Halloween is around the corner and you know just what that means !
SEXY MR ROGERS COSTUMES !
Umm.....strike that....reverse it......
It's time for another haunting and hilarious Hazel-Rah Halloween collection of songs.
Hazel-Rah's Halloween 15 -The Return of the Night of the Dawn of the Day of the Living Mixtape
This time.....it's really.....really...personal.
Filling up this barf bag of treats are several BIG (none of that "Fun Size" business) Horror movie trailers to films that themselves made it big in theaters this past year.And a few not so forgotten horror classics.
Warezio digs up some old tunes and sews them together to bring them back to new life in the from of a Alice Cooper meets Depeche Mode Mashup in "Nightmare in My Eyes"
We take off the Freddy fedora for the passing of two lost souls of Horror.Roky Erickson(July 15,1947-May 31, 2019) and Sig Haig(July 14,1939-September 21,2019).
This year saw the return from the dead to our screens of the mighty Joe Bob Briggs of Drive-In fame.The best of the worst are his bread and beer.He welcomes listeners to the second half of the mixtape as he invokes the classic Drive-In Oath and asks you to pledge your hearts(or the black hole where it used to be)to all things blood,breasts,and beasts. Could the return of Rhonda Shear be not far behind? Don't stay up all night waiting to find out.
This October also marks the first full year of the return of everyone's favorite Horror mag -Fangoria! Angus Scrimm,of Phantasm fame, shows you where the Red can be found in every bloody good issue in a rare commercial break.
The adorable Lucas the Spider tells us a scary bedtime story that spooks even him.BOO!
Stick around to the end and Mark Hamill will send you off to bed with the willies(with very little force necessary).
So slide this seasonal slice of sweets into your player.Throw out that bag of candy corn( who eats that stuff,anyway?) and count your ziplock bag of pennies as you spin :
Hazel-Rah's Halloween 15-The Return of the Night of the Dawn of the Day of the Living Mixtape
Have a happy "TRACK" OR TREAT!
1) Alfred Hitchcock introduces this year mix of "Music to Be Murdered By"
2) "The Shape Burns" in this celebratory John Carpenter Halloween theme track from the recent 2018 movie.But we all know you cant kill the Boogeyman.He Kills to the End.
3) The Knife plunge deep into the bass and give a "Silent Shout" at what haunts them.
4) I've got five on this Trailer for the movie "US"
5) Depeche Mode get smashed up with Alice Cooper when they hear Warezio's "Nightmare in My Eyes"
6) Pennywise has been waiting 27 years for this "IT Chapter Two" Trailer
7) Sharon Needles goes La La La for her "Dracula"
8) The Mission Creeps have their own "Halloween (Theme)"
9) Candyman.Candyman..Candyman...Candyman...The Candyman will hook you with this trailer for his movie
10) The Alley Cats find themselves roaming a "Nightmare City"
11) Jason Webley does his best Tom Waits on an accordion and leads us in a rousing chorus of his drunken "Halloween" lullaby
12) It's happening again in this "Psycho II" trailer and Mother isn't happy
13) Adam Ant ask you to step into his parlor so he may tell a tale of his friend "Norman"
14) Wes Craven won't let them bury you until you listen to the trailer for his movie "The Serpent and the Rainbow".You have to believe it is magic.
15) Give your heart 10cc's of "Baron Samedi"
16) This trailer is the "Fright Night" of our life.So cool, Brewster
17) Roky Erickson croons of the haunting "Night of the Vampire"
18) Captain Spaulding is your Bozo Jebus in this "3 From Hell" teaser.R.I.P. Sid Haig
19) Joe Bob Briggs welcomes the second half of the mixtape by asking you all to stand(unless you are in your car) and take "The Drive-In Oath".Shudder the thought
20) The Slashstreet Boys want to "Kill You That Way" in this mashup tribute to boy bands and the band of monsters that haunt your movies
21) Elvira asks you to join her on the couch later after watching that weird guy named Freddy and his new show
22) Everyday is almost Halloween in this "13 Nights of Halloween" track by Elvira,Mistress of the dark
23) "Lucas the Spider" tells you a scary story about ....VACUUM CLEANERS!!
24) "Modern Monster Mash" is in the Key of Awesome
25) Patton Oswalt gives you "The Cringe"
26) The Tallman from Phantasm enjoys winding down with his favorite magazine in this commercial for "Fangoria" magazine
27) Let's face it, when there is a "sexy" Mr Rogers' Costume "Halloween is Too Sexy".You're just a
hor.......rible dresser .Nobody wants to Doo....Scooby! For this Keith Habersberger has A Song.
28) Bing Crosby knows you can't reason with "The Headless Horseman"
29)Parks and Recreation present a Pawnee Halloween PSA. Phew.
30)Simon Stokes shares with us his unused closing credits "The Chucky Song" to the original Child's
Play.Hi De HO ! You gotta go!
31) Mark Hamill sings his version of his "Chucky Theme Song".And it's chilling. Friend to your end!
32) Uncle Deadly and Janice of The Muppet's wish you a "Happy Halloween"
Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts
Covens of witches with all of their hosts
You may think they scare me,
You're probably right.
Black cats and goblins
On Halloween night
TRICK OR TREAT !
On October 19th, 2018 I will return to Haddonfield once again to face the faceless boogeyman along with Laurie Strode
The first full length trailer has me excited to see this movie. But what kind of movie are we in for as a viewer?
From what I have gathered,while avoiding spoilers, the movie will take place 40 years after the events of John Carpenter's original Halloween. Omitting any of the events that occurred in the series of sequels that followed.No more of the night he came home at the hospital.No pursuing the daughter of Laurie Strode.No stalking of Laurie across the country 20 years later.No Michael Myers in space.....(which was actually,though I hope jokingly, proposed at one point.)
According to the trailer, Michael only killed three innocent teenagers on that fateful night. And as we know, fate never changes.Especially for our Laurie Strode.
