Today’s horror song of the day comes from the 1979 film, Beyond The Darkness.
This film’s soundtrack, courtesy of Goblin, was so acclaimed that it later turned up in several other Italian horror film, usually without anyone bothering to ask Goblin ahead of time.
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!
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.
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.
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.
In today’s music video of the day, we visit the Church of the Ramones, where the band is energizing the congregation with a cover of The Chambers Brothers’s Time Has Come Today.
And indeed the time has come. It’s the last day of September. That means that tomorrow is the start of my favorite time of the year. It’s time for our annual …. HORRORTHON! Things are about to get a little bit busy around here….