From 1993’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, here’s the anthem of the day!
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Horror Scenes That I Love: The Ending Of Halloween
From the original and still the best Halloween.
“Was that the Boogeyman?”
The Tell-Tale Heart, As Read By Christopher Lee
For your Halloween listening pleasure, here is the great Christopher Lee, interpreting Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart!
(By the way, this video has a somewhat lengthy intro. The Christopher Lee audio starts at 1:08.)
Alan Rickman Reads Edgar Allan Poe
Continuing our series of posts of famous people with great voices reading the works of Edgar Allan Poe, here is the Raven, interpreted by the brilliant and much-missed Alan Rickman!
Listen To Christopher Lee Interpret The Raven
For you Halloween listening pleasure, here is Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, interpreted by the great Christopher Lee!
Enjoy!
Basil Rathbone Reads The Masque of the Red Death
For your Halloween pleasure, here is Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, as read by the great Basil Rathbone:
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special John Carpenter Edition
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
Today’s director is the man who put Halloween on the map and a personal favorite of everyone here at TSL, John Carpenter!
4 Shots From 4 John Carpenter Films
Halloween (1977, dir by John Carpenter, DP: Dean Cundey)
They Live (1988, dir by John Carpenter, DP: Gary B. Kibbe)
In The Mouth of Madness (1994, dir by John Carpenter, DP: Gary B. Kibbe)
The Ward (2010, dir by John Carpenter, DP: Yaron Orbach)
Christopher Walken Reads Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven!
Have you ever wanted to hear Christopher Walken read The Raven? Of course you have! Who hasn’t?
Well, today is your lucky day! Here is Christopher Walken, reciting Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. This was apparently recorded for a CD entitled Closed For Rabies, which featured several celebrities reading stories and poems by Mr. Poe.
Here Is Boris Karloff For Butternut Coffee
Happy Halloween!
The afternoon hours are approaching and soon, the sun will go down and the trick or treaters will be demanding candy. If you’re still having a hard time reaching the status of being fully alert on this all-important day, why not have some coffee with Boris Karloff? From 1966, here is Boris Karloff for Butternut coffee:
Here is Dracula, presented by Orson Welles and The Mercury Theater!
Did you know that in 1938, the same year that they horrified America with their production of The War Of The Worlds, Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater did a radio version of Dracula?
Check out this amazing cast list:
Orson Welles – Dracula/Dr. Arthur Seward
George Coulouris- Jonathan Harker
Ray Collins – Russian Captain
Karl Swenson – The Mate
Elizabeth Fuller – Lucy Westenra
Martin Gabel – Professor Van Helsing
Agnes Moorehead – Mina Harker
Coulouris, Collins, and Moorehead would, of course, all go one to appear with Orson Welles in Citizen Kane.
And now, we are proud to present, for your listening pleasure …. DRACULA!
Through the Shattered Lens 