But what of her fate this time? For forty years this Laurie has been waiting,anticipating his return.Even praying that Michael would escape and come for her once more.But why?Yes,the traumatic events of that night are sure to leave the poor child in a state of shock with long suffering post traumatic disorder. But what would make her think that he would still be coming for her again? Without the followup of the original Halloween II, where Michael continued to stalk Laurie at the hospital and into the morning,What would be her basis for context to think that he would one day escape and come specifically for her? The trailer says he was captured on the original night and has been locked up ever since.
Has he spoken her name?Carved it into the wall of his cell?Or does Laurie live in fear that this is not over until one of them dies?
Maybe in the movie they may say something along the lines that Michael pursued her to the hospital and THAT'S where he was captured.This would play into her present paranoia that he will never give up. He waited 15 years after killing his sister to one night decide to go trick or treating.Whats another 40?
Well,another 40 would make Michael 61 years old
That's quite a few shriveled wrinkles on the ol' pumpkin.I wonder how they will address the age of Michael.Has he spent the last 40 years keeping fit?Locked up in an institution, there would be little else to do with all that time.But if he is spoken of as exercising, this goes against the image of him sitting quietly,staring at the wall,not seeing the wall, but looking to this night.Thinking of that first carving.The idea of Michael silently, patiently waiting to one unexpected night to get up to kill and kill is frightening.Picturing him doing jumping jacks.....not so much.
In regards to Laurie, it's understandable,losing your two best friends in such a horrible way and almost losing your life as well,would be traumatizing. Paranoid inducing,even. I imagine that the kids who have survived watching their friends die violently in a school shooting have experienced something similar to her.
Laurie as a character has been dealing with the implied feared threat of Michael's return ...every single second ..of every single day of her life.
Every moment of her life, from good to bad would be tainted by the thought of Michael's return. Laurie, sick with the flu or some other common illness? There would be the fear of "will I be strong enough to fight back if he returns now?" Laurie grows up and has children of her own,while there are normal everyday worries that come with parenthood, she has to live with the fear and constant thought that her child could be in danger from the boogeyman every time she sends them out her front door.
And....Do you tell your child?in effort to protect them from this extra dangerous "stranger" danger?If so ,at what age....and how? And when you do, you then have to deal with the fact that you've now passed on your fear and grief to a loved one.Albeit in effort to help keep them safe.
Undoubtedly the kids on the playground would be itching to mock the children of the boogeyman,the Halloween killers intended victim. "He's gonna getcha.The boogeyman is coming". As the night unfolds, I wonder if we will see pranksters wearing "The Shape" mask.And will we see Laurie shoot at the person thinking it is the real Michael.This could leave her unwillingly pausing when the real danger is in front of her.
I hope this movie explores the PTSD of surviving a horrific experience where your closest friends were murdered and you have to go on living as the only survivor. How one might cope with that....especially if the killer is still alive?
I'm picturing Laurie thinking about Michael every day. Often finding herself subconsciously driving past Smithsgrove at night.Getting out of her car and going up to the front doors and pulling on them.Checking to make sure they are locked.Has she stood outside the fence staring at Michael.Watching him from afar like he did her on that Halloween day?
The choice for Laurie to be prepared for the confrontation is perfect.It brings home the effects of the experience of her original encounter. She was terrorized and left traumatized to a point that she trained herself to fire a gun with accuracy.And she practices regularly to stay ready.She has installed security measures to her home.She is thinking of the possibilities and how to survive.
Even in the original movie Laurie wasn't a just screaming shrinking violet.I think it's often overlooked that in these horror movies the characters are often still children.Young teenagers,no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.Being played by an actress who is in their early 20's can make one forget that fact. Visually we see a older woman, not a young girl.So when Laurie is confronted with Michael and his handiwork, we need to remember she is experiencing it through the eyes of a 17 year old. Her quiet reserved suburban life of doing homework,laughing with girlfriends, and wanting to go out on a date with a boy is all she has known. She probably has never watched a horror movie before ,other than maybe a Universal black and white classic.Perhaps Psycho.But certainly not a movie about a slasher who stalks teenagers.
Moments where Laurie drops Michael's butcher knife can come across as foolish. But the truth of the matter is that she is reacting as a 17 year old girl who is holding the very knife that murdered her best friends. Its covered in their blood,her blood even. She is repulsed.In shock.This is not normal.But despite the absurdity,Laurie still finds means to be resourceful,to protect herself and the children she is babysitting.Whether its her knitting needle or a wire hanger, Laurie uses her wits to fight back despite the intense fear she is experiencing.
I appreciate the contrast set up between Michael and Laurie and how each has waited many years,though for different reasons, with the intent and desire to kill the other . He for whatever psychologically damaged reasons. She to protect her self and end her terror
The exclusion of the sequel doesn't bother me. It just means that going into this story the starting point is the end of the original John Carpenter's Halloween and not post parts 9,10,20 etc.. Won't take any enjoyment away from watching Halloween II or any of the sequels.
I kind of like the "Choose your own adventure" Halloween viewing option that has existed with the multiple timelines.One can watch the original,part 2 and then H20 if they wish. One could watch the original and then just H20,even. The original and then Part 4. Pick your pumpkin.
It's intriguing that they openly addressed the "Brother" story line so prominently in the trailer. While I have nothing against the idea of Laurie and Michael being related, it did make it a bit ridiculous when it came time for each subsequent sequel for the writers to dig up another relative for Michael to cut off from the family tree.Removing the family aspect returns Michael into just a fate of chance that Laurie happened to be the one he chose to follow that night.Unpredictable,unmotivated evil.
But it still begs the question: why now?40 years later? and why Laurie,again?In the original ,it is assumed Michael is just trying to relive that Halloween night he spent with Judith.Why wouldn't he just pick someone new to play carve the pumpkin with rather than seek out an ex he never x'ed out?
If not brother and sister? what will be the drive? In the original, Michael just one day decided to go trick or treating.It was the fate of Laurie dropping the key under the mat of the old Myers place just when Michael was home for the day that introduced him to her. And then he chose to follow Laurie around for the rest of the day until he could muster up the courage to "ask her out".
