I kneel and wait in silence As one by one the people slip away Into the night The quiet and empty bodies Kiss the ground before they pray Kiss the ground And slip away… Yet another one of those “Strictly Speaking, Not A Halloween Song, But…” songs. I mean, it’s The Cure right? Certain bands…
Come and take my hand Human child Come and see my land Human child There is nothing to fear Human child You’ll never be alone This will be your home… This could be the most Halloween song we’ve shared in a long time. Maybe ever. I’m not even kidding. Norwegian doom metal band Valhall’s Down…
Dancin’ by the Nile The ladies love his style Rockin’ for a mile He ate a crocodile… What, more novelty songs this soon? Sure. It’s not like we have hard and fast rules when it comes to Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs. This is our seventh year of presenting Halloween songs that aren’t on every hack playlist…
Flowers growing on a hill Dragonflies and daffodils Learn from us very much Look at us but do not touch Phaedra is my name… Lee Motherf***in’ Hazlewood?? Some Velvet Morning, the Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood psychedelic-pop duet from 1967, used to terrify me as a kid. Mostly because I had no idea what was going on…
Who is this irresistible creature Who has an insatiable lust for the dead? Living Dead Girl! Even if he hadn’t directed two Halloween movies, Rob Zombie would still be infinitely associated with All Hallows Eve. The man and his music, his entire aesthetic if you will, is what you might expect to find if a…
I must offer to you a confession I like movies that give me a fright If the subject is horror, I got to see more or I won’t be contented all night You may call it my ghoulish obsession It’s a subject on which I get chatty But the worst one it seems, haunting all…
Don’t be afraid, I won’t stray down the dark path My conviction is strong Those who’ve sinned will answer to my wrath I will right what is wrong That’s not the way, the dark will absorb you You should never attack You will be lost like many before you There will be no way back……
Is… is it over already? Damn. Another year, another October, another round of Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs have come upon us and, with a heavy heart, have come to an end. And like clockwork, and as usual, ending right on Halloween. This always makes me a bit sad. I kind of look forward to Buttkickin’ Halloween…
Oh, what a jumbie jamboree Took place inna Kingston cemetery Oh, what a jumbie jamboree Took place inna Kingston cemetery Jumbies from up north of the island Some of them are great Calypsonians Since the season was carnival They ska together in Bakanal… Most commonly known today as Zombie Jamboree, something of a Caribbean standard…
Silence, we hunt for the queen Sign of the cross And pray in-between Look by the light of the day She’s hiding till dark Waiting to play hey-hey Something’s taken a child And it all must end Time to be killing the dragon again… It’ll be a cold, cold, COLD day in Hell before I…