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Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross To Release An Early ‘Halloween’ Treat

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th, my Little Monsters. We often associate this day with a movie series that began with a murderously vengeful mother and evolved to feature a death dealing juggernaut…his name was Jason. However, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will be releasing a music track on Friday October 13th, that is associated with another beloved day we will all be observing at the end of the month – Halloween. Reznor and Ross are taking a stab (get it…STAB) at covering the iconic theme from John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic, Halloween. The track is being released by way of Sacred Bones and Reznor’s own record label, The Null Corporation. A sample track had been available earlier at Amazon (I know this, because I listened to it), but has since disappeared and is now replaced with an error message that is accompanied by a random picture of one of the “dogs of Amazon”. Hopefully, after the build up I’ve seen

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Capt McNeely

Oct 13, 2017

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Singer-Songwriter G Tom Mac Talks “Cry Little Sister” And His Upcoming Musical ‘A Lost Boys Story’ In An Interview

Horror in the 80’s gave us so many fantastic soundtracks. One song still stands out above the rest, ‘Cry Little Sister’ from the beloved classic The Lost Boys. As the film approached its 30th anniversary we shared the news with you that the song’s creator G Tom Mac (also known as Gerard McMahon) was not only doing a special tour but that he is also gearing up to bring us “A Lost Boys Story” musical, inspired by the movie. ‘Cry Little Sister’ is just one of the many contributions G Tom Mac has made to the world. Besides being a fantastic musician, he has created over 150 themes and tracks for both films and series. If you’ve seen The Lost Boys, Trick ‘r Treat, Terminator III, or the series ‘Charmed’, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, or ‘The X-Files’ you have heard his music. But ‘Cry Little Sister’ remains a favorite. His music has been used by so many talented artists including

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 20, 2017

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John Carpenter Unveils ‘Chirstine’ Video Ahead Of New Album Release

Set to release this October from Sacred Bones, the new compilation album ‘John Carpenter Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998’, features some of Carpenter’s best themes including Halloween and Christine. After 34 years, John Carpenter has breathed new life into Christine with a new music video which we have to share with you below. The video was directed by Carpenter himself and is considered his first narrative work in 7 years. The album’s tour is set to begin this October. For tour dates and cities visit Carpenter’s official website. The album will be released on October 20, 2017. You can pre-order your copy now from Sacred Bones Recording in several versions including Standard LP, Limited Edition LP, and CD. Check out the video below.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 13, 2017

Music

G Tom Mac Celebrating The Lost Boys’ 30th Anniversay With New Soundtrack And Musical

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter G Tom Mac, the musician behind “Cry Little Sister”, a song any horror fan will recognize from the 1987 classic The Lost Boys, is celebrating the film’s 30th anniversary with a new soundtrack. Wait, there’s more. The soundtrack will be part of ‘A Lost Boys Story’, a musical based on our favorite vampire movie! From the Press Release: (Los Angeles) – In commemoration of the release of the cult classic film THE LOST BOYS, Grammy winner G Tom Mac, singer and songwriter of the film’s hit theme song “Cry Little Sister” is releasing new music from his upcoming soundtrack for the A LOST BOYS STORY; a musical based on the film itself. G Tom Mac has recently announced that he is in the development stages of a musical version of the film titled “A Lost Boys Story.” The soundtrack from the musical will be available this September giving the public a sneak peek of the music the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 8, 2017

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Enjoy The Sounds of ‘Halloween’ for Free with Halloween Returns

It’s now September my Little Monsters, and Halloween is 60 days away. Yeah, I know how you feel, it just can’t get here fast enough. Like many of you, I am already compiling my list of movies and music for the Hall-iday season, as it were. And while Halloween is a perennial favorite on my roster of frightening feature films, there’s a digital album I added to my playlist today…and it was absolutely FREE. Halloween Returns is an album composed by Tony McKee, featuring 8 tracks of music inspired by the film. The entire album is available at for download at Amazon, but you Little Monsters better hurry since there’s no telling how long it will be available to download for free.

