Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Christmas30s40s Twitter Archive October 2017 (Mostly Halloween)


Christmas30s40s Twitter Archive October 2017












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Sunday, October 27, 2019

Christmas at Halloween III : Hell School Musical




Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)

Well, that was disappointing. So, someone took the worst parts of Glee, High School Musical and every show on the CW and ripped off Shaun of the Dead. Groundbreaking. This movie needs to get off my lawn. 
It is a very well made film. The songs are fine but instantly forgettable. But the story is hackneyed, the comedy isn’t funny, the zombies aren’t scary.
I really wish I’d liked this more because at times it melds Christmas and horror fairly well but I dislike every character and hate the script, so this isn’t becoming a holiday tradition at Casa Kringle anytime soon.




Silent Night Bloody Night (1972)

Offbeat, slow-moving early 70s indie with a slight underground flavor including appearances by a handful of Warhol day players and the unaccountably beloved, in certain circles, Mary Woronov. The most interesting thing is the score by Gershon Kingsley and that’s only because the film is so un-engaging I paid more attention to the soundtrack just to pass the time. 
Not the worst low budget axe killer movie you’ll ever see, so there’s that. Though John Carradine’s appearance in the cast list should give you some idea what you're in for. 
There’s a fair amount of Christmas in the production design, but it’s not very Christmassy, what with all the bloody murders and all.




Home for the Holidays (1972)

Another holiday thriller from ‘72 is this ABC Movie of the Week starring Sally Field, Jessica Walter, and Julie Harris, among others. It’s not  brilliant but it is a solid made for TV effort from back in the days when even Aaron Spelling put a modicum of effort into producing compelling content. 
A dying patriarch gathers his four estranged daughters to his deathbed to make an extraordinary request. I don’t want to spoil things but there is a lot of melodrama, a body count, plus Sally Fields screaming, a lot. 
Not very Christmassy, mostly incidental decor, but that’s hardly surprising given the familial tensions involved.



Holidays (2016)

Mediocre horror anthology, redundant I know, featuring a number of holiday themed shorts. The Christmas segment, directed by Scott Stewart and starring Serh Green, is okay but pretty predictable.

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Saturday, October 26, 2019

Halloween at Christmas Part Two: The Holly Terror





An American Exorcist (2018)

Lots of random Christmas decor and a charisma-free lead.Less than meh.




The Legend of The Christmas Witch (2018)

If you had told me that Michelle Souvi, director of such horrific fare as Cemetery Man, had recently made a Christmas movie, I would have gotten my hopes up for that rarest of the rare, a good Christmas horror flick. Well, he did a Christmas movie but instead of holiday dread, it’s packed with cringe and boredom. 
Plus the terrible English dubbing, though that’s probably not Souvi’s fault. 
Anywho, this is the first Befana film I’ve seen, so there’s that. Not really hoping for a sequel though. Kids might like it, sort of a Harry Potter vibe occasionally, though the whole Christmas Witch thing might be confusing for American tykes.





The Chicken Party (2018)

Unrelenting garbage.
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Saturday, October 7, 2017

ICYMI: Twitter Recap Oct 3 & 4















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ICYMI: Holiday Tweet Recap Oct 1 & 2













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Saturday, October 24, 2015

! Happy Halloween !

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Monday, October 12, 2015

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Friday, October 31, 2014

Merry Halloween!

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Monday, October 22, 2012

Halloween Treat: Monster Rally

Monster Rally from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Halloween Treat: My Baby Likes Scary Movies

My Baby Likes Scary Movies from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Halloween Treat: The Rockin' Ghosts' Haunted House Party

The Rockin' Ghosts' Haunted House Party from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Halloween Treat: Some Witches...

Some Witches (and their familiars) from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.
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Friday, October 5, 2012

Halloween Treat :It's Alive!


Rockin' with Frankie and his monster pals....

