This one has it all: a Halloween tree, a gorgeous cemetery with perfect fog, and an old broken wall loaded with flickering candles.
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Friday, March 10, 2023
November Night
Listen...
With faint dry sound,
Like steps of passing ghosts,
The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees
And fall.
- Adelaide Crapsey
Now Playing: Some Friday Music
A track for my nonexistent Dark Noir Halloween Popup Nightclub.
Click below...
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Trailer: Satan Wants You
Growing up in the 80s, I assure you we had much Satanic Panic. There was always the spray-painted pentagram on the side of a tree or in the ruins of some abandoned building to assure us this stuff was real.
But you knew you were safe in the daylight.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Smile
Watched SMILE last night and have to admit it was really fun and absolutely an effective horror film. Sure, there were things I wish were done differently, but overall it was a really fun ride with loads of atmosphere. And it had the most brilliant horror score since 2021's CANDYMAN.
Click below for the soundtrack...
Monday, March 6, 2023
Hexeglaawe: The Mummy Ghost
Perhaps the strangest tale we researched for our Hexeglaawe Folklore Series was that of a mummified ghost haunting Chickies Rock. According to the story, it was 1946 and a group of friends were enjoying the beautiful view from an overlook high above the Susquehanna River. At some point, they realized they had forgotten to bring water, so a few of them left to retrieve it. It was then that they saw a terrifying creature. Described as having no visible arms or legs and being wrapped in old, tattered bandages, the entity towered above them at a reported height of sixteen feet. As if the description above wasn't peculiar enough, they mentioned that six knives were protruding from the creature's head.
We scaled the rocky terrain of Chickies Rock again in the hopes of seeing such a monster, imagining what it must have been like all those decades ago. As we looked out over the winding river from those quartz-filled cliffs, the cold biting wind was impressive through the leafless trees, and it forced us to cut the expedition short. As we headed for the car, we hoped to be startled by the towering Mummy Ghost. Except for the creaking trees swaying in the heavy wind, we heard and saw nothing.
We ducked into a local tavern to warm up and had a very interesting conversation with an elderly man sitting at the end of the bar. We told him we were researching the Legend of the Mummy Ghost and he was quite delighted to set us straight. He told us the name of the initial witness: Harriet Horn. He then said, "They weren't knives. They were arrows." and added "And they weren't in its head."
He then reached into his wallet and revealed the below photograph.
Westcoaster: The Haunted Amusement Park
During the nighttime, in the dimly-lit atmosphere around this sprawling, nearly-mile-long haunted trail, the moody shapes and silhouettes of the old buildings and rides carry a tangibly weighted history that pulls on the psyche. It’s the perfect setting for a haunted amusement park theme that the aptly-named Haunted Amusement Park has taken.
Now Playing: You Must Sail To The Haunted Stars
By 400 Lonely Things.
Absolutely in love with this album.
Click below for the track...
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Now Watching: The Shining
Click below for a favorite scene (and the reason I first tried bourbon)...
Friday, March 3, 2023
BATS
A really neat name for a very cool thrift shop: BATS. Got quite a few scarecrow jackets for cheap at this place over the years. We took a trip to snap some photos after learning it will soon be torn down and relocated to accommodate the building of a new school.
Thankfully, the new location will be using some of the old wall/floor boards and beams, so hopefully it still has the feeling of walking through an old barn filled with fake bats.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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