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In This Issue: gg Local Halloween Events gg Movies gg Movies gg Origins of Superstitions gg Face Your Fears Puzzle gg Halloween for Younger Viewers gg Story of the Jack O’ Lantern gg Pumpkin Carving Tips gg History of Trick or Treat gg Halloween Word Search gg Horror Movie Quote Puzzle gg The Sound of Terror gg Best of Black & White Horror gg Roadside Ramblings In This Month’s Issue:

Local Halloween Events...... 1 What is This? Werewolf Movies...... 3 Frankenstein Movies...... 4 A lot of you might be wondering what Origins of is this new piece of newsletter you’re Superstitions...... 5 getting. The truth is, your editor, in her Face Your Halloween excitement, went a little off the Fears Puzzle...... 6 rails. Maybe a lot. Anyway, due to some Halloween For size constraints, I had to pull almost all of Younger Viewers...... 6 the Halloween content out of the regular Story of the newsletter and put here, in your Smoke Jack O’ Lantern...... 7 Signals Halloween Supplement. Inside Pumpkin Carving these pages you will find everything you Tips...... 7 need to make your Halloween a howling History of good time, including some articles rerun Trick or Treat...... 8 from previous issues (just in case you Halloween Word Search...... 8 forgot them). Horror Movie For me, Halloween has always been a Quote Puzzle...... 9 time when I wasn’t the only weird one. The Sound For at least one day, everyone else was of Terror...... 9 watching horror movies, reading scary Best of Black & books and telling ghost stories. For one White Horror...... 10 day, I get to share a lot of the things Roadside that excite me year round. So, happy Ramblings...... 11 Your editor at a trunk or treat on Halloween in 2014. Halloween everyone! Photo by S. Soppe. This newsletter is a publication of the Ankokas Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America, located in southern New Jersey. Material may be reproduced only if credit is given to the source and we are asked for permission to reproduce the material. If you have material that you would like to contribute or you have comments or ideas about the newsletter, please contact the editor, Diana, at [email protected].

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Your editor at a trunk or treat on Halloween in 2016. Photo by S. Soppe. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 2

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Terror Behind the Walls, Eastern State Haunted Attractions Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, Bates Motel and Hayride, 1835 Middleton Rd., PA. 215-236-3300. www.easternstate.org. Event Glen Mills, PA. 610-459-0647. Event begins Sept. begins Sept. 21. 22. Visit www.thebatesmotel.com for dates, times and pricing. Skip the motel, go for the esxcellent Kid-Friendly hayride. 15th Annual South Jersey Pumpkin Show, Miller Farms Haunted Hayride and Maze, 134 N. Salem County Fairgrounds, 735 Harding Grove St., Berlin, NJ. 856-728-3500. Event begins Hwy., Woodstown, NJ. 856-769-3494. www. Oct. 1st. Call for Dates and times or visit https:// sjpumpkinshow.com. Oct. 12 from 5-10PM, Oct. www.millerfarmsllc.com. Hayrides $11.00, Maze 13 from 10AM-6PM and Oct. 14 from 10AM-6PM. $6.00, Combo ticket $15.00. Giant pumpkin pyramid, pumpkin dessert contest Night of Terror, Creamy Acres, 448 Lincoln Mill and amusement rides. Rd., Mullica Hill, NJ. 856-233-1669. Event begins Boo at the Zoo, Cohanzick Zoo, 45 Mayor Aitken Sept. 23rd. Not for young children or the faint of Dr., Bridgeton, NJ. 856-453-1658. Event is on heart. Visit http://www.nightofterror.com. October 20th from 11AM to 2PM and there is a Bamboo Gardens Walk of Fear, 134 Landing St., $1.00 admission.Visit http://cohanzickzoo.org. Southampton, NJ. 609-859-2842. Event begins Boo at the Boardwalk, Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, early October. Admission is $25 per person. Call 300 Ocean Ave., Point Pleaseant, NJ. 732-892- 609-859-2842 or visit www.walkoffear.com. 0600. jenkins.com/event/boo-at-the-boardwalk/all. C. Casola Farms Haunted Attractions, 131 S. Oct. 20, 21, 27 and 28 from 12-4PM. Main Str., Marlboro, NJ. 732-946-8885. Event 47th Annual Halloween Parade of Boredntown begins late September with five attractions and City, Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, NJ. Oct. 28 at variable pricing. Visit www.hauntedcasola.com/ 2PM. index.html. Bloodshed Farms Fear Fest, 2919 Route 206, Haunted History Tours Columbus, NJ. 609-267-0400. Event begins early Enchanted Evening Tours at Ringwood Manor, October. There are four attractions and There is 1304 Sloatsburg Rd., Ringwood, NJ. 973-962- a combo pass for $30.00 and a VIP combo for 2240. www.ringwoodmanor.org/enchanted- $45.00. Visit www.bloodshedfarms.com. evening-tours.html. Oct. 20, 26, 27 and 31st. Schaefers Farm Frightfest, 1051 Flemington Elaine’s Walking Ghost Tours of Cape May, Whitehouse Rd., Flemington, NJ. 908-782- departs from 513 Lafayette St., Cape May, NJ. 2705. Event begins late September and has four MUST HAVE RESERVATIONS. Call 609-884-1199. attractions. Visit farmofhorrors.com. Tours start at 9PM. $10 adults, $5 children. Brighton Asylum, 2 Brighton Ave., Passaic, NJ. Princeton Halloween Cemetery Visits & Ghost 201-716-2827. www.brightonasylum.com. Event Hunts, departs from inside the U-Store, 116 begins Sept. 21. Nassau St., Princeton, NJ. 855-743-1415. https:// V&V Adventure Farm, 1339 Old Indian Mills princetontourcompany.com/activities/halloween- Rd., Shamong, NJ. 609-801-2495. www. cemetery-visits-ghost-hunts. Oct. 13, 19, 20, 26 & vvadventurefarm.com. Attractions include Jersey 27. Devil Haunt, Flashlight Corn Maze and Zombie Expos Invasion Shootout Hayride. Chiller Theatre Expo, Hilton Parsippany, 199 Penn Hurst Asylum, Bridge St. & Church St., Smith Rd., Parsippany, NJ. 888-627-8148. www. Spring City, PA. 304-261-2744. pennhurstasylum. chillertheatre.com. Oct. 26-28. Guests include com. Event begins Sept. 21. Four attractions: Robert Wagner, Jill St. John, Loretta Swit, Barbara Pennhurst Asylum, The Morgue, Mayflower After Eden, Caroline Munro and . Dark and Containment.

