To make your fall extra vibey this year
Sharleen Ramos (She/Her) // Illustrator
Andie Bjornsfelt (She/Her) // Contributor
Keepin’ it Old School
Going to that old pumpkin patch, kissing your sweetheart on Halloween eve, the crackle of classic music on your record player, painting your face (you’re going as a ragdoll this year), handing out baby sized candies to the neighbourhood kids
Lucy: “All you have to do is walk up to a house, ring the doorbell, and say ‘tricks or treats.'”
Sally: “Are you sure it’s legal?”
Lucy: “Of course it’s legal.”
Sally: “I wouldn’t want to be accused of taking part in a rumble.”
- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
Playlist:
Autumn Leaves – Doris Day
This is Halloween – The Citizens of Halloween
Monster Mash – Bobby Pickett
Shows:
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
The Twilight Zone (1959-1964, 1985-1989)
The Spectacular New Adventures of Casper (1996-1998)
Movies:
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Gremlins (1984)
BeetleJuice (1988)
Books:
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – Alvin Schwartz
The Halloween Tree – Ray Bradbury
Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
Dreary Outside, Cozy Inside
Lighting a few candles, the smell of spice in the air, thick knitted sweaters, socks with witches on them, the rattle of tree limbs waving across your window, candy corn breath
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
Playlist:
Roslyn – Bon Iver
Bobby – Beabadoobee
What am I here for – Jade Bird
Shows:
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017-2019)
Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)
Freaks and Geeks(1999-2000)
Movies:
Frankenweenie (2012)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Books:
The Simplicity of Cider – Amy E. Reichert
Autumn – Ali Smith
Pumpkinheads – Rainbow Rowell
Spook me out
Trying on grotesque masks at SpiritHalloween, binging the freakiest movies you can get your hands on, a few attempts at summoning Bloody Mary in your bathroom mirror, aiming for that delightful chill-down-your-spine feeling
“I delight in what I fear.” – Shirley Jackson
Playlist:
Carousel – Johnny Jewel
I Got 5 on it – (Tethered Mix from US)
Halloween Theme – John Carpenter
Movies:
Midsommar
The Shining
The Witch
TV Shows:
American Horror Story
The Haunting of Hill House
Black Mirror
Books:
Coraline – Neil Gaiman
Tender is the Flesh – Agustina Bazterrica
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke – Erica LeRocca
Suburban Gothic
Wandering empty streets at 3 am, having a slight existential crisis, glowing neon lights from the diner (open 24/7), feeling the slow fade of youth, sounds of train tracks in the distance, wondering if you will stay in your hometown forever.
“I remember that I stood on the library steps holding my books and looking for a minute at the soft hinted green in the branches against the sky and wishing, as I always did, that I could walk home across the sky instead of through the village.”
― Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in a Castle
“Why is summer mist romantic and autumn mist just sad?” ― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle
Playlist:
Punisher – Phoebe Bridgers
Salem – Fox Academy
Hide – Little May
Shows:
Stranger Things (2016-present)
Sharp Objects (2018)
Twin Peaks (1990-1991, 2017)
Movies:
Carrie (1976)
American Beauty (1999)
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Books:
The Lottery and Other Stories – Shirley Jackson
The Virgin Suicides – Jeffrey Eugenides
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires – Grady Hendrix
