Finally purchased this wonderful book by my friend (and leading authority on Halloween) Lesley Pratt Bannatyne. Wonderful artwork too, by Adrian Tans.
Click here for her website with a terrific list of Summer reading...
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Now Reading: Witches' Night Before Halloween
Click here for her website with a terrific list of Summer reading...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Now Watching: Swamp Foetus
Was listening to this wonderful piece of music by Jon Glassett today.
Click below...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Anise & Clove Candles
It's never too early to stock up on my personal favorite Halloween scent - Anise & Clove from the Soy-N-Suds Etsy shop.
Click below:
Now Playing: Traces
By Visions, from the Cyclic Law label.
Hugely appreciative of online sources of Dark Ambient music. Back in the early 90's, when I first discovered this odd and wonderful genre of music in a world void of the Internet, I never could have imagined multiple record labels offering loads of incredible "projects" (that's what we call Dark Ambient groups).
Here are some of the best:
Cyclic Law
Cryo Chamber
Malignant Records
Click below for Traces...
Monday, June 10, 2019
Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
Saw this film over the weekend and absolutely loved it I felt like a child again seeing massive beautiful monsters. And what I wasn't expecting was that they were scary. Rodan and Ghidorah were menacing and you felt it. And you wanted to see them defeated.
I thought the below video showing the scoring sessions felt a lot like the way the film felt.
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Saturday, June 8, 2019
Now Playing: Terror In The Skies
Bought this latest documentary by Small Town Monsters last night and absolutely loved it. The production value was off the charts...the cinematography and animations were stellar. Even the 3D still photography was super impressive. And so many beautiful shots of abandoned structures and farmland desolation.
Brandon Dalo's score was exceptional. Such a huge fan of his work.
Click below for a favorite cue from the film:
Check out all the releases by Small Town Monsters here.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Now Watching: The Haunted Mansion (Sode 1)
This is extremely soothing and extremely awesome...
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Guanajuato
A piece from MANY years ago with memories of Guanajuato. I once stumbled across a carnival at night that went on for a few city blocks while traveling in Guanajuato, Mexico. There were lots of white lights and white rides and white game stands and pure happiness. It was enchanting. When I went to seek it out the next morning, it was completely gone with no trace- no flyers, no confetti on the ground- no signs of any kind of event; like it never existed. I wandered around the general area thinking I was lost for not locating it. When I asked a man at a corner store if there had been a carnival around here, he said with a twinkle in his eye, “Ahhh, lo que usted tuvo fue una iluminación.” - What you experienced was an illumination.
-Rhode Montijo
The Modern Prometheus
I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart. Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber, unable to compose my mind to sleep.
Mary Shelley
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