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Werewolf of London (1935) (NR) (US) A horticulturist is attacked The Company of Wolves (1984) (R) (UK) This is an anthology movie in Tibet and only a rare flower from that country will keep him from with a wraparound story about a girl that dreams of . turning into a murdering beast. Stars Henry Hull and Valerie Hobson. Directed by and starring Sarah Patterson, An interesting twist on the tale before the more famous , and David Warner. An odd entry in the werewolf film category, it has Jr. movie was released. This movie invented the notion that a bite one of the most unique transformations put on film. infected the victim with the werewolf curse and that the werewolf Silver Bullet (1985) (R) (US) A werewolf terrorizes a small town and only a paralyzed boy and his sister know who it is. Written by Stephen transformed during a full moon. King and starring Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim with an The Man (1941) (NR) (US) A man returns to his ancestral home appearance by Terry O’Quinn. Rated R mostly for frightening scenes where he is attacked by a wolf and is told that he is now cursed to and violence, it’s a touching story about a boy, his sister and their change into a wolf. Written by Curt Siodmak, stars Claude Rains, Lon uncle. You don’t see much of the werewolf until the end, which is good, Chaney, Jr., Ralph Bellamy, and Maria Ouspenskaya. This because the full view of the werewolf kind of looks like a guy in a bear is probably the most famous of werewolf films, with good reason. This suit. movie invented the lore of silver being the only thing that could kill a Teen Wolf (1985) (PG) (US) A teenager discovers he has a family werewolf and that they were repelled by wolfsbane. legacy of lycanthropy. Stars Michael J. Fox. A fun family movie that I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) (Approved, today probably spawned a sequel with Jason Bateman and a popular TV series. PG) (US) A hypnotist uses an experimental serum on a teenager, Bad Moon (1996) (R) (US) A mother and son living in a secluded transforming him into a werewolf. Stars wooded area take in a family member , and an with a secret. Stars Mariel Hemingway appearance by . This might and Michael Paré. This is one of the few movies on this list that I haven’t seen, not be a great movie, but it is a horror but from the and the YouTube classic. Unfortunately, the rights issues clips, I can say that the werewolf looks for the film are a mess (AIP made the pretty good, but the transformation itself picture, later merged with Filmways, looks like some really dated computer Filmways was bought by Orion, Orion graphic work. This movie always turns had distribution deals with Warner and up in the lists of best werewolf movies. MGM before it went bankrupt) and while Ginger Snaps (2000) (NR) (CAN/US) you can get a VHS for almost $100, the This is a tale of two sisters as one of best way to get a hold of the film is to go them goes through a change. The film German woodcut from 1722. to a horror convention where the might is apparently not rated, but I wouldn’t have a copy on DVD. recommend it for children. Stars Emily Curse of the Werewolf (1961) (Approved) (UK) A child inherits Perkins and Katherine Isabelle. They do some interesting things in this the curse of the werewolf because he is born on Christmas Day. A movie. The werewolf is unique looking and the change, rather than temporary, seems to be permanent. Hammer Films production, it was directed by Terence Fisher, written Dog Soldiers (2002) (R) (UK) Scottish soldiers out on a routine by Anthony Hinds (as John Elder) and stars Oliver Reed. It’s a bit of a training exercise run into an unexpected enemy. Written and directed slow burn and you don’t get much of the werewolf, but it is the only by Neil Marshall, starring Sean Pertwee. The werewolves don’t werewolf film Hammer ever made. always look 100% convincing, but this is certainly one of my personal Legend of the Werewolf (1975) (NR) (UK) A boy raised by wolves favorites. ends up in a traveling circus, but he’s forced to flee after he kills one Wild Country (2005) (R) (UK) Five teenagers on a hike in Scotland of the performers. Directed by , written by Anthony (I think Scotland has a problem) find an abandoned baby… and a Hinds (as John Elder) and starring . With those names, monster. An independent movie, the only big name is an appearance you might think it’s a Hammer picture, but it was made by Tyburn. by Peter Capaldi, before he was Dr. Who. It’s an enjoyable film for An American Werewolf in London (1981) (R) (UK/US) American those that really like werewolf pictures, but I did see the twist at the end college students are attacked on the moors of Great Britain. One coming and the werewolf didn’t impress. of them is killed and haunts the surviving friend who is doomed to Late Phases (2014) (NR) (US) A blind man that has just moved into a become a werewolf. Written and directed by John Landis and starring retirement community must fight a werewolf. Stars Nick Damici, Ethan Embry and Lance Guest. The werewolf is not the best I’ve seen, but the David Naughton, Jenny Agutter and Griffin Dunne. A horror-comedy, story is compelling and Nick Damici’s performance is very engaging. it is one of the rare movies that gets the blend just right: really scary When Animals Dream (2014) (R) (Denmark) A teenage girl begins where it needs to be scary and funny where it goes for the laughs. having strange experiences and people in the village start dying. There The Howling (1981) (R) (US) A journalist goes to a retreat after an were no names I recognized, but that may be because this is the only encounter with a serial killer, only to find out she’s entered a colony foreign language film (Danish) in the list. It is an interesting film and one of werewolves. Directed by Joe Dante and starring Dee Wallace that werewolf fans may enjoy because it’s different than what you’ve and Patrick Macnee, with appearances by John Carradine, Slim seen before. Pickens, Robert Picardo, Kevin McCarthy and Dick Miller. Released Howl (2015) (NR) (UK) Passengers on a train are attacked after the in the same year as An American Werewolf in London, this has some train stops on a lonely stretch of track. There’s really no surprises here equally (pardon the pun) hair-raising effects. Just try to forgive the last for fans of the genre, but I enjoy the film very much. werewolf effect. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 4 ghgh Frankenstein Movies ghgh In celebration of Frankenstein Friday on October 26th.

