Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Take Me Away” — Blue Öyster Cult (1983)

Strange shapes light up the nightI’ve never seen ’em though I hope I mightDon’t ask if they are realThe men in black, their lips are sealed Fantasy fills my mindTo leave this place before my timeRelease myself from earthly careMy dream may be your nightmare… Yes, I do have some Blue Öyster Cult…” A pseudo-Fast…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Vengeance (The Pact)” — Blue Öyster Cult (1981)

To defend, this is the pact But when life’s scorned And damage done To avenge, this is the pact I mean honestly, if you haven’t heard Blue Öyster Cult’s entire 1981 album Fire of Unknown Origin, please do. It’s pretty freakin’ keen. You can only listen to Don’t Fear The Reaper and Godzilla only so many times. Why NOT…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Nosferatu” — Blue Öyster Cult (1977)

This ship pulled in without a sound The faithful captain long since cold He kept his log till the bloody end Last entry read “Rats in the hold. My crew is dead, I fear the plague…” DRACULA!!! Well not quite. But if you’ve ever seen F. W. Murnau’s classic silent horror film Nosferatu — and…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Joan Crawford” — Blue Öyster Cult (1981)

This is just one of those  songs, you know? The “probably a hatchet job but who the hell knows” book and movie Mommie Dearest basically presented legendary screen presence Joan Crawford as one of the creepiest, most terrifying women who ever walked the planet. I mean can anyone even think about wire hangers anymore without the vision of a terrified…