Frazz by Jef Mallett for October 29, 2024

Invasion of the body snatchers?

‘Howl’ by Allen Ginsberg

Election Day?

“_____________” won the election!!

He sophisticated, so it’s gotta be something highbrow like “Oops, I Did It Again,” by Brittany Spears.

The Birds?

Nothing to do with the election (established in Monday’s strip). Perhaps the new Bob Woodward book, “War?”

Philip K. Dick, „Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?“ perhaps ?

Maybe he’s contemplating how Stephen King was such a productive writer.

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(King doesn’t even remember writing Cujo, for example.)

The boy who cried wolf?

the great pumpkin charlie brown

Caulfield has the staff guessing his next characterization. Happens every year. Some make correct guesses but the list of possibilities makes for good reading.

History of the Hindenburg?

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

To quote Rhett Butler: “Frankly my dear, i don’t give a…”

I keep thinking it’s a tribute to Peanuts somehow.

The after shave scene in Home Alone

Shower scene in Psycho.

Linus, seeing the Great Pumpkin before he passes out. (even though it was actually Snoopy he saw)

The audience reaction to Jon Snow being killed in Game of Thrones, and again the reaction to him Killing Khaleesi

If your Halloween costume doesn’t give enough clues for anyone to guess it, it’s a fail. Knowing Caulfield, it will be something literary. But that doesn’t narrow it down much.

Home Alone??

Franklin in the Great Pumpkin?

I’d say Home Alone, but that’s too lowbrow for Caulfield.

Can’t wait, Peanuts, Munch, GoT, Home Alone, Psycho and the winner is…

I haven’t gotten this yet, but I do know (and everyone at Bryson should!) that Caulfield chooses literary characters, not art images. But as to a guess: how about “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James?

Uni student seeing the price of 1st year text books.

Home Alone movie.

Shriek!!

“Whoa! he has trouble with the snap!”. by Michigan football…

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

This annual schtick is by far the most annoying aspect of Caulfield’s character.