Frankenstein (1910) (NR) (US) The classic tale of Frankenstein Evil of Frankenstein (1964) Dr. Frankenstein returns home filmed by Thomas Edison. This can be found on YouTube and is in and revives his creature. Directed by Freddie Francis, written by the public domain. An interesting film, especially for its historical Anthony Hinds (as John Elder), starring Peter Cushing. I haven’t value. seen this in a very long time, but you can’t go wrong with Peter Frankenstein (1931) (NR) (US) This is the Frankenstein everyone Cushing. thinks of when you say “Frankenstein”. Directed by James Whale, Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) (NR) (UK) Dr. based on a screenplay by John L. Balderson, starring Colin Clive, Frankenstein transfers the soul of a murdered young man into a Mae Clark, , Edward Van Sloan, Lionel Barrymore and young woman who begins to kill the man’s murderers. Directed Dwight Frye. A must see for any horror fan. by Terence Fisher, written by Anthony Hinds (as John Elder), stars (1935) (NR) (US) The Peter Cushing. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this one. monster is back to seek a mate. Directed by James Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) (PG-13) Whale, starring Boris Karloff, , Colin (UK) Dr. Frankenstein plans to perform the first brain Clive and Dwight Frye. Another must see for horror transplant. Directed by Terence Fisher, starring Peter fans, but Una O’Connor can grate the nerves a bit. Cushing, Veronica Carlson and Freddie Jones. A (1939) (Approved) (US) Dr. classic Hammer tale. Frankenstein’s son finds his father’s creation and (1974) (PG) (US) Dr. brings him back to life. Stars Boris Karloff, Basil Frankenstein’s grandson returns to his ancestral Rathbone, Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill. Bela Lugosi’s home and discovers his grandfather’s secret. performance and the absence of Una O’Connor Directed by Mel Brooks, written by Gene Wilder elevate this above Bride of Frankenstein for me. and Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder, Peter Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943) Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris (Approved) (US) frees the Frankenstein Leachman, Teri Garr and Kenneth Mars. An monster from a block of ice. Written by Curt Charles Ogle as the Monster Oscar-nominated side-splitting comedy spin on Siodmak, starring Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Jr., in Edison’s 1910 Frankenstein the Frankenstein tale. Maria Ouspenskaya, Lionel Atwill and Dwight Frye. (public domain). The (1987) (PG-13) (US) A group Unfortunately, scenes were cut which explain that of kids must save the world from ’s evil Frankenstein’s creature is blind, making Bela Lugosi’s performance plan. This is a great horror introduction for kids. as the monster nonsensical. Frankenweenie (2012) (PG) (US) A boy genius brings his dog Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) (NR) (US) The back to life. Directed and written by , this stop- comic duo spend a night with Universal’s classic monsters. Stars animation film stars the voices of Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Bud Abbott, , Lon Chaney, Jr., Bela Lugosi, and Martin Landau and Winona Ryder. A great movie for kids. Glenn Strange. A great, fun movie that makes a great introduction (2012) (PG) (US) Dracula, the proprietor for children to the Universal monsters. While Glenn Strange’s of a resort for monsters, tries to protect his daughter from the performance is fine, I always think what a great shame it is that we interest of a human boy. This animated feature stars the voice didn’t get Chaney, Lugosi and Karloff together. talent of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Curse of Frankenstein (1957) (Approved) (UK) Another retelling Buscemi and David Spade. This is a highly-rated movie that of the classic tale. Directed by Terence Fisher, written by Jimmy seems to a favorite with children. Disclaimer: I couldn’t make it Sangster, starring Peter Cushing, and Hazel Court. past the first thirty minutes. This is the movie that launched Hammer horror. Celebrate Hunt for Ghosts Day on Sept. 30th and prepare for Halloween by reading some of the following books and stories with a ghostly theme.

