Horror Song Of The Day: New York One More Day by Francesco De Masi


Tonight’s horror song of the day is perhaps not as well-known as some of the other songs that I’ve shared.  It appeared in Lucio Fulci’s controversial (to put it mildly) giallo, The New York Ripper.   That film is so infamous for its violence, nihilism, and killer who quacks like a duck that it is something overlooked that it features a great score from Francesco De Masi.

This is the main theme from The New York Ripper and it captures the movie’s mix of horror and police procedural.  It’s the 70s cop show theme from Hell.

 

Horror Song of the Day: Main Title Theme From The Shining, composed by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind


For today’s horror song of the day, we have the main title track for 1980’s The Shining.  Composed by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind, this music perfectly capture the ominous grandeur of the Overlook Hotel and the snowy mountains that surround it.

It’s also a great song to play at the start of any road trip.  Scare the Hell out of your friends.  It’s fun!

Music Video of the Day: Take Me To Hell by Chloe Adams (2024, dir by Dan Erman)


This is not a Halloween song per se but it still feels appropriate for the season. Chloe sings that she’d rather go to Hell and have fun than go to Heaven and be bored.  It sounds like someone just took a class on Paradise Lost.

“This is my job!”

I remember I saw a play in college where Hell was represented by lighting filters that were as red as my glorious hair.  Unfortunately, someone screwed up and even the scenes that weren’t taking place in Hell were tinted red.  Afterwards, I told the film’s cast, “You all were in Hell the entire time!” and they thought I was just referring to how much they disliked appearing in the play.

Anyway, where was I?  It’s late.  I’m rambling.

Enjoy!

Horror Song of the Day: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Barry Adamson


Today’s song of the day is Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Barry Adamson.

This instrumental work appeared on the soundtrack for David Lynch’s 1997 film, Lost Highway, and its one of my favorite pieces of music.  It’s amongst the songs that I tend to play whenever I’m dealing with writer’s block or if I just need an extra boost of energy to finish up a project.  This song also seems like the perfect way to kick off the second half of October and our annual horrorthon!

I also have to say that the video below, which was put together by Jessie Essex, is amazingly cool.

 

Music Video of the Day: Apology by Dana Dentata (2024, dir by Kathleen Dycacio)


This video definitely has a decadent Halloween sort of feel to it.  One gets the feeling that it’s actually about an ancient pagan priestess come back to life, to the appreciation of her adoring fans.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: California Rain by Syamali (2024, dir by ????)


Technically, this isn’t a Halloween or a horror video, unless you live in California and you really hate the rain.  But the foggy imagery and the deserted streets and the nighttime cinematography are definitely appropriate for the season.

Enjoy!