What will set Michael off this time? It appears to be indicated that a documentary crew doing a piece on Michael may be the button pushers. For some unexplained reason they are allowed to bring the mask from Michael's first murder spree into the sanitarium and show it to him.Why anyone would be allowed to bring that in knowing it could have a negative effect on the patient ,beggars belief.WHO WOULD ALLOW THIS?!?!?
Ultimately,I think this is a red herring. The scene will build up the tension of the moment with the other patients making noise. The doc crew hopes to illicit and capture on camera a madman response from Michael by showing him "the mask". But I think he will remain stone cold and unresponsive. Making his escape later in the evening like before.Letting the other patients out as a distraction.
Or.....what if it is discovered that this person who has been locked up for the last 40 years is actually NOT Michael Myers.As we saw in Halloween II, there were others walking around wearing that Shatner mask on that night.Poor Ben Tramer never would get to ask out Laurie Strode. What if Michael wasn't the one captured on that night? And has been out there all this time.The trailer gave several nods to moments that happened in previous sequels.This could be another nod to one for both Part 2 and H20.
If this is Michael, Might the film crew reveal something to Michael that sets him off?Could the Doctors have kept the calendar away from Michael so that he never knew what day it was,especially when it was October 31st? Could the Doctors have told Michael, in one of his sessions, that Laurie was dead to prevent him from having the urge to escape again? But the film crew lets slip that Laurie is still alive? Still living in Haddonfield?
And why is she still living in Haddonfield? I would think she would want to get faaaaaaar away from the memories. Townsfolk probably treated her poorly as she grew into an adult. Whispering about her behind her back.Staring.Constant.."Hey, aren't you that Halloween girl?" Always pointing at her.I imagine she received many a prank call on or around Halloween with jerks saying they were coming for her, or just heavy breathing into the phone
One of the reasons for her stay,seems to want to be there to finish this.Laurie appears to have evolved into the Loomis character for this movie. Obsessed with stopping Michael however possible.Training herself to be ready. Convinced of his inevitable evil return.
Out of all of the things to return in this movie, my favorite is the John Carpenter Halloween original score. John Carpenter himself will return to score this movie. And this means more to me than whatever will happen on the screen. I could never see the movie ,but have the soundtrack to listen to, and I would be forever happy.
My love of movie scores began with the original Halloween John Carpenter music.I had taken notice of soundtracks before but nothing ever stuck with me other than the occasional sitcom theme.But this music....
From the moment I heard the opening piano theme on my first viewing of the movie on basic television in the early 1980's, I was hooked.I wanted to listen to this music over an over. It eventually became the first CD I ever owned. And started a love for soundtracks,particularly scores, that has now passed the #1000 in my collection. I've even somehow managed to acquire scores for movies that I have still yet to see.(mostly from clearance bins,but still added to the collection)
I will listen to virtually any version of the Halloween theme.And have. From industrial band covers to parody versions ,complete with lyrics that tell the tale of the first movie, to ,yes, even a version played entirely on the accordion. For the last 13 years I have put together an annual mixtape of Halloween themed music and every year I have found some new version of the original theme to be included somewhere in the mix.
If the trailer is any indication, the John Carpenter theme will return. And how could it not? The Halloween theme is synonymous with Michael Myers.The constant unrelenting drive forward ,the never ceasing presence of the 5/4 time beat.Like Michael, its absence would be detrimental.Its just not a Halloween movie without it.Carpenter himself even spoke of this where he discussed showing a cut of the movie to a reviewer without the score attached and the viewer was left more than unimpressed. The impact was illustrated on a DVD feature where you could watch scenes from the original movie without the score and with it included for comparison.
Like Jaws with its two note theme,Friday the 13th with its "Ki-ki--ma-ma". The 5/4 Halloween riff is a must.Like Jaws and Jason,it tells the viewer that Michael is close.....and coming closer.Dread and tension build up along with the music that refuses to release the listener till the knife plunges and the stinger screams.
In regards to all the sequels,It must be difficult to hire someone to score a movie/sequel that has such an established theme(s). As the hired composer, you would be required to include the theme on several occasions,basically rerecording someone else's music and contributing little of your own. So its good to know that the man himself will return to score the new movie with his own themes,revamped,and maybe some original material. Carpenter has been recording new "score" music and having a great time performing live on tour with his kids. So hopefully some of that enthusiasm carries over to this project.
John Carpenter scores his movies with the eyes and ears of a director.One who had to make the most of what he could do for his movies with their limited budget.So sometimes,his doing the scoring of his own films was what he could afford in order to get the project made.Good thing he was adept at establishing mood and tone.Atmosphere.I still get chills and thrills listening to John Carpenter's "The Fog" score
His original score plays throughout most of the original movie.With very little other music,especially songs, coming into play.It alternates between 3 themes. The main piano riff, Lauries theme, and the stalking theme.
Lauries theme is a wonderfully simple somber introspective sound that gives the listener a peek into the internal struggle of hers that's about to becomes external.There is a loneliness in this piano.Laurie is lonely.Her weekends are full of books and babysitting while her friends go out on dates.You can almost sense that something bad is already going to happen to Laurie,and shes walking towards it,unawares.Fate. In this case, A boy is going to show interest in her for the first time,but in a way she never could have dreamed.She won't wish he had HIM all alone on the night he came home.
I sincerely hope we are treated with another long slow opening camera track into a candle lit pumpkin in a endless black space while the original theme plays its mix of jangled nerves and calliope music as the orange opening credits roll.
If this movie works, it could open up the door for telling new stories to old favorites. For example, what if they did a sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street that took place years after the first movie and was about what Nancy would do if Freddy returned to terrorize her today as an adult? Eliminate the baggage of the sequels.What if this time Nancy was the parent and it was her child that was being hunted? Because of her experience ,she would believe her child,but maybe be unable to protect the kid because its the child's dreams Freddy now comes to ,and not Nancy's.Wes Craven's New Nightmare touched on this idea.But itself was a look at the idea of Freddy and those who brought him to life.
One last thought from the trailer,the bit when Michael drops the teeth over the partition is a interesting moment.
For thirteen years I have plundered my music collection,gone deeper and deeper down the Youtube rabbit hole,and scoured the dark recesses of the bargin bins to find a yearly collection of spooky,silly, and just plain strange seasonal songs to fill your Halloween bag.
