Looking For 'Rue Morgue Radio Presents Hymns From the House of Horror Vol. II'

Back in July of 2011 Rue Morgue posted a free download of a compilation called 'Rue Morgue Radio Presents Hymns From the House of Horror Vol. II'. Unfortunately, it's long gone from their website. Someone emailed me looking for a copy of it and truthfully, I wouldn't mind having it also. I'm sure I had it at one time, but I lost a lot of files on my old computer. Hopefully someone can help. Thanks!

31 Days of Halloween Music!

Check out http://halloweenmixes.tumblr.com/ for their second annual Halloween mixtape countdown. From their site --

JONESING FOR THAT HALLOWEEN FIX? For all 31 Days In October we post One 10 track volume of Halloween Music to keep your addiction thriving & strong!
We cover every music style from the beloved Halloween favorites to the reviled Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid & beyond! No genre is denied entry from these groundbreaking compilations!!!!!

You can also find links to all 31 of last year's shares.

Here's the cover to this year's first mixtape --

The 46 Scariest TV Show Themes Of All Time

 

Well, I finally finished putting together a Halloween music compilation before Halloween! lol

This mix features the theme songs to scary TV shows from this online story The 50 Scariest TV Shows Of All Time.

The article is two years old and I could only find 46 of the 50 themes. But, I still think it's pretty cool. The tracks are in alphabetical order, not in numerical order like the original list. Plus, the quality may vary on some of the tracks. Hopefully it sounds OK. I haven't actually listened to it all the way through.

Click below to download. I hope the link will stay active until at least Halloween!

The 46 Scariest TV Show Themes Of All Time

Halloween Music Mixes

I used to do music mixes all the time, but I haven't done one in a while. I'm still thinking about it, but I'm not sure It will be finished before the month is over. We'll see.

Luckily some other bloggers don't procrastinate like me. Check out these Halloween music mixes below.

31 Days of Halloween Mixtapes on tumblr.

From the site --
ATTENTION TO ALL HALLOWEEN ADDICTS EVERYWHERE!: Welcome to 31 Days of Halloween Mixtapes! We present you 1 mix a day of Halloweenish musical goodness from the first all the way to the 31st! Each volume will have it’s own unique topic and contain a wide variety of musical genres to choose from! Please share this blog post with everyone you feel would enjoy this sort of devotion and Join us October first! The party is about to begin!

After you click on the download link you may have to close the window and then click on the link again. It took me a few tries before some of them worked.

In The Arms Of The Witch from HippyCreep.

From the site --
Welcome.....it's the witching hour and all the children are asleep. Then, suddenly you awake, the witch is at your feet. She opens her arms to let you in and the madness begins.......

This mix feature 21 witch related tracks.






Thanks guys for the wonderful mixes!

If anyone else has created a Halloween compilation, please leave a link in the comments.

Easter Carols

I guess there really aren't any Easter Carols. But, there are a few songs that go along with the Easter season.

I originally made this compilation back in 2007 and I've re-posted it a few times since then. Every time I seem to find a few more tracks to add to it. Here's this year's version along with a new cover featuring some eggs I colored last year.

