Tuesday 31 October 2023
Happy Halloween!
Un Halloween blanc au Québec?
Monday 30 October 2023
Trick or Treat
La citrouille de (grand-)papa
Sunday 29 October 2023
The Spider and the Witch
Saint Saëns- Danse Macabre Op. 40
Bon, une fois par année quand l'Halloween approche, c'est une tradition sur ce blogue: je partage une vidéo de la la Danse Macabre, celle de Camille Saint-Saëns. Une vidéo toute fraîche d'hier faite exclusivement pour l'Halloween.
Saturday 28 October 2023
No More Scarecrows?
Vaisseau pirate fantôme
Friday 27 October 2023
Knobkerrie (against the Forces of Darkness)
Trois épouvantails...
Halloween Fun and Food
Thursday 26 October 2023
Baron Ausbach
Les journées d'un automne idyllique
Wednesday 25 October 2023
Macabre Butler
Mont Fuji vu du train
Autre photo prise au Japon par mon frère PJ. On voit le Mont Fuji à gauche. Rien à ajouter pour le moment.
Fiendish Fancies and Me
L'araignée dévoreuse
Tuesday 24 October 2023
A Headless Horseman for Scarecrow
Train nippon
Monday 23 October 2023
Vampire Repellent Meal (A Transylvanian Recipe)
For today's fourth(!) countdown to Halloween post, a recipe I found on the YouTube channel Tasting History. I have been following it for the last two years or so and I particularly love the seasonal stuff Max Miller does. He often gets some really nice videos for Halloween. This one is about a meal that comes straight from Transylvania and is full of garlic, thus perfect to keep vampires away. There are also lots of information about one of Halloween's favourite monsters, the reasons why vampires hate garlic and it looks like a great roast beef recipe, so it's definitely worth a watch.
Kouign Amann
Literally Dead
Les crayons de l'Halloween
Sunday 22 October 2023
Preparing for trick or treat
Les arachides de l'Halloween
Saturday 21 October 2023
Shining City
Les trois citrouilles...
Friday 20 October 2023
Spooky Stories and Gruesome Tales
L'Halloween chez les Pères trappistes
The Scarecrow Festival is Back!
Un spectacle de nuit pour l'Halloween
Thursday 19 October 2023
Witches Cauldron Mac and Cheese
Mon frère est au Japon
Wednesday 18 October 2023
The Ideal Pumpkin Patch
Une champignon sur le chemin de l'école
Tuesday 17 October 2023
Abraham Van Helsing
L'asphaltage pour Wolfie
Monday 16 October 2023
The Whisperer in Darkness
For today's (first?) countdown to Halloween post, a reading suggestion. For horror fans like myself, it can never be fully Halloween without a dose of H.P. Lovecraft. I haven't read his whole work as of yet (too many horror writers to discover and rediscover), but do consider myself a fan and I enjoy a lot of them. Lovecraft helped me make my enjoyment of Halloween reach adulthood, when I got too old for trick or treat, but still loved the dark and scary atmosphere of the holiday. Reading him became a classic. I have a few favourite Lovecratian stories, including The Whisperer in Darkness, which I recommend today. It is a story between science-fiction and supernatural, like many Lovecraft stories. I generally prefer "pure" supernatural horror, but this one stands out merely for the perfectly paranoid atmosphere. On a cold, dark October night, it is a perfect read. Heck, the title alone should give you shivers. If you haven't read it yet, you can do it online here, among other places. Enjoy. If you have read it, please leave a comment telling me what you thought of it.
Une citrouille...
Sunday 15 October 2023
More than 50 years of the Great Pumpkin
For today's countdown to Halloween post, another reading suggestion: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. I mean the book adaptation (novelization?) for its 50th anniversary (which was in 2016, if you'd like to know). Okay so it's basically the beloved children's classic in book form. It's funny, witty, sweet, atmospheric, with just a hint of sadness. I bought it to Wolfie because in this country, it's hard to actually watch the original on the telly. he did it only once, last year, and he loved it. So this book allows us to enjoy the Great Pumpkin every year.
Première citrouille
J'ai acheté notre première citrouille pour l'Halloween.J'aurais pu en acheter une plus grosse, mais celle-ci avec le reste de l'épierie était déjà lourde à charrier, alors j'achèterai une plus imposante la prochaine fois. Ce n'est qu'un début.
Saturday 14 October 2023
Ingolstadt
For today's third(!) countdown to Halloween post, I am revisiting another horror classic, or rather one of its setting. We all know of Transylvania and at least one of its eerie castles, but there is another horror classic which settings have been far less featured and celebrated. I am talking of the German city of Ingolstadt. Never heard of it? You probably did, or the name must ring bells. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, it is where the titular character goes to study medicine, makes his famous discovery and creates the monster. So it should be on every horror afficionado on their list holiday destinations. Or macabre pilgrimage. You can find its tourist webpage here. In any case, when people think of old Gothic horror stories, they should remember that they're not all in castle ruins, they also take places in the students' laboratories in old Germanic cities. So Ingolstadt, birthplace of the Creature, this is my homage to you.