(OH! the pain....the pain!)
And once again it’s that time to dig down deep into the pumpkin bucket of treats and pull out a seasonal surprise
(PLEASE! There are ladies present!)
Tonight you will be treated to various tales from the darkside by the likes of Tom Waits, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, and THE Nine Inch Nails.
The darkness of the woods of Twin Peaks makes several appearances. Most notably with the haunting vocals by Sheryl Lee. So much suffering in one scream.
Enjoy the dark poetry stylings of the Woodman.
It wouldn’t be a Halloween mix without a variation of the theme from John Carpenter’s classic movie. This years track comes from the newly recorded vinyl version that was sold at stops on John Carpenters tour, where he performed many of his soundtrack creations live.
Freddy Krueger poke his head and glove into the mix with an introduction from his serial spook show: A Nightmare on Elm Street:Freddy;s Nightmare:The Series.........the name lasted longer than the show .
At one point the sticky candy of the CD gets stuck in Depeche Mode and the listener is treated with a rare B-side that should have easily been a main album track.
There are movie trailers g(al)ore throughout as we play with Pennywise, Leatherface and Hannibal the Cannibal.
This year has seen an unfortunate loss of many a horror movie talent,and each gets a nod of admiration:
George A Romero(February 4th,1940 to July 16th,2017) ,who helped create the Living Dead genre( that keeps spreading into all media like a disease)with his Night ,Dawn,Day,Second Breakfast, Late Supper, Twilight of the Living Dead series ,passed away back in July
Tobe Hooper(January 25th,1943 to August 26th,2017 )left us for that big Texas chili cookoff in the sky.He gave us the classic with a title that just feels as if it is dripping with buckets of blood -“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” , but then delivered a distrurbing ,yet strangely, bloodless depiction of a dysfunctional family who entertains unexpected guests.What happened wasn’t real, but it sure felt like it.
William Peter Blatty (January 7th,1928 to January 12, 2017 ) ,best known as the writer of the novel The Exorcist that led to the ,as well, known film.He also wrote the fantastic novel “Legion” which became one of the few enjoyable sequels to the film series :Exorcist III. (which Blatty wrote and directed as well) .Spend some time with his “Ninth Configuration” (sometimes presented as “Twinkle,Twinkle,”Killer” Kane!”) if you want to explore madness and faith with the Astronaut that Regan said was “going to die up there” in the Exorcist.
Bill Paxton ( May 17, 1955 to February 25, 2017 ) of Aliens,Twister,Weird Science, and Near Dark is probably know more for those films and others than the fact that he directed the video for that classic song “Fish Heads” by Barnes & Barnes.Game over,man.Game Over.
Johnthan Demme ( February 22, 1944 to April 26, 2017 ) who brought from page to screen the award winning “Silence of the Lambs” and helped the Talking Heads to “Stop Making Sense”, left us this year a well.
So don’t be sad,(or superstitious), spin this disc of treats that is sure to have all favors of treats to satisfy even those people who enjoy candy corn,peeps ,or Raisenets?!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN !
1)We begin with a welcoming out of the light and into a world not as brightly lit with the "Tales From the Darkside" introduction
2)This years version ofJohn Carpenter's "Halloween Theme"comes to us from the recently recorded vinyl version that Carpenter performed with his son and played on tour.
3)Sheryl Lee gives us one last Laura Palmer series shattering primal terror filled "SCREAM" as the memories come flooding back and Twin Peaks comes to an emotional end
4) THE Nine Inch Nails perform at the Roadhouse and do some screaming of their own because "She's Gone Away"
5)Depeche Mode are the "Ghost"s in your house(maybe they will leave in silence before the night is through)
6)We bid farewell this year to DirectorTobe Hooper with "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"trailer.
7)Leatherface and his Texas backwoods clan know all about the pig fuckers of "The Days of Swine and Roses"as performed by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
8) The DJ’s from Mars vs Carnival (featuring James F Dini) mashup a deal with the “ Devil In My Brain”
9) The creepy piano helps one float through the screams of this trailer to the new movie based on Stephen King's"IT"
10)We don't all float down here."In All My Dreams I Drown" inside the Devil's Carnival
11)Soley sings of "Halloween", for tonight the boys dress up like dreamers and the girls like nightmares.
12)The Woodsman recites his dark sleep inducing "This is the Water" poem
13)And as you slip in to slumber, our thoughts drift to Tom Waits nosy neighbor spying question,"What's He Building In There?"
14)Bill Paxton's Severen from Near Dark explains how he is going to "Separate your head from your shoulders,if you don't mind"So polite this vampire
15)Nirvanascream of a spooky tale of getting more than their hair cut by "Floyd the Barber"
16)William Peter Blatty knew "What an Excellent Day for an Exorcism" entailed in this Exorcist clip
17)Wax Audio feels "Sad but Superstitious" in this mashup of Metallica vs Stevie Wonder
18)I wonder if Director Johnathan Demme still hears the lambs screaming in this spooky"Silence of the Lambs" trailer
19)Much like myself, Pleasant Companylike "Scary Movies" in this song from the credits of a not so scary movie called Return to Horror High.Starring "Marcia Brady" in a high point in her career and George Clooney in a low point in his.
20)Freddy Krueger pops in and warns you to "Don't Touch that Dial" and turn off the CD as he has something on his mind he wants to scare.....um, I mean share in this Freddy's Nightmares promo.And it's a nightmare of a .....
21)SPOOKY MORMAN HELL DREAM!!!!!!
22)Director George A. Romero began at Night and has now seen the dawn.We wave farewell to him with this trailer for "Dawn of the Dead"
23)"I Was a Teenage Zombie",lament the The Fleshtones
24)Family Guy's Lois tells Chris that his "Blackface" costume is racist and they he should really wear the Indian Chief costume she bought for him.But is it a SEXY Indian Chief costume?
