Le Retour Des Morts Vivants

This has got to be one of my all time favorite Halloween movies. I remember watching this on USA late night back in the late 80's as a young lad and it totally freaked me out. The skeleton lady yelling "Brainssss, Brainnnssssss" still rings in my ears. Not to mention the fact that I still get stiff when I see the sexy punk slut dancing nude in the cemetery, moments before she's devoured by brain eating zombies. Brilliant.

This track has actually been passed around the blogosphere in the last year, but I can't resist reposting it. This is a highlight from the soundtrack

Return of the Living Dead - Trash's Theme

Monster Disco

Possession

"Possession" is a vividly haunting horror film by Polish art house director Andrzej Zulawski. At times the intellectually rigorous narrative can seem daunting but the imagery is visceral and enchanting. It truly remains one of the most effective horror films ever made. Not to mention a visual landscape which hints at Bergman, Kubrick, and even Argento's best work. Do yourself a favor and check this out



Now that we've excorcised our eyes, let's anoint our ears with the blood of little boys. Since we're on the subject of possession, my mind immediatley went to the devilish lolita, Linda Blair. Heres a lovely 1976 disco rework of Mike Oldfield's classic theme to the Excorcist.

The Champs Boys Orchestra - Tubular Bells

Ghost Exits

Ghost Exits is an on again/off again synth punk duo from Brooklyn, NY. They released a highly sought after e.p. on Social Registry back in 2003. They mix a very raw, lo-fi blend of dubbed out post-punk beats with a leaning towards early electro. These guys were hot in the early 00's, playing with likes of !!!, ESG, James Chance & The Warlocks. Somehow, every Halloween I'm reminded of this wicked track and always intend to work it into a "Suspiria" themed mixtape. Maybe this year!!!

Ghost Exits - She is Beyond Good and Evil

Video Violence

This film was frequently on the HBO "Short Takes," which were short films that played in-between the full-length movies in the 70s and 80s on the network. The movie involves a man who attends a job interview in a building, and when he arrives he is attacked by 2 scheming and murderous videotapes. He tries to escape the videotapes, even running down the hall and shutting himself into a room by himself. But they find a way to slither underneath the carpet and continue attacking him. Ultimately, they "eat" the man! Excellent!!!
enjoy

It's a Keeper

1983's "The Keep" is an odd gothic horror, sci-fi gem from Michael Mann. The storyline is difficult to follow and the continuity in the editing is a little lacking. However, the special effects and amazing soundtrack scored by Tangerine Dream make it a worthwhile trip. If you like dark sweeping synth soundscapes with images of nazi's being mutilated, this is the flick for you. This movie will most likely never see a DVD print, so for those of you who like the old school warm fuzzies of a VHS rip, you can find the downloadable version of the flick here

Check the trailer out



for those of you who can't get enough Tangerine Dream and your missing this album in your collection, there is a really nice 3 album bootleg of the original OST you can download via your favorite torrent tracker here

Here's a sample from the third disc

Tangerine Dream - The Silver Seal

Bite Me

Hello campers, Tommyboy here. I totally wanted this first Halloweenish post to suck hard. If you haven't guessed already, we're going for a Vlad the Impaler theme here. Hopefully by the time you've worked through this stuff, your platelets will have coagulated.

Let's start with a lovely little sample from the Bollywood horror disaster known as "Khuni Dracula". For some reason, I can't resist the low budget catchiness of these Indian stinkers

Enjoy this lovely little find from the 1979 German film "Dracula Blows His Cool". The track is called "Rock Me Dracula (Suck Me! Suck Me!)". Just one of many Vampire themed disco hits that came out around this time. It's curious how the Count could even find a vein with his teeth so numb.



and let me leave you with one of many posts to come from Empire's first album. This is a lovely krautrockin' disco jam which is a little long in the tooth. Don't let that deter you from enjoying in it's carnal delights. Sure to be a dancefloor killer. Really this whole album is begging for edit treatment. Enjoy

Empire - Ooh Dracula (Ariola LP1980)

Welcome Campers

Welcome Camp Arawa campers. For the rest of the month I along with dark wizard of the internets Tommy Boy will be turning the lights down low and seeing what lurks in the dark. Enjoy yourself. And watch your back.

Lets start things off with Angela's Theme from Sleepaway Camp. Frankie Vinci recorded this with an old Casio, an electric guitar and a four track and ended up with Goblin for AM radio.

Frankie Vinci- Angela's Theme

Stand By Man

Can't say enough about this track. AM gold meets FM electricity with heavy soul over a nice low slung groove, killer cosmic synth solo and even a little psychedelic sitar to round it all out. One of my fave finds of the past year easy.

Flyers- Stand By Man

X Dream X

This one's produced by Pit Floss. C'mon Mom and Dad. Really? You couldn't find a name more abhorrent? Luckily poor Pit overcame his handicap in '84 turning in an excellent 12" under the name Novo. This is the souped up instrumental flipside of Extremix, chintzy hi NRG italo at its best, bouncing synth-bass, bits of vocoder and Pit doin' horn hits like crazy.

Novo- X Dream X