NATIONAL WICKED DAY

"National WICKED Day on October 30 honors one of Broadway's longest running musicals known as WICKED."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-wicked-day-october-30?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15459317&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Patrick Muldoon

"Patrick Muldoon just can't get beyond his days at the Max."

https://ew.com/saved-by-the-bell-fans-still-mad-patrick-muldoon-tried-to-steal-kelly-from-zack-11835354?hid=4811f21c13a7d3a5abac89f8c16272d61e5cb114&did=20084132-20251026&utm_campaign=ewk-dispatch_newsletter&utm_source=ewk&utm_medium=email&utm_content=102625&lctg=4811f21c13a7d3a5abac89f8c16272d61e5cb114&lr_input=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=send2

CHUCKY, THE NOTORIOUS KILLER DOLL DAY

"Chucky, the Notorious Killer Doll Day is observed annually on October 25th. For those who aren't Chucky fans, you have a pass."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/chucky-the-notorious-killer-doll-day-october-25?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15394424&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Terror

"While it is common wisdom that the goal of art is to stir emotions, the vocabulary of creative writing doesn’t always reflect that. MFA classes and craft essays teach us dozens of terms for character (foil, stock, antagonist, antihero, etc.) and plot (climax, denouement, twist, subplot, etc.), but leave us only a few ill-defined words for the actual emotional and psychological effects of a work on a reader."

https://mastersreview.com/horror-vs-terror-vocabulary-fear-lincoln-michel/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Gothic Fiction

"Gothic fiction as a genre was first established with the publication of Horace Walpole’s dark, foreboding The Castle of Otranto in 1764."https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/10/18/brief-history-gothic-horror?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Horror Genre

"Horror is a film genre that’s scary for the purpose of entertainment."https://www.masterclass.com/articles/horror-movie-guide?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4@

Muppet Christmas Carol

"Even decades after its release, The Muppet Christmas Carol continues to define the holiday season for generations of fans."https://insidethemagic.net/2025/10/the-muppet-christmas-carol-gets-a-modern-twist-in-remake-teaser-dr1/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Movie+%26+Entertainment+2025-10-23&utm_term=Entertainment+Email+List

Fantastic Movies

"Shows like The Witcher and Game of Thrones are heavy-hitters in the fantasy genre, standing tall in the spotlight."https://collider.com/best-fantasy-shows-you-probably-missed/

NATIONAL HORROR MOVIE DAY

"National Horror Movie Day happens on October 23rd in the hopes of celebrating a good fright."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/october/national-horror-movie-day-october-23?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15380492&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Titanic

"Even though it fell into the tricky disaster film category and lasted 3 hours and 14 minutes, Titanic (1997) was a huge theater success, earning over $2.2 billion worldwide (current inflation adjustment brings that number to $3.6 billion)."https://flicksided.com/titanic-longer-trailer-helped-movie?utm_campaign=FanSided+Daily&utm_source=FanSided+Daily&utm_medium=email&sc=51af2c1e20f05e0db5237be77f1cc9bcb525156f430cddb5f1544ab4ca052bc2

Watson

"“My dear Watson…” Sherlock Holmes (Robert Carlyle) is back in Dr. John Watson’s (Morris Chestnut) life, and he certainly owes his best friend an explanation."https://www.tvinsider.com/1222766/watson-how-sherlock-alive-pittsburgh-mystery-robert-carlyle/?utm_source=TV+Insider%3A+Breaking+News&utm_campaign=1484894d0d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_10_21_03_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_170fcbb83f-1484894d0d-578815405

Leave it to Beaver

"Leave It to Beaver's first episode sparked concerns with network executives."https://people.com/leave-it-to-beaver-showed-major-household-item-first-time-11829826

NATIONAL I LOVE LUCY DAY

"Get ready for some side-splitting laughter and hilarious antics! October 15th marks National I Love Lucy Day, a celebration of the timeless television classic that forever changed the landscape of comedy."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-i-love-lucy-day-october-15?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15293180&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Diane Keaton

"Diane Keaton, the beloved filmmaker, author and Oscar-winning actress known for her roles in "Annie Hall," "The Godfather" trilogy, "Father of the Bride" and the "Book Club" franchise, has reportedly died at age 79, leaving co-stars, fans and cinephiles heartbroken."https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/10/11/diane-keaton-cause-of-death/86646067007/?tbref=hp&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Netflix

"Netflix‘s carousel of movies is always changing, with new features being added every week and some disappearing just as quickly."https://comicbook.com/movies/feature/one-of-the-best-sci-fi-movies-of-the-2010s-is-hiding-on-netflix-and-it-should-have-a-sequel-by-now/

Grey's Anatomy

"Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital's intrepid doctors have suffered shootings, drownings, plane crashes, car crashes, disappearances, deaths by hiccups, and much, much more."

https://ew.com/shonda-rhimes-names-greys-anatomy-death-that-hurt-most-11827069?hid=4811f21c13a7d3a5abac89f8c16272d61e5cb114&did=19865540-20251011&utm_campaign=ewk-dispatch_newsletter&utm_source=ewk&utm_medium=email&utm_content=101125&lctg=4811f21c13a7d3a5abac89f8c16272d61e5cb114&lr_input=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=send2

Comic Boom

"To many, the boom of comic book movies began when Wesley Snipes first played Blade."

https://movieweb.com/the-mask-streaming-success-netflix-october-2025-blade/

Awards

"Movies have the Oscars, TV has the Emmys, music has the Grammys, so why can’t one of the world’s largest social platforms get into the awards game?"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/instagram-rings-awards-program-creators-1236392836/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Wizard of Oz

"Back in 1975, famed rivals Marvel Comics and DC Comics did what many fans felt was unthinkable: they collaborated for the first time."https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/marvel-dcs-first-collaboration-contentious-190000021.html

Frankenstein

"Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, is undeniably one of the most influential in all of Gothic horror."https://www.cbr.com/guillermo-del-toro-frankenstein-book-accurate/

Jacob Elordi

"THE PACIFIC OCEAN is sparkling, and it seems like a crime against Hollywood humanity that Jacob Elordi is not romping in it."https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/jacob-elordi-interview-frankenstein-71a05c6b

Disney and Hulu

"In early August, Disney announced that Hulu's days are numbered. After more than 20 years, the House of Mouse was officially shutting down the streaming service after the merger."https://www.cbr.com/disney-plus-hulu-replace-star-phaseout-window/

TV characters

"Yes, calling TV characters "annoying" can be a slippery slope."https://ew.com/most-annoying-tv-characters-11820924?hid=4811f21c13a7d3a5abac89f8c16272d61e5cb114&did=19759174-20251005&utm_campaign=ewk-dispatch_newsletter&utm_source=ewk&utm_medium=email&utm_content=100525&lctg=4811f21c13a7d3a5abac89f8c16272d61e5cb114&lr_input=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_term=send2

Camp Crystal Lake

"Camp Crystal Lake lives in our nightmares."https://oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/jason-lives-in-rutledge-georgia?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Snoopy

"Jeannie Schulz has a wicked sense of humor."https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/2025/10/01/peanuts-snoopy-75-anniversary-charles-schulz/77403380007/?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Frankenstein

"As excitement builds for Guillermo del Toro‘s stylish Frankenstein movie, Penguin Books would like you to remember where the story began."https://gizmodo.com/frankenstein-the-book-gets-a-special-edition-ahead-of-frankenstein-the-movie-2000665677

Jack Rabbit Slim’s

"Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) walking into Jack Rabbit Slim’s is one of those few movie scenes that stick in your cultural imagination."https://nofilmschool.com/pulp-fiction-dont-be-a-square-meaning