The Shining by Stephen King (1977) Jack Torrance takes a job Hell House by Richard Matheson (1971) Four people looking after the Overlook Hotel after the tourist season, taking go to a haunted house to investigate life after death. A his wife and her young son with him. His plan is to write his former scene of blasphemy and perversion, the house book. The Overlook has other plans for him. corrupts all who enter. Ghost Story by Peter Straub (1979) Five men are forced to The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1898) A governess revisit their past, a past they’ve been hiding for a long time. taking care of a young boy and girl begins to think that the Dark Matter by Michelle Paver (2010) A team of men set out children are being influenced by ghosts. on an expedition to the Arctic, disregarding warnings about The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1959) Four where they’ve chosen to make their base camp. people enter Hill House to investigate tales that it’s haunted. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill (1983) An attorney is Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James (1904) A contracted to settle an estate and encounters a vindictive collection of ghost stories, including Oh, Whistle, And I’ll spirit in the house. Come To You, My Lad. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 5 ghgh The Origins of Superstitions ghgh article by Diana Antinucci her many duties was the moon goddess) were made and How many of you have thrown a coin into a wishing well decorated with lit candles. The smoke created when the or fountain? Walked out of your way to avoid going under a candles were blown out ascended to heaven as a gift to the ladder? Anyone know why? The superstitions have stayed goddess. Blowing out the candles in one breath created the with us, but the reasons for them are mostly lost to the general largest amount of smoke. populace. But the next time someone asks you why you knock Carrying the bride over the threshold is another superstition on wood, you’ll know the answer. that is rarely questioned. In medieval Europe this was done to Knocking on wood stems from the ancient belief that spirits prevent the bride from looking to eager for her wedding night. and gods dwelled within trees. By knocking on wood, you are In Europe, bad luck could be incurred if she tripped calling upon those spirits for protection and good luck. (Never upon the threshold of her new home. The threshold could also mind that you cut down their nice tree and they might be angry be a place where evil spirits waited and they could enter the about that.) bride through the soles of her feet. Avoiding walking under a ladder Another wedding custom is to may have its origins in ancient wear the wedding ring on the fourth Egypt. A ladder (when open) creates finger of the left hand. This became a triangle, the shape of a pyramid. the custom when Romans started The Egyptians believed this dissecting corpses and found that shape to be sacred and therefore, a sinew or nerve traveled from this disturbing the triangle was unlucky. finger straight to the heart. Christians have a similar spin on In ancient times, it was believed the ladder superstition. The ladder that spirits lived in the water. Coins creates a triangle, the three sides of were thrown into fountains and wells which came to represent the Father, as gifts in exchange for clean water Son and Holy Spirit. Disrupting and good health. the symbol of the Trinity was Ptolemy, the Greek mathematician blasphemous. In addition, in the and astronomer, believed that the 1600s in , condemned men gods must open up the divide walked under a ladder on their way between heaven and earth to watch to being hung at the gallows. over humans. When they did this, The belief that breaking a mirror shooting stars could slip through. gives you seven years bad luck Seeing a shooting star indicated that may be one of our most common the gods were watching and listening, superstitions. In ancient Greece, the perfect time to make a wish. “mirror seers” would dip a mirror My Italian grandmother threw into water and have a sick person salt over her left shoulder every look into the mirror. A distorted Photo taken by Man vyi and released to the public domain. time she upset the salt shaker. I reflection was bad news. The refused to do it myself once and she Romans added the seven years hurriedly ran over and did it for me. part with their belief that the body renewed itself every seven The superstition is very old and may have originated with years, so the misfortune would only last that long. To add to the Sumerians around 3500 BC. It spread to the Egyptians, that, in the 15th century, mirrors were backed with a silver Assyrians and Greeks. Salt was very valuable (Roman soldiers coating and were very expensive. The most likely people to be were at least partly paid in salt, giving us the modern word moving the mirror would be a servant. If the servant broke the salary) and spilling any of it was a bad thing. Christian lore mirror, they could be indentured for seven years to pay for it. has it that Judas spilled salt at the Last Supper (Da Vinci’s Hanging horseshoes with their open end up may have also painting reflects this). Spilling salt would summon the devil, been brought to us by the Greeks, who believed that iron (from who would peer over your left shoulder. Throwing salt over which horseshoes were made) warded off evil spirits. Also, the that shoulder would either blind him or please him with the shape mimics the crescent moon, a symbol of fertility and luck. expensive gift (take your pick). Hanging them with the open side down would cause them to I didn’t go over the superstitions surrounding the number lose their power. thirteen or Friday the 13th. For these, see the March/April Blowing out candles on a birthday cake is one superstition issue from 2018. that almost no one questions. The Greek goddess Artemis So, the next time you see someone acting on one of these asked for six wishes from Zeus on her first birthday (the superstitions, you can helpfully tell them the reason that day she was born). In tribute, moon cakes (Artemis, among they’re doing it. P SMOKE SIGNALS Page 6

ghghghgh Puzzle ghghghgh In celebration of Face Your Fears Day on Oct. 10th, match the name of the name of the phobia to its definition. Answers are on page 12.

