The Film Strip That Started It All

I owe a huge part of my love for Halloween to a simple filmstrip (look it up, kids). This elegantly-modest film strip featured Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Danse Macabre” married with the ghostly watercolors of Harold Dexter Hoopes. The images are truly haunting and gloriously fun.

I must have watched it every year from first grade through sixth and loved it–just loved it. So, here it is again…from YouTube.  All that’s missing is the BEEP! sound between frames. So, if you were born before the 90s I’d say you probably saw this at least once in elementary school, too–if you were lucky.

Enjoy all, and until the garish sun breaks through the morning dew…Happy Halloween.

Click below to enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWjGO-fTbg