Oct 06 2011
Last year, I had high hopes for the 2011 installment of my “Vintage Halloween Insanity” series. Not only had I found a walk-through description of a 1915 haunted attraction, but it was quite possibly the most ludicrously dangerous of the old Halloween articles I had ever found after it seeming like I had run out …
Oct 06 2011
My plans have deviated. Instead of having a snarky, stream of consciousness review of Critters 2 up today, I’ve decided to take a short trip of my own. I’ve moved recently, leaving Crown Street Cemetery and the rest of New Haven behind. I’m currently situated in Northern Brooklyn until I find a permanent arrangement. Halloween, …
Oct 04 2011
When preparing the series Night Gallery for syndication, the powers that be decided to merge the short-lived series The Sixth Sense into it in order to pad out the number of episodes. They even went as far as to shoot new scenes with Rod Serling to help with the illusion that these were merely more …
Oct 02 2011
Given the sheer amount of humorous horror–related handbooks and survival guides, it’s all too easy to forget the idea that started it all: horror movie survival in general. There must have been something in the air during the mid-to-late nineties. “How to survive a horror movie” emails were being forwarded left and right and 1996’s …
Oct 01 2011
What better way to get into the Halloween season than by reading scary stories? Our first selection is Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (which is the source of the above image). He also wrote “The Body Snatcher,” which was later adapted into the classic Val Lewton movie of …
Aug 31 2011
Akira Ikufube Official Site (Label) King Kong vs. Godzilla Soundtrack, La-La Land Records 2006 (Original release date: 1962) I know this seems like a bizarre way to close out this year’s Freaky Tiki Surf-ari. Truth be told, even I thought the idea that the King Kong vs. Godzilla soundtrack had anything to do with exotica …
Aug 30 2011
The Crimson Ghosts Official Myspace Earth EP, Necro-Tone Records 2009 One cannot discuss the Crimson Ghosts without first discussing the Misfits. Formed by Glenn Danzig in 1977, the punk band has gone through many changes since its humble beginnings in Lodi, New Jersey. Although their name came from a Marilyn Monroe film, the band’s image …
Aug 30 2011
JM Tolman http://etsy.com/shop/JMTolman ART CARDS No. 20- Slurp II The hurricane came along and seemed to blow away the last bit of summer ’round these parts. The morning chill is far too deep into September for being a few days left to August. We guess that this year’s weather and disaster is going to be …
Aug 24 2011
Seeing as how last year’s article about making your own Tiki stuff turned out so well, I thought I would revisit the subject this year. If the wooden Tiki idol how-to from last year was not to your satisfaction, then perhaps you should try this article about making a cement Tiki garden idol. What better …
Aug 23 2011
Salvaged Expression www.etsy.com/shop/SalvagedExpression Do Not Use This Pin “Return to repairing instead of replacing, of making good with what scraps you can when you cannot afford something new.” So said the voice, heard by one of the Hobbs cousins, a youth named Darren. Heard it sometime after he found a piece broken off a plastic …
Aug 18 2011
Ding Dong Devils Official Myspace Tassels, Mai-Tais & Mischief, Tiki Tunes Records 2010 Based out of Los Angeles, the Ding Dong Devils are not your average exotica band. In addition to the obvious exotica and surf influences, the band also draws inspiration from “fuzzy 60’s garage rock, amped-up rockabilly, tremolo-laden surf, and even the greasy …
Aug 16 2011
Creepy Glowbug Concoctions http://www.etsy.com/shop/glowreahhh Creepy Cute Girly Bow Skull pendant – black/silver spiral skull with pink bow We recently caught up with Hector, poet laurite and up-to-the-minute news reporter. Hector was spotted hanging out the Circle-K and spoke of the following: “Last night, a lady and feller Went off to the Fortune teller Doors …
Aug 13 2011
Go!Tsunami Official Myspace New Wave Order, Deep Eddy Records 2009 The exact origins of Go!Tsunami are just as mysterious as the hockey mask-wearing musicians that make up the band. Checking their official bio will tell you the band was formed in Springfield, IL and how the band consists of: Riptide Stan Overboard Stringray Jr. The …
Aug 12 2011
That’s right…the Freaky Tiki Surf-ari is back and better than ever! We even have a logo this time around! We’re still going to take a look at the connections between Tiki culture, surf music and horror while not being quite as…overwhelming as last year’s installment. Weird Jon has also been fine-tuning his music reviewing style …
Aug 09 2011
Grichels – A Wrinkle in Reality http://www.etsy.com/shop/grichels Grichels leather keychain – black with rusty brown fox eye This is a horrible time to feel alone. With the economy hovering between the limbo of life and death, the current well-being of multiple generations growing more perilous, it’s a bad time to be isolated from the rest …
Aug 02 2011
Timebomb Kustoms http://www.etsy.com/shop/timebombkustoms Out here in Leathbridge, there’s a part where the river bends around a rocky bit of hillside where townsfolk usually camp out on hot days to go swimming in the deep part of the bend, deep enough that the brave can jump from anywhere up to twenty feet and be safe. Up …
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