Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “The Shining (Main Title)” — Wendy Carlos & Rachel Elkind (1980)

Not for nothing but here’s two things you can learn about your humble host: The Shining is my favorite horror movie of all time. Dies irae makes any musical piece sound utterly sinister As far as #1 is concerned, that is of course entirely subjective. But few films creep me out to the core quite…

Buttkickin’ Halloween Songs: “Get Out Of My House” — Kate Bush (1982)

Woman let me in! Let me bring in the memories! Woman let me in! Let me bring in the Devil Dreams… This one should have come a lot sooner, I swear… Get Out Of My House, the final track on Kate Bush’s terrific 1982 album The Dreaming, is probably the closest I’ve heard to an…