1. Arachnophobia A. Fear of crowds 2. Ophidiophobia B. Fear of the number 13 3. Acrophobia C. Fear of ghosts 4. Cynophobia D. Fear of blood 5. Astraphobia E. Fear of being buried alive 6. Claustrophobia F. Fear of snakes 7. Mysophobia G. Fear of public speaking 8. Aerophobia H. Fear of driving 9. Glossophobia I. Fear of germs 10. Monophobia J. Fear of birds 11. Ornithophobia K. Fear of bridges 12. Enochlophobia L. Fear of Halloween 13. Trypanophobia M. Fear of dogs 14. Hemophobia N. Fear of the dark Image created by Bedneyimages-Freepik.com 15. Vehophobia O. Fear of spiders 16. Ailurophobia P. Fear of clowns 17. Nyctophobia Q. Fear of cats 18. Triskaidekaphobia R. Fear of small places 19. Gephyrophobia S. Fear of being alone 20. Entomophobia T. Fear of bugs 21. Latrophobia U. Fear of heights 22. Phasmophobia V. Fear of mirrors 23. Catoptrophobia W. Fear of needles 24. Coulrophobia X. Fear of thunder/lightning 25. Samhainophobia Y. Fear of flying Photo by HCA and used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share 26. Taphophobia Z. Fear of doctors Alike 4.0 International License. ghgh Suggestions for Younger Viewers ghgh

It can be difficult to find suitable Halloween viewing for kids, so the following movies and shorts ear suggestions for younger viewers at Halloween. There are some other movies for kids in Best of Black & White Horror on page 10.

All children are different. What follows are only suggestions. Please use your own discretion.

Very Young Children 10+ Monsters, Inc. Coraline It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Arachnophobia Garfield’s Halloween Adventure Poltergeist 7+ Ghostbusters ParaNorman Gremlins Jaws Nightmare Before Christmas The Watcher in the Woods Frankenweenie Tremors Monster House The Sixth Sense The Witches 12+ Goosebumps Monster Squad Something Wicked This Way Comes Silver Bullet Escape to Witch Mountain Signs It (1990) Created by Freepik.com. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 7 Story of the Jack O’ Lantern

article and photo by Diana Antinucci piece of fruit. Jack carved a cross in the bark of A man named Stingy Jack was having a drink in the tree and wouldn’t let the Devil down until he a pub and no one would join him. So, he invited promised not to bother Jack for a further ten years. the Devil to have a drink with him. The Devil, The Devil made the promise. Not long after, Jack seeing an opportunity for another soul, died and was denied entry into Heaven. obliged. At the end of the night, Jack At the gates of Hell, the Devil himself didn’t want to pay for the drinks greeted Jack, but, true to his word and convinced the Devil to turn (and perturbed at being tricked, not himself into a coin to pay for the once, but twice), would not claim drinks. The Devil did this and his soul and denied Jack entry. Jack promptly slid the coin into When Jack proclaimed that it was his pocket, next to a silver cross, too dark to find his way back out, trapping the Devil in his pocket. the Devil tossed him a hot coal to Before Jack would release him, light his way. Unable to carry the Jack made the Devil promise hot coal in his hand, Jack hollowed not to bother him for an entire out a turnip, placed the hot coal year and, when Jack died, that the inside and wandered the world for Devil would not claim his soul. The eternity. When the Irish immigrants Devil made the deal and Jack released him. familiar with this story came to the new world, A year later, Jack encountered the Devil again and they used pumpkins instead of turnips for their Jack this time convinced him to climb a tree to pick a O’ Lanterns and a Halloween staple was born. P Pumpkin Carving Tips

