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The 25 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Few people recognize horror films for what they truly are: a form of education... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFeist+Arcade Fire+Beck+David Cross Halloween Video (Awesome of the Day)
Back in October 2005, Vice Records released a song called “Do They Know It’s Hallowe’en?” to benefit UNICEF (and to poke fun at the patronizing attitude of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”). The band that recorded it was called the “North American Hallowe’en Prevention Initiative,” and its list of members from the U.S. and Canada included:... read more
Found in: Blogs, High GravityThe Wild Things On My Pumpkin
I’m not a particularly good visual artist—my paintings are fairly primitive, and Paste certainly doesn’t miss my design skills. But when October rolls around, it’s pumpkin-carving time, and the endless supply of stencils online make the job a lot easier. Last year it was the Obama pumpkin:... read more
Found in: Blogs, High GravityTen Delightfully Creepy Etsy Finds for Halloween and All Year 'Round
With less than one week until Halloween, our minds are turning to tricks and treats—but really, why shouldn't we be able to keep a bit of this holiday's spirit in our lives all year? In the bleak mornings of January, the pollen-heavy afternoons of March and the sweltering evenings of July, couldn't we all use a little more mischief and mayhem in our lives? If you play it right, every day can boast a little of the eerie, late-October weirdness of Halloween—and here are ten delightfully creepy Etsy finds to help.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBruce Springsteen gives away free Halloween download
In celebration of Halloween, Bruce Springsteen has posted a new song and video on his site. Stereogum says he "sings the blues of an 18th century boy who grew hooves, a horse head, bat wings, and a forked tail, and won the Stanley Cup now haunts the Pine Barrens of southern Jersey." Spooky. Maybe this is his way of making up the cancellation of his usually decorated home in Rumson, N.J..... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWes Craven creates Google logo for Halloween
One of Wes Craven’s evergreen virtues is that he doesn’t take himself too seriously. He's made some of the nastiest movies out there—The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street—and yet he also made a flick that ushered in years of parody horror, Scream. He’s an unabashed producer of remakes of his work, including a new Last House on the Left and Shocker. And he’ll be the first to tell you he got his start in porn.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsCurrent Events: Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls - A Halloween Playlist
Above: Screamin' Jay HawkinsFrom Robert Johnson allegedly selling his soul to the Devil at some midnight Mississippi crossroads to the schlocky Ed Wood-inspired horror-punk of the Misfits and the spooky graveyard romps of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, there’s a dark side of rock ’n’ roll, a creepiness that balances the most saccharine love ballads. It’s very yin and yang; for every “I want to Hold Your Hand” there’s a “Paint It Black,” for every “Killing me Softly” there’s a “Mommy, Can I Go Out and Kill Tonight?” And what better time to celebrate this dark side than on... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VTop 5 best things about Halloween in Atlanta
[Above: Jay Reatard, shown here on the cover of his record Blood Visions, plays this Friday night at the Variety Playhouse.] As an Atlanta native, I've celebrated a lot of Oct. 31sts here. Accordingly, I find that there are certain things I look forward to every year that say as much about the city as they do the holiday itself. Here, in order, are the top five reasons I can't wait for Halloween to hit Atlanta this year. What are yours?... read more
Found in: Local:AtlantaDeerhunter kick off tour, Microcastle gets physical
After its accidental leak and legal iTunes debut in August, Deerhunter's Microcastle, perhaps the most anticipated album by an Atlanta artist this year, finally hit stores in physical form on Tuesday (Oct. 28) via Kranky stateside and 4AD overseas. To appropriately celebrate this momentous occasion, Bradford Cox and company will embark up on a national tour, kicking it off on Halloween at their hometown's own Variety Playhouse, where they'll be joined by Jay Reatard, Times New Viking and Pylon. ... read more
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