It's Alive! from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Halloween Treat: Grave Rockin'



Grave Rockin' from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.
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Monday, October 1, 2012

Halloween Treat: Do the Martian Hop!


I'll be cross-posting some Halloween treats from over on Monster Rally ...

Christmas isn't the only holiday that's celebrated by the internet sharity community. Halloween is near and bloggers, such as all time favorite Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else, are breaking out their vintage spooky stuff. This first Halloween podcast of the season probably features a few tracks shared by Lee at MY(P)WHAE  ( I lose track over the years of who has shared what)  as well as other goodies from my collection.

While you listen to the show surf on over to MY(P)WHAE for the first frightastic slaylist of 2012!


Do the Martian Hop! from Dinsdale_kringle on 8tracks Radio.
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Saturday, October 4, 2008

MY(P)WHAE presents Mistletoes and Cobwebs

Usually Lee at MY(P)WHAE is sharing from his vast collection of rare records but every once in a while he busts out one of his own compositions and shares his delightful performance. This time it's a bit of  a seasonal mash with Mistletoes and Cobwebs.
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Friday, October 3, 2008

Quick Links

Animated Toast looks at Roger Ramjet's Twas the Night Before and Christmas Comes to Pac-Land.

There's a new page at the Christmas Specials Wiki on Santa Claus impersonators (characters that have dressed up like the jolly fat man - think the Grinch, Homer and so on)

Lee, over at MY(P)WHAE, has a round-up of the first four terrifying installments of his vintage Halloween music extravaganza!

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A Fairy Tale Christmas
Kidnapped by a wicked viceroy and raised by a cruel woodsman, young Princess Angela forgets that her father is king and she nobility. Years later, when she learns that the king is despondent, she resolves to visit him and dance to lift his spirits. Now, with the help of woodland creatures, Angela sets out for the court, but the viceroy and woodsman are bent on stopping her lest she learn the truth about her true, royal identity.


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Barcelona (by www.peterbreuer.de)

XMAS - Beatles - Vee Jay Xmas (by -=- Hul Gil -=-)
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Santa Surfs (the web)

A Christmas Yuleblog looks back at the holiday sounds of Ferrante and Teicher (plus, on a related note, have a browse through Lee's F&T posts at MY(P)WHAE)

Speaking (typing?) of MY(P)WHAE, there's another fantastic collection of vintage Halloween goodness just waiting for you there: Halloween at MY(P)WHAE, Part 2--Halloween Humour

The King of Jingaling has the good news that The Hollyridge Strings "Christmas Favorites" is finally coming to CD!
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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Halloween at MY(P)WHAE, Part 1!!

Regular readers will be very familar with the amazing holiday sharity supplied each season by Lee Hartsfeld at his blog Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else. Well, Christmas isn't the only holiday he's got a stash of cool records for that he's ready and willing to share...

From our Halloween/Horror companion blog Monster Rally...
Lee at Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else has posted the first sharity of the Halloween season!

Lee says...
"...And, now, we have twelve terrific Halloween tracks to get spooked out over (if the stock market horrors of the past two days aren't enough). Half are repeats, and half are new to the blog. A few really odd ones, including Cliff (Delta Rhythm Boys) Holland's Tops label cover of The Thing (which, like many early Tops sides, sounds really bad), the Capitol University Cappette's Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, and Lalo (Mission: Impossible) Schifrin's The Hautning, a 1963 instrumental inspired by the Robert Wise movie. Download with caution, for the sanity you lose may be your own!! Buwa-ha-haaaa!!"
...and, great news, this is only Part 1 !!

Hop on yer broom and let MY(P)WHAE help you get in the Halloween spirit!
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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Holiday Horrors - a Seasonal Compilation

The first sharity of the year and it's a scream!

Halloween all-star Universal Horror Sounds has compiled a collection of jolly/spooky holiday treats. Highly recommended for those who like their yuletide slightly twisted...

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