Halloween Countdown 31 - GILLIGAN'S ISLAND Vampire Clip

Here's the entire vampire dream sequence from my favorite episode of the series, in which Gilligan is bitten by a fruit bat and thinks he's turning into a vampire. This is the episode which Alan Hale Jr., when he hosted an introduction to this one, called the episode "the funniest one they ever did". HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Halloween Countdown 29 - UNIVERSAL HORROR THEMES

Here's a compilation I threw together of the main title music from practically every Universal horror/thriller from Dracula up through The Creature Walks Among Us. Only one Abbott & Costello film (Meet Frankenstein) is represented here, although I might try to include a couple of additional ones eventually. Also includes variations of the Universal fanfare. DVD rips at 192k. Link is in the comment area.

UPDATE NOTE: I finally ripped the theme from The Old Dark House (1932) so it can be included with the others (just insert it in its correct chronological order with the others when burning your disc), as a separate download. Link is also in the comment area.

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931) - Main Title

The main titles music (Bach's "Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor") from the 1931 classic, which won Fredric March an Oscar as Best Actor. 192k DVD rip with J-Stereo enhancement. Link is in the comment area.

Halloween Countdown 27 - THE EYE-POPPING SOUNDS OF H.G. LEWIS

Great must-have compilation of tracks from the films of shlockmeister/gore director H.G. Lewis. 256k CD rip. Link is in the comment area.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: This collection was an expanded reissue of something released by Rhino Records in 1984 titled The Amazing Film Scores of Herschell Gordon Lewis featuring "Blood Feast" and "2000 Maniacs" (below is an image of that album front and back). All of those tracks were included in this collection with two exceptions: from the Blood Feast album side was a track titled "Bonus Track: Herschell Directs: Assorted Screams", and the Two Thousand Maniacs side had a track titled "Bonus Track: Herschell Directs: Assorted Guitar Chords". Neither of those were included here, so I ripped them both from a cassette recording I made years ago off the original vinyl LP, and included them with another track I ripped from the DVD of Two Thousand Maniacs of the finale (which is a bit of instrumental music that cuts to the end credits edit of the theme song). That additional bonus download link is also in the comment area.

FURTHER ADDED NOTE: In listening to this and comparing it to the original Rhino release, I realized that....although this "Eye-Popping" compilation has some additional great H.G. Lewis tracks from his other films....what was done with this compilation is the audio was electronically processed to simulate stereo.....a sort of "faux stereo" as it were. The original recordings, as were the films themselves, were in mono, and when comparing the two releases, I decided/realized this release (with the phony stereo) sounds horrible compared to the original Rhino release in mono. Since I have that release, I decided to go ahead and rip the original version to post here. I attempted to take these "Eye-Popping" tracks and convert them back into their original mono, and it didn't work right....it still sounds horrible. Look here for a new posting of the original Rhino release in mono very soon. The new mono download file will contain the Bonus tracks I already posted in the comment area.



Tracks:
From Blood Feast
1. Official Warning (Blood Feast disclaimer)
2. Tragic Kettledrums / Eye Gouged Out / Legs Cut Off!
3. Blood Feast (Main Title) / Homicide Bureau
4. Fuad Ramses Exotic Catering Service
5. Brains Knocked Out
6. How Dry I Am
7. Tongue Torn Out
8. 5000 Years Ago / Newscast
9. Critical Condition
10. Ancient Weird Religious Rites
11. Poolside Frolic
12. Trudy Is Sacrificed to Ishtar / Leftovers
13. Chase Scene / A Fitting Death For The Garbage He Was
14. Blood Feast radio spot

From 2000 Maniacs
15. Theme from 2000 Maniacs
16. Recurring Virtuoso Guitar Bit
17. Lister's Garbage / I Told You That Blade Was Sharp!
18. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
19. It's Almost Like Halloween
20. Tom's Bright Idea
21. Escape Attempt / Guests of Honor
22. Quicksand!
23. Dixie
24. Safe At Last
25. Teetering Rock
26. Old Joe Clark

27. Greusome Twosome radio spot
28. White Lightning (from Moonshine Mountain)
29. Suburban Roulette (from Suburban Roulette)
30. The Pill (from The Girl, The Body & The Pill)
31. She Devils On Wheels radio spot
32. Get Off The Road (from She Devils On Wheels)
33. Bad Day (from Blast Off Girls)
34. Noise (from Blast Off Girls)
35. Destruction (from Just For The Hell Of It)
36. Blast Off Girls Rock'n'Roll Party (from Blast Off Girls)
37. Living Venus (from Living Venus)

Halloween Countdown 26 - THE RAVEN (1963) promo record

Promotional flexi-record for Roger Corman's THE RAVEN, which was given out in theaters in 1963 (Karloff and Lorre are heard on the record, but Price is not. I believe the third person heard on this is Paul Frees). I may or may not still have larger scans of all the booklet pages to post later on...the record came in a pocket inside the booklet. Link is in the comment area.

Halloween Countdown 22 - THE GHOUL Soundtrack Compilation

Originally compiled and posted by Soundtrack Rarities, here's a compilation of songs and music often used by Cleveland's legendary tv horror host The Ghoul. Link is in the comment area.

Halloween Countdown 21 - SPOOK SHOW RADIO SPOTS

A compilation of 39 radio spots and trailer soundtracks for various old horror "spook show" programs, taken from the great DVD "Monsters Crash The Pajama Party" (a must-have!). DVD rip at 192k. Link is in the comment area.