1. Get a pumpkin that still has its stem. A pumpkin that cutting tools. There is no wrong tool as long as it does is missing its stem has probably been mishandled. what you need it to do and you are using the tool in a The stem is the lifeline of the pumpkin, what’s left of safe manner. its vine. Do not pick up your pumpkin by the stem. It 6. Cut a hole in the back of the pumpkin to hollow it out may look sturdy and it’s tempting, but support your and place your light. Cutting around the stem severs the pumpkin from the bottom. lifeline of the pumpkin and cutting out the bottom lets 2. Have a design plan before you even look for a the moisture of the pumpkin ooze out. A hole in the back pumpkin. Your choice of design will dictate whether can also be carved as a separate design that will shine you want a tall pumpkin or a fat pumpkin or some onto the wall behind the pumpkin. other shape. 7. Scrape the inside of the pumpkin very, very well. If you 3. Don’t carve your pumpkin too soon. Sketch your don’t, the pumpkin will mold. Also, scraping down the design onto the pumpkin first or use a template. If inside of the wall you’re going to carve makes carving you want the pumpkin around for a special occasion easier. Be sure not to make it too thin either. or for Halloween itself, put off carving the pumpkin 8. Instead of the traditional candle, try an LED candle light, until a day or two before the occasion. a battery-operated strobe light or battery-operated 4. Lightly misting the pumpkin with a spray bottle will colored “Christmas” lights. keep the pumpkin hydrated while you’re carving it. 9. Use colored tissue paper behind the face of your Elaborate designs could take hours and the pumpkin pumpkin (inside the carved surface) to add some color. will dry out while you’re still carving. 10. Consider shaving the face of the pumpkin, more like 5. In addition to traditional carving tools, you can try wood carving, rather than cutting through the skin. A clay sculpting tools, wood carving tools or linoleum combination of both methods will add visual interest. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 8 ghgh The History of Trick-or-Treat ghgh article by Diana Antinucci As Irish and Scottish immigrants came to the The activity we call “trick or treat” is a recent invention, United States, they brought their customs with them. with deep roots. The Ancient Celts of Ireland, the UK and Unfortunately, by the 1920’s, Halloween had become northern France celebrated a festival called Samhain, a an excuse for young people to cause mischief. In some time when the dead returned to the world of the living. The cities, this escalated into serious damage and violence. Celts lit bonfires and offered sacrifices (sometimes food) While common today, the phrase “trick or treat” is to the spirits. They also dressed as spirits first recorded in a newspaper from Alberta and demons in hopes that if they met one of Canada in 1927. In the 1930’s, there was an these beings, the person in disguise would be effort to control the holiday and celebrate in passed by as one of their own. more acceptable and organized forms. Trick Leaders of the early Christian Church or treating took a brief hiatus during World believed it was easier to replace and change War II because of a sugar ration, but was the ancient holidays rather than forbid back with a vengeance after 1947. them. They placed the Christian holidays The tradition of going door to door for treats is still popular in the UK, Scotland and Ireland, of All Hallow’s Eve, All Saint’s Day and All but the phrase “trick or treat” itself was not Soul’s Day (known together as Hallowmas) popularized until the 1980’s. Many times, at the time of Samhain. All Hallow’s Eve children still sing a song or recite a joke or was shortened to Hallowe’en and eventually funny poem in exchange for their treat instead Halloween. Designed by Freepik.com of threatening a “trick”. A custom known as “souling” was popular Today, in the US, Halloween is a multi-billion dollar in the Middle Ages. At Hallowmas, poor people would go holiday. Organized “trunk-or-treats” have become more to the houses of the wealthy, begging for “soul cakes” popular in recent years, with children going from car to car in return for prayers for the wealthy person’s dead in a parking lot, often at a church or school, rather than relatives. In Scotland and Ireland, there was the custom wandering the neighborhood. Parents regard this as both of “mumming” or “guising”, dressing in costume and easier and safer. performing parts of plays, reciting poetry and performing So, the next time someone says “trick or treat”, reflect on in some way in exchange for food and drink. the history of the holiday going back two thousand years. ghgh Halloween Word Search ghgh W I T C H V R T F U S 1. BAT 15. OWL T E R R O R C G R J P 2. BLOOD 16. POISON B J M U M M Y A A N O 3. BONES 17. PUMPKIN G O B A T P E W N R O 4. CANDY 18. SCARECROW D P N Z S I X E K D K 5. CAULDRON 19. SCREAM P S E E R K I R E G Y 6. COSTUME 20. SPIDER P G Q B S B C E N S K 7. DRACULA 21. SPIRIT N L H L M E A W S C L 8. FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER 22. SPOOKY L Q D O E L U O T A P 9. FRIGHT 23. TERROR Y C Z O S Q L L E R Q 10. GHOST 24. V O M D S T D F I E S 11. GOBLIN 25. WEREWOLF A S P I D E R R N C G 12. HOWL 26. WITCH M T L Y A Z O I S R O 13. MASK 27. ZOMBIE P U M P K I N G M O B 14. I M O W I M P H O W L R E W W A N L T N B I E A L E J P O I S O N P D R A C U L A T C C L C P O K W K A E M B S P I R I T B B R Y G Designed by Freepik.com SMOKE SIGNALS Page 9 ghghgh Horror Movie Quote Puzzle ghghgh

Match the quote to the movie. Extra points for naming the character that said the line. Answers on page 12.

1. “The dead are not quiet in Hill House.” A. The Girl With All The Gifts 2. “No tears please, it’s a waste of good suffering.” B. Bride of Frankenstein 3. “Sometimes dead is better.” C. Pet Semetary 4. “We all go a little mad sometimes.” D. Event Horizon 5. “We belong dead.” E. The Invisible Man 6. “They’re here already! You’re next! You’re next!” F. Horns 7. “They’re coming to get you, Barbara!” G. Psycho 8. “I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner.” H. Halloween 9. “Was that the boogeyman?” I. Army of Darkness 10. “Do you have to open graves to find girls to fall in with?” J. The Exorcist 11. “I think we’ll start with a reign of terror.” K. The Haunting 12. “That cold ain’t the weather, that’s death approaching.” L. Hellraiser 13. “Well, hellooo Mister Fancypants.” M. The Thing 14. “You know nothing. Hell is only a word. The reality is much, much worse.” N. Night of the Living dead 15. “To the ships at sea who can hear my voice, look across the water, into O. Invasion of the Body Snatchers the darkness. Look for the fog.” P. 16. “If I had a box of bad things, I’d put you in it and close the lid.” Q. The Fog 17. “People say you should always do the right thing, but sometimes there is R. Silence of the Lambs no right thing. And then, you just have to pick the sin you can live with.” S. The Shining 18. “I dunno what the hell’s in there, but it’s weird and pissed off.” T. 30 Days of Night 19. “Come and play with us, Danny. Forever...and ever...and ever.” 20. “You’re going to die up there.”

