That""s what I""ve been fighting against for years, the way they commercialize Christmas." Alfred agreed with his assessment: "A lot of bad ""isms floating around his world, but one of the worst is commercialism.When she bursts through the front door (screen right) of her modest home, the drab, shabby accommodations of her family are revealed.He proudly displays a sign on the cage: "POLICE DOG FOR SALE." BackgroundHud(1963) is the story of the title character - a young Texas rancher named Hud Bannon (Paul Newman), the son of moral patriarch, law-abiding cattleman Homer Bannon (Melvyn Douglas) in modern day Texas.And once he becomes immortal, he can transform himself into the most hideous creatures ever seen."The relationship between Alex and Lin strengthened, but she feared that due to her immortality, she didn""t want to love him, and then mourn as he grew old and died: "My mother has mourned my father for centuries.7:30 pm.Back at the Silver Shamrock factory, Dr.Challis was bound in a cell with a television, and forced to watch the Horror-a-thon.The demented practical joker Cochran further explained how his plan was to brutally sacrifice children to the pagan gods:"I do love a good joke.