25)The Simpson's cast are all dressed up in their sexiest whatever as it's finally time for “Grown Up Halloween”
26)Hey!Arnold's Helga knows that Halloween is all about "Scaring People so They Give You Candy"
27)The Fuzztones wish us all a "Happy Halloween"
28)You Can't Do That On Television's Lisa Ruddy is addicted to going to Rocky Horror but Kevin Kubusheskie just wants the popcorn.Their parents ,the Prevert, just want to know,"When does Julie Andrews appear?"
29)It's the spookiest part of a balanced breakfast, It's a commercial for that sugary delight of "Boo Berry and Count Chocula"cereal!
30)SNL's Will Ferrell performs as Baron Nocturnawho performs his new song "My Heart Will Go On.....A Plate"LIVE from the Prom of Doom!
31)If the The Replacements "Cruella De Vil" doesn't scare you, no evil thing will
32)You better beware, for "The Boogie Man is Coming" in this Halloween soundbite
33)But the Minstrels of Mayhem aren’t afraid for there is “(No Such Thing as the )Boogie Man”
34)Don't be aWussy, enjoy the indie rock candy of "Halloween"
35)It's time to say goodbye ...........to all of this.....and....... Helloooooooooooooooo to the "Closing credits of Tales From the Darkside" Remember,the dark side is always there, waiting for us to enter — waiting to enter us.
It is certainly looking to be the darker half of the year with the way this world is spinning. No amount of bonfire burning dance offs or guising will keep the ghosts of past at bay.
This year has seen the loss of many talented performers. Prince,Bowie, Wilder,to name a few.As a small nod of tribute , each make an appearance,in their own way on tonight’s mixtape. Prince leaves us with something spooky with an unreleased track from 1985.
Gene Wilder puts on a favorite costume and tries his best to look like Gary Cooper in an entertaining mashup that blends of all things Freddy,Fresh Prince and Young Frankenstein.
And Bowie takes a bow in the form of Mike Nelson from MST3K fame , turn to the left, FAME, turn to the right.......OoOoOOOOHHH aHHH as he does his best “Lets Dance” era singing about the Little Shop of Horrors.
Speaking of the gloved one, it wouldn't be a HazelRah Halloween mix without an appearance or two from the A Nightmare on Elm Street world.This year the treats come from one of the two video games that were created based on the child killing character.Mmmm Mmmmm 8-Bit bites of nougaty goodness.
Scared of Child’s Play? You need an analyst. No horror movie can scare Elvira's and her two big pumpkins when she takes the stage at Knott's Scary Farm to perform a horror themed parody of a popular tune.
As things wind down for the night,Vincent Price reads us a short bedtime story to help us slip into a spooky slumber.
All weird things must come to an end, and as the candle inside the pumpkin slowly burns out, and we drift off into a sugar induced coma as the sadness of the nights end slips in, on the television we catch a glimpse of John Carpenter's movie Halloween flickering ......
Frantically,
Searching for the keys,
Jamie Lee,
Please wake up Tommy!
But before we can call it a night ,John Carpenter makes his yearly appearance in this once in a lifetime live recording of his classic “Halloween Theme” from the very same performance I was privileged enough to see. Still am stunned this was even a thing. The 9yo in me who fell in love with John Carpenter's soundtracks and music oh so many years ago still has a smile on his face today.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN !
1) "1...2....Freddy's coming for you" in glorious 8-bit sound in this tune taken from the soundtrack to the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nightmare on Elm Street Game from 1990 2) William Castle introduces you to some information that is sure to make you ....tingle 3) Oingo Boingo know that the monsters and mayhem come alive "When the Lights Go Out" 4) Dr Loomis knows "We are all afraid of the darkness inside ourselves" in this Halloween II mini treat 5) Through a grimy window that she can't keep clean, Anne Clark can see "Our Darkness" 6) The great voice of Paul Frees welcomes the listener to the newest attraction at Disney, "The Haunted Mansion" 7) The Emergency "Haunt You" with this synth pop-(corn ball) 8) Tangina knows that "to us, he is the Beast" in this spooky Poltergeist mini sound"bite" . 9) Prince sings of "Other's Here With Us" ....and we wish he was still 10) Of course "Betelgeuse" can be scary, he's seen the Exorcist 167 times. 11) Nash the Slash and his "Children of the Night" come out to play 12) His name is "Norman Bates" he's just a "normal guy, according to The Landscape 13) Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers, or "C.H.U.D" are coming up to town in this Trailer 14) "Subterraneans" want Flesh for Lulu 15) Lucy can not believe that her little brother is once again writing to The Great Pumpkin 16) Fear Condition don't suffer from Samhainaphobia as they sing of-" Halloween" 17) The Trailer for Lady Frankenstein. Playing with the dead is big in this family. 18) "Bring Frankenstein Back To My Street"- Gene Wilder meets the Fresh Prince and mix it up with Evanescence in this g4gorilla mashup 19) Brian Evans is the "Creature at the Bates Motel" .....in the room next to yours. 20)"The Couch Song" from the Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors XXVI 21) Homer doesn't want to alarm Lisa so he whistles a happy tune:...John Carpenter's Halloween Theme 22) Brainkrieg ,from the land of HomestarRunner, have a sour treat in the shape of "Decomposing Pumpkins" 23) ATTENTION ALL SHOPPERS!! ATTENTION ALL SHOPPERS!! It's the Sprites singing of their hero "George Romero". It will have you craving Craven and crowing for Cronenberg 24) "That Girl, that Strode girl.She's Michael Myers Sister" And he thought her night was already strange. 25)"Laurie (Strange Things Happen)" -Dickie Lee has seen things,beautiful and strange things. 26) "Don't Keep Satan Waitin" for Love (is) at Stake in this witchy sound"bite" 27) "I'm Not Scared " (of Horror movies) sings Elvira,Mistress of the Dark when she takes the stage at Knott's "Scarry" Farms in this live performance 28) The Rifftones implore you to "Eat Me" in their best David Bowie impersonation 29) Vincent Price reads us a little bed time store about "All Saints' Eve" 30) It's now 10:31 on "Ten Thirty One" - and The Ghost in You have returned home from a night of Trick or Treating. The pillow case is emptied of its candy.The last half of the horror movie is coming to a close on the television.The sadness sets in. It's all over for another year. 31) It wouldnt be a HazelRah Halloween mixtape without an appearance of John Carpenter's "Halloween Theme". This time it comes to us from a LIVE recording via the show where I saw him perform at a concert in Pittsburgh this year. 32) Now, It's "The End,Freddy's Dead" in this track from the original soundtrack for the NES A Nightmare on Elm Street game.
