I Just Simply LOVE Karen Cooper, In "Night Of The Living Dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                          Who could forget Karen Cooper, in "Night Of The Living Dead?"  I was reminded of her, because of the upcoming sequel to 2012's "Sinister," entitled, with such originality, "Sinister 2."  Uh huh. But the trailer offered some promise.  A mother wants her two pre-
pubescent boys to go to bed, and stop watching the gory film they are viewing on TV.  Not only does it turn out to be the George Romero, 1968, classic, "Night Of The Living Dead," it also turns out to be the pivotal scene, featuring Kyra Schon, in her signature performance, as Karen, which she did around the age of ten and eleven!  Just the sort of role I would love to do.

                            And, to be sure, I can tell you right now, without having seen "Sinister 2," this will be the best part of the film!

                            Karen and her parents somehow turn up at the farmhouse, where all the still alive are hiding. Something happens to Karen--an injury, illness--and she dies, in a poignant scene, with her mother lovingly touching her. But not for long. Because soon those Goth eyes pop open, and Karen goes straight for Daddy, where she not only murders him, but nibbles on one of his arms like it is Kentucky Fried Chicken!  Then, her mother, Helen, whose get-up is hilarious, a pants, striped T-shirt and flat heels combo that reminds one of Kerouac's beatniks, and a hair style to remind one of Faith Domergue.  She can't believe her sweet baby is a ghoul, even with that make-up, and when she cowers and Karen stabs her mother repeatedly, you just gotta love it!  Let's see if I can find it for you!  Here it is, pictured above!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                            Karen is my favorite in the film.  In fact, do you know she has become a cottage industry? There are Karen T-shirts and dolls!  Take a look, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                    Here is Mrs. Cooper, after Karen stabbed her with the trowel!!!!!!  Think about this, next time you are gardening, darlings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                           Aren't the doll, and T-Shirt just fabulous!  I would LOVE to have a Karen Cooper doll and T-Shirt.  I have even seen a doll that carries its own trowel, and a T-Shirt, with Karen's iconic picture on it, that says, "Wish you were dead!  Love, Karen!"

                              Of course, those I would send only to my enemies, not my loved ones!  But I would love to wear a shirt like the one above!

                                Oh, and that Judith O'Dea, as Barbara!

                                 But that is for another post, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!