In a recent “Message of the Day” post, Cal shared a t-shirt with an angel crying.

Cal gave a heartfelt interpretation of what he felt the angel’s tears represent, and given how awful the world has become, many of us likely shed a tear or two as well.

But as was pointed out by a commenter, the angel represented was one of the most terrifying villains from the BBC television show Doctor Who.

The Weeping Angels made their debut in the reboot of Doctor Who in 2007, in the landmark episode “Blink”, written by future 2-time Emmy winner Steven Moffat OBE. Moffat would later co-produce and write for the series Sherlock, where he won his 2 Primetime Emmys.

Since Halloween is a week away, and WLS TV just broadcast It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown this past Tuesday, McHenry County Blog can get into the spirit of the October 31.

If State Representative Allen Skillicorn can do a Halloween-themed walk piece, McHenry County Blog can do something, too.

While the Doctor Who episode “Blink” begins at a haunted house, and later referred to by a British actor as “Scooby Doo’s house”, all of the talk of Russian interference and Congress passing the SHIELD Act yesterday brought up a more appropriate ghost story.

We’ll talk about yesterday’s congressional action another time.

But this ghost story about the Wi-Fi, and how it could be used to influence elections, could cause some to pause.

From the 2013 episode of the BBC’s Doctor Who “The Bells of Saint John” written by Steven Moffat, enjoy the nearly 26 seconds video excerpt:

Think of it as an early “trick or treat”.

And to think, the villain in this episode was originally from the 1960s, and not the Daleks or the Cybermen.

Enjoy.