The Eleventh Mixtape ? Has it really been that long since this silliness started?
Welcome ,once again, to the seasonal celebration of all things Halloween with your host, HazelRah , and this moody mix of candy coated “carols” .
Do you wanna party? It’s PARTYTIME!
Please, come in and fix yourself a drink .We have Blood and Blood Lite.Or if you prefer…a nice Chianti. Join our very special guests: Elvira ,Mistress of the Dark doing her best Vincent Price and Vincent Price doing his best …Vincent Price.
Enjoy tributes to the Master Wes Craven as we say goodbye to any new nightmares he might have given us.
Take a step to the right onto the dancefloor with the Tenth Doctor as he Time Warps . (He’ll be here all night, try the veal, as He doesn’t want to go.)
Here be all types of zombies, werewolves(NOT swearwolves!), and other spooky sexy spirits.
Bless my eyes! There’s Sweeney Todd in the kitchen. Wonder what surprise he is cooking up with Doctor Lector?
So slip on your favorite skin and turn it up ,duuuude (IT’S FREEDOM ROCK!) as we spin the eleventh HazelRah Halloween Mixtape.
1) “Warning“ the intro at the Blood Diner can scare you
2) Enjoy John Carpenter’s “Halloween Theme”....IN A MAJOR KEY!!! So joyful….it’s SCARY!..
3) Wes Craven’s New Nightmare trailer . ( *sniffle*…..Hearing his voice ..*SOB*)
4) The Tiger Lillies are “Terrible” . I was recently reminded I had this song via a short film called “The Confession of Fred Krueger” .Check it out.
5) Have you ever tried a Community “Mexican Halloween”? It’s offensive
6) Just as offensive as Magnetic Field’s “Zombie Boy”
7) Pee Wee Herman sure does have a “Twisted Side”
8) Alice Cooper enjoys a good “Shockdance” with his pal Horace Pinker,another of Wes Craven’s creations. Listen closely and you just might hear Wes guest singing along during the chorus. Oh and the voice of Pinker? None other than X-Files Agent Walter Skinner, or Mitch Pileggi
9) Return of the Living Dead’s Skuz knows “You’re Dead and you’re going to turn into one of those things out there!”
10) Turbonegro laments that ” All My Friends Are Dead”
11) Stephen King wants to scare the hell out of you…..but he is going to have a hard road of it unless he goes into “Maximum Overdrive” (trailer)
12) Wax Audio mashups AC/DC vs Van Halen on this ,”The Devil’s Highway”
13) Beware ….The Astro Zombies …..trailer?
14) Tom Petty sings of all the goths down at the “Zombie Zoo”
15) The Venture Brothers speak of “Halloween Magic”
16) The Maine thing I wish for is if only it really could be “Forever Halloween”
17) Ghostland Observatory keep the beat bumping so you can keep “Dancing on my Grave”
18) Vincent Price invites you to his party at “The House on Haunted Hill” (trailer)
19) Karen Elson, speaks of “The Ghost Who Walks”
20) Sherlock Holmes knows that “When the dead walk, the living will fill these coffins “
21) The Raveonettes have seen “Apparitions”
22) Hannibal Lector enjoys “a nice chianti”
23) Colin Newman is all “Alone” in Buffalo Bill’s basement
24) Tones on Tail tremble in a “Movement of Fear”
25) It’s the “Night of the Living Dead” in this trailer for the George Romero remake
26) Norma Tanega warns that don’t sing ,they have no use for your song because “You’re Dead” 27)Norman always does what Mother tells him, like eat his “Oatmeal Crisp” 1990 commercial
28) Stephen Lynch speaks of his best bud “Beelz”
29) What are we? “Werewolves,NOT swearwolves” .Damn skippy.
30) Tracy Jordon throws a wild “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah”
31) Morel Orel knows that the “Funnest Costumes” are holy things like generic angels
32) Phoebe Carter knows that’s bull ,nothing beats being “Spooky Sexy” .So Dress up as sexy Sadness from Inside Out
33) Fear the “Return of the Living Dead” (trailer), they’re not vegetarians
34) Elvira,Mistress of the Dark does her best Vincent Price in this Leslie & the Lyes “Zombie Killer” of a tune
35) The Bride of Frankenstein knows all too well that the “Night is Filled with Monsters”
36) “It Came in the Night” , I hope it remembered to wear ….A Raincoat.
37)Sweeney Todd is coming to the mixtape in this blipvert for the original Broadway production.
38) Do the “Time Warp” again with this Doctor Who parody
39) Billy and Mandy are off on a Grim Happy Halloween adventure, and to their horror discover they didn’t get a TREAT so now they must TRICK
Halloween X : Let's Do The Mixtape Again!
(good grief? has it really been ten years?)
Like Michael Myers .....it keeps coming back
Like Jason Voorhees.....it keeps coming back
Like Freddy Krueger.....it keeps coming back
Like.....oh hell, like any horror monster...it keeps coming back.
And
like any good horror villain.....you just cant keep a bad mixtape down.
Once again,for the tenth time, I have collected a pillow case full of
candy coated tunes to make your ears bleed.
From dark and spooky
sounds to silly slices of sketch comedy. These cuts come from all types
of musical weapons. Are you laughing or are you crying?
Don't
be afraid. Some old friends pop out of the shadows to join in on the
fun. Wouldnt be the same celebration without Elvira and Freddy.
And like when Peanut Butter met Chocolate, we have two tastes coming together for a mashup to torture your teeth.
Miss the days when trailers didnt give the whole movie away? These beauties in here will leave you screaming for more,
So
slip on your Sexy Ronald McDonald Costume......trick out your treats
...and spin the night away as you enjoy Volume X of Hazelrah's
Halloween mixtape.
