Halloween The Embodiment Of Horror
It's our most favorite time of the year here at Scary Vibes Community, Halloween. So, what better way to celebrate this spooky season than by learning more about the holiday. Like the history of Halloween, how Halloween connects with horror, and also a spooky interview. Yes, an interview with the masked man himself. The one who made Scary Vibes the horror community it is today, Mr. Scary.
History of Halloween
We all know Halloween traces back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which was celebrated 2,000 years ago in what is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France. Samhain marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter, a season that is often associated with darkness and death. They also believed that on October 31st, the boundary between the living and the dead became transparent. Which allowed spirits to return and roam Earth. Therefore, in order to protect themselves, people lit bonfires, wore costumes, and performed rituals to ward off ghosts and other supernatural beings. Which later on, turned into the more modernized Halloween in America we know today.
Halloweens Connection To Horror
So, how does Halloween connects to horror? Halloween is linked to horror, because it originated from those ancient traditions. Those that blend with Celtic, Christian, and folkloric beliefs about spirits, death, and the supernatural. Over time, Halloween absorbed all those folk-like elements. Such as witches, vampires, ghosts, and monsters. Today, Halloween has more modern day traditions that still blend with the old like:
Trick-or-treating
Haunted houses
Scary stories
Horror films
Modern day customs have also amplified these themes making fear, and horror in general Halloweens identity. Furthermore, carrying the traditions of the holidays historical connection to the unknown and fear.
An Interview with Mr. Scary
I had the absolute privilege of being able to ask a few questions to the creator of the Scary Vibes community, Mr. Scary. His love for horror and Halloween has sparked some interest among the horror community. Especially, due to his mysterious ura of making horror content behind a horror icon's mask.
The interview:
Q: What made you fall in love with horror?
Mr. Scary: “My earliest memory is my mom telling me I used to run around at two or three years old screaming "Don't f*** with the Chuck" from Child's Play. After that, she started showing me horror movies I probably shouldn't have been watching — Halloween, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Tales from the Crypt. That turned into weekend marathons with my cousins: video store runs, pizza, and horror on repeat. It just evolved from there into who I am today — Mr. Scary Vibes.”
Q: Would you consider Halloween your favorite time of year because of horror?
Mr. Scary: “I'm a fall baby. Scorpio. This is my season. I'm happiest and most comfortable in the fall — I love the weather, everything about it. Horror is just the cherry on top.”
Q: What is your idea of the perfect Halloween night?
Mr. Scary: “Crisp, chilly weather. Big hoodie. A tavern-style pizza from Phil's, my favorite spot on the south side of Chicago, with a two-liter of RC Cola. And scary movies with people whose company I actually enjoy.”
Q: What is your idea of the perfect horror movie?
Mr. Scary: “Slashers are my bread and butter — that's what entertains me. But the movies that genuinely scare me are possession and demonic films. The first time I watched Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project, that found-footage dread hit differently.”
Q: Now to ask you the most important question that you always have as your guest on the Scary Vibes podcast, What is your favorite scary movie?
Mr. Scary: “I have a ton, but Scream is my comfort movie. The original Halloween from 1978 is the perfect blueprint for what a horror movie should be. I also love Rob Zombie's Halloween remake — he kicked it up a notch. But when people ask, my answer is always House of a Thousand Corpses. When that came out, I was about ten or eleven, growing up on Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer as box office hits. Watching House of a Thousand Corpses blew my mind — horror could have that kind of raw style. The psychopaths, the set design, all of it. It's deeply nostalgic for me, and it's my favorite.”
Thank you so much, Mr. Scary for letting us get to know you better, for the love for the holiday, the love you have for horror. From all of us at the Scary Vibes community, we wish you and everyone reading a Happy Halloween!
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