First, you start with a box. Then, you fill it with pox. Wrap it in bright-colored paper. Top it with a bow. What’s in it, you say? That’s the point of the thing—not to know. Then you hang an oversized sock over the fire. Fill it with a severed foot…
What’s the greatest Christmas movie of all time? It’s a Wonderful Life? A Christmas Story? Elf? Die Hard? Wrong. A Christmas Prince? Dead wrong. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians? Close. But still wrong. If you’ve been watching Christmas standards all your life, you’ve missed out on some truly great gems.…
For those of our faithful readers who did not grow up in the Dutch traditions, half of the real Saint Nicholas is buried in Spain. On the name day of Saint Nicholas, December 5th in the Netherlands, he and his mischievous helper, Black Peter, sail their steamboat around Europe and…
How come when Santa enters into your house in the middle of the night with a bag full of surprises, you leave him cookies? But when we enter your home in the middle of the night with surprises, you run and scream? Is it the hat? We can get a…
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Featuring movie essays from the Head Monsters of SML and others that explore our love for horror cinema! Published by the Collinsport Historical Society.
