A Witch Among Monsters

Thomasin has watched this unearthly influence rip her family apart, and even as she was often accused of being the source of it all, of being The Witch herself, she's been both terrified and awed by the power at work. So, finally, she asks for a taste of it, herself, and the film ends not in terror, but in ecstasy. Thomasin has been taught her entire life to fear witches, to fear the influence of the devil, and in the end she watched as Puritan ideals not only failed to save her family, but drove her into a miserable life as an accused heretic.

So, after 90 minutes of carefully manipulating his monster, Eggers shows us The Witch as a triumphant figure, and we're left to wonder all the way home whether we too might want a piece of that triumph. That's the mark of a great monster: They refuse to remain in the confines of the theater, and hover over our very lives after the credits roll.

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I rushed to the signpost, ready for a break. Not ready enough, apparently. This extremely petty rule left me with two options: I took one step forward and the screen went red, followed by a rapidly depleting health bar. I swiveled around and it stopped. Turning around again, the red screen and pain returned.

Near death, I fled in the other direction. It was my first encounter with a deadblind, an infuriating enemy whose trick is doing damage just by being in your field of view. Nothing is particularly easy to spot in Witch Hunt, but deadblinds less than most, especially when the simple act of looking in their direction obscures your vision and rapidly kills you. I was down to a sliver of health, unable to get home or heal. I headed back the way I came, which is when the tiny amount of mana I had left started to vanish.

The beast was near. I sprinted, knowing I had almost no time before I stopped being able to track it. Completely out of health, mana and breath, I crested the hill, and there I saw it: Or at least a silhouette of a werewolf, with only its piercing eyes visible.

It charged at me, closing the gap with awkward, preternatural speed, as if someone had hit fast-forward. I fired the rifle, filling the screen with smoke. The werewolf ran away. The kids dash back down a walkway, their capes, glasses and other essential costume parts catapulted in a million different directions, screaming their heads off because the last house gave them — gasp!

Then, of course, we come to…. I do carve a mean pumpkin, though. And when my kids are excited because their friends are excited and they want nothing more than to get into the Halloween spirit, there is one thing I do enjoy— and I enjoy it tremendously.

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I break out all of our spooky-but-definitely-not-scary books, where ghouls and witches and ghosts creep across the pages and make my kids squeal with their deliciously monstrous fun. Messages that are worth reading before and after Halloween too!

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Make sure to grab this book if you want to have the essential tips handy, because some ghosts may simply need a friend. If you are sweet and warm and kind, I suggest you be on the lookout because a ghost may find you soon! Crankenstein , by Samantha Berger and illustrated by Dan Santat: Even the sweetest kids become Crankensteins, from dusk till dawn, in rain, in heat and — most certainly — when standing in long, long lines.

Beware the cantankerous Crankenstein! A young ballerina struggles to fit in when she can only take dance class at night and fights urges to take nibbles out of her fellow dancers. Will the delicate vampire become the prima ballerina she desires? Jasper rabbit loves carrots, especially the ones that grow in Crackenhopper field. He can never get enough of them, but will his greed become his undoing as the carrots begin to haunt him? Make sure to also check out the second tale about Jasper, one of our new family favorites— Creepy Pair of Underwear!

Quit Calling Me a Monster! Even monsters try to buck stereotypes. Poor Floyd Peterson wants nothing more than to tell his readers that not all monsters are bad, even though they have fangs and crazy hair and clompy feet. Leo gathers he is unwanted and decides to leave.



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He meets a new pal on his journey, and using his wits, Leo teaches others that he is more friend than foe. Ethan takes it upon himself to interview creatures that might hide under his bed temporarily, but will they be scary enough to do the job? Bone Soup , by Cambria Evans: Finnigan the skeleton is known for being greedy and having an insatiable appetite.