Tourists, Floridian Traffic & Other Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

I make that claim not just in general but because of some specific moments that happened in the past week, especially when I was at Disney Springs one night to walk around and purchase some candy, to be honest. I couldn't believe how long it took one incredibly dumb woman to make a simple order at Wetzel's Pretzels... you wouldn't believe the line that formed waiting for her brainless self when all I wanted specifically was a lemonade. As always there were poor drivers on the road-at least no incident was as frightening as some lunatic following me or someone obviously impaired opening their car door while driving to yell at me, as happened earlier in the summer.

Monday the 5^th I actually was out and about; I had free time so I went to a few places. The highlights were me stopping at an Ollie's Bargain Outlet to look for something-which I did not find but I purchased some other items instead-walking around the Mall at Millenia for a bit and unexpectedly having dinner at a Huey Magoo's. I went there once before and talked about it; as it's a local establishment which has several locations around Orlando and make good food, I really should go there more often than once in a blue moon. While at Millenia, I went into a Lenscrafters to have the screws on my glasses tightened, as I sometimes do. I really appreciated the lady seriously doubting my claims at first before realizing that of course I was correct as one screw was loose... thanx, lady.

Tuesday through Thursday I did nothing of note, which worked for me; Friday was different. In the evening I went to Mount Dora to the Epic Theatres up there to see Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark; like many I read those books as a kid and yet I haven't looked at them since I was a kid so until a few days ago I actually did not remember any of the titular stories. Thankfully, a few years ago I purchased a bundle of the three books in the series for real cheap... and because I am me I did not look at them until the weekend. Going through it as an adult, the illustrations are still creepy as heck and I did not remember the back of the book having notes and sources which explained where the stories came from... most are folklore and they were from a wide variety of different places.

As for the movie, I'll say it's fine overall. They found a way to adapt some of the stories without making this an anthology film... the leads are all decent-enough as actors and characters, and the creatures do look quite creepy. It's gotten a mixed reception among critics and fans, but overall I have a positive opinion, even if it's more a like than a love, and I can admit there are a few too many cliches. That was actually it for the past week, as I mainly wanted to be low-key; the upcoming week there will be more to discuss, that is a guarantee.