{"id":3413,"date":"2009-11-09T21:21:31","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T01:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cgm13.net\/wordpress\/?p=3413"},"modified":"2009-11-09T21:24:41","modified_gmt":"2009-11-10T01:24:41","slug":"monsterfest-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theboywonder.net\/?p=3413","title":{"rendered":"MonsterFest &#8217;09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The trip to the wilds of north Florida to visit Dr. Phibes and Co. for the annual MonsterFest was fan-freakin&#8217;-tastic. We ate lots (including bison!), drank lots, went bowling, went to the zoo, and watched 14 horror movies over the four days.<\/p>\n<p>Movies we watched:<br \/>\n&#8220;Sleepaway Camp&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;The Howling&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Tarantula&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Drag Me to Hell&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Candyman&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Hell of the Living Dead&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;The Haunting&#8221; (1963)<br \/>\n&#8220;The Abominable Dr. Phibes&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Martyrs&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Inside&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Blood from the Mummy&#8217;s Tomb&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;The House That Dripped Blood&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Trick &#8216;r Treat&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;The Legend of Hell House&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Step inside to see some photos &#8230; <!--more--><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09225.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\nBowling fun!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09226.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09227.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\nOur pact not to laugh at each other didn&#8217;t last long.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09228.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\nBowling Shoes and Bowling Carpet!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09229.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\nZounds! Calvin is old enough to drive.<\/p>\n<p>We went to the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaxzoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jacksonville Zoo<\/a><\/strong>!<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09230.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09231.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09232.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09233.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_green_mamba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Green Mambas<\/strong><\/a> were quite spectacular.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09234.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09235.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\nSpooooooooooooooky!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09236.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\nWho knew walking to Asia would be so easy.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09237.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09238.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09239.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\nFountain Shadows &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09240.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09241.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09242.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For a little extra cash we got to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaxzoo.org\/things\/stingraybayopening.asp\" target=\"_blank\">pet the stingrays<\/a><\/strong>. It was pretty sweet &#8230; even if I was too much of a weenie to attempt feeding them.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Florida Trip 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theboywonder.net\/images\/09243.jpg?resize=405%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trip to the wilds of north Florida to visit Dr. Phibes and Co. for the annual MonsterFest was fan-freakin&#8217;-tastic. We ate lots (including bison!), drank lots, went bowling, went to the zoo, and watched 14 horror movies over the four days. 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