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Maybe you’re too busy to sit and watch a movie or read a book. This is the list for you. The internet is full of public domain audio that you can listen to while you drive, work or do your daily chores. Enjoy the nightmares! Librivox.org Dracula by . librivox.org/ Librivox.org has readings of public domain dracula-by-bram-stoker. works that can be downloaded from their Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection website. I have provided a few direct links, but Vol. 18, includes The Signalman and I encourage you to browse their impressive Pickman’s Model. librivox.org/short-ghost- selection. and-horror-story-collection-vol-018-by- 12 Creepy Tales by Edgar Allan Poe, various. includes The Black Cat, The Fall of the House Podcasts of Usher and The Raven. librivox.org/12- The Horror! (Old Time Radio) has recordings creepy-tales-by-edgar-allan-poe. of old radio programs such as Lights Out!, Short Ghost and Horror Collection Vol 17, CBS Radio Mystery Theater and Beyond includes The Tell-Tale Heart, The Monkey’s Midnight. Highlights include The Monkey’s Paw and The Statement of Randolph Carter. Paw, The Signalman and Carmilla. librivox.org/short-ghost-and-horror-story- Scare FM “Old Time Radio” has old radio collection-vol-017-by-various. Illustration for The Raven by programs such as The Hermit’s Cave, Weird Carmilla by Sheridan LeFanu. librivox.org/ Gustave Dore (1884). This work is Circle and The Creaking Door , including The in the public domain. carmilla-by-sheridan-lefanu. Fall of the House of Usher and The Horla. Collected Public Domain Works of H. P. Podcasts can be found on iTunes, Stitcher Lovecraft, includes one of my favorite stories, The Cats of and other podcast catchers. If your not sure, ask your kids Ulthar. librivox.org/collected-public-domain-works-of-h-p- or grandkids, they can help you out. lovecraft. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 10

ghghgh Best of Black & White Horror ghghgh

Nosferatu (1922) (NR) Directed by F. W. Murnau directed by Charles Laughton. Robert Mitchum is truly and starring Max Schreck. Once you get over the chilling as the villian of the piece. Since Mitchum’s acting style of the day, you realize this is a classic character is out to kill the children in this movie, this of horror cinema. The vampire make-up and Max may not be one for the kids. Schreck’s performance as the vampire are iconic and Curse of the Demon (1957) (Approved) Another film extraordinary. directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Dana Andrews Phantom of the Opera (1925) (NR) Stars Lon Chaney, and Peggy Cummins. Studio executives insisted that Sr. This is the oldest existing adaptation of Phantom, Tourneur show the horror in this one and even if you’ve made famous by Lon never seen the movie, you will probably Chaney’s make-up. recognize the monster. Excellent acting Island of Lost Souls and surprisingly good effects. (1932) (NR) Stars Eyes Without a Face (1960) (NR) Charles Laughton This is a French film with some and Bela Lugosi. An disturbing medical scenes involving under-appreciated facial transplants. A compellling film that more people story (Beauty & the Beast meets should see. Also an Frankenstein) with interesting camera excellent example work. The film is not rated, but is not of what cinema was recommended for children. doing before the The Innocents (1961) (NR) Based Hays code. Still from , which is in the public domain. on The Turn of the Screw by Henry The Black Cat James, starring Deborah Kerr, (1934) (Approved) Stars Bela Lugosi, Boris Martin Stephens and Pamela Karloff and David Manners. This may be Franklin. A chilling ghost story the best pairing of Karloff and Lugosi and with one of the best jump another example of pre-Hays cinema. scares ever. Cat People (1942) (NR) Directed by The Haunting (1963) (G) Based Jacques Tourneur, starring Simone Simon on The Haunting of Hill House and Tom Conway. Tourneur was famous for by Shirley Jackson and directed “painting with shadows” and suggesting by , this may be one horror without showing it. This film shines of the best haunted house films as a classic example of both. committed to film. And with a Them! (1954) (NR) Starring James G rating, it’s suitable for braver Whitmore and Edmund Gwenn. Yes, it’s children. a giant bug movie, but it’s THE giant bug Last Man on Earth (1964) (NR) movie. And really it’s better than that. Screenplay written by Richard

The performances are very good and the Still from Phantom of the Opera, which is in Matheson, based on his 1954 book effects, surprisingly, hold up today. the public domain. I Am Legend, and starring Vincent Creature From the Black Lagoon Price. By far, the best retelling of (1954) (G) Directed by Jack Arnold, starring Richard the story, this film is, sadly, overlooked. For those used Carlson, Julie Adams and Richard Denning. Creature to seeing Price ham it up, this is a more straight forward portrayed by and Ben Chapman. The performance from Price, and a very good one at that. cinematography in this film is still amazing, the story is Night of the Living Dead (1968) (NR) Written and captivating and it is a non-animated you can directed by George Romero and starring Duane Jones. show to kids. Shocking audiences in 1968, this now iconic film can Night of the Hunter (1955) (NR) Starring Robert still frighten viewers. Every horror fan should see where Mitchum and Shelley Winters. This is the only film ever the zombie subgenre began. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 11

ghgh Roadside Ramblings ghgh Mutter Museum, 19 S 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

