemed a little too risqué for the millennial kids it was originally intended for. So how did a movie that didn’t catch an initial spark end up casting such a spell on mainstream culture? Witches Run Amok answers that question and more, using interviews from the cast and creative team behind the heartwarming Halloween staple. The book is a love letter to Hocus Pocus’s millions of devoted fans and a fascinating read for anyone who wants to understand how the Disney movie became a pop culture phenomenon.