Good afternoon. It is I Gigi the parti poodle here to wish you a Happy Halloween and introduce our blog. I must say this week was far more pleasant than last. I took a trip in fact. My novelist and I went to visit relatives. I love visiting relatives because I am adored there from the time I enter the room. It is always a warm and pleasant place, like a good book. My novelist went out to do grocery shopping after we arrived, and I was able to lie on a lovely couch in a nice cozy room and chat. I don’t know if they understood what I said to them, but it was a lovely chat just the same. After we came back this week, I had the extra delight of my novelist getting her Covid and Flu shots. It is always good to see her in a little pain after she puts me through Dental Day.  

With the advent of Halloween, I do feel a chill in my pompom tail. Little strangers in peculiar fashion challenged outfits will soon be knocking at my door and demanding treats. This means I will be doing a great deal of barking to reprimand them for invading my privacy and taking treats without doing tricks. My novelist loves giving these strange creatures treats. I find this peculiar behavior appalling and quite frankly heartless as I must work to earn my treats. They merely ring the doorbell and are rewarded. An absolute disgrace. At least my novelist does not require me to wear a costume. How gauche would that be? Anyhow, I hope everyone has a delightful Halloween and until next week I bid you adieu.

MY BOOKS

You can check out my books Chicane and all five installments of the Musicology book series Musicology: Volume One, Baby!, Musicology: Volume Two, Kid!, Musicology: Volume Three, Twist!, Musicology: Volume Four, Sweetie! and Musicology: The Epiquad on Amazon in Kindle and Paperback editions. You can also check out Musicology’s web site at www.musicologyrocks.com and vote for who you think will win Musicology!

STREAM OF THE WEEK: WEAPONS (2025)-HBO MAX

Rounding out our Halloween movie picks is this week’s choice, a thriller with an unusual twist. The tale was written and directed by Zach Cragger and is told from different points of view throughout the story, creating a smart and riveting atmosphere.

One night at exactly 2:17AM, seventeen kids who all hail from one classroom burst out of their houses with their arms pointed down like airplane wings and ran away, disappearing into the night. All save one: the eighteenth student Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher). Alex is a quiet and unassuming boy, who sits at the back of the classroom by himself. While other kids run to catch the bus or get to class, he walks slowly to wherever he is going. The town, of course, blames the teacher Ms. Justine Gandy (Julia Garner) for the children’s disappearances. Especially Archer Graff (Josh Brolin) whose son Matthew (Luke Speakman) is one of the missing children. He claims Justine is a witch. Marcus Miller, the principal, has Justine take a forced leave of absence until things settle down. In the meantime, Archer decides to conduct his own investigation

Justine goes against Marcus’s wishes and attempts to conduct her investigation as well. She starts by going to Alex’s house in hopes of talking to the boy and his parents. Meantime, she finds some solace with a policeman named Paul (Alden Ehrenreich) who is not exactly a perfect guy. Paul has a run in with a local drug addict named James (Austin Abrams) who may have answers to where the children have gone.

Also featured are Scarlett Sher as the narrator and Amy Madigan as Aunt Gladys.