Hi everyone!
It's my favorite month ever, October! I have changed the theme of my blog to match the vibe of the month. (It will go back to normal after Halloween.)
I love Halloween traditions. I try to keep myself accountable by doing as many as I can while also creating some of my own. One of my traditions is based on cable television holiday specials.
Remember when you were a kid back in the 2010s and Disney Channel or ABC Family (now Freeform) would air a Halloween movie or episode every day? It always filled me with holiday spirit and made me anticipate Halloween. To honor that, I watch a horror/Halloween movie almost every day. (I am a busy college kid, okay? Some days I have almost no free time.) I will also be writing and posting a review of whatever movie I watch that day.
To kick off this year's tradition, today's movie is Sleepy Hollow, directed by Tim Burton. I have never seen this movie before, and I don't really know why. I love everything Tim Burton touches. His works have the perfect spooky vibes, and they are always a joy to watch. This movie is no different. It's spooky, it's campy, and it's bloody. Sleepy Hollow has everything you could want in a Tim Burton film and more. By more, I mean gothic 19th-century Johnny Depp.
I am so happy I got to watch this for the first time. The plot is compelling and does the original story justice. The costume design is amazing. Christina Ricci in a white corset is something I didn't know I needed in my life. What really pulled me in was the classic gothic Halloween. Flaming jack-o'-lanterns, twisty dead trees, murders, and witches are everything I look for in this holiday. The town in this movie is fucked up, and I love it!
I highly recommend it to whoever needs a classic spooky movie.
Do y'all have a favorite Halloween movie?
