It’s been cold as hell for the last couple of days. I haven't brought out the big winter coat because I just KNOW it's going to get worse. At least I made a startling discovery this morning. The last few days, I've been getting to work with a headache. I'm OK when I get up but by the time I walk in the door at the office, I've got a pounding headache. I've discovered that this is due to the cold. The pain today didn't start until I was waiting at the Skytrain platform. I'm thinking I may need to start using a toque or something to keep my forehead warm and cozy. Oi.

Lots of fun stuff for Halloween so we'll jump right in. It took a lot of energy to keep this under wraps for over a month. To celebrate the new M&M's Dark, a site went up in September entitled "50 Dark Movies, Hidden in a Painting". The idea, find the 50 film titles as quickly as possible! It's lots of fun. Go here to take the challenge and make sure you let us know how long it took you to finish yours. It took me almost 30 minutes to do mine. I'll post a link with the answers on Friday!

As for the countdown of movies to see this Halloween…well, I just couldn’t make up my mind. In highschool, shortly after discovering Anne Rice, I picked up this fascination with Vampires. I didn't dress like one, I didn't drink blood because I thought I was one I just liked Vampires. Though I'm not as interested in Vampire lore anymore, I still remain a huge fan of Vampire flicks and of course, my number one spot for Halloween movies to see was going to be a Vampire movie but I couldn't narrow the list down to 1 so, I'm giving you a top 10 list.

10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - low gore, quick dialogue and darn fun.
9. Blade - loud music, kick ass fight sequences and an ultra cool, buff vampire.
8. Underworld - sleek and modern, not to mention one of the (if not THE) best looking vampire I've EVER seen.
7. The Lost Boys - 80's greatness. I still love watching this one.
6. Night Watch - Russia like you've never seen it before.
5. Dracula - this original is still good today and even with all of the Lugosi parodies out there, the man still does Dracula better than anyone.
4. Shadow of the Vampire - the making of one of the best (and first) vampire movies. Malkovich and Dafoe are brilliant.
3. Nosferatu - this 1922 German classic has stood the test of time.
2. Bram Stoker's Dracula - what can I say? Gary Oldman is brilliant as the shape shifting Dracula. Throw in great performances from Keanu, Carey Elwes, Hopkins and even Winona Ryder, lots of blood, beautiful costumes, great music (which has since been used in TONS of movies) and Coppola behind the camera, and you have a winner. Oh yeah, and keep your eye out for the gorgeous Monica Bellucci…
1. Interview with a Vampire - well, my list couldn't really be topped by anything else. Anne's work, Neil Jordan behind the camera and a brilliant cast brings this, the story of Louis, the caring vampire, to life. But this is as much Louis' story as it is Lestat's and Cruise pulled this off beautifully. It's a gorgeous film with amazing performances. If you haven't seen it, do…it's well worth it. Plus, it's relatively low on the gore factor.

So there you have it. Essentially a list of my favourite vampire flicks.

I hope you everyone has a great Halloween tonight. Eat lots of candy, drink some funny coloured beer, cozy up with a scary movie and above all, be safe.

To continue yesterday's list of movies to watch this Halloween comes the number 4 selection on my list: Monster House. It's eerie, fun and perfect for the entire family.

It's getting harder and harder to get up in the mornings. Leaveing the warm coziness of my flannel sheets and making a run to the bathroom in the morning is getting to be a chore. I consider myself a morning person but this has been a common occurance as far back as I can remember: come winter, mornings are the enemy. D keeps saying that we wouldn't have this problem if I turned the heat on but I refuse to do that especially considering that when we come from work, it's always comfortable at home. The big joke is that I'm constantly telling him to put on socks and a sweatshirt.

I've been scratching my head for the last couple of days over the controversy and media coverage for D.O.A.P. The film has been getting less than favourable reviews but the folks over at the TIFF gave it some award and, all of a sudden, everyone's talking about it. I plan to see it at some point next week but I'm not expecting any sort of ground breaking film making. What upsets me the most about this is that this stupid film is taking some of the limelight that should be directed to the fantastic, also controversial but much more important Deliver Us From Evil.

It's bloody cold outside today but I nearly boiled to death yesterday in my sweater so today I decided to wear sleeveless. I'm sitting here FREEZING. I just can't win.

Back to work. I still have a review to write for Marie Antoinette.

Children of the 80's. I KNOW you're out there. Well, guess what? I have a wicked new website for you. The other day I was reading one of my regular movie blogs and one of the guys over at Film Junk has started another site, The 80's Blog. Oh yeah baby. Re-live the 80's in all their glory and get updates on 80's stuff making a splash in the new millennium. This morning I even found out that She-Ra is *finally* coming to DVD. Holy mother. This is FANTASTIC news! Totally made my day. Now I just have to wait the few weeks until Nov.7.

With Halloween just around the corner, I'm going to take the next 5 days (it's actually 7 but I don't work weekends) to share with you recommendations on Halloween movies that you may have missed that are well worth watching. Today's Halloween selection is Slither. It's a fun and campy take on the typical alien invasion genre not to mention that it stars the ever handsome Canadian heartthrob, Nathan Fillion. It has some gory old school special effects, a little blood, a little swearing and a bit of sex so it may not be the best selection for the kids but a fun one for you and the friends. Slither is out on DVD today.

On totally unrelated news, I just saw the headline that Tom and Katie have picked a date! TomKat will be united as one on Nov. 18. Think I should send them a "Do It Yourself Divorce" kit?