Cult of the Great Pumpkin » Halloween Music http://pumpkincult.com A sincere celebration of all things Halloween and spooky, all day, every day, all year! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:27:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Merry Creepmas! http://pumpkincult.com/2011/11/merry-creepmas/ http://pumpkincult.com/2011/11/merry-creepmas/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:43:19 +0000 Sam Pumpking http://pumpkincult.com/?p=626 Just in time to kick off The 13 Days of Creepmas, Paul Cheekyboy / Monster Mashup UK have created a killer 6-song mashup EP called Merry Creepmas – get it at http://www.monstermashups.co.uk/ FREE!

MERRY CREEPMAS

]]> http://pumpkincult.com/2011/11/merry-creepmas/feed/ 0 Are You Enjoying the Digital Meld0wn? http://pumpkincult.com/2011/10/are-you-enjoying-the-digital-meld0wn/ http://pumpkincult.com/2011/10/are-you-enjoying-the-digital-meld0wn/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:48:27 +0000 Sam Pumpking http://pumpkincult.com/?p=607 Every October, http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com/ posts amazing horror and Halloween ephemera that every true spooky sound lover wouldn’t want to miss… delve into their current (and past) catalog for some truly timeless Halloween sonic spookiness!

]]> http://pumpkincult.com/2011/10/are-you-enjoying-the-digital-meld0wn/feed/ 0 Spooky Soundscapes from The Haunted Gallery http://pumpkincult.com/2011/10/spooky-soundscapes-from-the-haunted-gallery/ http://pumpkincult.com/2011/10/spooky-soundscapes-from-the-haunted-gallery/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:35:54 +0000 Sam Pumpking http://pumpkincult.com/?p=586 [...]]]> For the last year, the mysterious J. P. has been quietly producing and releasing incredibly detailed, dialogue-free sound stories in the vein of the “frightening situations” found on the 1979 version of Walt Disney Studios’ Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House. Each release takes you through a brief, chilling tale, told entirely with sound. His latest is the masterful Midnight Ride of Ichabod Crane, below.

For several more totally immersive Halloween soundscapes, head over to The Haunted Gallery…

]]> http://pumpkincult.com/2011/10/spooky-soundscapes-from-the-haunted-gallery/feed/ 0 Midnight Syndicate Wants YOU to SEND IN THE CLOWNS! http://pumpkincult.com/2011/10/midnight-syndicate-wants-you-to-send-in-the-clowns/ http://pumpkincult.com/2011/10/midnight-syndicate-wants-you-to-send-in-the-clowns/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:36:57 +0000 Sam Pumpking http://pumpkincult.com/?p=576 [...]]]> Clowny clowny clown!Midnight Syndicate is putting together a special music video for the song Goons and Greasepaint from the new Carnival Arcane disc and they need your help! From now through October 15th, send them your creepy clown pictures, short video clips (less than 30 sec.), OR images of your haunt, acting troupe, or home haunt display. They will select as many as they can to be a part of this special video highlighting some of the best fans in the world. If your picture or clip is used, you will automatically be entered in a random drawing to win a FREE Carnival Arcane t-shirt! To enter, simply send your photos to contests@midnightsyndicate.com. Be sure to include YOUR NAME, and a PHOTO CREDIT!

]]> http://pumpkincult.com/2011/10/midnight-syndicate-wants-you-to-send-in-the-clowns/feed/ 0 Creature Feature returns this Halloween with “It Was A Dark And Stormy Night…”! http://pumpkincult.com/2011/09/creature-feature-returns-this-halloween-with-it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night/ http://pumpkincult.com/2011/09/creature-feature-returns-this-halloween-with-it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:29:56 +0000 Sam Pumpking http://pumpkincult.com/?p=564 [...]]]> From Curtis RX:

Hey boils and ghouls,

The wait is over, Creature Feature is back this Halloween with a brand new album entitled “It Was A Dark And Stormy Night…” and here is the ghoulish cover from the fiendish mind of Gris Grimly.

Don’t forget to check back at CreatureFeatureMusic.com this Friday September 30th for the world premier of our brand new single “The Unearthly Ones”.

Bar your windows and lock your doors, Creature Feature is back and—WE ARE COMING FOR YOU!

