I've put together a few videos to help you get in the mood.
Let's start with the most amazing pumpkin carvings I've ever seen, created by sculptor Ray Villafane.
This next video, Disney's 1929 "The Skeleton Dance," part of the Silly Symphonies series of cartoon shorts, is classic, early, black and white Disney animation. At the stroke of midnight four skeletons embark on a musical romp through a graveyard until a rooster's crow at dawn sends them scurrying back into their grave.
What would Halloween be without the costumes? This next video was produced by the Metropolitan Museum for its wildly popular Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition. McQueen often referred to himself as "the Edgar Allan Poe of fashion." He was certainly one of the most brilliant costumiers of our time.
Click here to see more MET videos of McQueen's runway shows.
Last, but not least, is a happy little Halloween song that my goddaughter recommended to me by actor, singer and comedian Steven Lynch.
Happy Halloween!
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Thanks for sharing this scary collection reflecting our need to use art to deal with horror of reality.
ReplyDeleteThat was the best Treat of all!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane,
Michael Hayden
www.michaelhaydenart.com