It's that time of year again, and I think its appropriate to put together a couple of Halloween themed playlists. I also think its appropriate to kick this off each year with the first tune I've included here. An annual acknowledgement, if you will, that Halloween is around the corner. Much like the song September (By Earth Wind and Fire) must be played on 9/21, so must Spooky by ARS.
Let's first start with some creepin' tunes. Picking tunes that are creepy, scary, and plain evil is easy pickin's when it come to Rock and Roll, but finding hidden treasures? Well, OK, thats also easy pickin's. What creepy songs are you listening to this Halloween season?
PLAYLIST --> http://www.podsnack.com/CA69EFD9E8C/a1n8w99n
Tags:
My favorite movies to watch around Halloween is this one, with a perfect spooky theme by Carpenter himself, and another Carpenter-movie "The Thing" and Stephen King's IT.
I remember when The Thing first came out, it was unbelievably scary.... Watched it a couple years back and couldn't believe how dated it was... Still a classic though
The absolute scarriest movie I ever saw.
I was 15, when I saw it "alone" in a cinema (since my friend had chickend out minutes before).
It took me years to get over it. ONLY movie ever, that scared the shit out of me. All my Horror-comic books were not as funny to read, after that fright.
It's also dated now, but still a true classic. So many movies have been more than influenced by it. The "Black Sabbath" of Horror-movies.
I was a fan of Carpenter's Halloween, which I saw the year before (1979) and Horror-movies/comicbooks. After the Excorsist, I don't think, I saw a "Horror-movie" until "Poltergeist" and later "The Thing" in '82/'83, and even that took some persuation.
Later, I've found out, that I was far from the only one, who got SUCH a fright about that movie.
Seeing it at that age, had a lot to do with it, I think, because the other ones, I've heard got the same scare was also 14-15 years old, when they saw it, and it was also "back then" in the late 70's/start '80s.
Now, they will probably sent it on disney-Channel.
I dunno.......I don't think these were really EVIL, ya know? Maybe some scarey undertones, but not really EVIL. Nothing really made me hide under the sheets or look behind me.
These are fine songs, don't get me wrong. But when I expect EVIL, I want EVIL. Such a buildup and then a complete letdown. Kinda like "The Exorcist II: The Heretic". Not remotely scarey, not really remotely anything. I guess the scene on the rooftop is a bit scarey only in the way that you wonder why someone would set up a roof that way. Just one gust of wind and....well, you need to see it to see what I'm talking about. Thankfully, there's "Exorcist III" which is a damn fine movie.
I really like that Pretty Maids song, it's been played on here before. But still, I like it.
I've been trying to figure out my Halloween-themed album for this weekend and I can't find one. Already used Iced Earth, so that one's out. And no, there's no collusion.
4/5 albums. Maybe 3/5. Again, too lazy to look.
ARS - This is a cool song. Definitely not scary, but a good song to start out the Trick or Treat thing with, you know, just as it's starting to get dark and the kids are hitting the street. Cool guitar and keyboard work at the end.
Purple - Believe it or not, I agree with Jon on this one. No fear inspired. Doesn't really work in a Halloween way for me. But that doesn't mean it isn't a cool song. I've never heard it before, but glad now that I have.
Maids - I like the start of this. It does sound familiar. I wouldn't call it scary, but it definitely works for this theme. I can hear this blaring from the garage as the kiddos stream past.
APP - Again, not really scary. But it is kind of creepy. So maybe it fits for adults, but I don't think the kiddies would be impressed.
AC/DC - This one doesn't really strike me as Halloween material either, at first. But the lyrics to evolve in places that evoke scary images. So this does make the grade.
I would have to include something from the first Black Sabbath album. That stuff would have definitely scared me if I would have heard it back then. Also, I always think of Dream Warriors at Halloween. Don't know why. And of course, Alice Cooper would have just been too easy. So good job Scott.
Oh yeah, from most Halloweeny to least Halloweeny:
1. Pretty Maids
2. ARS
3. AC/DC
4. APP
5. DP
Oops, just noticed the "creepy" not "scary" thingy.
Most creepiest to least creepiest:
1. APP
2. AC/DC
3. DP
4. ARS
5. PM
There are no birthdays today
Norma Jean Fox
(11/30/1945-9/7/2010)
© 2024 Created by RJhog (Admin). Powered by