Track List

1. Another Easter Day - Veggie Tales
2. Another Easter Day (Reprise) - Veggie Tales
3. Easter Parade - Judy Garland, Fred Astaire & Chorus
4. Happy Easter - Fred Astaire & Chorus
5. Easter Parade - Bing Crosby
6. Egbert, The Easter Egg - Betty Clooney & The Sandpipers
7. Easter Parade - Frank Sinatra
8. Easter - Bob Hope
9. Easter Parade - Gene Autry
10. (Here Comes) Peter Cottontail - Gene Autry
11. Easter Parade - Guy Lombardo
12. It's Easter Time - Mouseketeer Ensemble
13. My Easter Rubber Duck - Roberts & Katz
14. Easter Parade - Andy Russell
15. Easter Monday On The White House Lawn - United States Marine Band
16. Egbert, The Easter Egg - Roy Rogers
17. Peter Cottontail - Roy Rogers
18. Easter Parade - Rosemary Clooney & The Mellowmen
19. Funny Little Bunnies - The Cricketts w/ The Peter Pan Orch.
20. Here Comes Peter Cotton Claus - Alex Houston & Elmer
21. Silly Easter Bonnet - Linda Barrie & The Peter Pan Orch.
22. My Choc'late Rabbit - Rosemary Clooney & Tony Mottola
23. Peter Cottontail - Swing & Sway with Sammy Kaye
24. Eggbert, The Easter Egg - Ray Heatherton
25. Cadbury Creme Eggs Commercial
26. There's That Rabbit - Maury Laws and Jules Bass
27. Thanks, Easter Bunny - M & M's Commercial
28. Peter Cottontail - The Four Knights
29. Get Dressed Up For Easter Day - CRC (Commercial Recording Corp.)
30. Get Ready For The Easter Parade - CRC
31. Here's Where To Start Your Easter Parade - CRC
32. Step Into Easter - CRC
33. The Latest Easter Ware - CRC

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A Rockin' Christmas Compilation

I finally finished putting together a mix for this Christmas. I know it's kind of late, but I hope some of you can enjoy this before Christmas. It features holiday songs sung by mostly classic rockers. Enjoy!

Track Listing

1. A Visit From St. Nicholas - Bob Dylan
2. Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty
3. Christmas Christmas - Cheap Trick
4. Christmas Is My Time of Year - Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones & Peter Tork
5. Season's Greetings - Alice Cooper
6. Christmas Time Is Here - Stone Temple Pilots
7. Deck The Halls - Ted Nugent
8. Don't Believe In Christmas - Pearl Jam
9. Jingle Bell Rock - Bruce Springsteen
10. It Ain't Cool To Kill On Christmas - Johnny Cash
11. Mele Kalikimaka - Davy Jones
12. Merry Little Christmas - Billy Joel
13. O Come O Come Emanuel - Halford
14. Run Rudolph Run - Keith Richards
15. Season's Greetings - Ozzy Osbourne
16. Silver Bells - REM
17. Someday At Christmas - Pearl Jam
18. The Christmas Song - Angel
19. Toyland - REM

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A Rockin' Christmas

Old School Hip Hop Halloween Mix

I thought I'd do something a little different this year. Instead of making a compilation of classic spooky tunes, I put together this collection of (mostly) old school rap songs. I hope you like it. Word to your mother!

Track Listing

1. Addams Groove - MC Hammer
2. Amityville (House On The Hill) - Lovebug Starski
3. Are You Ready For Freddy (12" Version) - Fat Boys
4. Friday 13th - MCG
5. Ghostbusters - Run DMC
6. Monsta' Rap - Elvira
7. Monster Boogie - Gregory D and DJ Mannie Fresh
8. Monster Rap (Club Mix) - Bobby "Boris" Picket
9. Nightmare On My Street - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
10. Somebody's Watching Me - Rockwell
11. Spirit - Doug E. Fresh
12. The Haunted House Of Rock (Extended Version) - Whodini

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Easter's On It's Way...

I've been having some issues with my computer for awhile. I can't upload or download music. Some day I'll have it looked at to see what the problem is. In the mean time, you can download my two previous Easter shares.

Peter Cottontail - Peter Pan Orchestra & Players

Easter Mix 2008

Christmas With Perry

Believe it or not, Perry Como has only had nine Christmas songs hit the various Billboard charts between 1946 and 1974. Here are those nine songs according to the awesome book Christmas in the Charts 1920-2004. I tried to find the original versions of each song, but I'm not sure on a couple of them.

My previous Christmas in the Charts compilations are still available for download -- Garth Brooks and Bing Crosby.

Track List

1. Winter Wonderland
2. White Christmas
3. The Lord's Prayer
4. Ave Maria
5. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
6. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
7. Jingle Bells
8. There Is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas
9. Christmas Dream

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Perry Como

Christmas Mix

I'm not making a Christmas Mix this year. If any readers of Wonderful Wonderblog has made one and posted it on their blog or site, please leave a link in the comments.

