Popcorn in Bed - Arachnophobia

 

Scary-but-not-too scary October continues with "Arachnophobia" from 1990.

A personal note.

I don't like horror movies, I don't understand horror movies; I'm not scared by them and, when I've tried to get into them on a "camp" or comedy level, haven't found them to be fun. I just cannot be scared by a movie it seems, though with the following exceptions: creepy documentaries and obviously movies I saw when I was a kid.

In the latter category is "Arachnophobia" which I saw in the theater when it came out. It was intense and it's probably the scariest movie (to me) that I've ever seen. I don't recall the experience of watching it so much as the experience for days afterward where I would constantly be afraid there was a spider on me. Sudden itches or various fabrics meant a sudden feeling of a phantom spider under my shirt on in a sock, etc. Trying to sleep at night, sitting in the dark, wrapped in covers was a nightmare.

As Cassie mentions, she also watches The Thing, you can see that reaction here.

A Little More Tom Myers!

 

What I like about Tom Myers' comedy is: it makes you laugh but you get the news at the same time. It's entertaining AND informative.

Late Show - Dave Rakes Leaves

 

It's a classic... it's a semi-classic.

The Last Waltz to be Re-Released in Theaters

Martin Scorcese's "The Last Waltz" will be re-released to theaters in November for its 45th anniversary.

Article.

Conan's Version of Rocktober

 I know I've posted this before but I recently went on youtube and searched for these videos and found they're completely buried by the algorithm. In fact, they're so buried, even when I do an exact search from knowing the titles, there are hundreds of results that come first.

So I'm getting the word out here. A look back at the time Conan celebrated his own version of Rocktober for Late Night.

Happy Spocktober, Kelly LeBrocktober or Jaques Chiractober to all who celebrate!

WATP - Tom Myers, The World's Worst Comedian

 

And not only is Tom Myers the World's Worst Comedian, this video purports to relay the worst joke ever. It's a bold claim, Cotton.