Halloween Leftovers 2023

The last Halloween mix of the season. The following mix are leftover tracks. They are not sub-par tracks by no means, but couldn't fit them in the previous mixes.

A mixed bag indeed. Todd Rollins & His Orchestra's "The Boogie Man" (from '34) has lyrics that may easily offend, especially the folks who stirred up a ruckus over the Christmas staple, Baby It's Cold Outside, and the Police's Every Breath You Take. There's also a couple of interesting 60s tracks in the Whatever's "The Valley of Death" and the Seeds' "Creepin' About." And if you really want to get spooked, put on the headphones and turn up Suicide's "Frankie Teardrop." No matter where I've read music discussions on the world wide web, when the subject of requested songs for Halloween or looking for something disturbing, Frankie Teardrop is usually mentioned.

You all have a safe and happy Halloween! Enjoy! 😎

Halloween Horrors of Modern Surf Rock VII: Skullaballoo

Another goodie! Nineteen instrumentals and one with vocals - The Hellbenders' "The Ghosts of Boot Hill." It's more (sort of) rockin' country but has that surfie guitar going for it.

Favorites include the Treble Spankers' "A Man Called Curse," the Lava Rats' "A Phalanx of Terror," Insect Surfers' "Ghost Train," Los Plantronics' "Voodoo Astronaut," and the Surf Zombies' "Skullaballoo." Enjoy!

Halloween Horrors of Modern Surf Rock VI

Another 20 tracks of maddening modern surf rock. Favs include the Killer Bananazz's "Freaks of Nature," the Galaxy Trio's "Surf n' Destroy," and Evan Foster's "Werewolves International." They're all good. Enjoy!

Halloween Horrors of Modern Surf Rock V: Surfin' Headhunters!

The fifth volume, and my favorite so far. Big, big fav in Amphibian Man's "Surfing with Sea Devil on the Board." Love it! Surfaholics' "Toxic Beach" is another big fav. The Atomics' "Zombie vs Ninja" mixes swingin' alt-country with surf, and it works. The Aqua Velvets' "Shrunken Head" is a mix of reggae/ska with surf, and it too works.

20 tracks in all. They're all good. Enjoy!

This Ain't No Hodgey-Podgey Halloween!

One of my Halloweenie folders had tracks collecting computer dust waiting to be heard. 18 tracks in all, most from the 2000s with a few 90s. A bit of pop-punk, rock, garage, etc, including one score, a couple of ambient tracks, and one dark modern classical track by Bára Gísladóttir. Favorites include 999's "Everyday Is Like Halloween," The Woggles' "Dracula's Daughter," and the surf rockin' "The Flyin' Pumpkin" by the Blackball Bandits. Enjoy!

Halloween Haunts 9: Here Comes the Bogey Man!

Continuing with the Halloween Haunts series... more 50s & 60s with three from the 30s (Henry Hall & His Orchestra's "Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bogey Man," Smiley Burnette's "Minnie the Moocher at the Morgue," and The 5 Jones Boys' "Mr. Ghost Goes to Town"), and a couple of film scores to start and end the mix. Enjoy!

Film Scores of Terrifying Horror

Frightening! Seriously, if you play this blasting out your stereo speakers during Halloween, I don't think many trick or treaters will show up, lol.

20 score pieces from horror/thriller films. I also added a few recognizable scores to keep the interest. Here's a tip: Mix this with the other Halloween (mixes) for a well diversified listen. So, what's the scariest track(s)? All of 'em! Enjoy!

Halloween Haunts 8: Hairy Scary!

Lots of oldies. Mostly 50s with a few 60s, 70s, and one 80s (Joel Vandroogenbroeck's "Ghost Town"). Also, four tracks from the 30s (Cab Calloway's "The Nightmare," Glen Gray's "The House Is Haunted," Prairie Ramblers' "Ghost in the Graveyard," and Paula Kelly's "Jeepers Creepers"), plus a couple of film scores.

My favorites? Definitely The Naturals' "The Mummy," for it's so similar to Bony Moronie. Russ Garcia's "Monsters of Jupiter" is another fav from the exotic/easy listening genre. The Del-Vikings' "The Voodoo Man" is another goodie, especially for the doo-wop lovers. And last but not least, Pino Donaggio's "Bucket of Blood." If you've seen the awesome film Carrie (the original), you should recognize it immediately. Enjoy!

Halloween Horrors of Modern Surf Rock 4

Volume 4 - it's right up there with volume 2 as my favs (so far). 20 tracks once again and way too many favs to mention. But, I still enjoy naming off a few of them. Let's see...

Man or Astro-Man?'s "King of the Monsters" is probably my top fav. The Balboas' "Green Death" would be high on the list too. The Cavernarios' "Laguna verde" (Green Lagoon) too! And I love the exotic/lounge groove in The Excelsiors' "Strange Planet." They're all good. Enjoy!

This Ain't No Discotheque! A Dozen Modern Horror-Disco Tracks

It appears to be a more diversified Halloween playlist this year. Something for everyone perhaps. This time out, horror-disco - a style/genre within the hierarchy/branch of EDM > Electro-disco, Italo-disco, Neo-disco, etc. I'm not a big fan of horror-disco, so it took a bit to find a suitable mix. Like all my comps, I'm very selective. With this mix, I preferred and chose the steady beats along the lines of Motorik.

If to select a favorite, I suppose Bottin's "Slashdance" would be right up there. It has that Daft Punk going for it. Psychic Pollution's "Exorcisme" is another, with the Motorik style. A dozen tracks in all, mostly instrumentals. Maybe go nuts and mix it up with the other Halloween mixes. Enjoy!

Halloween Horrors of Modern Surf Rock 3

And continuing with modern surf rock number 3. If you love lots of reverb-y guitar, check out The Verbtones' "Flight of the Vampyre." My favorite amongst the 20 tracks is probably Monsters from the Surf's "Mysterioso." The Fathoms' "Tracking Bigfoot" is another goodie. And so is Voodoo Court's "Psycho Surfer." Oh, and The Pyronauts' "Boogieman" would be another. They're all good. Enjoy!