To start things off, here's a mix from D.X. Ferris --
DXmas 14.0, F_ Xmas and DXmas 14.5, A Very Metal Christmas (Caution: Rated R for adult language)

Check out John's Christmas Mixes. He's shared seven mixes that he made for friends and family from 2004 to 2010.

More Turkey Tunes

Here's a few more tunes that you can add to the Turkey Stuffing Mix. Thanks again to Stephen who sent these to me.

1. Little Birdie by Vince Guaraldi from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
2. Mayflower by Tennessee Ernie Ford from The Mouse on the Mayflower
3. The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't by Hanna Barbera from The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't

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More Turkey Tunes

Turkey Stuffing Mix 2.0

A great big thank you to Stephen for rescuing my Turkey Stuffing Mix. He even sent along a few Thanksgiving songs I didn't have so I've added them to my original mix. Thanks again Stephen.

So without further ado, Wonderful Wonderblog proudly presents - Turkey Stuffing Mix 2.0!

Track Listing
1. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - George Winston
2. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialogue 1
3. Beware Of Geese? - Bill Cullen
4. Prayer For Thanksgiving (Valerius) - Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops
5. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialogue 2
6. It Should Really Be Called Goose Day - Bill Cullen
7. Thanksgiving At My House - Pat Godwin
8. Turkey Gobble 1
9. National Bird? Why Not The Goose? - Bill Cullen
10. Thanksgiving Canon - Girl Scouts
11. Thanksgiving Day - John McCutcheon
12. Thanksgiving Day - Bob Hope
13. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialogue 3
14. What's Really Traditional? You'd Be Surprised - Bill Cullen
15. Thanksgiving Day Parade - Spencer Ross
16. The Thanksgiving Song - Adam Sandler
17. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dialogue 4
18. Turkey Dinner - Ruth Roberts
19. WKRP Turkey Drop 1
20. WKRP Turkey Drop 2
21. Turkey Gobble 2
22. Woman's Work and What a Job They Did - Bill Cullen
23. Turkey In The Straw - Erich Kunzel & The Cincinnati Pops Orch.
24. Guffy the Goofy Gobler - Gene Autry
25. A Goose for My Girl - Benny Bell
26. Garfield Thanksgiving - Lou Rawls
27. Mr. Turkey - ?
28. Little Johnny Pilgrim - Gene Autry

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Turkey Stuffing Mix 2.0

The Black and Orange Album

I finally finished my 2010 Halloween mix compilation. It doesn't have a name, but I like to refer to it as The Black and Orange Album (a special thanks to my co-worker Bill for the suggestion). As I was combing through the hundreds of Halloween tracks I have saved on my computer, it seems that I gravitated towards a lot of "oldies". Plus I threw in a few radio spots for good measure.

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The Black and Orange Album

If anyone has a Halloween mix posted on their blog, let me know about it in the comments and I'll try to add a link to it on this post.

http://youlivetillyoudie.wordpress.com/

http://highburycemetery.blogspot.com/2010/10/highburys-halloween-punkcast-no1.html

http://highburycemetery.blogspot.com/2010/10/highburys-halloween-punkcast-no2.html

 http://taargustaargus.blogspot.com/2010/10/scare-trax.html

http://www.2shared.com/file/1mq1MzTz/Instant_Halloween.html

Music To Watch Ghouls By

I was looking for Halloween stuff that I have saved on my hard drive and found this cool compilation originally posted at Paul's Ramblings back in 2006. He posted links to each song, but some of the links are dead now. From Paul's original post --

 Scar Stuff and some of his fellow bloggers have cornered the market on fun and creepy Halloween music, so I've decided to swank it up a bit a compile some tunes for the ultimate mad monster cocktail party. The kind for us adults to mingle with some pumpkin martinis after the kids are asleep.

