Katie Pumpkinhead’s Pumpkin Patch

 I finally had the opportunity today to watch what’s probably been my most highly anticipated movie in a long while: They Live Inside Us. I truly can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a new movie. Maybe Halloween 2018? It’s hard to say. But from the instant I pressed “play”, this one didn’t disappoint, and lived up to my every expectation. Much like the predecessor that it was born out of, the Witching Season anthology, They Live Inside Us is an all-out love letter to Halloween, that was clearly made by people who love Halloween, for people who love Halloween, and truly understand what other people who love Halloween want to see. The opening sequence of this film, with two mischievous boys riding up on their bikes to the house that will become the central focus of the story, immediately brought me back to the Halloweens of my childhood. That mischievous streak that takes us over, that part of us that wants to be scared, no matter how we feel any other time of the year...

 Is there anything truly like the feeling of it finally being October, officially? My whole life, I have spent the other eleven months of the year longing for and trying to recapture the feeling that October brings. One way I’ve always done this, is by watching Halloween themed movies and TV shows. Over the years, I’ve added several “go-tos” to my watch list. It’s hard to explain what makes something a Halloween go-to for me...The only thing I can really say for sure is that it’s just a feeling that a particular piece of media gives me; an atmosphere it creates. Sometime last year, after Halloween had already passed, I stumbled upon an Instagram account called  Witching Season Films . I was immediately impressed with the content I found there, particularly a series of photos posted with the hashtag #31ShotsOfHalloween. Upon further observation, I found that this was a yearly photo challenge that any Halloween lover could participate in, and these pictures seemed to fit my pers...