Quote of the Week

The Byronic Hero and I have been spending a lot of time brainstorming holiday horror movies, and have concluded that Jewish holidays are a largely untapped source, ranging from Chanukah (at least one candle has to stay lit or the monster will get the protagonist), Passover (home invasion by blood libel-believing cult after local child goes missing) and Yom Kippur (man pursued by monster embodying his own regret), and even Christmas (”Merry Christmas!” says the killer Santa guy; “I’m Jewish” says the final girl, cocking a shotgun.)
--Mira, For the Gothic Heroine, November 17, 2019

Quote of the Week

The thing about a secular holiday is that religious Jewish kids could get excited about it. Christmas spirit left us cold, and Passover meant nothing to the world at large, but for the month of October we could get excited about the same thing the rest of the children were excited about. It sounds like a little thing, but it wasn’t- and still isn’t for me, to this day. And if someone wasn’t into Halloween, that was also culturally acceptable. You don’t see any big heartwarming family movies about forcing one family in the neighborhood who doesn’t like Halloween to get into the spirit of things, after all.
--Mira, "Judaism and Halloween," For the Gothic Heroine, October 31, 2015

TV Quote of the Week

I know why they have holidays. They have holidays so people can get together and have fun. So why am I alone?
--Todd Barbee, It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!