I have been rewatching the films of my all time horror hero: Vincent Price. And they’ve reminded me exactly why he’s my favourite horror actor ever.

He’s creepy as hell, he can play the most varied and outrageous characters but make them completely convincing and always fun to watch. He was a man who clearly had fun making the films I love and I think that really comes across especially in ‘House On A Haunted Hill.’

I don’t think any actor in the world will ever come close to Vincent Price’s pure talent for being creepy and timeless. He will forever be my horror idol!

If you haven’t watched a Vincent Price movie, get on it. You will have the time of your life.

Also, no one has or had a better voice in horror ever!

I saw this in a newspaper today http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/256492/Dogs-for-dinner

Basically, in the Philippenes there is an illegal meat trade which isn’t dealt with due to a lack of police intervention and proper punishment. The trade involves half a million dogs, many pets, being stolen and being held captive with a tin can being forced on them as mussels and often left to die in appauling conditions.

Those who don’t die are either clubbed to death or have their throats slit and are then sold on as meat for restaurants to serve.

This is just wrong and it bugs me that as a race, people think we have the right to decide when an animal should or shouldn’t be alive. It is not our choice, nor should it be. Animals have as much right to be alive as we do and it is not for us to take that right away. Especially when it is done in such heartless and grotesque ways.

If you are an animal lover and agree that this is a wrong thing to do you can follow the link from the express page and sign a protest to the Philippene’s ambassador asking him to help force the law into action to prevent this sort of disgusting thing happening further.

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I would just like to say that I’m not trying to be preachy by posting this or trying to force my opinions down people’s throats I am just sharing something that has been occupying my mind a lot recently.

On Saturday, I saw my idol Morrissey in concert in my hometown of York. Towards the end of his set, he played The Smith’s classic ‘Meat Is Murder.’ On a large screen behind him, they projected the most graphic, disturbing and for me, upsetting footage I have ever seen. For the entire seven minutes of the song, video images were shown of the cruelty animals suffer in mass meat production.

At a risk of sounding dramatic or silly, this was one of the most emotional times of my life. Just standing, listening to this powerful yet disturbing song backed by what must be the worst images I’ve ever had to watch hit me really, really hard. Especially as an animal lover.

Sadly, this was three songs from the end of the set and it killed my enjoyment of the last few tracks because I felt so disturbed and emotional after what I’d witnessed. It didn’t seem to bother anyone else around me but it really upset me.

Some would say this was a cheap and arragont move on Morrissey’s part and I do agree with this in some ways. I really dislike people who force their opinions on others.

On the other hand, it did the job and I am extremely grateful to Morrissey for opening my eyes to something this horrific and for giving me a reason to stop eating meat.

After the gig, I was extremely quiet and even at the club night afterwards, I couldn’t shake the images of what the video had shown. My friends went to McDonalds afterwards and when I looked at the food they’d bought, I felt physically sick.

I went home and that night I kept dreaming about what I’d seen. I woke up that night and promised myself that I will do my best to never eat meat. And, I realise this is only two days, but I haven’t since.

I tried to do it once before but failed through being too polite and not being able to tell my mother I couldn’t eat the meat based meals she’d cooked me. This time, I’ve sat my mum down and explained how I’m feeling and how I won’t be eating anything meat based she gives me.

Even as I walked round ASDA today, everytime I saw something meat based I felt physically sick. So, as I have found how easy it is to have meals without meat and have boughts weeks worth of Quarn and vegetarian meals, I am really hoping I can keep it up. After all, I am only human but I hope that I never lose that feeling of disgust when I look at meat and never forget those images that disturbed me so much.

I am extremely grateful to Morrissey for making me realise there is literally no need for eating meat and for helping to make me think twice.

Wish me luck x