The Mutter Museum, part of the College of Physicians the Civil War. Located at the Museum, you can also visit the Dr. of Philadelphia, began as a collection for the education of Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden, featuring between fifty physicians with its first buildling completed in 1863 and located and sixty medicinal herbs and plants. An audio tour is provided at Locust and 13 Streets. Today, the collection displayed in to explain the properties of the plants. antique Victorian cabinets attracts over 130,000 visitors a year. My personal favorite part of the museum is a very large The original 1,700 objects were donated by Thomas Dent cabinet containing human fetuses that demonstrate all the Mutter, MD to the College of Physicians with the agreement things that can and do go wrong. And right now some of that the College would hire a you are aghast and thinking curator, expand the collection why?. Why would anyone visit and house the collection in a this place? I say it’s for the fireproof building. The Mutter same reason I could stare at Museum has done this and more. those jars for hours. Because The collection currently boasts I’m not thinking about what over 25,000 objects, about 13% can go wrong. I look at those of which are on display. jars and I am in absolute awe The objects are mostly at all the things that have to human specimens and medical go right. I’m thinking of the implements, including wet miracle of existence. If you specimens (those preserved look around the museum, what in fluids, typically a water and you should see is not morbid alcohol solution), skeletal and disgusting exhibits, but specimens, anatomical models, the awesome history that has over 5,500 medical instruments, given us the medical practice dried specimens and historical we have today. So, visit the medical photographs. Highlights Museum and see for yourself. of these collections include: Amputation kit. Photo used with permission from The Mütter Museum of The The Museum is open daily College of Physicians of Philadelphia. the “Soap Lady”, a collection from 10AM to 5PM, but special of human skulls, a plaster cast exhibits and the Garden and the conjoined liver of Chang & Eng (the original “Siamese may have hours that vary on weekends. They are closed twins”), the tallest skeleton on display in North America and on Thanksgiving, December 24th, December 25th and the only permanent display of slides from Einstein’s brain. The January 1st. Tickets for adults are $18, Military with ID $15, museum also features a permanent exhibition called “Broken Seniors 65 and older $16, Students with ID $13, Children Bodies, Suffering Spirits: Injury, Death and Healing in Civil War 6-17 $13 and five and under are free. Tickets cost $2.00 Philadelphia” which is an extensive collection showing Civil war less on Mondays and Tuesdays. Call 215-560-8564 or visit instruments and the advancements made in medicine during muttermuseum.org. P

Panorama of the Mutter Museum. Photo used with permission from The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 12

Answers to quote puzzle on page 9: 1. K, Mrs. Sanderson; 2. L, Pinhead; 3. C, Judd; 4. G, Norman Bates; 5. B, Frankenstein’s monster; 6. O, Dr. Miles J. Bennell; 7. N, Johnny; 8. R, Dr. Hannibal Lecter; 9. H, Laurie; 10. P, Helen Grosvenor; 11. E, Dr. Jack Griffin; 12. T, the stranger; 13. I, Ash Williams; 14. D, Dr. Weir; 15. Q, Stevie Wayne; 16. A, Melanie; 17. F, Ig Perrish; 18. M, Clark; 19. S, the Grady girls; 20. J, Regan

Answers to Face Your Fears puzzle on page 6: 1O, 2F, 3U, 4M, 5X, 6R, 7I, 8Y, 9G, 10S, 11J, 12A, 13W, 14D, 15H, 16Q, 17N, 18B, 19K, 20T, 21Z, 22C, 23V, 24P, 25L, 26E

Challenger pumpkin carved by webmaster Steven Soppe.

Pumpkins carved by Steven and Diana. Hellcat pumpkin carved by Werewolf pumpkin carved by webmaster Steven Soppe. editor Diana Antinucci.

All photos on this page by S. Soppe.

Pumpkin carved by Diana. Pumpkins carved by Steven and Diana, holding their cat, Samson. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 13

gh Special Speaker gh Ankokas Breakfast Meeting at the November Meeting

article by Barry Goldsmith Oct. 20, 2018 Hello everyone! I was able to contact Lawrence Giancola an AMSOil representative about speaking 10AM to 12PM at our November 8th meeting. He confirmed with me the date of November 8th was clear and that Ponzio’s Diner he would be happy to come and speak to our club about lubricants. 7 Route 70 I personally witnessed his talk earlier this year at the annual AACA meeting in Philadelphia, in Cherry Hill, NJ February, and was impressed with the detailed explanations and wealth of information Larry Please arrive no later than 9:45AM. The meeting will start promptly at 10:00. Breakfast is $10.00 per presented on various types of lubricants for person. Choices include eggs, home fries, pancakes, use in all applications for antique, classic and french toast, breakfast meats, coffee and juice. If current cars. Larry’s presentation is with large you plan to attend, please call Kathy Petters at 856- charts and Larry is open to questions following 767-4438 so she can give Ponzio’s a head count. his presentation. image created by Freepik.com I would personally encourage all of our club members to attend this presentation as the volume and quality of information presented is We need officers! very worth while. Reminder: There will be no We need volunteers to fill the shoes regular Thursday meeting of those leaving office in December. We need volunteers for President, in October. Instead, there Vice-President, Secretary and will be a breakfast meeting. one director. If interested, please Please see the ad on this contact Kathy Petters at page for details. 609-767-4438.

We’re on the Web! Reminder: The next regular See us at: meeting will be on November www.ankokas.com Regular meetings are held on the 8th, at 7:30PM on the second second Thursday of each month at 7:30PM on the second floor floor of the Haddonfield of the Haddonfield Municipal Building. Borough Hall, 242 Kings Director meetings are held on an “as needed” basis as determined Highway East. by the officers. NOTE: No meetings are scheduled in July, August or December. SMOKE SIGNALS Page 14 The Ankokas Region would like to thank its sponsors and encourage its members to patronize these businesses whenever possible:

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