Samhain – Hit The North

Disney’s The Skeleton Dance

On the cusp of Samhain, I present to you an absolute classic of macabre playfulness, and an undoubtedly huge influence on Tim Burton. Enjoy this vintage gem from Walt Disney, but don’t have nightmares…

Samhain, Perthshire, Part 2

I hope everyone’s Spooky Season is smashing (pumpkins). Here are some from this year.

Samhain, Perthshire

I took these pics last year. The whole town gets involved in spooky -ooky displays everywhere and they look great. Some more from this year coming up…

Lucifer Over Lanarkshire: Rocky Horror Sucks

Every year at the Samhain, or Halloween, season, musical theatre lovers break out their basques, fishnets and eyeliner and strut to theatres to see ‘The Rocky Horror Show’. Created by Richard O’Brien in the seventies, it fused glam rock with kitsch horror and has become a staple of repeated stage and screen experiences worldwide. ButContinue reading “Lucifer Over Lanarkshire: Rocky Horror Sucks”

Lost In Music:The Very Things – The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes

Happy Samhain, kitty cats and sewer rats. Here’s one from the crypt to chill your blod (sic). The Very Things were a band very much beloved by the late great DJ John Peel. This is their timeless classic, like ‘The Monster Mash’ on LSD. Enjoy, but don’t have nightmares…

Lost In Music: Screaming Lord Sutch- Jack The Ripper

Here’s a ghoulish garage rock classic to make you shake yr bones. Ivy and Lux were fans, so was Nick Cave and Jack White, and The Horrors have included it in their club nights,so you know it’s a winner. David Edward Sutch aka Screaming Lord Sutch, was doing the shock rock thing long before AliceContinue reading “Lost In Music: Screaming Lord Sutch- Jack The Ripper”