So today I'm thinking about a rather unconventional master of horror: Max Fleischer. He did the old Popeyes as well as the old Betty Boops, and a lot of the Betty Boop cartoons in particular are kind of nightmarish and hallucinatory. Like this one, a kind of twisted music video featuring Minnie the Moocher. There are all kinds of these old, weird Betty Boop cartoons, and many of them are really creepy. So perhaps we should add Fleischer when we talk about Carpenter, Craven, Romero and Raimi. Just an idea....
Books By Brendan Halpin
Brendan Halpin: Shutout
Amanda and Lena have been best friends and soccer teammates for years. But when high school starts and Lena makes the varsity, everything changes...Emily Franklin and Brendan Halpin: The Half-life of Planets
A boy with Asperger's Syndrome. A girl with a reputation. A shared love of music. An unlikely romance. Quite possibly the perfect summer book.Brendan Halpin: I Can See Clearly Now: A Novel
Sex, drugs, and educational cartoons in 1972. Can four young songwriters and a mentor with mixed motives change the world, or at least Saturday Morning TV? Buy at bn.com Find it at your local independent bookstore.Brendan Halpin: Forever Changes
Love, (The emotion and the band), calculus, friendship, gatorade, mentors, parties, doomed crushes, doomed people, and of course, the laughter and tears you've come to expect from the Halpin brand. This book has it all, and I think it's the best one I've ever written. For young adults, but also suitable for older adults who think they can handle it. Buy at bn.com Find it at your local independent bookstore.Brendan Halpin: How Ya Like Me Now
My first official young adult novel! It's about how Eddie from the suburbs comes to live with his cousin Alex in the city when his mom goes into rehab. It's about homework, who likes who, and how to build a new life after the old one falls apart. Buy it at bn.com Find it at your local independent bookstore.Brendan Halpin: It Takes a Worried Man: A Memoir
Funniest book about cancer ever! Out of Print! Email me if you'd like to get a copy.Brendan Halpin: Losing My Faculties: A Teacher's Story
A funny, profane look at what it's really like to be a teacher. Buy it at bn.com Find it at your local independent bookstore.Brendan Halpin: Donorboy: A Novel (Alex Awards (Awards))
After the deaths of her two moms, 14-year-old Rosalind goes to live with her biological father, the sperm donor she never met. Complications ensue. Buy at bn.com. Find it at your local independent bookstore.Brendan Halpin: Long Way Back: A Novel
Love, faith, and the amazing healing power of punk rock. Buy it at bn.com. Find it at your local independent bookstore.Brendan Halpin: Dear Catastrophe Waitress: A Novel
A love story about two people who were the subjects of hit breakup songs. Buy at bn.com Find it at your local independent bookstore.
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