1) Theme from TVs Hannibal by
Brian Reitzell . I love the spooky music from this
show.Moody,Creepy,Deliciousness to enjoy when dining on the rude.
2)The kids of John Carpenter's Halloween have a little Trick or Treat poem for you about "Black Cats and Goblins"
3)John
Carpenter's Halloween Theme as performed by Claudio Simonetti from the
Italian band Goblin,best known for their electronic score for George A
Romeros Dawn of the Dead
4)Sheriff Brackett reminds us "It's Halloween......were all entitled to one good scare" in this Halloween soundbite.
5)Sharon Needles wants to remind us that "Everyday is Halloween" in this slow and spooky cover of Ministrys classic candy
6) Gail- Alice Cooper remembers her...will you?
7) Moody sounds and the spooky voice of Brad Dourif haunt this Trailer for Exorcist III : Legion.
8) Florence + the Machine needs an Exorcist of her own to deal with the "Seven Devils"
9) Lydia, from Beetlejuice , is herself, strange and unusual in this sound bite
10) M83 sing of a Graveyard Girl as if she was straight out of the end of a John Hughes film
11) A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddys Revenge trailer
12) Because You're Frightened - Magazine
13)
The voice of Brain from Pinky and the Brain narrates this scary
Kentucky Fried Chicken commercial . You don't really want to know just
what are the Colonel's secret eleven herbs and spices.
14) The Damned are watching some classic video "Nasty"
15) How Scream Should Have Ended ...with a surprise appearance by FREDDY!! , of course.
16) Sick Figures have a mean "Graveyard Swagger "
17)The 12th Doctor warns you to "Listen" to whatever that is in the corner of your eye?
18) Eugene McGuinness is afraid of the square eyed "Monsters Under the Bed "
19) Eric Draven speaks of a "Crow Tapping" ..caw caw .bang ,fuck, your dead.!
20) Island has a bad case of a "Creeper" in his home
21) Poor Bart Simpson "Can't Sleep , Clown will Eat Me"
22) "Dirty Night Clown"- Chris Garneau
23) GET OUT!! It's a "Amityville Horror UK radio advert"
24) "Peek-A-Boo"- It's Devo
25)
Milhouse believes in this soundbite that "Radioactive Man" would wear a
plastic smock with a picture of himself on it for Halloween.So take
that ,Lisa Simpson
26) Divide & Kreate "Three Monsters" Mashup Automatic vs ...oh dear god is that Britney?*SCREAMS*
27) Mitchell and Webb sound "Beauty and Braaiiiiiiiiins" radio sketch.
28) Veronica Falls- "Found Love in a Graveyard". Awww thats sweet...and cold....and ewww
29) Trailer for "John Carpenter's Christine" based on Stephen Kings book.
30) The B52s have a bad case of "Devil in my Car"
31) Elvira demonstrates "how to carve a pumpkin". And as everyone knows the proper way to carve a pumpkin is...with a chainsaw
32)Elvira,Mistress of the Dark has "2 Big Pumpkins" ...two very kissable big pumpkins.
33) Elvira shows us how to make a succulent "Succubus Sour " for our little soiree
34)
Robot Chicken celebrate a "Grown Up Halloween" ,that special time when
you go from collecting candy to horror movies and your costumes go from
cartoon characters to dressing up as Sexy Monchichis
35) Kids in the Hall introduce us to "Simon and Hecubus" and the sleep of ages.
36) "I Am Dracula".....who are you? and why are you nibbling my neck??
37) Jason Segal is mournful in his "Dracula's Lament"
38)"The Frogurt is Free "for Homer,but he wants to go now in this Treehouse of Simpsons soundbite
Sacrifice your crops and burn your animals.....ummm strike that...reverse it.
It's time once again for another HazelRah "helliday" mixtape.
Enjoy the sounds of this autumn orange pumpkin spice time of year as you rip apart your fun-sized sweets.
Crank your candy up to eleven because the spirits are looking for a body to possess and want to be entertained by the living.
Slip on your favorite skin, dance around your bonfires and sing along with these celebratory songs of Samhain.
It's Halloween Part 9
1) We begin with a beginning.The "Theme to Tiny Toons",all dressed up for Halloween 2)John Carpenter's Halloween Theme in glorious 8-Bit.Can you believe they made a Atari 2600 game out of this movie? 3)Parov Stelar picks up the spooky beat and gives "Nosferatu" an electro swing 4)Heed the warning: "Beware the Moon" -There is an American Werewolf in London out there in the dark 5)LeeDM101 Mashups M83 vs CCR under a "Midnight Moon".Now where's that bathroom? 6)The Heavy "Can't Play Dead" .Guess they havent met Shari Belafonte 7)I dont know about you, but I'm always about to check the children When A Stranger Calls(trailer) 8)Peter Gabriel,"The Intruder", is creeping around the dark 9)The Haunted Strangler trailer 10)"You Are The One" say A Place To Bury Strangers in this dark pulsing creation records shoegaze meets waxtrax industrial creeper 11)Shhh dont make a sound.The creatures called "The Clickers" from The Last Of Us video game are speaking. 12)Hear the "Violent Cries" of the Cold Showers,like the lead singer of Joy Division singing for New Order.....Brrrrrr 13)Freddy Krueger slips into you bed and whispers "Welcome to My World", but be warned, the first time can get a little messy. 14)The Reds feel the "Terror in My Heart" in this slice of heavy metal New Order from Nightmare on Elm St 2 15)Dr Loomis may know all about "The Devil's Eyes" , but he sure didint know how to shoot a gun in Halloween 16)"His Eyes" - Pseudo Echo- provides a New Wave tasty treat from the tasteless Friday the 13th part 5 17) -Moe Calls and whispers "Are You Alone?" in this Treehouse of Horrors soundbite 18)Do "The Creep" with The Lonely Island , Nicki Minaj and John Waters 19)Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, a real cut up above the rest, wants to "Go Psycho" with a Slice...cola 20)The Selebrities spent some time working in their synth pop labs to breathe life into this melancholic "Monster Mash "cover 21)The Postmarks play with snakes and lounge lizards in this hauntingly dreamy acoustic cover of "Everyday is Halloween" 22)Dracula knows "There Are Far Worse Things Awaiting Man Than Death" 23)Divine Comedy know "The Dead Only Quickly" ...decay 24)"To Summon Another Witch" - Vincent Price gives some sage advice 25)Oscar Brand strums out a folk song celebration of the "Halloween" season. 26)Bugs Bunny gives Gossamer one mean "Monster Manicure" in this soundbite.Oh,SNAP! 27)"Monsters Lead Such Interesting Lives" according to -Mel Torme 28)Sammy Curr's fans wont let him die,He, wont let them live in the "Trick or Treat" movie trailer 29)45 Grave share this piece of "Night of The Demons" rock candy 30)"Bad Corpse,Bad.Stop scaring Smither"s - Treehouse of Horrors 31)Sea Wolf sing a "Song For The Dead " 32)The Ghostbusters are ready to believe you in this Commercial 33)Stars invoke the spirit of Morrissey and he says "I Died So I Could Haunt You- 34)Paper Route want nothing more than to "Dance On Our Graves" 35)And the Number one Halloween golden rule is" No Costume ,NO CANDY!"
