“Music for your ears / thoughts for your mind” Every October I attempt to put something spooky into my ears, and this hard rock obscurity was begging to have the cobwebs dusted off its faux velvet sleeve. (For the life of me, I can never remember the title of this record, the five-pointed star of … More Medusa – First Step Beyond [1975] (2013)
“The Ripper’s done it again!” When recently out of town and seeking a good cup of coffee—an undertaking which should be safe from encountering records at 7 o’clock in the morning—I stumbled upon a modest set of used bins and this LP displayed on the wall above. The Halloween spirit got the better of me, … More Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends – Hands of Jack The Ripper (1972)
“Computer, huh? Let’s go trash the fucker.” In return for what will probably be my only foray into writing album liner notes, I asked to be compensated in records, one of which was the score to this really dumb movie that nonetheless remains pretty fun to watch. What could be a more eighties horror premise … More Chuck Cirino – Chopping Mall OST [1986] (2014)
“Over by the courthouse, down by the church / people having a witch trial, condemning a woman to burn“ For some reason I’m feeling the Halloween spirit a bit more this year, and it was a tossup between C.A. Quintet’s Trip Thru Hell (just the recollection of the song title “Cold Spider” gives me the … More Salem Mass – Witch Burning (1971)
“He really got it on / He rode that sweet machine just like a bomb…” I’m not big on either horror films or motion picture soundtrack albums, but for Halloween I thought I’d celebrate an exception to both rules. This British movie is a preposterous mashup of the very American genres of living dead and biker … More John Cameron & ‘Frog’ – Psychomania OST [1972] (2003)
“I don’t believe in fairy tales, holy grails, chivalry…” Not only for the gallery of ghouls on the cover am I submitting this one for Halloween. While not as overtly spooky as titles of his previous songs—”Spiders,” “Ghost vs. Vampire,” “The Skeleton,” “Ditch Witch,” “Goblins and Trolls” (to name a few)—if I were expecting any … More Sam Coomes – Bugger Me (2016)
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