Track by Track Review
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Merv Griffin - House Of Horrors
Starting with a little creepy skit, this works out into a cool, bouncy novelty song that’s a lot of good time. |
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The Duponts - Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall)
This is a fun doo wop styled rock and roller with some cool horror themes and vibes. |
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Little Demon
This stomper is so strong. The wailing sax adds a lot, and the vocal performance is quirky and entertaining. |
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The Hollywood Flames - Frankenstein's Den
More doo wop styled stuff, this feels like a Halloween party in progress. |
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The Castle Kings - You Can Get Him - Frankenstein
I dig this tasty rock and roller, but the recording has some issue. |
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Zombi The Monotones
Doo wop is the concept here. This doesn’t feel all that horror related, it’s not really a standout at all. |
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Lon Chaney - Monster Holiday
Chaney speaks his part. Musically this is basically “The Monster Mash.” |
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Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
This classic is one of my favorite Halloween rockers. It’s a fun cut and still holds up so well. |
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The Swingin' Phillies - Frankenstein's Party
Doo wop rock and roll is the order of business here. |
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Sharkey Todd - Horror Show
Now, this rock and roller is so much fun. It reminds me a little of “The Munsters” theme at times. |
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Frankie Stein and The Ghouls - Knives And Lovers
This instrumental features some smoking hot jamming a lot of screaming. |
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Casey Jones and The Governors - Jack The Ripper
Bouncy and fun, this is a real old-school stomper with plenty of camp creep style. |
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Round Robin - I'm The Wolfman
There is a meaty guitar rock vibe to this thing. It’s so much fun. |
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Henry Mancini and His Orchestra - Spook!
A jazzy instrumental romp, this is so much fun. |
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The Jay-Hawks - The Creature (From Outerspace)
A doo wop styled rocker, this one doesn’t work all that well for me. |
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Little Gerhard - Rockin' Ghosts
While the lyrics reflect the spooky themes, musically this is a pretty straight vintage rocker. It’s also a really good time. This is one of my favorites here, in part because they don’t try too hard to make the horror connections. |
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Lord Luther - I Was A Teenage Creature
Now, this goes a little over the top with the screams. The music beyond that is strong and works pretty well. |
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Pete Drake - The Spook
This guitar based instrumental has a bit of a surf guitar sound to it. It’s a great groove with a lot of style. |
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Bo Diddley - Bo Meets The Monster
You can’t go wrong with Bo Diddley. This rocker is a good time with some spooky angles. |
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The Regal-Aires - It
I really dig this classy mostly instrumental number. I say mostly because there is a spooky laugh near the end, representing what I guess you could call a voice. |
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The Calvanes with The Val Anthony Combo - Horror Pictures
Now, this bouncy tune doesn’t work as well. It’s solid, but not a standout. |
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Big Bee Kornegay - At The House Of Frankenstein
This is a fun romp that has a bit of that novelty song thing, but also feels meatier than that suggests. |
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Dave Gardner - Mad Witch
I don’t really hear a novelty angle to this track. Instead it’s a driving rocker with a prominent percussive element. |
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Orvin Yoes - The Vampire
The sound of a storm is heard here. The music accompanying has a cool rock and roll vibe. |
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Pete Pepper - Purple People Eater, Eater
This turn is bouncy rock and roll with some definite novelty angles. It’s not as fun as the song that inspired it, but it’s still a good tune. |
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The Midnighters - Yes, Baby, I'm Scared
Literally a screaming rock and roller, this has its charms but isn’t a stand out. |
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Count Stephen - Spooky
A moodier spooky rock song, this works well and does a nice job of ending the set in style. |
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