MONDAY MEMORIES - DAY OF THE DEAD

         

The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality.   The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember amusing events and anecdotes about the departed.  I have posted these images before but I like to repeat myself, so here you have them...AGAIN!

THE CLASSIC MOVIE MONSTERS

Every Halloween season, most TV stations start featuring horror films on their schedule to steer audiences into the proper spooky mood. Thousands of those films have been made throughout the years but to me, the best horror characters are the ones I first saw on the classic films from the first decades of movie history.

Here is my personal gallery of the great monsters from the movies:

Max Schreck as NOSFERATU

Lon Chaney as THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Lon Chaney as THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

Bela Lugosi as DRACULA

Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster

Boris Karloff as THE MUMMY

KING KONG

Elsa Lanchester as THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

Lon Chaney Jr. as The WOLF MAN

THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON

The Cyclops from THE 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD

The Beast from 2,000 Fathoms

GODZILLA

And all the remaining others from that wonderful era!