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Capt McNeely

Sep 1, 2017

Music

Taylor Swift Goes Full Killer Zombie

Looks like Taylor Swift is channeling her inner Michael Jackson circa 1982. Either that, or she is doing an audition for ‘The Walking Dead’ that nobody expected. The new video which was premiered at the MTV Music Video Awards last night is for the song ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ and shows Swift killing off versions of herself one by one to bring in the new era of her career. I wonder what new era it is. I wonder what personalities she killed off because the song sounds just as angsty and whiny as all of her other hits, but that’s just my opinion…it doesn’t mean it’s a bad song, just not my cup o’ tea. The cool part of this song is that it is a really cool little horror short. Directed by ‘Detention’ filmmaker Joseph Kahn, the film really does look cool. The makeup, sets, contrasts and atmosphere of the music video are a cool departure from

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Capt McNeely

Aug 28, 2017

Music

Alice Cooper’s New Album ‘Paranormal’ Is A Shock’n, Rock’n Blast From The Past

Shock rocker Alice Cooper released his first album in 6 years last week. Released on July 28, Paranormal is an album that long-time Alice Cooper fans will adore, as it oozes with the kind of old school Alice songs that got imbedded into the rock culture of the 70s and 80s. It’s for good reason, too, as the album features two songs written and recorded with the original members of The Alice Cooper Band. The album also features tracks with guest appearances by U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Roger Glover of Deep Purple and ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons. As if the cameos weren’t enough of a treat, the album also comes with 6 classic Alice Cooper hits, recorded live at a show last year in Columbus, Ohio. In a recent interview with blabbermouth.net, Cooper had this to say regarding the title of the new album: “My definition of paranormal is something that is ‘other than normal’ or ‘alongside of normal’.

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Capt McNeely

Aug 5, 2017

Music

Twizted Is Getting A New Horror Comic !

Fans of the hardcore rap duo Twiztid hold onto your hats, the pair are getting their a brand new comic! Source Point Press will be unveiling the new one-shot comic at the New York Comic-Con this October 5th through the 8th. That’s not all, A limited edition convention exclusive variant cover will be available at the Source Point Press booth and a free autograph session will even take place there from 1-4pm Saturday Oct. 7th with writer DirkManning, artist Marianna Pescosta, colorist and letterer Alessandro De Fornasari, and even Jamie Madrox and Monoxide themselves! From the Press Release: Twiztid, composed of Jamie Madrox and Monoxide, is a rap group based out of Detroit, MI, with 11 studio albums to-date, and a 12 th coming in 2018 from their label Majik Ninja Entertainment. Haunted High-Ons is a one-shot comic story featuring the duo having carved out a comfortable side-gig for themselves as fake ghost hunters… but what happens when a routine

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 5, 2017

Music

Lineup Announced For Dr. Gangrene’s Fourteenth Horror Hootenanny

Dr. Gangrene’s annual Horror Hootenanny is one of Nashville’s premier Halloween-season events, with live music, showings of fright flicks, and a costume contest with prizes. Emcee’d by Nashville horror host Dr. Gangrene, past acts have included ghoul punk luminaries Forbidden Dimension, American Werewolves, Psycho Charger, Mummula, and many others. This year’s event looks to be every bit as spectacular as Hootenannies past, with headliners Beasto Blanco (featuring Calico Cooper, daughter of horror rock godfather Alice Cooper), as well as high-octane monster men the Creeping Cruds, Dead Dick Hammer, the Dead Deads, and the Vamptones. Saturday, September 30, at the End in Nashville, Tennessee, come get creeped with Dr. Gangrene! Watch videos from Beasto Blanco and the Creeping Cruds below.

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Capt McNeely

Jul 19, 2017

Music

Album Review: The Prople Will Have Their ‘Revenge’

All right, let’s get this out of the way – the Prople is an incredibly silly name for a band, even for horrorpunk, a subgenre permeated with silly band names. That said, these central-Florida veggie-powered creepsters have crafted fifteen aggressive, catchy blasts of ghoulish punk rock venom with their debut full-lenth, Revenge. Owing far more to poppy skate punk and early-1980s hardcore fury than to any band showcasing Glenn Danzig’s gothic croon, the album is a refreshing dose of gritty, horror/sci-fi-influenced rock n’ roll in a sea of Graves-era Misfits sound-alikes. Opening track “Grim Grinning Ghosts” sets the tone with its ultra-Hallows Eve-y synth into, then things get much more belligerent (and ridiculous) from there. Star Wars nerds can rejoice in the one-two punch of “The Force Awakens” and “Daddy Built a Death Star”, while “Dirty Laundry” sounds like Black Flag gone crust. Depending on one’s favorite character from the beloved anime series, the Dragon Ball Z faithful may want

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Capt McNeely

Jul 18, 2017

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