On Halloween, 1999, the people of Vancouver were paid an unexpected visit by the Skeksis Chamberlain from the classic Jim Henson movie The Dark Crystal. The Chamberlain wandered through the crowded streets, beseeching passerby to pleeeassse give him some candy. But, just like in the movie, the poor ol' lizard-bird-monster couldn't get no love. Women and children would flee at the sight of him, while grown men would stand well back, eying him warily. So, finally he retreated to spend a lonesome evening browsing the racks at some chain record store.
Sigh. Actually, that doesn't sound that different from my last Halloween.
(Scuzzbopper, the Youtube user who posted the clip, has posted many other delightful videos, including a few Creature Comforts-esque clay animation experiments.)
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"Science fiction plucks from within us our deepest fears and hopes, then shows them to us in rough disguise: the monster and the rocket." - W.H. Auden
Who is he, this one who is called "Greg Stacy"?
Greg Stacy began the MONSTERS AND ROCKETS blog in April of 2009. Prior to that, he was editor of the popular sci-fi/horror news website DARKWOLDS.COM. He has also written for LA WEEKLY, OC WEEKLY, UTNE READER and LOS ANGELES CITYBEAT. He always feels weird writing about himself in the third person.
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