

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
On Day 14 of Spooktober 2021 I rewatched the 1949 Disney classic The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad.

Midnight Margaritas, Cheesecake & Practical Magic
For #Spooktober Day 13, I rewatch the most iconic witch movie ever made, Practical Magic.

How the Heckerling Didn’t I Know About This Vampire Movie?
Vamps, written and directed by Amy Heckerling, stars Alicia Silverstone, Goody, and Krysten Ritter…

Serving Witch Realness: Kiki’s Delivery Service
Flying into Day 11 of my Spooktober: 31 Days of Halloween, I look to the folks over at Studio Ghibli with Kiki’s Delivery Service…


Warm Bodies: Love In A Time of Zombies
For Spooktober Day 9, I watch Warm Bodies, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Isaac Marion…

Labyrinth: An Homage to the Wizard of Oz?
Guest Blog by Tracy Minsterman, aspiring author and founder of Fantasy Writers Roost.

Hurt People, Hurt People: Disney’s Maleficent
For Day 7 of my Spooktober: 31 Days of Halloween movies I watched Maleficent and rank the top 5 Disney villains that I think need their own movie…

Growing Fangs
For Spooktober Day 6, I headed to the Wonderful World of Disney to check out one of their Launchpad Shorts films, Growing Fangs, directed by Ann Marie Pace.

Vampire Hunt but Make it Presidential
Based on a 2010 novel by the same name, my Spooktober Day 5 movie was Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.

Witch One Did It Better?
For Spooktober Day 4 I headed to the small, fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick…

Teen Wolf ‘85
Tonight I watched Teen Wolf from 1985 to decide if it still holds up for today’s movie watcher.

Does This Movie Suck?
For Day 2 of my Spooktober movie marathon, I revisited the 2014 “fantasy-comedy-horror” film Vampire Academy…

A WALK ON THE GHOST SIDE
Today’s movie is a controversial choice but started a spirited night filled with shadows and visions.

Spooktober ‘21
Every year starting October 1st, I embark on a month-long Halloween movie marathon watching 31 daily, spooky, and fun Halloween-inspired movies…

Hablas Español
Growing up as a multi-generation Mexican-American family everyone I knew spoke little to no real Spanish…

Selena: The Series
This week I binged the second season of Netflix’s Selena: The Series, and I have all the feels and none of the words…

Writing Inspiration
One of my favorite things to do when I start working on a book is to find photos of celebrities that remind me of my main character…

My Q2 Vision Board
For the second quarter of 2021, I continue to focus on growing as a writer…