Mood: Fallen Leaves and Freaking Myself Out.

It's that time of year again: the time where I remember this blog exists and reappear to narrate my masochistic attempts to scare myself silly.

Welcome, one and all. October is literally next week, and it's time for me to plot out my horror reads. And watching. And listening.

This is a lifestyle, okay? One does not simply start reading a spooky story on October 1 and assume one has set the right mood for the season.

One must prepare.

Mood: Sun's Out, Spooky Scary Skeletons Out (My #31HorrorFilms31Days Shortlist)

To the one loyal reader of this blog, I apologize.

You know who you are.

For the rest of my invisible audience: hi, I'm Kaye and believe it or not, I am a big baby when it comes to the terrible, creepy and downright evil.

Mood: Feeling Fall and Feeling Fine.

...That may be the most nonsensical post title I've written to date.

Anyway, it's been a while. The hellish season of extreme heat has had to crawl back under its rock. I honestly don't know why I used to be a huge fan of summer, but now I can assure you I've seen the light and gladly welcome the season of apples, pumpkin spice, crisp sunlight and haunted houses with open arms.

That's right. It's finally autumn!

Rejoice, rejoice, and drag out all your sweaters. But don't wear them all at one time.

Okay. So. New season means a seasonal wishlist, which means stuff that I want to do because it feels like the thing to do this season but probably will forget about until November 29th and fling myself forward into a mad dash before the Christmas carols and peppermint everything distracts me entirely.

Without further ado...

Feeling Fall:

The Wishlist

Mood: Amethyst Skies and Amélie

amelie

france | 2001

available on netflix

"Amélie is a fanciful comedy about a young woman who discretely orchestrates the lives of the people around her, creating a world exclusively of her own making. Shot in over 80 Parisian locations, acclaimed director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Delicatessen"; "The City of Lost Children") invokes his incomparable visionary style to capture the exquisite charm and mystery of modern-day Paris through the eyes of a beautiful ingenue."

a warning, gentle reader, that this movie is r-rated for good reasons and most of them boiling down to: THE FRENCH.

oh, the french.

Mood: Crimson Mouth, Conjuring Curse

(Please to forgive the uncreative and frankly confusing post title.

I've started running out of creative ways to term my watercolor moods.

also, once again, this is an unofficial entry in my unofficial summer spooks 2018 series.)

the conjuring

us | 2013

available on netflix

"In 1970, paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren are summoned to the home of Carolyn and Roger Perron. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into a secluded farmhouse, where a supernatural presence has made itself known. Though the manifestations are relatively benign at first, events soon escalate in horrifying fashion, especially after the Warrens discover the house's macabre history."

I do not expect this to be an extensive review (though, now that I look over my notes, it may be one peppered with spoilers, so consider this your advance warning).

Mainly because I cannot think of enough phrases that would serve as synonyms for "Never again." I could not explain to you why I would think, after my experience with The Exorcist, that I would be all snug and comfy with another movie based on possession, hideous demons and horribly patterned 80s-esque staircases, but...I don't ever seem to learn.

Mood: Black and Blue and The Babadook.

this shall be the unofficial first post in my summer 2018 spooks series, in which i - an unapologetic and utterly incurable scaredy cat - indulge my annual pining for something to send shivers down my spine and watch horror movies.

is this wise? my sleeping habits and my nerves deign to think not. but i will do it anyway. because i am unapologetic, incurable and unrepentant in my bad habits.

the babadook

au | 2014

available on netflix

"A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her."