I saved the photo from Paul's post and made this cover --

Track List

1. Ride of the Valkyrie (Stan Kenton & His Orchestra)
2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Ralph Marterie & His Marlboro Men)
3. Night on Bald Mountain (Marty Manning & His Orchestra)
4. Theme from The Munsters (Billy Strange)
5. Satan In High Heels (Mundell Lowe)
6. That Old Black Magic (Esquivel)
7. The Cannibal Song (Jiminy Cricket & Rica Moore)
8. The Raven (Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra)
9. The Rockin' Ghost (The Modernaires)
10. Satan Takes A Holiday (Bob Rosengarden & Phil Kraus)
11. Randall & Hopkirk "Deceased" (Edwin Astley)
12. The Tomorrow People (Dudley Simpson)
13. Mostly Ghostly (The Creatures)
14. Traitor in the Lab (Barry Gray)
15. The Crank (Creed Taylor Orchestra)
16. Crash Landing & Rescue (Barry Gray)

This is my first time using MediaFire. Let me know if you like it.

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Halloween Hits Volume 7

Halloween Hits is a compilation of spooky music compiled by Dan Augustine every year. Volume 7 is now up and ready for downloading. The past 6 volumes are also still available. Go get it now, because the website is only online during the month of October.

Music For The 4th

If you need some music for your Fourth of July celebration, you can click on the links below to download some of my past patriotic posts.

Independence Day Mix

July 4th With John Williams & The Boston Pops

An American Idea

Michael Jackson's Least Favorite Hits

To commemorate the one year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson, I thought I'd put together a compilation of his music. But instead of gathering all of his greatest hits, I decided to find all of his songs that appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 charts but didn't crack the Top 40. I'm only using the Pop Charts and not the R&B Charts. Some of these songs were much bigger hits on the R&B Charts. These tunes feature MJ as a solo artist, with The Jackson 5, The Jacksons and as guest-star on other artists songs. In parenthesis I've listed the artist, the year of release and the peak chart position. Personally, I love the song "Ease On Down The Road" from The Wiz. I've had it on 45 since it was released in 1978.

Track Listing

1. Blame It On The Boogie (The Jacksons 1978 #54)
2. Blood On The Dance Floor (MJ 1997 #42)
3. Body (The Jacksons 1984 #47)
4. Can You Feel It (The Jacksons 1981 #77)
5. Ease On Down The Road (Diana Ross & MJ 1978 #41)
6. Eaten Alive (Diana Ross & MJ 1985 #77)
7. Forever Came Today (The Jackson 5 1975 #60)
8. Get It (Stevie Wonder & MJ 1987 #80)
9. Goin' Places (The Jacksons 1977 #52)
10. One Day In Your Life (MJ 1981 #55)
11. One More Chance (MJ 2003 #83)
12. Save Me (Dave Mason & MJ 1980 #71)
13. State Of Independence (Donna Summer & Friends 1982 #41)
14. Stranger In Moscow (MJ 1996 #91)
15. Walk Right Now (The Jacksons 1981 #73)
16. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 (MJ with Akon 2008 #81)
17. We're Almost There (MJ 1975 #54)
18. With A Child's Heart (MJ 1973 #50)

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Monster Bash 2010

Well, boils and ghouls, it's almost time for another Monster Bash. This year's Conference is a 1950s celebration of of Martians, Monsters and Movies! I would love to go this year, but I can't make it. I have a Creature From The Black Lagoon poster signed by Ben Chapman and Ricou Browning that I would love to get signed by Julie Adams.And as I've done for the past few years, here's a compilation of themes and trailers based on this year's guests.

