Since Free RPG Day has me in a gaming sort of mood, I have decided to revisit the idea of reusing the albums from the previous year’s “Music to Haunt By” review series to use during RPG sessions. For those new to this series, I’ll explain: Each of the synopses below are edited down and …
Tag: Music
Mar 31 2012
My Night With The Evil Streaks (And The Ten Foot Polecats)
Marlborough, MA is a small city nestled deep Middlesex County, which H.P. Lovecraft once briefly referred to as “a western Massachusetts back-water” in his essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature.” At one point, Marlborough’s territory had included Northborough, Southborough, Westborough and Hudson but its size dwindled as each of said areas eventually split off to form …
Oct 22 2011
Music to Haunt By: Sonic Realm
Sonic Realm Official Site Halloween Horrorscapes, Koberlin Studios 2007 Halloween Horrorscapes is a very interesting case. Although it’s an album of soundscapes, there’s just enough music in it to keep it from being your typical scary sounds CDs. Also separating it from the usual Halloween fare are its intense, not entirely kid-friendly nature and its …
Oct 21 2011
Music to Haunt By: The Dark Tower
Nox Arcana Official Site The Dark Tower, Monolith Graphics 2011 What can I say about Nox Arcana that hasn’t already been said since I last reviewed them in “Music to Haunt By?” Well, this is the second time I’ve reviewed them for this series (unless you count the band members’ participation in Buzz Works as …
Oct 17 2011
Music to Haunt By: Prelude to a Nightmare
Prelude to a Nightmare Official Site Carpe Noctem, Prelude to a Nightmare Records 2010 One of the joys of Twitter is connecting with new people. One of my Twitter friends includes Prelude to a Nightmare, who I’m rather embarrassed to admit that I did not realize he did music until quite recently. Hey, our Twitter …
Sep 30 2011
Spirit Rappings
From the mid-1800’s up until 1920, Spiritualism was a huge movement in the United States. Although it was similar to other monotheistic religions in that it said there was only one God, Spiritualism differed in its belief that all necessary knowledge came not from any scared texts, but from communication with spirits! Its support for …
Aug 31 2011
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: King Kong vs. Godzilla Soundtrack
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
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: The Crimson Ghosts
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 18 2011
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: Ding Dong Devils
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 13 2011
Freaky Tiki Surf-ari: Go!Tsunami
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 …
Jun 24 2011
6′+ Episode 7 is Up!
To quote the description given at our seventh episode’s official listing: “Robots. Space. Two key elements to science fiction and the imagination we have when we look up at the stars, out to the future. We go beyond the grave for this episode of 6′+. Note: A little mature language in this episode.” So be …
Jun 10 2011
6′+ Episode 6 is Up!
To quote the description given at our sixth episode’s official listing: “Interspersed between this review of the best music of 2011 (so far) is the promotion 6′+ ran when we started up our Facebook page. The first twenty five to LIKE the page were able to pick six words to be read aloud on this …
May 27 2011
6′+ Episode 5 is Up!
To quote the description given at our fifth episode’s official listing: “‘May 26th and 27th are important dates for fans of Classic Horror. We celebrate the birthdays of Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Vincent Price. 2011 marks Vincent Price’s 100th birthday, so after we wish Pete and Chris our best, we’ll let Vince have center …