Man, those things are pretty gross. I bet my dog would love to chow one, though. He’s wierd like that. He actually ate and entire spilled can of fish flakes this morning (blame the mini-traj’s for their sloppy fish feeding skills).

I find the song River by Natelie Merchant to be creepy, but that’s probably just me. I’m sure it has something to do with the fact that it’s about the dead-for-11-years River Phoenix.
Hey, how about a mixed tape of songs about dead celebrities? What else would be on there? Transcending by the Red Hot Chili Peppers is also about River. Norma Jean by Elton John is about Marilyn Monroe. What else?

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 10/09/2004 8:06 AM

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Hey, great article!
I will have to check out the Halloween splats… If only I can have my dog and cat visit someone else for my playtime!
As for a Halloween mix, I would definitely include some White Zombie or a solo Rob Zombie.

Chestnuts roasted by Croww @ 10/09/2004 8:43 AM

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I saw Splats on QVC a couple of weeks ago, a tomato and a egg. When fling’ed through the air with enough force, it splats like a cartoon splat. If they make a Splats that looks like an eyeball, I am so there.

For a good mixtape, add some King Diamond, "The Man in the Long Black Coat" by Bob Dylan, "Dead Man’s Party" by Oingo Boingo, that Alice Cooper song about the Black Widow. Mix thoroughly with your own choices, and add any dramatic reading of "The Raven" or "Tell-Tale Heart" and play not too loudly until you wet youself. Serves anybody within earshot.

click my name for Laibach.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash with a bone-slinger @ 10/09/2004 12:41 PM

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the best music for halloween, werkzued (I think) by tool (hates tool) why, it sounds creepy, it’s in german and when translated to english it’s really…. a recipie for cookies

Chestnuts roasted by bogeyb @ 10/09/2004 10:53 PM

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Forgot to add – yes, they do come in eyeball form at the dollar store. Fingers, tongues and ears, too, but eyeballs are where it’s at. Because they’re so easily ruined, though, I prefer to keep my sticky toys in their package.

Yep, I open all my action figures, but hang dollar store sticky toys on my walls in "mind condition". The "grosser than gross" pack I got at wal-mart looks so awesome.

Chestnuts roasted by Scythemantis @ 10/10/2004 2:04 AM

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enough!
1)yes, where is mad matt?
closer to the actual holiday, he’ll reveal himself, i’ll wager
2) matt, have you seen the gooey filled peeps? these are a must for the countdown, peeps filled with ooze, how can it get any better?
can’t remember exatly where i saw them, but if we have ‘em down in new orleans, i can’t imagine you don’t have them in the big apple yet……i’m just sayin’

Chestnuts roasted by tampioca @ 10/10/2004 4:10 AM

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just one simple question…

WHERE
IS
MAD
MATT?

Thou best reveal himself soon….

Chestnuts roasted by Blakula2k @ 10/10/2004 8:38 AM

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I am now the proud owner of a tongue.

Oh that song is called Die Eier von Satan. Its a recipe for Deviled Eggs.

I probably spelled some of those words wrong though

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 10/10/2004 11:22 AM

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This is an outrage! I just went to 3 different grocery stores looking for some of the Halloween-themed cereals Matt’s been talking about and NOT ONE of them had ANY Halloween cereals- just the boring, regular versions. The only conclusion I can come to is that they won’t carry them here in the Bible belt (I’m in NC). THIS SUCKS!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Jillybeann @ 10/10/2004 12:46 PM

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I don’t know if anyone is still reading this, but here is my list of what music you should play for ambience on Halloween. They’re obscure, but you should be able to find them if you look around.

Coil’s http://www.brainwashed.com/coil/music/hellraiser">"Unreleased Themes from Hellraiser" is an excellent choice. The songs on this record were written for use in the movie Hellraiser, but the studio rejected them because they said it was too dark. The record is out of print, but can be found on their "Unnatural History II" CD.

Brighter Death Now’s "The Slaughterhouse." If there is any album that should be played at a haunted house, this is it. Despite what the name and song titles–ie, "Death Party," "Cadaver," "Dead Bones"–would lead you to believe, this isn’t metal. Instead, it sounds like a recording from an assembly line in hell. Lots of distant mechanical noises, wailing, and electronic screeching. It might be out of print, but there should be copies out there somewhere. DBN’s other albums like "Necrose Evangelicum" and The Great Death trilogy are worth checking out as well, but the early stuff has the most Halloween-esque atmosphere. (Go http://www.tesco-distro.com/catalog/funct002.html">here for samples from "The Slaughterhouse." Check out http://www.coldmeat.se/sounds/sounds_bdn.html">here for sound samples from other BDN albums.)

Schloss Tegal – "The Grand Guignol" and "Black Static Transmission." "Black Static Transmission" has lots of EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) samples, which are supposed to be the voices of ghosts recorded on tape. Most of their other albums are good, but not as eerie. Avoid their third album, "Human Resource Exploitation" because it’s kind of boring. I should also mention that ST member Richard Schneider wrote the music for a couple of the levels in the game Unreal 2. (Visit http://www.schlosstegal.com/Discography/Discography_html/disco.htm">their website for sound samples.)

Any of the albums by In Slaughter Natives. ISN sounds like something that would belong in an artsy European horror movie. Their (or rather, his) music is best described as orchestral industrial. All four albums are out of print, but were re-released in the "Re-Enter Salvation" 5 CD box set.

Other stuff to check out: early (pre-1988) Current 93, Megaptera, Slogun, and Archon Satani. If those are too weird or obscure for you, go with the Misfits, Rudimentary Peni, Bauhaus, or Christian Death.

Chestnuts roasted by Astro Zombie @ 10/11/2004 10:25 AM

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