Track Listing

1. 13 Ghosts
2. Beginning of the End
3. Chiller Theatre
4. Earth vs The Spider
5. Ed Wood
6. I Was A Teenage Werewolf (Radio Ad)
7. Night Gallery
8. Night of the Living Dead
9. One Step Beyond
10. The Amazing Colossal Man (Movie Trailer)
11. The Amazing Colossal Man
12. The Blob (Beware of the Blob)
13. The Creature From The Black Lagoon
14. The Cyclops
15. The Day The Earth Stood Still
16. The Fly
17. The Haunted Strangler (Radio Ad)
18. The Three Stooges
19. Tormented
20. Twilight Zone
21. War of the Worlds

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This year's guest include --

Jimmy Hunt The little red-headed kid is back! Jimmy Hunt heads for Monster Bash to stomp out the last of those pesky Martians with his government issued ray-blaster! Jimmy appeared in INVADERS FROM MARS (1953 & its remake in 1986), CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (1950), THE ALL-AMERICAN with Tony Curtis and more.
Ann Robinson The ever lovely Ann Robinson who lived the Martian invasion of 1953 with co-star Gene Barry and director George Pal in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS!
Billy Gray The warning from space came and Billy Gray was there on THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951). Later he would flicker across America as "Bud" in Father Knows Best on TV.
Julie Adams Julie Adams hung out in the Creature Cave in the classic CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954). She also found herself wandering in Rod Serling's Night Gallery. We're happy to have Julie back - Monster Bash alumni!
Bert I. Gordon Forrest J Ackerman called him "Mr. Big" for good reason. Bert directed and brought us giant monsters and bugs...from BEGINNING OF THE END (giant grasshoppers), THE CYCLOPS, EARTH VS, THE SPIDER, VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS, THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST, ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, TORMENTED and much more! Get his new book - THE AMAZING COLOSSAL WORLDS OF BERT I. GORDON autographed at this year's BASH!
Richard Gordon The super horror-fan and producer of films like FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (the flying brains that attacked us in 1958), ISLAND OF TERROR, THE HAUNTED STRANGLER, CORRIDORS OF BLOOD and much more. He worked with Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and many more!
Susan Gordon Susan graced the silver screen with ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, made friends with an alien in THE TWILIGHT ZONE, met up with a ghost in TORMENTED, fell into a world of madness in PICTURE MOMMY DEAD, starred in the early TV 1950s version of MIRACLE on 34th STREET, hung out with Charles Herbert in THE BOY AND THE PIRATES and much more!
George "The Animal" Steele The big man from Tim Burton's ED WOOD film who portrayed Tor Johnson of PLAN NINE FROM OUTER SPACE fame! George re-enacted scenes from the most beloved bad movies of the 1950s - PLAN 9, BRIDE OF THE MONSTER and NIGHT OF THE GHOULS. George is the former WWF wrestler that sold out Main Events at Madison Square Garden, The Boston Gardens, The Philly Spectrum, New Jersey Meadowlands and near the home of Monster Bash - The Pittsburgh Civic Arena. One of the most outrageous wrestlers of all-time was a real-life teacher for 25 years.
"Chilly Billy" Cardille The host of Pittsburgh's Chiller Theatre from the 1950s through the 1980s on Channel 11, Pittsburgh, PA. This is the man who brought you spooky movies and made pizza parties a way of life on Saturday nights for the city of Pittsburgh for three decades.
Stan Gordon A real look into aliens. Reports from the 1940s-1960s gave the public a new perspective on UFOs, flying saucers and the existence of beings from other worlds that have visited this planet. World famous researcher Stan Gordon visits MONSTER BASH 2010 with unbelievable footage and information that will have you taking a new look at reports of close encounters and phenomenon from around the country and documentation from right here in Pennsylvania. Stan will give a talk, take questions and have an unforgettable presentation for fans. Stan is best known for being the authority on the second most documented UFO crash (next to Roswell) - The Kecksburg Incident from 1965. Stan has TWO new books coming out by Bash time!
Charles Herbert Charles was one of the premier kid actors from the 1950s and early 1960s! He was the lead in the original 13 GHOSTS, he was in THE FLY with Vincent Price, THE BOY AND THE PIRATES, THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE, ONE STEP BEYOND, MY THREE SONS, THE DONNA REED SHOW, THE PATTY DUKE SHOW pilot and much, much more. He has great stories of working with Cary Grant, Vincent Price, William Castle, Ross Martin, Donna Reed, Sophia Loren, Doris Day and more!
Kenny Miller From ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE to I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF....fan favorite Kenny Miller is back at BASH! Kenny also was in Orson Welles A TOUCH OF EVIL.
Mr. Lobo We're happy to welcome, host of Cinema Insomnia, Mr. Lobo to Monster Bash 2010. One of the most talked about Contemporary Horror Hosts on the Shock Scene!
Wes Shank & The Blob, himself! A man-eating cosmic monster, no not Wes Shank - THE BLOB! Wes is the owner of The Blob used in the original movie. It creeps! Wes has a new book out on The Blob. It's fantastic. Interesting, full of behind-the-scenes information and history. Plus, lots of photos from the set. Wes will have a stack of the book for sale at Bash! And, of course, Wes will be bringing the actual Blob to Bash too. Get your picture taken with it, or it will absorb you.
