Zombies are coming

So like every good former (or closeted) goth/industrial kid out there, I love October. This is for many many reasons. Not the least of which is that the oppressive heat associated with Oklahoma has usually subsided, allowing me to venture outdoors without copious amounts of nasty, greasy sunblock and a sweat towel(being fair-skinned and overweight is a real bitch in the summertime*).
Another reason is Halloween, obviously. Halloween has taken on... not really new meaning, but perhaps renewed meaning now that I have kids and can vicariously live through them. We get haunted houses and candy and t-shirts with skulls on them and trick or treating in the neighborhood and the Zoo and the Mall and where ever else. Watching them have so much goram fun stabs me with nostalgia. Even when their whims don't coincide with my own. Jackson has tired of Star Wars, I am sad to say. Maybe because my own obsession started when I was his age and has yet to abate, I see SW going out of favor and being replaced by Super Mario with a little twinge of sadness. Mario is awesome and all, don't get me wrong, but I was never as into him as Jackson is now, and certainly not at the expense of Luke and the boys. I was all excited when Lego Star Wars III was going to come out because I really wanted to play it.** Jackson was underwhelmed, and we ended up getting Mario Kart instead. Which is also awesome, and a lot of fun with all three of us boys playing, but still.
So anyway, October. The main reason I love October is because of TV and movies. On the silver screen, we get an onslaught of horror movies to veg out on before all the Oscar contenders come in and make us have to think. Now that the torture porn genre is finally giving way to more traditional horror and comedy horror is on the rise, I actually have something to look forward to this year. On TV, all the American shows are starting back up, all the English and summer shows are winding down, and we get a whole mess of premiers and finales all jumbled up together.

I am extra excited this year because we get a new season of The Walking Dead.


I have high hope for this season, even given all the Hoopla over the summer of the showrunner, Frank Darabont getting fire or quitting or whatever. I have high hopes for three reasons:
1) Because Robert Kirkman is still very much involved. It is his baby, and hopefully, he won't let it go astray.
2) Because the webisodes were fucking awesome.
3) The cast and crew seem to think this season is going to kick ass, and I believe them.

They are also going to air an after show hosted by Chris Hardwick following each episode, so that sounds cool as well.


Happy hunting.

-JP

*In the winter it's okay because I have a layer of blubber to protect me from the elements, much like a polar bear or seal.

**We all know the prequels are crap for the most part, but we can also agree that the Clone Wars TV show is effing awesome, right?