Your Halloween Soundtrack

What're all my little fiends up to on this frightful evening - dressing up like good little boys and ghouls? Drinking punch out of a steaming cauldron? Standing at the graveyard entrance with a shotgun, just in case? Whatever your answer, here's a bit of music to get you in the mood:

1. “Halloween Head” – Ryan Adams
2. “The Creeps” – Social Distortion
3. “I Love The Dead” – Alice Cooper
4. “Living Dead Girl” – Rob Zombie
5. “The Surfin’ Dead” – The Cramps
6. “Season of the Witch” – Donovan
7. “Now I’m Feeling Zombiefied” – Alien Sex Fiend
8. “God of Thunder” – KISS
9. “Vampira” – The Misfits
10. “Bloodsucker” – Southern Culture On The Skids

Anything else I should have on the list? You know where the comments section is.

I've had a blast with the Halloween hijinks this month. Thanks again to Virtual Stranger and Doctor Dan for helping out, and Dave Perillo for being kind enough to let me use his artwork. Now daddy needs a nap...

A Final Peek At Dave Perillo's Horror Icons

Hi all - we've made it into the home stretch, Halloween week! Unfortunately, that means the end of our showcase of Mr. Perillo's art. But what a way to go, Hmmm? The master slasher, the goalie from Hell, the "before" picture from a Noxzema commercial: Jason Voorhees.

And again, check out Dave Perillo's blog, Montygog's Art-O-Rama, which features much more of his zany stylings. Oh, and stick with us this week - you'll learn the hows and whys of becoming a werewolf, see some of the reasons that certain songs are so completely tied into the magic of a horror movie, and maybe even see a sign of the apocalypse. Oh, and there might be a Halloween soundtrack for ya, if you're good little ghouls...

More Horror Icon Fun by Dave Perillo

This week's entry needs little introduction: the legendary chin-man, Bruce Campbell, portrayed in his most memorable role as Ash from the Evil Dead franchise.

Mr. Perillo has quite a grasp of who we want to see in cartoonized form, hmmm? To view the rest of his work, check out his blog, Montygog's Art-O-Rama.

Horror Icons by Dave Perillo

As often happens when looking for something on the interweb, I found something even more groovy. Sometime around Halloween last year, I stumbled across Dave Perillo's blog (Montygog's Art-O-Rama) - and as luck would have it, he was doing a Horror Icons series at the time.

As you can see, his cartoonish style works oddly well with the freakish characters he portrays - but he doesn't just draw upon the scaries for his inspiration. If you explore his blog, you'll find superheroes, TV stars and a variety of recurring characters from your childhood. And he's been nice enough to share his playground with us for the month - I'll be showcasing one of his horror pieces every week.

But trust me, that's not enough. For a good sampling of Mr. Perillo's work check out his blog, where he has a treasure trove of illustrations. Then come back here for some more scary fun...