Haunted: Movies and Memories: Recent Episodes
Brian Patrick Butler
A memoir of movie moments that have burned themselves into my brain, and the personal memories associated with them.
Two failed attempts at braving “The Nightmare Before Christmas” leave a 3-year-old shaken throughout the rest of the 90’s. As he recovers from this trauma, more horrors (and lots of Tim Allen) await him.
A college student discovers the glory of combining weed and horror films. When he fails to realize the negative effects of this infatuation, course grades and relationships spiral toward disaster.
A viewing of "Orca: The Killer Whale" leaves a young boy traumatized. When he revisits the film years later, a questionable memory turns trauma into paranoid obsession.