Until November...

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Happy Halloween, boys and ghouls.!

[Oh shit, that’s such a hack pun. I need to come up with something original that showcases that signature Jerx wit.]

Happy Halloween, Ladies and Gentlemontresors! Ladies is pronounced with a long “I,” like dies—and Montresor recalls the narrator for Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado. A scary book. Or so I’m told. I’m not much of a reader.

[Haha. Good one, Andy. You nailed it.]

This is the final post for October.

Schedule:

November 2nd - The next Love Letters newsletter for supporters goes out.
November 3rd - Regular posting resumes.
Sometime in the next couple of weeks - The Aug-Oct Juxe Mix goes out.

Apparently this is a trick that has gone viral a few times in the past 10-15 years, but it’s my first time seeing it.

Story-deck tricks have officially only become worse since Sam the Bellhop (a bland shit-fest in the first place).

Not a laugh-line, clever bit of scripting, or even a corny pun in sight in this one.

Oz Pearlman will be peddling his dopey nonsene on 60 Minutes this week.

If you’ve stumbled over this site looking for how you too can “read body language” like Oz Pearlman… well… I’m not supposed to give away these body language secrets, so please don’t tell anyone. But let’s say you want to tell someone what movie they’re thinking of. Ask them to think of any movie. Then notice which direction they look towards. Then use this simple “body language” key to know what movie they’re thinking of.

1 is Star Wars
2 is Rush Hour
3 is On Golden Pond
4 is Rush Hour 2
5 is Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
6 is Bloodsport
7 is Untitled Innarritu/Tom Cruise Movie [Releases Oct. 2nd, 2026]

And that’s how you use “body language” to know what someone is thinking. Stay tuned and I’ll teach you how to use “influence” to get someone to say the 5 of Hearts.

Have a good Halloween everyone. See you back here in November.

If you need a good horror movie recommendation, here are some of my favorites that I watched in the past year. As with most horror movies, the less you know going into them, the better.

Heretic
MadS
Strange Darling
Final Destination: Bloodlines (If you enjoy the franchise.)
Weapons
Sting (Nothing revolutionary here, but I thought it was fun. It’s not too dark, and there’s nothing crazy inappropriate in it. So it could be good for a young horror fan.)

Later dudes. I’ve got a halloween party to attend.