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Tag Archives: halloween
Lemme gush for a minute about the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack
I have inordinately strong feelings about The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. It’s the first movie soundtrack I was ever exposed to (the movie came out when I was only a few years old, so I heard the score before I ever … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music
Tagged danny elfman, halloween, movie scores, Movies, music, soundtracks, The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Second-Hand Horror: Memories of The Twilight Zone
It’s that time of year again. The one time of year I willingly seek out things that creep me out. I’ve always been kind of a wimp when it comes to scary movies, so I actually haven’t seen a ton … Continue reading
Posted in TV shows
Tagged halloween, john lithgow, nightmare at 20000 feet, twilight zone, william shatner
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The War of the Worlds, 75 years later
It’s All Hallow’s Eve Eve, and a special one at that. Today marks the 75th anniversary of the fateful evening when a 23-year-old managed to stir radio listeners into a panicked frenzy over a fictitious alien invasion. I am, of … Continue reading
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Tagged broadcast, h.g. wells, halloween, orson welles, radio, war of the worlds
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Songs for Halloween
Here’s another post, because Halloween is just too much fun to post about it only once! It’s sunny and warm where I am, so I need to make a concentrated effort to get in the spirit of the holiday. One way … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged billy and mandy, danny elfman, halloween, oingo boingo, songs, sufjan stevens, voltaire
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Poe’s “The Raven” and John de Lancie
For me, it’s just not Halloween without Edgar Allan Poe. Every year when October 31st rolls around, I like to read what has become one of my favorite poems by one of my favorite authors of all time: Poe’s “The … Continue reading