October is the month when everyone embraces horror. Well, everyone except those who feel we need to be saved from out demented interest in such horrific things.

But I have been noticing something lately. Horrific imagery is becoming much more prevalent in our society. I have some friends who are not into horror, but they have a knick knack shelf in their home that is loaded with Skeletons and skulls. Day of the Dead items celebrating the Mexican festival. But watch a horror movie? No way.

October seems to be the time when everyone feels it is ok to cross that line even though they don't agree with it the rest of the year. Haunted houses pop up everywhere and make a killing. Everyone wants to be scared. I live in St Louis and Six Flags out here even turns itself over to the darkside. Roaming ghosts and zombies and various atrocities as well as tunring attractions like Thunder River into a Friday the 13th montage complete with Jason on an island.

At least during October we get to shake free from the restraints that society wants imposed throughout the rest of the year. We can enjoy the moment. Go to a Wal-Mart sized Halloween superstore. Rub elbows with the upstanding members of society who look down upon us the other 334 days of the year. Well at least publicly they do. But King and Koontz and Rice still sell millions and millions of books.

Bloody MonkeyZ

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