HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES WHALE!

James Whale, born July 22, 1889, and went on to become one of classic horror's legendary directors. James Whale has a long list of films he directed, from westerns to musicals, but he will always be remembered as the man who brought us the classics FRANKENSTEIN (1931), its sequel THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935), THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) and THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932). James Whale died at the age of 67, but his work will never be forgotten....often mimicked but never duplicated! Happy Birthday James!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS!

Considered by many (including myself) to be the Godfather of Shock Rock, Jalacy Hawkins was born July 18, 1929. Going by the stage name of "Screamin' Jay Hawkins", he was well trained in classical piano, and also played guitar. His most successful record to date is "I Put A Spell On You". With it's bluesy riff and Jay's wild screams and moans, it quickly became a staple of horror novelty songs. Jay went on to have minor success with some other songs, "Feast Of The Mau Mau", "Frenzy" and "Constipation Blues". Alot of Jay's music was rooted in blues, but was never able to shake the label of a novelty performer, with his macabre stage antics. Jay is also considered to be a huge influence on many artists, ranging from The Rolling Stones and Alice Cooper, to Black Sabbath and Marilyn Manson. Sadly, Jay passed away on February 12, 2000. Happy Birthday to the original Wild Man!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRED GWYNNE!

Born July 10, 1929, Frederick Hubbard Gwynne went on to become one of America's most lovable characters, Herman Munster! Fred unfortunately passed away a week shy of his birthday, on July 2, 1993. Happy Birthday Mr. Munster!

MONSTER SPOOKSHOW RADIO No. 35!

Hell-o there boils and ghouls!

Welcome to the 35th installment of

MONSTER SPOOKSHOW RADIO!

I'm back with an all-new Monster Spookshow Radio show! Hopefully the summer heat hasn't been
getting you down. If so, then pull the shades down, pour yourself a nice cool glass of O Positive, and
sit back and enjoy the latest installment of
MONSTER SPOOKSHOW RADIO!

This Month's swelteringly hot hits are:

THROUGH THESE VEINS - The Horrorgans
FRANKENSTOMP - Satan's Pilgrims
ZOMBIES OF THE NIGHT - Knock Galley West
DO THE BLOB - The Zanies
HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES - Rob Zombie
THIS CAN'T BE BLOOD - Sheldon Allman
CREATURE WITHOUT A HEAD - Lenny And The Squigtones
CAN'T BREAK A DEAD GIRL'S HEART - Zombina and The Skeletones
THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB - The Gary 7
MAD WITCH - Dave Gardner
THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN - The Tiki Tones
DRACULA - The Zane Brothers
BLACK NAILS IN MY COFFIN - Subtonix
DINNER WITH DRAC - Zacherley
ZOMBIE STOMP - Elvira
THE GHOULS ARE COMING - Dead Next Door
BLOODBATH LOVERS - Rampires
THE BIRDS - Motivations
DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES - The Vampires Of Dartmoore
GRAVEDIGGERS DANCE - Ragdolls

Just click on the image above to get the latest installment of

MONSTER SPOOKSHOW RADIO!

Enjoy......Happy Haunting!

George Van Orsdel

HAPPY 4th OF JULY!

I Just want to wish everyone a very safe and Happy 4th of July!