HORROR MOVIE RADIO SPOTS

A collection of 91 radio spots (and a couple of trailer soundtracks here and there) from various horror movies. Various bitrates (from 128k to 320k. Some are my own rips while other I've collected here and there....thanks to the original rippers!). Link and full list of the zip file contents is in the comment area.

Halloween Countdown 18 - MUSIC FOR YOUR NIGHTMARE (1989)

Great album of atmospheric and spooky music....perfect for parties or playing in your local haunted house. CD rip at 320k. Link is in the comment area.

HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1997) - Don Davis

Promo release of a brilliant score to a much maligned and fun two-part tv movie that brought the classic-type monsters into the modern age. CD rip at 320k. Link is in the comment area.

Halloween Countdown 17 - SOUNDS OF HORROR (1994)

Fun horror effects disc from 1994....and I like the neat cover also. CD rip at 192k. Link is in the comment area.

Halloween Countdown 15 - NOT OF THIS EARTH! The Film Music of Ronald Stein

Mostly 50's horror and sci-fi music from composer Ronald Stein. Real treat here are the tracks from the bizarre Lon Chaney cult classic SPIDER BABY, with the highlight being a track of outtakes/chit-chat between Chaney and Stein during a rehearsal session of the title song Lon sings over the opening credits. CD rip at 320k. Link is in the comment area.
Track Listing:
ATTACK OF THE 50 FT. WOMAN (1958) 1-7
1. Main Title (01:13)
2. 50 Ft. Rock (& Roll) (01:57)
3. Nancy and The Donkey (01:14)
4. Juke Box Jive (02:15)
5. Giant Footprint (02:05)
6. The Satellite; The 50 Ft. Woman; Giant Steps (00:44)
7. Nancy Got Her Man / Big Finish (02:09)
THE TERROR (1963) 8-12
8. Prologue - The Secret Passage (01:31)
9. Main Title (01:52)
10. Meet Helaine (02:54)
11. Light In The Bedroom (01:09)
12. Helaine Malts / The End (01:31)
DEMENTIA 13 (1963) 13-17
13. Main Title (02:21)
14. The Ceremony (02:08)
15. Floating Doll (01:51)
16. He Lost His Head (00:46)
17. Dementia Ultimo (01:35)
NOT OF THIS EARTH! (1957) 18-22
18. Main Title (01:22)
19. Fight From Fear (03:14)
20. The Eyes Have It (01:57)
21. Rabid Blood (02:36)
22. End NOTE (00:54)
ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS (1957) 23-26
23. Main Title / Is It Fish? (01:27)
24. Crab Meat (02:53)
25. Crab Clause (02:42)
26. Finale - Cracked Crab (00:13)
THE DEVIL'S PARTNER (1962) 27-29
27. Main Title (01:44)
28. Scared Papers (02:49)
29. Nick's Redemption / End Title (01:20)
SPIDER BABY (aka CANNIBAL ORGY) (1964) 30-35
30. Main Title (01:29)
31. Spider Orgy (01:44)
32. Spider Stravinsky (00:58)
33. Spider! Spider! (02:34)
34. Rehearsing with Ron and Lon (00:50
35. Song From Spider Baby (sung by Lon Chaney, Jr.) (02:16)

HORROR RHAPSODY (1980/1998)

FOUND AT LAST! Thanks to a visitor, here it is....but for now I'm only posting Track 20, the "Horror Rhapsody Suite" which contains music from four Universal classics: Son of Frankenstein, Mummy's Hand, Black Friday, and Man-Made Monster. Above the image to the left shows the original 1980 album cover, and the right image is the 1998 CD reissue cover. The CD reissue of 1998 omitted the "Horror Express" music and substituted music from "Maya" in its place. Recorded in 1941, the track length is 24:41. Link is in the comment area (download file contains full booklet and insert scans).

UPDATED: The download file containing the tracks from the MAYA tv series has been uploaded. Link is also in the comment area.

Our Gang - excerpt from "School's Out" (1930)

Great reference to the 1923 Universal silent classic "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Miss Crabtree's expression is priceless!

CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS!

320k DVD rip. Link is in the comment area. In two parts due to the filesize, but it all fits onto one CD.

BEETLEJUICE

CD and DVD rips at 320k. Links are in the comment area. Two choices: the original CD album release, and the isolated DVD complete score.

HOCUS POCUS: The Songs

DVD rip at 192k of the songs from the movie which weren't included on the promo soundtrack release. Link is in the comment area.
Song 1 Fire Stake Spell (Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, Sarah Jessica Parker)
Song 2 Witchcraft/I Put A Spell On You (Joe Malone)
Song 3 I Put A Spell On You (Bette Midler)
Song 4 Come Little Children (Sarah Jessica Parker)
Song 5 End Credits I Put A Spell On You Reprise (Bette Midler)

MONSTER MASH: THE MOVIE

Will stick with some fun and offbeat horror-related soundtracks for a Halloween countdown, going from #1 for my first countdown post on up to 31 (and will try to do a post a day until then). VHS rip at 128k. Link is in the comment area.
Tracks:
01 - I'm Sorry The Bridge Is Out
02 - Play Your Hunch
03 - On A Night Like This
04 - Eternity Blues
05 - Monster Mash
06 - Things A Mother Goes Through
07 - Monster Mash (reprise)
08 - You're About To Lose Your Mind
monstermashmovie-skeletons (bonus dialogue segment)