This is as close as I could find to a Shoegazer song appropriate to Halloween week.
I’m assuming the name of the band refers to their haircuts…
Shoegazer Sunday: The Horrors’ “Scarlet Fields”
October 25th, 2015“Shambleau” Read By C. L. Moore
October 24th, 2015Was checking out something about C. L. Moore while preparing the latest Lame Excuse Books catalog (which should go out via email early next week) when I stumbled across a recording of Moore reading her own story “Shambleau”:
And if you haven’t read any C. L. Moore, she’s well worth checking out…
Halloween: 25 Urban Legends That Turned Out to be True
October 21st, 2015A nice lazy disturbing video list to keep you nicely creeped out:
Sunday Shoegazer: Air Formation’s “Low December Sun”
October 18th, 2015Here’s Air Formation’s “Low December Sun.” I should probably save this for December, but I’m obviously an impatient sort…
Halloween: Nurse Ghost Stories
October 15th, 2015I’ve been busy, so I’ve been falling down on my Halloween link duties.
But if you’re looking for some creepy October reading, these theoretically real nurse ghost stories from a nurse interest board should fit the bill.
I arrived at work very early one morning, and as soon as I stepped off the elevator a call bell was ringing. I answered it, and it was a resident asking if someone could come into his room and turn the light on. I went into the room and asked what he needed, and he said, “There’s a man on my ceiling! Do you see him? Get him out of here!” The resident had the most terrified look on his face. I assured the resident that no one was there. I even pulled the curtain back to show him. He looked frightened and said, “He’s right there! Turn the light on! He keeps looking at me!”
And there’s 180+ more pages where that came from…
Shoegazer Sunday: Beach House’s “Wishes”
October 11th, 2015Since this wonderfully choreographed and delightfully weird video for Beach House‘s “Wishes” (off their album Bloom) already has close to 2 million views, it looks like I might be a little late to this party.
(Hat tip (indirectly): When the Sun Hits.)
Guillermo del Toro Has A Pretty Awesome Prop Collection
October 8th, 2015The New York Times offers up a look at Guillermo del Toro’s collection of horror movie props, which is fairly impressive.
Who else do you know has a lifesize figure of H.P. Lovecraft reading one of his own books?
His library also includes at least one book with one of my stories in it (Horrors: 365 Scary Stories)…
(Hat tip: Liz Hand’s Facebook page.)
Random Creepy Image For Halloween
October 6th, 2015
Live Lost Genesis Song “The Light”
October 5th, 2015There was a time many years ago when I fanatically collected Genesis bootlegs, but this early gem never showed up on any of them. “The Light” was reportedly a staple of the band’s live shows circa 1970-1971, but they evidently never recorded a studio version of it. Small parts of the music were later incorporated into “Lilywhite Lilith” and “The Colony of Slippermen” from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
This 1971 recording from La Ferme in Woluwe-St Lambert, Belgium, is the only known recording of the song anywhere, ever….
Shoegazer Sunday: Winter’s “Crazy”
October 4th, 2015Winter’s “Crazy” (off their Supreme Blue Dream album) is sort of Shoegaze crossed with catchy bubblegum pop, and a vaguely disturbing video perfect for the Halloween season…