I've written about music a few times here on the blog, and as I've said before, the only thing I love more than horror is music. I try to bring those two loves together as much as I can, which is why many of my stories are littered with musical references. I also love to listen to music while I'm writing, preferably instrumental music. That usually means a lot of video game and horror movie scores. But there are some bands and artists that make for perfect writing music, and one of them is Dance With The Dead. THE SHAPE by DANCE WITH THE DEAD Dance With The Dead[...]
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1 I like Christmas crooners like Bing Crosby as much as the next gal (thanks Dad!), but sometimes, you just have to rock around the Christmas tree, am I right? If you’re looking for a holiday playlist that will add some extra zing to your family gatherings, check out these festive tunes! 1. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight Tonight) - Ramones 2. Silent Night - The Dickies 3. White Christmas - Bad Religion 4. 2000 Miles - The Pretenders 5. Fairytale of New York (featuring Kirsty MacColl) - The Pogues 6. Christmas )Baby Please Come Home) - Joey Ramone 7. Blue[...]
Like everyone else on the planet who is remotely interested in horror, I recently devoured the eight episode masterpiece that was Stranger Things. As someone who grew up in the '80s, this series has earned a very special place in my heart. And I could write for days about the loving homages to King, Carpenter, Koontz, Barker and many other horror masters that the Duffer Brothers wove into the show. But that's not what I'm here to write about today. See, there are few things that I love even more than horror, but one of them is music. There are places where my lov[...]
Okay, so anyone who knows me knows what a ginormous music fan I am (see last week's post as one example). So when Jolene posted about creepy music videos the other day, I already knew I had to post some of my own. But before we get started, I must warn you--it's gonna get dark in here. We'll go from least disturbing to most disturbing, so feel free to bail at any point. Or stay for the whole ride--if you dare. Without further ado: Jeopardy--The Greg Kihn Band This video was a staple of Friday Night Videos and the early MTV era. Not only is the song a[...]
The only thing I love more than horror is music. There is not a day in my life that goes by without music. I listen to it constantly. I grew up in the '80s, and I'm still an old school metalhead to this day (I currently co-host a metal podcast called Thrash It Out). I've dabbled in playing guitar and bass over the years, but the closest I've come to any sort of musicianship is creating theme music for my podcasts and book trailers. My lack of musicianship has only made me appreciate music more though, because it's like magic to me. It's something I am so intim[...]
As we close out week three of NaNoWriMo, we can see the finish line in sight. For some of us, 50k is easily within reach, and for others, there may be a few all-nighters ahead on the road to 50K. But no matter where you are on that spectrum, there’s a good chance that you’ve hit some creative lulls by now. You might even feel lost at this point in your story, stuck in a morass of half-formed ideas and feeling like your creative tank is empty. I know I’ve had days like this over the month, but I learned an important lesson from NaNos past that helps me turn[...]
Horror and heavy metal--they go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Why do these two great tastes taste so great together? There are some very obvious reasons, and I found myself thinking about them quite a bit when I attended a horror convention and a heavy metal music festival in the same weekend. On Saturday July 18th, I spent the day selling books and hanging out at the Connecticut Horror Fest. My friends over at the Horror News Network put on another great show, and their star-studded guest lineup featured Doug Bradley (Pinhead in Hellraiser), Gunnar[...]
It's Wednesday--the day Faith shows up and tells you something about Frankenstein. What's an undead creature going to do without some theme music? SPOTIFY: Track List: Monster Mash Frankenstein by Lenny Kravitz Over at the Frankenstein Place from The Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack 1816. The Year Without a Summer by Rasputina The Ballad of Frankenstein by Stereomonster Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group Teenage Frankenstein by Alice Cooper Feed My Frankenstein by Alice Cooper Some Kind of Monster by Metallica Bride of Frankenstein by Toy[...]
Okay, so Christmas music is already, shall we say, around. And you might know that I am a Christmas music lovah through and through. But this is October, right? This is the month for creepy, not jolly. For scaring, not caring. Fine. I admit it. I've listened to a carol or two recently. But whatever, my point is it's time to break out the creepy music playlist. I've compiled some spooky tunes. Haunting and chill-inducing were my criteria for making the cut. Take a listen and see what you think. Note: If you watched America Horror Story: Freak Show last night,[...]
I have a fun post for you today--a playlist! When most people want to listen to some songs that speak of ghosts or werewolves or dead folk, they turn to movie soundtracks. This is a great place to look, but I just knew there was more out there that I'd heard but wasn't putting together, and so, I built this playlist You'll find the occasional song from a movie here--in fact, Jump in the Line is really only included because of that scene in Beetlejuice--and a lot more that are just...quirky. Quirky and undead. The perfect playlist. A playlist for the strange and un[...]
