What is a good playlist if not seasonal? I give you my Rocktober Playlist - feel free to add to it in the comments. Let's make an uber list! Stop Dead, Duran Duran Superstitious, Stevie Wonder Abracadabra, Steve Miller Band Frankenstein, Aimee Mann The Ghost Of Tom Joad, Bruce Springsteen Dig Your Grave, Modest Mouse … Continue reading The Halloween Playlist

If nothing else, The Burning (1981) proves my theory that you can't lose with horror movies; if they're good, they're scary, and if they're bad, they're funny as hell. The Burning was released in the wake of the success of the original Friday the 13th, and takes on the similar challenges of making rural locations, … Continue reading The Burning: Worst. Villain name. Ever.

A wedding in October ... great friends, great food, many toasts, and good times. What could be better? Not much. Sara and Rob 's wedding at the Dennis Inn (<-amazing folks and food, hi Brad!) was one of the best I've ever been to, and celebrated some of the finest things about fall. Things like … Continue reading The Art of the October Wedding

A group of alumna from a Catholic boarding school start dropping dead across the globe under strange circumstances. The daughter of one of the deceased, Eve, travels with friends to the school in Barcelona to find out the whole story, and meet some of her mother's surviving classmates. Those not-yet-knocked-off and the young travelers end … Continue reading The Nun: Thou Shalt Not Be Habit-forming.

Fresh produce at Rosedale Farms and Vineyard, where I visited today for a magazine article I'm working on. This is the latest offering at one of my favorite watering holes - a Shipyard Pumpkin Ale with cinnamon and sugar on the rim. Nom. One of my favorite exhibits at the Big E - the 4H … Continue reading On things Octobery