Hazel-Rah's Halloween 8: The Return of the Mix-Tape
The Moon glooms behind a ragged curtain of clouds
Oranges and reds of fiery Fall leaves litter the ground
The Turning of the year as Summer ends and the cold of Winter begins is upon us.
Trick or treat?
Remember when this wasn’t just a catchphrase but posed as an actual
question? Where One..... had a chance of delivering a sweet.....
or suffering the consequences.
So, to avoid my rabbit ears from being toilet papered in the dead of
night I offer you my horrifying tradition of collected ghoulish goodies.
Slip on this spooky selection as you watch the shadows dance on bare walls.
Emerging from the flickering flame oozing hot wax inside your pumpkins gaping mouth
Until that candle’s final flicker
Blown out by wandering spirits on their midnight errands .
And the darkness reaches out and engulfs you
1) "It’s time to get Scared Stiiiiiiiiiiifffffff" Drac from Elvira’s Scared Stiff Pinball machine invites into tonight's party
2)" Halloween Theme” - Girls under Glass. A dark German chocolate dancefloor treat
3) "The Greatest Show Unearthed "- Creature Feature- sounding not unlike something from a Nightmare before Christmas carnival. Let the spooky fun begin. Release the clowns!
4)”Come In ..ahh fresh victims for my ever growing army of the undead"-Treehouse of Horrors Mr Burns gets his Drac on but forgets to let go of the button
5) "Dracula’s Tango" - Toto Coelo The British one hit wonders who bought us that tasty tune about eating cannibals hangs with Dracula
6)”Where Wolf?...There...There Wolf...there Castle” - Young Frankenstein
7) “Fresh Blood “- The Eels
8) “Lullaby” The Editors. Invite you into their parlor like an angry Joy Division covering The Cure, as the spiderman is always hungry
9) Bob takes Laura and the Twin Peaks
train car is filled with the chilling music of murder. The train car
scene in which BOB/Leland kills Laura Palmer was shot on Halloween which
is also Frank Silva's (BOB) birthday
10) “Murder Music” - Renegade Soundwave . Plucked from the 80's , a electronic treat
11) “Just a Dream"...this
whole thing is just a dream”- Nancy turns her back on evil and takes
away it’s power and wakes from her Nightmare on Elm Street
12) “Nightmare” Comateens. A New Wave nugget of candy corn
13)” Halloween” - enjoy this piece of Glass Candy dropped in your Trick or Treat bag as it sounds like a John Carpenter score playing at a italo disco
14) Listen closely to this Night of the Living Dead “reporters warning” about being partially devoured
15)”Corporate Cannibal”-Grace Jones,a stunning piece of chocolate.
16)” John Wayne Gacy,Jr” - Sufjan Stevens . Chill down to your bones to this one.
17) “Lights!...Organ!.” Elvira really likes the nice ...organ... in this bite taken from her Party Monsters Pinball.
18)”Ghost of John(Bare Bones version)”- Kristen Lawrence
19) Alice Cooper pleads for the Kiddies to not be denied the joy that is high fructose corn syrup in this Public Service Announcement
20)”Under the Bed”- Alice Cooper knows what evil lies in wait below
21)”Dig My Grave”- They Might Be Giants, so dig a big one
22) Boo Berry,Count Chocula and Frankenberry cant decide whose the best in this sweet Monster cereal commercial
23)”Jack the Ripper” Mashup (The Hives vs Lord Such)by FrankenPilchard
24) “Kiss Your Face” with Make-Up in this 70's commercial
25) “Rock and Roll Halloween”- Bobby Bare,Jr. We’ve all been to a party with a pregnant Elvis dancing with a Hooker Jesus,havent we?
26) The Devil Flanders reminds Homer of his contract for a scrum-diddly-umcious donut in this Treehouse of Horrors nibble
27)”The Devil is My Friend”-So says Jazz Butcher, who is friends with Love and Rockets,so you just have to believe him
28) Vincent Price recommends you use Tilex Mildew Remover to clean your laboratory in this commercial
29)”Monster Mash” -The classic Halloween tune gets taken on by the classy Vincent Price
30) Elvira’s Haunted Hills Trailer
31)”Science Fiction,Double Feature” as performed live by Amanda Palmer(Dresden Dolls),Moby,Stephin Merritt(Magnetic Fields) and...wait for it, with antici...............pation, Neil Gaimen on Craig Ferguson
32)There will be “Dogs and Cats ,living together, mass hysteria” if the Ghostbusters are not allowed to do their job
33)”Zombies On Your Lawn” -Laura Shigihara rewards your gardening skills with this little final credit song from Plants vs Zombies
34) 30 Second Bunnies hum the theme from “The Exorcist” for about 30 seconds
35) William Shatner reads Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”
36)”Miss Me?” You didnt think I would forget about Freddy?
He wants to know if you do in this final Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
bite of candy as you reach the bottom of this Trick or Treat bag.