Tom Savini Local monster, done good! Tom Savini, horror renaissance man. He's dome it all - breakthrough special effects master, actor, director, artist, sculptor and teacher. See Tom back at BASH!
Bill Hinzman A zombie that's a SMASHING success! Bill was the graveyard zombie from the original NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.
Kyra Schon The little girl zombie from NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is all grown-up and ready to MONSTER BASH!
John Russo NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD screenwriter, zombie, author, film director, and film instructor.
George Kosana NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD actor - The Sheriff! "They're dead....they're all messed-up!"
Moe, Larry, and Curly Too! See the tribute to The Three Stooges parading around Monster Bash this year! Funny bits, all your favorite routines....we're keeping them away from the hotel's plumbing....but, watch out for those pies! These guys have appeared at the Three Stooges Museum - the Stoogeum and are true fans. See them on stage with Son of Ghoul for our Stooge Matinee and roaming the halls at Monster Bash!
Kevin Slick Keyboardist and life-long silent film fan, Kevin Slick! Kevin will perform at this year's MONSTER BASH! Don't miss out on this live event.
Don Reese Monster Bash stand-up comedy Saturday Night with Don Reese. Catch the man from Iowa at Bash and around the country through the year....check out his schedule on his web site....he might be near your area soon! RUN!
Ghoul A Go-Go See you're favorite TV show personalities at Monster Bash! It's Vlad and Creighton from the Ghoul A Go-Go show. A twisted twisting monster -craze for kids of all ages. A retro kid's show that is a combination of Dick Clark's American Bandstand and The Addams Family.
Cortlandt Hull Cortlandt Hull is the nephew of Henry Hull (the WEREWOLF OF LONDON) and Josephine Hull (ARSENIC AND OLD LACE). Cortlandt, in his own right, is a sculptor and artist, heading The Witch's Dungeon in Connecticut. On display you'll see some of Cortlandt's life-size wax classic monsters!
Movie Monster Museum Dennis Phelp's Movie Monster Museum will be at Monster Bash! The room across from the Movie Room will be filled with props and rare classic monster items. The Movie Monster Museum sports items from the estates of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, and make-up man Harry Thomas. Some items will be for sale. It will be a real terror treat...don't miss it.
Bill Diamond Bill Diamond, who worked with Jim Henson's Muppets, now runs MONSTER TV on the Internet! Plus, he's be having his "Gorgo" introduce The Witch's Dungeon new documentary on Aurora Monsters at Monster Bash!
Son of Ghoul The horror host that rocks Cleveland through to its bones! Son of Ghoul will be back to put the scare on you. Make sure to visit him at Bash and if you're in Ohio, check your local listings for that SOG listing! Son of Ghoul will host Saturday Stooge Matinee at Bash.
Richard Sheffield Friend of Bela Lugosi during Bela's last years. Richard also co-wrote the book BELA LUGOSI - DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES with Gary Don Rhodes. A wealth of knowledge and stories from Lugosi to Lon Chaney Jr.
Arthur Lennig Friend of Bela Lugosi and author of THE IMMORTAL COUNT book about Lugosi.
Penny Dreadful's Shilling Shockers Back at Bash, it's Penny and the crew, including Garou. This Boston area TV creepy crew will be bringing their unique brand of horror and humor to Monster Bash. Plus, check out all the cool goodies they'll have at their table, including DVDs of their TV shows and scary movies! Kids, don't worry, Garou the werewolf doesn't bite, but he slobbers a whole lot.
Tom Weaver Noted author of many, many books on the genre. Host of the Bash Braintwister Quiz live at Bash.
Richard Scrivani Noted author of the book "Good Night, Whatever You Are!" An expert on the Universal horror films. He's also the host of the Forgotten Film Series at Monster Bash.
Lorraine Bush Classic Monster portrait artist. She's also a cover artist for Monster Bash Magazine.
Robert Michael Cotter Author Bob Cotter will be set up at Bash signing books and hanging with the Monster Bashers. Bob's books for McFarland include A HISTORY OF DOC SAVAGE, THE GREAT MONSTER MAGAZINES, THE MEXICAN MASKED WRESTLER & MONSTER FILMOGRAPHY, and a forthcoming book on Hammer actress Ingrd Pitt! Also, don't miss him introducing our Mexican Movie Night at Monster Bash!
The Patient Creatures Spooky personalities, the Patient Creatures will be roaming the Monster Bash halls in search of a home....perhaps, yours! Our friends from the Netherworld will treat the kiddies to spooky stories too!
....and David "The Rock" Nelson The indescribable David "The Rock" Nelson. But, we'll try! No budget film-maker from the Chicago area. An inspiration to some, a nuisance to others. But, undeniably a unique personality that can't be duplicated or cloned. Fueled on coffee and monster movies, and video taping everything for stock footage in his movies. If you see people running down the hallway and a guy wearing a suit and a rubber creature mask and dripping wet from going in the swimming pool, you've found The Rock!

