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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Halloween

The Halloween season is upon us. The American holiday associated with ghosts, monsters, candy, trick-or-treating and scary costumes is celebrated annually and often commemorated with Halloween-themed movies and music.

In the music world, rock groups like The Dead Kennedys, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Sonic Youth have payed tribute to the holiday with songs titled “Halloween”.

Although, when it comes to music artists who embody the spirit of the holiday, a few immediately come to mind. Rob Zombie is one such artist, famous for his songs titled “American Witch,” “Living Dead Girl”, “Demon Speeding” and the Munster-inspired song "Dragula". Alice Cooper is another artist who has adopted a similar eerie theatrical persona. He came into fame with hits like “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, “Teenage Frankenstein” and “Prince Of Darkness”. The Misfits are a band that have a history of incorporating Halloween into their lifestyle and music. Their many songs include titles like “Hate The Living, Love The Dead’, “Dig Up Her Bones” and “Crimson Ghost”.

Mannheim Steamroller is well-known for making Holiday music. Renowned for their synth Christmas hit “Deck The Halls”, which is played on the radio every Christmas season, they also have a catalog of creepie Halloween tunes. But it seems that the most recognizable song of all, is Bobby Boris Pickett’s “Monster’s Holiday”, which has become a staple of the season.

Halloween can never be complete without the annual screenings of fright movies that are shown on Television all season long. A few beloved classics are the Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”, Boris Karloff in “The Bride Of Frankenstein” and of course, Bela Lugosi in Dracula.

Television shows from the sixties are also staples of the season that are shown in re-runs all year long. “The Munsters” and “The Addam’s Family” continue to be discovered by new generations each year.

Be sure to check out Thumblay’s spooky Halloween page. Also, you can get eerie sounds from Halloween SFX, Music For Zombies, and tones from the Movie ‘Halloween’.

Labels: holidays