The Queen showed strength and courage that many hope to attain… except for one small thing. The London werewolf epidemic of the mid-1970s.
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
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The Blob – The Five Blobs
Nothing says “cool” like Steve McQueen. And nothing says “Steve McQueen’s first movie” like “The Blob”.
Muse – You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween
It’s not often we get a brand new Halloween song from a mainstream band, but British rock band Muse delivers the goods this year with “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”, and it’s awesome.
Unsolved Mysteries – Gary Malkin and Michael Boyd
As a kid, and, well, as an adult kid, nothing was more terrifying than “the unknown”… and nothing made it worse than creepy music and ominous voiceovers. And nothing made it 10000x times worse than Robert Stack.
Red Right Hand – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Red Right Hand is one of the 874,323 songs Australian rocker Nick Cave has written about murder. It’s his most well-known due to its prominence in the Scream movies, serving as the unofficial theme song.
The Devil Came Up to Michigan – KMC Kru
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q1tcj6bUv98 Lil Nas X got a lot of credit for bringing rap and country together with is massive hit "Old Town Road". But us weirdos know the true "firsts" in that category was the KMC Kru in 1991, deftly blending bluegrass with hip hop in...
Science Fiction / Double Feature – Richard O’Brien
https://www.youtube.com/embed/G5MHNvOVl8Y This ode to 50s horror and sci-fi kicks off one of the original cult films, Rocky Horror Picture Show. The opening is iconic. Over gentle piano and bass, a lips slowly appear, then open, and a vaguely androgynous voice rattles...
Vampire – Peter Tosh
https://www.youtube.com/embed/yg0dTts2yew Peter Tosh was one of The Wailers, Bob Marley's backing band. Only two things scared him, and one is nuclear war. The other is old vampires, exemplified best in his song Vampire. Released in 1988, sadly after his murder during...
Coffin at Your Door – Evan Belize
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nqmGrP2as9U Have you ever been so confused after hearing a song that you're not even sure how to react? That happened to me after hearing Evan Belize's song "Blackula", in which he sings about "Blackla", who doesn't suck blood but builds...
Shocker – The Dudes of Wrath
https://www.youtube.com/embed/y1Nt91lGPWY This is an 80s metal-head's dream come true. Members of Kiss, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, Whitesnake, and friggin' Guy Mann-Dude all come together to sing a Desmond...