HAPPY HALLOWEEN to all my little boils and ghouls! Make sure to have Monster Spookshow Radio are your preferred choice for your spooky Halloween party music! And to make it easy for you, here is a collection of all my past Halloween Spooktacular Specials, all together in one happy post! Have a safe a very Happy Halloween!!! Happy Haunting!
I know I posted about this movie last Halloween season, but I honestly can't get enough of it. It is now my second favorite Halloween-themed movie, second only to John Carpenter's Halloween of course! A great movie, featuring cleverly written stories that are woven together by our little friend Sam Hain. Starring Anna Paquin (Miss Sookie Stackhouse herself), Brian Cox, Dylan Baker, and Quinn Lord as little Sam. If you've never seen it, treat yourself to a great film,...if you have seen it, don't deny yourself the pleasure of watching it again!
It wouldn't be a Halloween countdown without the listing of the one and only John Carpenter's Halloween. The film that started it all, and although there have been many sequels and even a remake, none will ever compare to the original. I am sure I don't have to tell all you fans of the Halloween season about this movie, and I am assuming you have all seen it....if not, shame on you!!
This classic Walt Disney cartoon features Donald Duck in his usual cranky mode, refusing to give treats to his nephews, instead playing tricks on them, until a friendly witch decides to show him a thing or two. One of my favorite Disney shorts. I hope you like it!
When I was a kid, way back before the days of DVDs or even VHS tapes, we'd have to wait for certain times of the year to catch our favorite movies and shows. We'd have to wait for Christmas to watch the Grinch, and we'd have to wait for Halloween to watch "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", among many other Halloween favorites. One of my favorites was the Fat Albert Halloween Special. I grew up watching the Fat Albert cartoon series, and when they made a Halloween special, well, I was incredibly excited. I dunno, I just really liked it. It was definitely a silly cartoon, with some spooky moments, and as usual, a moral to the story in true Fat Albert fashion. If you've never watched it, give it a view and tell me what you think!
The 1937 cartoon short, Skeleton Frolic, directer by Ub Iwerks and released by Colombia pictures, can be considered by most as a follow-up to Disney's famous Black and White cartoon short "The Skeleton Dance". As much as I love the original Disney cartoon, I have to admit I prefer Skeleton Frolic more, for several reasons. The obvious being the color. Secondly, the animation seems to be a bit better, the background images are wonderful, and it's just a better made cartoon all around, of course, in my opinion. Although both are incredibly similar in theme, and both featured the work of Ub Iwerks, Skeleton Frolic seems to have the upper hand. Check out Skeleton Frolic, then compare it to Disney's Skeleton Dance (which I posted earlier this month) and tell me which one you prefer!
Here is a video by The Family Ghouls doing a rendition of Grim Grinning Ghosts from Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction. Using footage from several Disney cartoons and random other Haunted Mansion footage, it's a fun little video for a fun little song. (P.S., The Family Ghouls is actually just me, it's my solo musical project where I perform all the instruments as well as sing!) Enjoy!
For those Misfits and Danzig fans out there, here is a video of Samhain, Glenn Danzig's musical project the spanned the time between The Misfits and Danzig. Filmed live at the Stardust Ballroom, it shows how chaotic this shows were back then. Still, a great song from an amazing band, enjoy!
This animated short was released in 1933, and is considered one of the Max Fleisher banned cartoons, although for what reason I have no idea. Another classic vintage cartoon for the Halloween season!
Ok, so I'm all for Halloween decorations, and this is pretty impressive, but how much must this guy's neighbors hate him? I'll give it to them though, this is pretty awesome. Enjoy!
Moe, Larry and Shemp are moving men assigned to the haunted Smorgasbord Castle. All goes well until a clanking suit of armor inhabited by the ghost of Peeping Tom (voiced by Phil Arnold) instructs the Stooges to leave him be. Shemp, Larry and Moe all take turns trying to move Tom but he spooks the Stooges away. After finally gaining their trust, Tom tells the trio the story of how he is waiting for Lady Godiva. Enjoy!
This is a very cool stop-motion animation, created by Jason Willis using his iPhone and accompanied by the Halloween classic tunes "Halloween" by Wade Denning and Kay Lande. I've always loved this song, ever since I was a little boy, and this animated short is perfect for it, well done Jason!
Here is a short animated film by Michael Dougherty, the man who eventually made the instant Halloween classic Trick 'R Treat. Here is the short film that inspired not only the film, but it's main central character, Sam. Enjoy!
If you love Halloween, then you have to love Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction. I am definitely a fan...no, a fanatic! Treat yourself to a couple of really cool videos describing the creation of the famous attraction!
Howdy, my name is George Van Orsdel, and I started doing my Monster Spookshow Radio podcast in June of 2008 for fun. They originally started as a collection of songs I put together for my own personal enjoyment on my iPod, covering all genres, Punk, Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Surf, Classic Rock and of course all the great novelty stuff from every decade, but my friends kept asking me to share with them, so I decided I'd just start posting them online. Of course this is strictly a non-profit thing, I don't sell my Spookshows nor do I make any kind of money from it, I do it because I enjoy it and also to share some cool music with other folks. I figured since I spend so much time on these blogspots that I would just create a page of my own for my Spookshows. I hope you guys enjoy my Spookshow Radio as much as I enjoy putting them together! These are here for review purposes only, if you hear something you like, a band you've never heard of or a really cool artist, please buy their music!! Support the artists!!
Happy Haunting!
George Van Orsdel
