However you want to say and/or spell it—Halloween, Hallowe'en, All Hallows Eve, The Dentist's New Ferrari—October 31 is indisputably the spookiest time of year for manufacturers of high-fructose corn syrup. With this in mind, we asked a few Goose Lane authors, past and present, for some personal, highly suggestive lists of Halloween recommendations, avoidances, and/or reminiscences.
Today's lister: Ian Weir
Ian Weir is the author of Daniel O'Thunder and Will Starling. His new novel, the forthcoming The Death and Life of Strother Purcell, will be published by Goose Lane Editions. He lives near Vancouver.
Top Ten Favourite Draculas (or reasonable substitute)
2. Bela Lugosi, Dracula (1931)
5. Willem Dafoe as Max Schreck, Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
6. William Marshall, Blacula (1972)
7. Frank Langella, Dracula (1979)
8. Louis Jourdan, Count Dracula (1977)
9. Gary Oldman, Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
10. John Carradine, Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)
Honourable Mention: Robert Quarry, Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
