Gorgon But Not Forgotten.

Happy Day of the Dead everyone! (Is it okay to use Happy in this regard?)

 

Remember Me? This photo is from four years ago.

When I looked up Day of the Dead, there was a link to page in Sendai. Sure enough, there's a tattoo parlor/clothing shop named Day of the Dead.

I don't know much about Heidi Klum except that she is a master of dressing up for Halloween. Hopefully this link will take you to a quick presentation of her as Medusa. A longer video here will take you to the makeup process. 

Get stoned with your favourite Gorgon, Medusa!

 

Other tidbits that I've seen while scrolling today, includes a Jack o' Labubu.

This popcorn bucket would be appropriate for Halloween, Day of the Dead or while watching Frankenstein.

I didn't have a chance to check it out today (too lazy) yet there was a DragonQuest Walk in downtown Sendai today. A photo op with a really good Great-Sabre Tiger would have been nice.

Tomorrow is Culture Day in Japan and it happens to coincide with their ambassador, Godzilla, he too has a Godzilla Day. I'll hopefully be posting some Godzilla content for Govember (GodzillaNovember) but first a few leftovers from Halloween.

I must reiterate the sigh uttered across Canada when the Toronto Blue Jays succumbed to the Dodgers. From this... 

to this...

From Japan's Tourism Canada:

"An exciting MLB postseason that feels like it's been magic

We've been blown over and over again by the amazing play by the Blue Jays players 

And the unity of Canadian people cheering on the Blue Jays, not just in their hometown Toronto, but Canada-wide. Our pride

Congratulations to the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki on winning the championship.

I applaud you all. Thank you for dreaming and inspiring!"

 

 

Ya know how I'm always complaining about how the Christmas season encroaches on Halloween. It shouldn't be promoted until after Black Friday. I'm about to contribute to the problem for tomorrow I have my first Santa gig of the year and need to drive to a mall in Yamagata! Details after it's done... 

Macaroons anyone?

About 3/4 way finished decorating the venue for tomorrow night's party, but I forgot to take any photos. Snapped these at the last second. 

Lame...

But DJ Mokgohan has his decks all set up and raring to go. Sounds good 'n spooky!

 

Anyway, tomorrow should be a blast, whether we get a dozen or a hundred, it should be a howling good time. (And as we were leaving, two young girls called out my name. They were students of mine in Elementary School in Watari. Surely they can't be of drinking age now, can they? If I taught them in Grade 6, they'd be age 11-12 then. I left the school 3 years ago. I was at the school for 7 years. Depending on when they graduated, the math adds up. I hope!)  

Really impressed by these 4/6 ViruSweets that I scored at Gatcha. I really want the blue one though! This set all seems to be flavours of InfecTea. Click around on this link to their website. There's a Comic Strip, a list of characters, and more.

 

There's even a YouTube about an earlier set of different varieties of pudding. 

Oh, found another video!

 

These are the ones I got.

 Scone & Lemon Tea

 

 Macaron Framboise (Strawberry Macaroon?) & Macaron Pisutachio (Pistachio Macaroon?)

 

Delicious!

I saw a movie today in which the lead may have consumed some of the above. But he's invulnerable, so that's okay.

 

Warning to those who go see the movie in Japan, there is some foreign dialects that are only subtitled in Japanese, not English. I had no problem with the French, but had great difficulty with the Danish. (Hey! Danish! That goes along with the Tea and Macaroons.) 

All the leads were delightful, I can't choose a favourite. A tad slow at times, but well worth the 2 1/2 hour sit. NO spoilers, but if you've read the book, then you've seen the movie. It is only under a limited release but will be released on Netflix next week. I urge you to see it in the Theatre. It'll be worth it. Shout out to Bernie in the end credits and a Thanks to Michele Wrightson. Other thank yous as well, but they went by very quickly and he used first names only.  

 

I also noticed that Guy Davis was used as a Conceptual Artist. Check out his portfolio.

I need a big hulking Oni today. I guess this will do. Get your daily exorcise!

 

I grabbed a quick pumpkin flavoured pudding cake tonight. Hopefully it's not laden with a virus.

There's no candy to be found at Chocolate Halloween Candy but there are other tasty Tumblr tidbits there.

I have TWO parties tomorrow night, so hopefully I can wish everyone a Happy Halloween before I leave for them. I doubt whether I'll be in any condition to write about them immediately afterwards.

Monami, Mon Amie.

I watched Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl today (吸血少女対少女フランケン) and for a Gore Movie, it turned out to be a lot of fun.

 

I need to track down the manga...

Those wary of gory, reticent about racism, leery of Lolita, sad about self-abuse or easily offended by over the top everything, may want to give it a pass. I can understand falling for the titular Vampire Girl (Monami), she's adorable. And the final punchline really packs a punch.

Here's a sample of it:

If that hasn't turned you off, then you're ready for the whole thing...

For a gal that you may wish to avoid, don't chat up FutaKuchi Onna. She'll literally eat you out of house and home.

(Please ignore Nanakuchi Onna. A slightly incorrect translation.)

Here's a folk tale all about her.

On the other hand, a tasty treat to try is a Witch's Mystery-berry Sundae. (Spoiler: tastes a lot like blueberries.)

There are a few other tidbits to tantalize at Ikea.

Here are a couple of Venom Gatcha sets. I'm missing one from each set. Grr.

The gal in yellow is Scream and the gal in purple is Scorn (or maybe it's Scone, hard to tell.)

 

I'd further advise you stay away from these fatal femmes.

Just so you don't think this entire post is misogynistic, here is a fellow blogger worth checking out, The Paper Layer.

See ya tomorrow, I finished my blog post early, so I can catch another movie! Maybe I'll watch The Nun, the sequel has just opened here. Surely if it's about a Nun, it can't be too bad.

Mi Kasa es su Kasa.

I planned on writing a long post all about my Saturday adventures. Instead, I watched Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Nosferatu (1922), Frankenstein (1910), Thirteen Ghosts (1960), Don't be Afraid of the Dark (1973), Witch's Night Out (1978), Disney's Halloween Treat (1982), and It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1965)! Needless to say, I didn't get too creative and now it's minutes before midnight yet again.

Here's a quick Yokai to whet your appetite. I saved this one for a rainy day.

Probably one of the more famous Yokai, Kasa-obake (Ghost Umbrella?) He's a relatively friendly Ghost, friends with kiddies and may prank you by floating you up in the air in a strong wind.

For example...

I'm going to save my long elaborate post for tomorrow. So here's a tidbit from when I went shopping.

 

Or Donuts.

A Venom, this is from a Gatcha and as you can see, the collation in acquiring a full set is tough.

The end result is pretty cool. I only have one Carnage, so I'm saving assembling him until I have shelf space.

If you fancy yourself a chef, try out some recipes at Ghoul at Heart.

I think I'll watch the finale of Darryl and the Walking Dead before I go to bed. I hope the last one makes up for the previous five stinkers.