13 Days of Halloween: Halloween Playlist

Well, here it is, Specters – glorious October at last! In the most sinister year of 2013, no less! As promised, I am here to kick-off the 13 Days of Halloween! And for my first entry, I proudly present my playlist of Halloween music. Inspired by Pumpkinrot and his Dark Ambient playlists, I had tried previously to create a playlist to capture feeling of Halloween, but without much success. Now, after much careful editing and re-editing, I feel I have finally done it, having created a playlist with over twenty chilling tracks. I tried to use songs that were true to the Spirit of Halloween, but weren't cliches. Needless to say, you won’t find “Thriller” or “This is Halloween” on this playlist. But enough talk; on to the music. Click the haunted gramophone, and remember, this is designed to be listened to, not watched. Just hit "Play All", downscale the page, and let the season begin. Again, credit goes to Pumpkinrot for the initial inspiration. Enjoy!

It Begins...

This is it, Specters; 31 days 'til the Big Dance. Pumpkins will be carved, Styrofoam tombstones will be staked into yards, apples will be candied, and October shall commence. It is this time of year that I relish above all else. The air is crisp, the nights long and dark. This is the time of year where somehow the candy tastes sweeter. There is a feeling of magic in the air, and I wouldn't give it up for anything. Happy Haunting, everyone. This is going to be a great Halloween.

Oh, and don't forget, Specters, tomorrow the 13 Days of Halloween begins. It will start with the Dark Month and end with it. Tell your friends, and wait for the madness to begin...

Kinetic Art Coffin

A Steampunk sculpture that I found on YouTube. This is awesome.

Dead Man's Bones

"Dead Man's Bones" and The Skeleton Dance. How can you not love this?

Sinister Pointe's Spirit Lounge

This looks so cool:

"As the years go by, Sinister Pointe has striven to push the boundaries of what to expect from haunted attractions and to not limit it to just Halloween. We have since opened our year round attraction in Brea, California and we are not only open periodically throughout the year for hungry haunt enthusiast, but we also host a slew of events here like our popular 4D horror movie nights, haunted scavenger hunts, and more. and if that wasn't enough, we also make the location available for private parties, corporate events and even weddings. With the success of our year round haunted house, Sinister Pointe is ready to take our 16+ years of creating live terror to a whole new level. We are currently moving forward on our next exciting project... Sinister Pointe's Spirit Lounge! A truly unique horror themed bar in Orange County California just blocks away from our own year round haunted attraction as well as minutes aways from both Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm.

"The Spirit Lounge will embrace the look and feel from Disneyland's Haunted Mansion and the World famous Magic Castle. Featuring state of the art special visual FX, gags and an amazing collection of ever changing classic and current horror movie replicas and original collectibles. Looking to stop in for a drink and catch the Laker game? Not gonna happen here! The only thing you will catch on all of our televisions are the black and white classics, from the great television shows the Twilight Zone , Alfred Hitchcock & The Munsters, to horror movie classic like Psycho, Frankenstein and Bela Lugosi's Dracula.

"The Spirit Lounge will be like nothing you have ever experienced. We have partnered with the most talented team of hospitality professionals in the industry. Our operations managers have over 20 years of experience successfully building and growing themed bars and restaurants. Our hospitality staff is cast to provide a memorable and unique guest experience. And thanks to the support of our friends over at dread central, theme park adventures and so many more including some of the major production studios & horror tribute websites you can expect plenty of monthly events including red carpet premiere parties, and celebrity guest appearances. For more information regarding the Spirit Lounge, please visit us on Facebook.com/SpiritLoungeBrea for tons of up to date information, concept renderings, support facts and more regarding this remarkable and exciting venue!"

www.spiritloungebrea.com

And click here to visit the haunted attraction's website:

The Pumpkin Snack Quest Continues

I seem to be going out of my way to try pumpkin snacks. I guess I have to hurry before the disappear from the shelves. Today I tried Little Debbie's Pumpkin Delights:

What first struck me was that it didn't look like pumpkin like on the box; more like a deformed smiley face:

When I opened the little plastic bag, it gave off a nice cinnamony smell. As the taste, it was actually pretty good. Had a nice, smooth pumpkin/nutmeg flavor. You should certainly grab a box if you can; it will be three bucks well spent.

Rob Zombie's Great American Nightmare

Step Right Up, Ladies & Gentle-ghouls, the King of Shock-Rock, Rob Zombie, is opening his very own scream park! Based out of the Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles, CA, The Great American Nightmare will be open from October 10^th through November 2^nd. Taking its name from song of the same name (click here if you haven’t heard it, it’s freaking awesome), the park will feature three haunted house, each based on one of Zombie’s movies: Haunt of 1,000 Corpses, the Haunted World of El Superbeasto in 3D, and Lords of Salem: Total Black-out. In addition to the three haunts, every night there are multiple live music performances from a variety of artists including Powerman 5000, Twiztid, Blood on the Dance Floor, Emilie Autumn, Winds of Plague, 45 Grave, and of couse, Rob Zombie himself, along with many others. There’s also a beer garden and midway. Needless to say, as a huge RZ fan, I am really wishing I lived in LA right now. Check out the main site below:

www.greatamericannightmare.com