Charles Addams

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greggorysshocktheater: Charles Addams collections

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greggorysshocktheater: Charles Addams collections

“…then good old Scrooge, bless his heart, turned to Bob Cratchit...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:40:25 -0500

“…then good old Scrooge, bless his heart, turned to Bob Cratchit and snarled, ‘Let me hear another sound from you and you’ll keep Christmas by losing your situation.’” from the bookHomebodies by Charles Addams published in 1954

We cannot break bread with you. You have taken the land which is...

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:09:36 -0500

We cannot break bread with you. You have taken the land which is rightfully ours. Years from now, my people will be forced to live in mobile homes on reservations. Your people will wear cardigans and drink highballs. We will sell our bracelets by the roadsides. You will play golf and enjoy hot hors d’ oeuvres. My people will have pain and degradation. Your people will have stick shifts. The gods of my tribe have spoken. They have said, “Do not trust the pilgrims, especially Sarah Miller.” … And for all these reasons, I have decided to scalp you and burn your village to the ground.

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Thanksgiving At Camp Chippewa, Addams Family Values

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:54:18 -0500

Thanksgiving At Camp Chippewa, Addams Family Values

10 Reasons Why The Addams Family Is Awesome(ly Feminist)

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:43:40 -0500

soapboxinggeek:

1. Anjelica Huston was 40 when she played Morticia. Considering that it’s very hard for women over 40 (who aren’t A-listers) to get lead parts, that’s already a milestone. But she’s also sexy. Incredibly sexy. Yes, she’s playing the mother of a pair of preteens, but she appears immaculately (and eerily) beautiful in every scene she’s in. How often do we see a mother character who is genuinely sexy?

2. Morticia and Gomez Addams are famously in love with each other. What set the 1960s series apart from all other sitcoms was that this was a married couple who were crazy about each other, instead of fighting. In the film, this tradition of their great love affair continues. There are no mother-in-law jokes, both take responsibility in raising the children, and have a very healthy sex life. So many stories have the love story end at marriage, or have the couple grow to loathe each other over time. Just think of it - a loving marriage was groundbreaking.

3. Addams Family Values explicitly challenges conformist WASPs at the Summer Camp that Wednesday and Pugsley stay at. The siblings absolutely refuse to compromise themselves and pretend to be happy or to enjoy sickeningly sappy things (like Annie the musical). The camp counsellors show favouritism to the traditionally attractive blonde white rich kids, and it’s made quite obvious how hateful and hypocritical they really are. At the end of the movie, Wednesday and the other “outcasts” (meaning everyone remotely considered a minority) deliberately sabotage the counsellors’ tremendously racist Thanksgiving play by symbolically enacting revenge for the genocide that Native Americans suffered at the hands of white people.

4. Despite the Addamses having both a boy and a girl child (at least in the first film), it is the girl that gets the good parts. That doesn’t happen very often at all - other examples of media that have a male and female sibling almost always emphasize the brother. Christina Ricci’s sarcastic and deadpan portrayal of Wednesday is one of the highlights of an already perfectly cast set of films. It contrasts sharply with the cheerful Wednesday from the TV version, but I can’t be the only one longing for more sardonic brunette girls in family movies…who aren’t the villains.

5. The climax of The Addams Family seemingly has a damsel-in-distress situation…except that it’s been turned on its head. Morticia…enjoys…being tied up and tortured. Yep kiddies, here’s your first introduction to bondage and BDSM! It’s played for laughs of course, as it always is, but notice that when Gomez and Morticia discuss her predicament, it’s with absolute passion. Their kinkiness is just another aspect of their already healthy sex life. And in the end, the damsel-in-distress isn’t really in distress at all! Sure, she needed to be untied, but Morticia was definitely not in any danger.

roo-bar: Wednesday from the Addams Family Halloween Special

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:07:07 -0500

roo-bar: Wednesday from the Addams Family Halloween Special

donutsandcoffees: “There’s A Black Hole…” Purchase here.

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:51:04 -0400

donutsandcoffees: “There’s A Black Hole…” Purchase here.

jesciexvegan: BOO, FOREVER (Halloween Mixtape 2012) 01. Oscar...

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:36:18 -0400

jesciexvegan:

BOO, FOREVER (Halloween Mixtape 2012)

01. Oscar Brand & His Young Friends - Hallowe’en, Hallowe’en
02. Dead Man’s Bones - Werewolf Heart
03. Misfits - Halloween
04. A Raincoat - It Came In The Night
05. Sparks - Eaten By The Monster Of Love
06. John & Jehn - Vampire
07. Vive La Fête - Horror Movies
08. Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween
09. Japan - Halloween
10. The Viewers - Monsters Rule O.K.
11. Dead Moon - Walking On My Grave
12. The King Khan & BBQ Show - Zombies
13. Roky Erickson - Night Of The Vampire
14. Jonathan Richman - Vampire Girl
15. Kip Tyler - She’s My Witch
16. Buck Owens - (It’s A) Monster’s Holiday
17. Supreme Dicks - Jack-O-Lantern
18. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Halloween
19. Dead Man’s Bones - My Body’s A Zombie For You
20. Violent Femmes - Werewolf
21. Jackson C. Frank - Halloween Is Black As Night
22. Exuma - You Don’t Know What’s Going On

Doo Wop Halloween - http://www.mediafire.com/?ij3y4cfst4xpfif

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Doo Wop Halloween - http://www.mediafire.com/?ij3y4cfst4xpfif

vintagegal: The Addams Family, 1960’s

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vintagegal: The Addams Family, 1960’s

The Addams Family Animated Series (1992)

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The Addams Family Animated Series (1992)

vintagegal: The Addams Family

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vintagegal: The Addams Family

FRIDAY THE 13TH

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FRIDAY THE 13TH

boston: Curiosity for Franklin Park Zoo’s ‘corpse flower’ When...

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:22:12 -0400

boston: Curiosity for Franklin Park Zoo’s ‘corpse flower’ When the rare, 4-foot-6-inch plant affectionately known as Morticia finally blooms, the flower will emit an odor of rotting flesh.

Wednesday Addams at Camp Chippewa

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:22:54 -0400

Wednesday Addams at Camp Chippewa

It’s Father’s Day so don’t forget to kick...

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:09:01 -0400

It’s Father’s Day so don’t forget to kick Daddy good night.

fuckyeahtattoos: I figured I would submit this after it was...

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:19:00 -0400

fuckyeahtattoos: I figured I would submit this after it was fully healed. This is Wednesday Addams, on my thigh. She’s one of two of my favorite female movie characters of all time. I’m getting Lydia Deetz on my other thigh. I got it done by Dave Nielsen at Precise Tattoo & Piercing in Newington, CT. I’m a homicidal maniac, they look just like everyone else.

Charles Addams, Publishers Weekly, August 1973

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Charles Addams, Publishers Weekly, August 1973