Tag: Halloween

  • Ives Halloween Music Under 4 Minutes

    Ives Halloween Music Under 4 Minutes

    For Charles Ives’ birthday, here are two Halloween-specific pieces. You can listen to them both in just over three minutes.

    First, my favorite recording of “Hallowe’en” (1907), in its original version for string quartet and piano, since it actually includes the bass drum. Ives later orchestrated the work, but it just ain’t the same. The composer wrote, “It’s a take-off of a Halloween party and bonfire – the elfishness of the little boys throwing wood on the fire, etc., etc… it is a joke even Herbert Hoover could get.”

    And then this wisp of a song, “Slugging a Vampire” (1902). Like somebody slipped acid in your Smartees.

    Happy Halloween, from Charles Ives!

  • Star Trek Halloween Spock’s Catspaw

    Even Mr. Spock could be catty in this one.

    Last night, we celebrated Roy’s 50th episode with a discussion of the classic “Star Trek” Halloween episode “Catspaw,” and some Johnnie Walker Red.

    On Friday, we’ll be joined by special guest (and Roy’s wife) Shari Bethman-Bjellquist, as we make a meal of “Soylent Green” (1972); and then on Sunday, Roy and I will be back in the saddle for one of my personal Halloween favorites, “The Devil Rides Out” (1968), starring the great Christopher Lee.

    Get ready for some serious hooves-on-hooves action. Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner live-streams on Facebook every Friday and Sunday at 7 pm EDT!

  • Halloween Music Crossword Puzzle

    Halloween Music Crossword Puzzle

    “Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!”

    So remarks Bram Stoker’s Dracula (in reference to howling wolves). Sink your teeth into this week’s Classic Ross Amico crossword, shrouded in musical presentiments of Halloween. Go bats over 50 clues about the supernatural in music.

    To fill out the puzzle, follow the link and select “solve online” at the bottom of the page. You’ll then be able to type directly into the squares. Once you feel you’ve exhausted the puzzle, you’ll find the solutions by clicking on “Answer Key PDF.”

    Test your knowledge – and your fortitude – against bump-in-the-night classics here:

    https://www.armoredpenguin.com/crossword/Data/2020.10/1811/18113156.205.html

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers Spoiler Review

    It occurs to me, I forgot to share this yesterday. It may have been that I was trying to maintain a low profile, so as to evade the pod people.

    At any rate, here’s the archived video of Roy and my discussion of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978). If you’ve not seen the movie, I warn you now that our conversation is rife with spoilers. So be sure you watch the movie first!

    We’re going spooky all month long, in a spine-chilling lead-up to Halloween. Here’s the complete schedule:

    October 16, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”

    October 18, “Night of the Living Dead” (1968)

    October 23, “Soylent Green” (with guest co-host Shari Bethman-Bjellquist)

    October 25, “The Devil Rides Out” (a.k.a. “The Devil’s Bride”)

    October 30, “Young Frankenstein” (with Michael Rizzo and Marybeth Ritkouski of SciFi Distilled, AND virtual costume party!)

    If for nothing else, I thought you might be interested in checking the progress of my Covid beard.

    Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner live-streams on Facebook, Fridays and Sundays at 7 pm EDT. See you on Friday, for the cult-favorite TV series, “Kolchak!”

    https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner/

  • Trilogy of Terror & October Horror Movie Schedule

    Every Zuni fetish doll has his day, and Roy and I finally had our discussion about Dan Curtis’ “Trilogy of Terror” (1975), the ABC Movie of the Week, starring Karen Black – in four different roles, no less – that scarred everyone for life. At least it wasn’t “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.” That movie still makes me want to sleep with the light on. At any rate, as always, we spoil everything (if “Trilogy of Terror” CAN be spoiled), so watch at your peril.

    Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner livestreams on Facebook every Friday and Sunday at 7 pm EDT. I’m already the regular Friday co-host, but in the service of Halloween, my favorite holiday, I’ve signed on for Sundays this month, as well.

    This Sunday, don’t fall asleep! We’ll be discussing Philip Kaufman’s superb 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

    In case you’re curious, here’s what we’ve got planned for the rest of the month:

    October 11 “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1978)

    October 16 “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”

    October 18 “Night of the Living Dead” (1968)

    October 23 “Soylent Green”

    October 25 “The Devil Rides Out” (a.k.a. “The Devil’s Bride”)

    October 30, “Young Frankenstein”

    For “Soylent Green,” we’ll be joined by special guest Shari Bethman-Bjellquist.

    And for “Young Frankenstein,” we’ll be joined by Michael Rizzo and Marybeth Ritkouski, our friends from SciFi Distilled. The October 30th broadcast will also include a virtual costume party, open to anyone who would care to participate.

    If you’re blue and don’t know where to go to, why don’t you go where sci-fi sits? We’re spoilin’ all the hits!

    https://www.facebook.com/roystiedyescificorner/

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