Countdown To Halloween, Day 10: The Making Of The Haunted Mansion

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!

Countdown To Halloween, Day 9: Horror is Universal

Here is a nice little fan video honoring the classic monsters of Universal Studios..definitely my favorite films of all time!

Countdown To Halloween, Day 8: Halloween Safety video, 1985

Dig the awesome disco music! This is a great Halloween safety video filmed in 1985. I love the old costumes and cheesy soundtrack!

Countdown To Halloween, Day 7: Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend Starts Today!

That's right kids, today kicks off the first day of the GREATEST weekend event ever!! SPOOKY EMPIRE'S ULTIMATE HORROR WEEKEND!





If you've ever been, then you know what I'm talking about, if you've never been, then you are missing out!!!

Countdown To Halloween, Day 6: Stephen Lynch "Halloween"

You GOTTA love Stephen Lynch! a very funny song by a very funny man! Enjoy!

Countdown To Halloween, Day 5: Lonesome Ghosts (1937)

When there's something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call?....MICKEY MOUSE! This wonderful animated short released in 1937 is the undisputed original Ghostbusters! Check out Mickey, Donald and Goofy as they investigate an old haunted mansion for ghosts! Truly a classic!! (p.s. check out the shot of the interior of the haunted house...for those Haunted Mansion attraction fans out there, you'll catch it right away!)

Countdown To Halloween, Day 4: Scrappy's Ghost Story (1935)

Scrappy was a cartoon character created by Dick Huemer for Charles Mintz's Krazy Kat Studio. A little round-headed boy, Scrappy often found himself involved in off-beat neighborhood adventures. One of all-time favorite cartoons, "Scrappy's Ghost Story" was released May 24, 1935. Scrappy was a very popular cartoon character during the 1930's, spawning many animated shorts.

I hope you enjoy "Scrappy's Ghost Story" as much as I do!

Countdown To Halloween, Day 3: United Monster Talent Agency

Imagine if you will, a world where the classic Universal Monsters actually existed...now imagine Greg Nictotero, genius make-up artist behind some of Hollywood's biggest films, taking that idea and making it reality....and so the United Monster Talent Agency was created! Kudos to Greg for coming up with this wonderful tribute to the classic monsters of yesteryear. I had the good fortune of sitting down with Greg last May and interviewing him regarding his career, and I am happy to say that Greg was one of the nicest, funniest guys I've ever met!

Treat yourself to The United Monster Talent Agency, and if you love the short film, make sure you buy the dvd (if you can find it online for sale), it's chocked full of extras!! (p.s. don't miss the end credits, there are some very funny outtakes!)


THE UNITED MONSTER TALENT AGENCY - Greg Nicotero by davehouseofhorrors

MONSTER SPOOKSHOW RADIO No.37, HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR 2011! Countdown To Halloween, day 2!

Hell-o there boils and ghouls!

Welcome to the

MONSTER SPOOKSHOW RADIO HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR 2011!

That's right kiddies, it's that time of year again, when we don't dust off the cobwebs,
we pull out all the creepy, crawly things and get ready for the greatest of holidays...HALLOWEEN!
Make sure you check all your candy, and make sure you visit all the great blogs participating
in this year's Countdown To Halloween! In the meantime, crank up your stereo with MSR's latest
HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR!

This Month's Trick or' Terrific Tunes are:

HALLOWEEN NIGHT - Ragdolls
MONSTER MASH - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
HALLOWEEN THEME - Zombie Zombie
THE HALLOWEEN SONG - Al Dana
IT'S HALLOWEEN AT THE HOUSE OF SPOOKS - Shiny Toy Guns
BALLAD OF THE ZOMBIE PUMPKIN - Dark Asylum
HALLOWE'EN, HALLOWE'EN - Oscar Brand
HALLOWEEN - The Family Ghouls
MR. GHOST GOES TO TOWN - Louis Prima
THE COOL GOOL - Sharkey Todd and his Monsters
TRICK OR TREAT - Elvira
THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN - Kay Starr
HALLOWEEN TOWN - The Dead Vampires
HALLOWEEN - Wade Denning and Kay Lande
EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN - Ministry
HALLOWEEN PARTY - Jack Starr
TRICKERTREAT - Lenkei
HAVE A HAPPY HALLOWEEN - The Wonderland Singers
EVERYDAY WITH YOU IS HALLOWEEN - October Rising
HAUNTED HOUSE BLUES - Happy Wilson
HALLOWEEN - Sacred Trash
A MERRY, SHHH, CREEPY HALLOWEEN - The Addams Family
THE ROCKIN' GHOST - The Modernaires
THIS IS HALLOWEEN - Panic! At The Disco
HAPPY HALLOWEEN - John Zacherle


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

MONSTER SPOOKSHOW RADIO HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR 2011!

Enjoy......Happy Haunting....and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

George Van Orsdel

OCTOBER IS HERE...LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN! COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN, DAY 1!

Hell-o Boils and Ghouls, welcome to the Countdown To Halloween! Thanks to the gang over at Countdown To Halloween for organizing a spooky list for your trick or treat delights! Everything you'll need for your Halloween season can be found over at the Countdown To Halloween blog! Just click the badge below and all your Halloween nightmares will come true!

In the meantime, here's my little treat for all the kiddies on this, the first day of the Countdown To Halloween! A neat little video featuring the Groovie Goolies, set to the music of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's classic Halloween tune, The Monster Mash! Enjoy!