Mickey Z

Cool Observer

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Godzilla vs. The Condoleezard

Halloween is an odd holiday. The ostensible concept, as it has evolved to become, is to shock, startle, frighten, petrify, horrify, and/or terrify...all while consuming enough high fructose corn syrup to keep the American Dental Association content for another century or two.

Every year, as October 31 nears, loyal Americans eagerly squander a small fortune to adorn their humble abodes with Made-in-China images of tombstones, skulls, ghouls, goblins, monsters, zombies, and even the occasional bloody severed limb or two. While none of these cardboard depictions scare me as much as, say, the upcoming sixth installment of Stallone’s Rocky series, I do believe there are plenty of real-life creatures that might warrant their own Halloween mask this year...and I’m not just talking about celluloid slashers.

Read my early Trick or Treat article here.