MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART IX — “PURPOSE-BUILT MAYHEM… 02”

This is the seventh installment in a continuing series calling out songs that should be in every horror fan’s running (or exercise) playlist. For this installment, it’s about those songs that were written for classic horror soundtracks. Not songs that were INCLUDED in horror films, but rather those CREATED for those films. We can’t fit all … Continue reading “MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART IX — “PURPOSE-BUILT MAYHEM… 02””

MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART VIII — “PURPOSE-BUILT MAYHEM… 01”

This is the seventh installment in a continuing series calling out songs that should be in every horror fan’s running (or exercise) playlist. For this installment, it’s about those songs that were written for classic horror soundtracks. Not songs that were INCLUDED in horror films, but rather those CREATED for those films. We can’t fit all … Continue reading “MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART VIII — “PURPOSE-BUILT MAYHEM… 01””

MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART VII — “EVIL”

This is the seventh installment in a continuing series calling out songs that should be in every horror fan’s running (or exercise) playlist. For this installment, it’s about EVIL — that creeping abomination that lives in the black heart of darkness. As I steel myself to shake off the “afternoon drowsies” and head out there … Continue reading “MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART VII — “EVIL””

MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART VI — “DEATH”

This is the sixth installment in a continuing series calling out songs that should be in every horror fan’s running (or exercise) playlist. For this installment, it’s about DEATH — that final oblivion and what lies beyond. I just finished the Rock and Roll Half Marathon here in St. Louis, so running playlists are TOP … Continue reading “MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART VI — “DEATH””

MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART V — “THE CRAZIES”

This is the fifth installment in a continuing series calling out songs that should be in every horror fan’s running (or exercise) playlist. For this installment, it’s about everyone’s favorite crazies, those sociopaths that simply want to end your life. On with the dark tuneage.  :: ====== 13 “Lunatic Fringe” — Red Rider — — This is … Continue reading “MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART V — “THE CRAZIES””

MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART IV — THE VAMPIRE EDITION

This is the fourth installment in a continuing series calling out songs that should be in every horror fan’s running (or exercise) playlist. For this edition, it’s about those blood-sucking “children of the night,” our vampire friends. I’m reaching past some of the more obvious vampire fare here for something hopefully a bit more unexpected. … Continue reading “MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART IV — THE VAMPIRE EDITION”

MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART III — THE CLASSICS

This is the third installment in a continuing series calling out songs that should be in every horror fan’s running (or exercise) playlist. For this edition, it’s about the classics. I’m returning the the days of my youth and three songs that pay homage to the monster classics that I cut my teeth on. On … Continue reading “MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART III — THE CLASSICS”

MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART II — THE ZOMBIE EDITION

This is the second installment in a running series calling out songs that should be in every horror fan’s running (or exercise) playlist. For this edition, we’re turning to the undead. Really, there’s nothing like a zombie to get your pace up. On with the dark tuneage. All “Zombie” songs this time ’round  :: ====== … Continue reading “MUSIC :: A HORROR FAN’S RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART II — THE ZOMBIE EDITION”

MUSIC :: FEAR-INDUCING, PULSE-POUNDING SONGS FOR YOUR RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART I

Fear is a motivator. No question. I love to run and I love music that moves me, even through that sense of fear or the devilish grin at a dark tune in my ears. I’ll be periodically sharing songs for horror lovers to add to their running (or exercise playlist) to get the blood pumping. … Continue reading “MUSIC :: FEAR-INDUCING, PULSE-POUNDING SONGS FOR YOUR RUNNING PLAYLIST — PART I”

FILM :: BEST OF HORROR SHORTS… “THE JUMP”

Hats off to Charles Huettner for this week’s Horror Film Short at TSFP. He created it as a part of the Late Night Work Club’s collection of shorts entitled “Ghost Stories.” All of the pieces in the collection could easily be featured here and I will be selecting some others as a part of this series, … Continue reading “FILM :: BEST OF HORROR SHORTS… “THE JUMP””

LITERATURE :: REVIEW… “JOYLAND” BY STEPHEN KING

As I mentioned in my previous post, I worked my high school (and a few college) summers in the bright sun and the heady atmosphere of an amusement park. I remember it all… The roar of the carousel’s organ in the air, the metallic grind from the sea of gears hurtling laughing park-goers to and … Continue reading “LITERATURE :: REVIEW… “JOYLAND” BY STEPHEN KING”

ME :: WINONA BOULEVARD… MIDNIGHT… 1989… “STILL LOVING YOU”

Winona Boulevard winds through a swath of the leafy Rochester, New York suburb of Irondequoit, the town where I grew up. Rolling past manicured lawns fronting family homes and kissing a public park, the street was one of my favorite places to go out for a run. As a young man, I was a runner. … Continue reading “ME :: WINONA BOULEVARD… MIDNIGHT… 1989… “STILL LOVING YOU””

FILM :: BEST OF HORROR SHORTS … “THE BACKWATER GOSPEL”

Sorry for the silence for the past days. I have just (mostly) completed a move with my family and we’re still without solid wi-fi. I’ve now figured out cellular tethering to get things back up-and-running until I get cable service set up. Enough about that… BACK TO BUSINESS… Today, I wanted to share a really … Continue reading “FILM :: BEST OF HORROR SHORTS … “THE BACKWATER GOSPEL””

ART :: ROGER CORMAN AND EDGAR ALLAN POE… PART I

I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Roger Corman, the living hollywood legend, in 2011 in a unique live opportunity as a part of “Vincentennial,” a month-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vincent Price here in St. Louis. The Corman event I attended was part of a two-night event at the … Continue reading “ART :: ROGER CORMAN AND EDGAR ALLAN POE… PART I”

LITERATURE :: REVIEW… “THE KILLER INSIDE ME” BY JIM THOMPSON

From Jim Thompson’s “The Killer Inside” :: “It was like being asleep when you were awake and awake when you were asleep. I’d pinch myself, figuratively speaking – I had to keep pinching myself. Then I’d wake up kind of in reverse; I’d go back to the nightmare I had to live in. And everything would be … Continue reading “LITERATURE :: REVIEW… “THE KILLER INSIDE ME” BY JIM THOMPSON”