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I was really hoping no one would say Monster Mash. Oh well, I guess it was inevitable. 
 
Second recommendation, The Alan Parsons Project with their rendition of Poe's [The System Of] Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether. 
 
 

Standout moments:
 
Monster-Hunter All-Stars: Ghost Rider leapt onto the Scorpion King's back and "possessed" him as a vehicle. Scorpion King lit on fire, and Ghost Rider rode him into battle against Lo Pan and Beetlejuice.
 
Cereal Killers: Sonny the Cuckoo was almost "zoggied" (zombie Soggy) by the lactic undead (only 2 points of transformation BODY left out of 13), and with no apparent way to cure him (Lucky the Leprechaun's magic kept backfiring on him), Count Chocula slit his own wrist to force-feed Sonny some undead chocolate blood. (Some Chocoholics Anonymous sponsor he turned out to be!)
 
Meep on the Borderland: Squawk (Big Bird as a Gladiator) was airborne out of reach of most attacks, so Polearm (Sweetums as a Monk) leapt up and took a swing with his giant staff, but barely connected. Savage (Animal as a Barbarian) leapt on Sweetums and ran up the staff at just the perfect moment of its swing, and took out Squawk with a well-placed war club.
 
Spideys on Infinite Earths: Being hunted by extra-dimensional Inheritors who eat spider-life-energy, Agent Venom: Space Knight (legless Flash Thompson bonded with a cured symbiote) decides that since the weird multi-space vampires are used to hunting only Spider-Men types, that he should approach the situation is as un-Parker-like as he can, so he sets up with his alien sniper rifle and pegs Morlun in the back of the head.
 
 
 
 

Standout moments:
 
Monster-Hunter All-Stars: Ghost Rider leapt onto the Scorpion King's back and "possessed" him as a vehicle. Scorpion King lit on fire, and Ghost Rider rode him into battle against Lo Pan and Beetlejuice.
 
Cereal Killers: Sonny the Cuckoo was almost "zoggied" (zombie Soggy) by the lactic undead (only 2 points of transformation BODY left out of 13), and with no apparent way to cure him (Lucky the Leprechaun's magic kept backfiring on him), Count Chocula slit his own wrist to force-feed Sonny some undead chocolate blood. (Some Chocoholics Anonymous sponsor he turned out to be!)
 
Meep on the Borderland: Squawk (Big Bird as a Gladiator) was airborne out of reach of most attacks, so Polearm (Sweetums as a Monk) leapt up and took a swing with his giant staff, but barely connected. Savage (Animal as a Barbarian) leapt on Sweetums and ran up the staff at just the perfect moment of its swing, and took out Squawk with a well-placed war club.
 
Spideys on Infinite Earths: Being hunted by extra-dimensional Inheritors who eat spider-life-energy, Agent Venom: Space Knight (legless Flash Thompson bonded with a cured symbiote) decides that since the weird multi-space vampires are used to hunting only Spider-Men types, that he should approach the situation is as un-Parker-like as he can, so he sets up with his alien sniper rifle and pegs Morlun in the back of the head.
 
 
 
 

Halloween Music from my blog series: "Dave Mattingly: The Musical"
 
 

Halloween Music from my blog series: "Dave Mattingly: The Musical"
 
 

Halloween playlist... I'm down. I'm very old school so I'll start my contributions with Alice Cooper. So many to choose from, but this one seems very apropos. (For those who don't know, Dwight Fry was an actor. He is best known for his portrayals of neurotic, murderous villains in several classic Universal horror films, such as Renfield in Dracula and Fritz in Frankenstein.)
 
 

Me: See? To prove I'm not some boring house dad, I got a tattoo.

Her: Oh cool! It's... uh?
 
Me: (proudly) It's my thermos! From work!
 
Her: Well, uh, the line work is certainly...

Me: Don't touch the thermos tat!

I'll do you one better!
 

A few notes concerning the above discussion:
 
Mickey Mouse will become public domain on January 1, 2024, in the "Steamboat Willie" version. Later versions of the character will still be under copyright, and Disney will retain trademark rights. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/a-whole-years-worth-of-works-just-fell-into-the-public-domain/
 
"It's a Wonderful Life" is in public domain due to an error renewing the copyright on the film, but royalties are still required to show it because the copyright on the original story, "The Greatest Gift" by Philip Van Doren had been renewed in 1971. The movie is considered a derivative work, and therefore requires compensation to the original author.

My boss calls me "the computer."
 
I go to sleep if left unattended for 15 minutes.

Monday - Greg
Tuesday - lan
Wednesday - Greg
Thursday - lan
Friday - Greg
Saturday - lan
Sunday - Greg

The Gregorian calendar

I don't suffer from stress; I'm a carrier.

I don't suffer from stress; I'm a carrier.

...but for a while, I was a suspect.

I threw a ball for my dog.
 
It's a bit extravagant I know, but it was his birthday and he looks great in a Tuxedo.

Forbidden Planet: An over-protective father tries to shield his daughter from a bunch of sailors. (Blu-ray)
 
Police Squad! (In Color): Short-lived police parody show from the folks who made Airplane! (DVD)

Ooh! I knew S3 was coming up really soon, but couldn't remember the date. Thanks, GM Joe.

Ooh! I knew S3 was coming up really soon, but couldn't remember the date. Thanks, GM Joe.

Doom Patrol S2. We just finished it last night, in time for S3 starting on Wednesday. Since the almost-completed S2E10 season finale didn't make it past the covid shutdown, we're really left on the edge of our seats!