July 4th With John Williams & The Boston Pops

Just like I did for Halloween, here's a compilation of patriotic tunes from John Williams & The Boston Pops.

Track Listing

1. Fanfare for the Common Man
2. Washington Post March
3. America, the Dream Goes On
4. America (America Medley)
5. Battle Hymn of the Republic
6. American Salute
7. America the Beautiful
8. Liberty Fanfare
9. This Land is Your Land
10. 76 Trombones
11. Stars and Stripes Forever
12. Strike Up the Band
13. When the Saints go Marchin' In

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--> John Williams & the Boston Pops July 4th Mix <-- Click here to see my past July 4th posts, including more music you can download for your holiday celebrations.

Also, check out Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else for his 78s for a Fourth of July mood and Happy Fourth!!.

Independence Day Mix

It's almost the 4th Of July. Time for another holiday compilation. This mix has something for everyone - traditional, country, rock, cartoons, children & more. After you download this, check out Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else and get the patriotic songs he calls "Let Freedom Ding". The photos in this post were taken by me last year at a 4th Of July parade in Stow, OH. The bottom photo is my nephew picking up candy in the street.


Track Listing

1. Opening Dialogue - Johnny Cash
2. America The Beautiful - Hayley Mills
3. Armed Forces Medley - The U.S. Army Band & Chorus
4. Dixie - Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops
5. God Bless The USA - Dolly Parton
6. National Anthem - LeAnn Rimes
7. Over There - James Cagney & Frances Langford
8. The Pledge Of Allegiance - Children Of America
9. The Presidents - Animaniacs
10. This Land Is Your Land - Cisco Houston
11. Yankee Doodle Dixie - Chet Atkins
12. America - The Muppets
13. America, The Dream Goes On - John Williams & The Boston Pops, voc. James Ingram
14. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - SheDaisy
15. God Bless America - Kate Smith
16. Liberty Tree - Disney Vocal Chorus
17. Old Glory - Heritage Choir & Orch.
18. Star-Spangled Banner - KISS
19. The Preamble - Schoolhouse Rock
20. There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere - Elton Britt
21. Yankee Doodle Boy - James Cagney
22. You're A Grand Old Flag - Disney


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