Halloween Articles

I recently wrote several Halloween articles. I kept getting sidetracked while doing the research, because I was finding a lot of fun activities and information.

Music-Themed Retro Halloween Costumes for Couples was fun to research. I started out wanting to write about couples costumes with a music theme and then ended up making them all retro.

8 Halloween Supersites is about the sites that go beyond the norm to provide what you need to make Halloween special.

Fun Online Halloween Activities will help get you in the Halloween spirit with games, puzzles, and more.

If you're throwing a Halloween party, check Halloween Parties: 13 Websites to Help Set the Tone.

Before you start decorating, consider reading Halloween Decorations: 13 Great Websites to Help You Decorate for some terrific ideas.

Ever wondered which actors have played Dracula on TV? 13 TV Draculas will answer your question.

Hollywood Vampires and Werewolves: Actors Who Have Played Both is an older article but still relevant at this time of year.

Haiku Poetry

I wrote a few haiku-style poems for National Poetry Month 2009. '80s Sense of Style is a response to the challenge to write a haiku about the 1980s. Classic Journey shows the connection between the band and a more recent television show. Medicine Bottle is a haiku about a mundane object.

Later that same month, I wrote On the Bubble, a set of three haiku poems about the nerve-wracking wait for news about whether my favorite shows would be renewed. For the record, one of them was renewed and is still on the air, although not without a struggle. The other show was canceled but lives on in the memory of its fans.

Motel Hell: Cult Classic from the '80s

Motel Hell is a hilarious classic horror movie from 1980. The title is something of a play on words, depicting both the name of the motel and the general state of affairs for the unfortunate soul who wanders anywhere near the motel and its proprietors. The story takes place at the very rural Motel Hello. However, the letter "O" on the sign has a bit of trouble, its light flickering on and off. The lights on the other letters are fine, so that when the "O" is out, only the first four letters of the word remain. "Hell" is a good description of the motel, as you're about to learn.

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Review of U2's The Joshua Tree

If you have ever listened to the radio, you're probably already familiar with several tracks from The Joshua Tree, U2's Grammy-winning album from 1987. "Where the Streets Have No Name," "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," and "With or Without You" seem to have received the most airplay, at least to my recollection.

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