My Tribute To Hocus Pocus

[I forgot about this post... better late than never?]

Believe it or not, fellow ghouls, my all time favourite movie to watch at Halloween is Hocus Pocus. Yes, I know: there are no zombies, vampires, foul language, or gore.

For some reason, it has grown on me since it came out in 1993. I saw it at the theatre, and there is just something about it... Perhaps it is all of the time spent in and all of the happy memories I have of Salem MA. Or perhaps I'm just a sap... lol

I love the costumes and have wanted copies of the sisters' outfits for years now - and you know what? I would actually wear them out to do the grocery shopping. Maybe next year I will hire someone to make for me, at the very least, sister Sarah's costume.

At any rate, here are some clips and other bits and bobs from the movie that I watch all year round, but especially at Halloween.

Here are a couple of the spells used in the movie and some cute quotes:

All Three Sisters: Twist the bones and bend the back. Yitta cappita magica mystica. Trim him of his baby fat. Yitta cappita magica mystica. Give him fur black as black. Just.. Like.. This...

Winnifred Sanderson: Unfaithful lover long since dead. Deep asleep in thy wormy bed. Wiggle thy toes, open thine eyes, twist thy fingers toward the sky. Life is sweet, be not shy. On thy feet. So sayeth I!

Sara Sanderson: Come little children, I'll take thee away, into a land of enchantment. Come little children, the times come to play, here in my garden of magic.

Quotes:

"Think soothing thoughts: Rabid bats, black death, mummy's scorpion pie."

"I smell children.."

"I've always wanted a child; now I think I'll have one. ON TOAST!"

"Oh, look: another glorious morning. Makes me SICK!"

Hmmm. Maybe I can get a few members of the cast to do an interview or two. Well, my maggoty mouthed minions, have a spooky holiday. I know I will...

Feature of Singer Heather Dinnarr of Rose Red

November,I have decided, is a month of shake-ups, but don't worry my diabolical denizens: I won't be writing about happy bunnies prancing through the meadow. Unless, of course, they are about to be eaten by the big bad wolf. Another thing I am not shaking up is the Lair featuring some fresh new talent for the sacrifice.

Normally, I do not like female singers. I probably only have a handful I will actually listen to. However, I have found another. One whose voice is like the haunting sound of the siren beckoning from the ether.

Her name is Heather Dinnarr and she is from Rose Red. Here is a little bio and some original tracks and a cover of "Du Hast," as well as a link for you all to visit. I think you will all agree after hearing her voice that we will be seeing, and hearing, more from this talented young siren.

"I’ve always been theatrical and loved to sing and perform. My first memory of it is singing on the bus with my gran when I was about 5, and old ladies would give me 50p as they got off! Since then I’ve never really stopped. I was in a couple of bands in my teens then more recently starting gigging solo in pubs, clubs and (ever so glamorous!) old folks homes to pay the bills, but I’ve never been more excited or stimulated than by the music I’m making at the moment as alter-ego Rose Red.

"Most people seem to think the name Rose Red comes from the Stephen King film but it actually comes from my love of fairytales - not the happy Disney type, but the original German folk tales that were much more dark and sinister. Rose Red is the sister of Snow White in the story ‘Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot’ . I also have red hair and my favourite flowers are roses, so it seemed like the perfect choice!

"I first met Wayne Dineley, the musical maestro behind the songs, when I produced a series of short films and feature film (with director Peter Hallett, who also directs Rose Red’s music videos) and Wayne applied to be the composer. We became friends and then inevitably started collaborating musically, firstly with cover versions of classic rock tracks which we re-worked and gave a completely different feel to, such as Rammstein’s 'Du Hast', which went down really well on our YouTube channel, prompting Wayne to write some original material for me. Being a composer by trade has also meant he has the gear and know-how to produce the tracks himself to a professional standard.

"The next step for Rose Red is an EP called Miss Understood which will be released on iTunes early next year, when we’ll also be playing live in venues in Liverpool, Manchester and the nothwest UK."

The other half of Rose Red Wayne Dineley.

The Life and Times of Lili DeGhoules, Intro

31 October 2006

Some bloody little idiot just woke me up. Funny the things you remember when you are trapped for a little over 200 years.

I guess starting the French Revolution was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back. Though it is possible the plan to imprison me began a millenium before that.

They said my imprisonment would be painless.

They said in my imprisonment I would sleep a dreamless sleep.

They said in my imprisonment I would feel not hunger, nor thirst.

They said in my imprisonment I would feel nothing...

They lied.

The following is a journal of all the little things one remembers in a so-called "endless sleep."

[To be continued...]