Stay weird,
~Curtis Rx

 

]]> http://pumpkincult.com/2011/09/creature-feature-returns-this-halloween-with-it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night/feed/ 0 NEW Midnight Syndicate Album: Carnival Arcane http://pumpkincult.com/2011/07/new-midnight-syndicate-album-carnival-arcane/ http://pumpkincult.com/2011/07/new-midnight-syndicate-album-carnival-arcane/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:11:25 +0000 Sam Pumpking http://pumpkincult.com/?p=547 [...]]]> July 14, 2011 (Cleveland, OH) Gothic horror soundtrack musicians MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE will be releasing their fourteenth studio album, entitled CARNIVAL ARCANE, on August 2nd. “The theme of the new disc surrounds the Lancaster-Rigby Carnival, a shadowy, turn-of-the-century traveling circus with more than a few skeletons in its closet,” said Edward Douglas. “The Victorian and Edwardian eras are a big source of inspiration for us. They also marked the beginning of the heyday for traveling carnivals, so that’s the time period we chose to set the disc in. We spent a lot of time researching early-20th century circuses and carnivals to ensure that the sounds and music work together to really immerse you in this world and the time period. There’s also a big tip of the top hat to Mr. Bradbury whose work inspired many of the more horrific elements that appear in the latter half of the disc.” CARNIVAL ARCANE also features the vocal talents of Jason Carter (LORD OF THE RINGS: BATTLE FOR MIDDLE EARTH, BABYLON 5, THE DEAD MATTER) and fellow THE DEAD MATTER cast members Brian Van Camp, and Dennis Carter, Jr.

The CD will be available through the Midnight Syndicate website, Amazon, iTunes, as well as at Halloween retailers nationwide. It will also be available at select Hot Topic stores starting August 8th. Preview tracks will be made available on the band’s Facebook page and website shortly.

From the CD insert:The train smoke drifting through the pale moon light signals the arrival of the Lancaster-Rigby Carnival. In a forest clearing, these mesonoxian visitors await your arrival. Stroll along the midway and behold wonders both fantastic and macabre from every corner of the globe. And be sure to ride their one of a kind carousel for an experience you’ll never, ever forget.

Midnight Syndicate – www.MidnightSyndicate.com

Midnight Syndicate on Facebook – www.Facebook.com/MidnightSyndicate

Midnight Syndicate Films’ The Dead Matter – www.TheDeadMatter.com

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Hello fiends,

I just wanted to announce that this Friday (3/18/11) at 5:00pm Pacific Time, Creature Feature will be releasing a brand new single entitled The House Of Myth for streaming and download on our official Bandcamp page. There you will be able to listen to the song in its entirety and have the ability to download it in the highest quality available for the standard single price of $1.29.

The House Of Myth is a blood curdling tale about a haunted house on the outskirts of town that lures in unsuspecting victims, eats them alive, and spits them out…piece by piece.

For more information about the Creature Feature’s new song, please click the banner below to go to our official website:

Thanks again for all your ongoing support an stay weird,

~Curtis Rx

]]> http://pumpkincult.com/2011/03/new-song-the-house-of-myth-from-creature-feature/feed/ 0 HalloweenRadio.com Is Back! http://pumpkincult.com/2011/02/halloweenradio-com-is-back/ http://pumpkincult.com/2011/02/halloweenradio-com-is-back/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:11:41 +0000 Sam Pumpking http://pumpkincult.com/?p=451 [...]]]> Halloween Radio

Halloween Radio is BACK at http://www.halloweenradio.com

Every year The Halloween Network has received great feedback regarding Halloween Radio.   With many requests to return they are so happy to re-launch.   They have a HUGE library of Halloween and Horror songs and they want to play what YOU want to hear.

Halloween Radio has added more ways for you to listen including listening directly from a web browser, Windows Media Player, Real Player, iTunes, Winamp and more.

Bands and Artists: Halloween Radio wants to play YOUR Halloween and Horror music.   Please send MP3 and description info to music@halloweenradio.com

]]> http://pumpkincult.com/2011/02/halloweenradio-com-is-back/feed/ 0 Monster Spookshow Radio Wishes You a MERRY CRYPTMAS! http://pumpkincult.com/2010/12/monster-spookshow-radio-wishes-you-a-merry-cryptmas/ http://pumpkincult.com/2010/12/monster-spookshow-radio-wishes-you-a-merry-cryptmas/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:54:48 +0000 Sam Pumpking http://pumpkincult.com/?p=375 Merry Cryptmas!

George Van Orsdel is at it again, this time with the Monster Spookshow Radio Cryptmas Special 2010! Head on over to the MSR site to listen to the show!

]]> http://pumpkincult.com/2010/12/monster-spookshow-radio-wishes-you-a-merry-cryptmas/feed/ 0 Weird (FREE!) Halloween MP3 Find on Amazon.com http://pumpkincult.com/2010/12/weird-free-halloween-mp3-find-on-amazon-com/ http://pumpkincult.com/2010/12/weird-free-halloween-mp3-find-on-amazon-com/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:14:29 +0000 Sam Pumpking http://pumpkincult.com/?p=373 [...]]]> Experience HalloweenNot exactly sure how I came across this on Amazon.com’s MP3 site, but here it s: “Experience Halloween – A Tunecore Music Sampler“. A quick listen to a few of the tracks indicates a lot of it is really cheesy teenybopper fare, but there might be one or two cool tracks mixed in. And did I mention it’s free?

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