Hey Spooky Freaks – Did you know the Halloween season has officially started? Since you’re a subscriber to The LVCRFT Letter we felt we had to let you know about some of the terrifying things bubbling up out of the LVCRFT cauldron this fall…
Every good horror franchise has a sequel and this year we bring ou LVCRFT The Sequel. The Sequel (our follow up to This Is Halloween Vol. 1) contains 15 all new Halloween bops sure to stir your spirit. THE SEQUEL arrives October 1st and it’s going to be a DOOZY. We’ve reached out into the music and horror nether worlds and brought in a new collection of creepy collaborators including The Evil Dead’s Bruce Campbell, John Kassir (the voice of the crypt keeper) and other legends of stage, screen and song.
We know you can’t wait, so we’ve dropped not one, but TWO singles to tide you over. Last year, a funky remix of Andrew Gold’s classic “Spooky Scary Skeletons” broke the internet and set records on TikTok. This year, we’ve re-worked the tune for a spooky partnership with Freeform’s 31 Nights Of Halloween and have also made our own TikTok edit for your dancing pleasure. If you Don’t Feel Like Dancin’, then immerse yourself in our darker, more sinister pop jam “Psycho” featuring the devilish redruMNDR. Watch them both on LVCRFT TV.
LVCRFT Unleashes Their Bone-Tingling Theme For ’31 Nights Of Halloween’: Listen To ‘Spooky Scary Skeletons’
written by Jason Brow, music & sports editor
Watch Now…If You Dare
It’s time to move your dead bones! LVCRFT has teamed up with Freeform to put a sinister spin on a Halloween classic, and we have the EXCLUSIVE premiere.
Feel that chill in the air? Do you smell the scent of pumpkin spice wafting out of your local coffee shop? Do the shadows seem a little longer than usual? That can only mean one thing: Halloween season is underway! And with black cats, screeching bats, and witches’ hats comes LVCRFT. The group of horror-obsessed, Grammy Award-winning hitmakers have come back to life, crawling out of their coffins and back into your hearts. One year after tricking your treat with This Is Halloween Vol. 1, the group is set to unleash The Sequel, and HollywoodLife has the first cut from this album, a cover “Spooky Scary Skeletons.”
Thanks to their deep appreciation of all things creepy and gory, LVCRFT has managed to invoke the spirit of Andrew Gold’s original 1996 song while also weaving some of their trademark orange-and-black magic into the mix. The song, as Rolling Stone noted, got some love via TikTok thanks to a remixed version, but LVCRFT’s rendition is – to put it in a way horror fans would understand – more Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and less the 2003 remake. It’s the perfect song to play when you’re carving pumpkins, hanging cobwebs, or just when you feel like howling at the moon. “Andrew Gold’s ‘Spooky Scary Skeletons’ is one of the most iconic Halloween songs and we jumped at the chance to put our LVCRFT spin on this classic,” LVCRFT’s Lil Punkin tells HollywoodLife. “We were honored to be asked to breathe new life into it!”
Lil Punkin of LVCRFT
This re-animated version has also gotten the Freeform seal of approval. The network – who just announced the schedule to its beloved 31 Nights of Halloween – have selected LVCRFT’s “Spooky Scary Skeletons” as this year’s theme. “We are possessed by Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween,” LVCRFT’s Norman Crates tells HollywoodLife, “and collaborating with them has been a nightmare come true!”
LVCRFT member Norman Crates.
With a real-life global pandemic that rivals The Crazies, 28 Days Later, and Train To Busan – combined – staying indoors (or, at least, six feet away) is the sensible thing to do. However, LVCRFT isn’t going to let socially distancing ruin their favorite holiday. “We refuse to let the quarantine kill Halloween,” member DeepKutz tells us, “so we made another album of infectious bops and tunes that go bump bump bump in the night.”
LVCRFT member DeepKutz
That album is The Sequel, 15 new tracks to terrorize your playlist. This time around, LVCRFT goes trick-or-treating with some new friends: Uffie (as Uffie The Vampire Slayer), Bonnie McKee (as Evil McQueen), ZZ Ward (as ZZycho Ward), Morgan McMichaels (as Morgan McMyKill Myers), Sarah Hudson (as Olivia Demon Spawn), and Har Mar Superstar (as Scar Mar Superscare). The Sequel also boasts appearances by some major Halloween heavyweights: John “The Cryptkeeper” Kassir and Ash Williams himself, Bruce Campbell.
Halloween can never be canceled, not while LVCRFT lives. The Sequel arrives on Oct. 1.
Dying to rot your brain with a “comedy that kills”? Then Zombieland might be the ticket. On this Slashback Friday we salute David Sardy and his brilliant score that keeps us from losing our shit on a ferris wheel.
We had no idea what a legend Mr. Sardy (or should we call you New York?) is with his work with Oasis, Jet, and LCD sound system. This man can bring the terror to film and to wax. Bravo Mr. Sardy…bravo
Shhhh…seriously don’t make a noise. On this Slashback Friday we salute Marco Beltrami who we hope survived composing the score for A Quiet Place considering he had to make noise.
Shhhhh…but did we mention Marco is a complete legend and also scored Scream? Shhhhhh! 🤫
On this Wickedpedia Wednesday, we bring you the ominous origin story of an 80’s aerobic anthem. As a sweat covered, aspiring young dancer strenuously trains to the sound of Michael Sembello’s synth classic pop hit, “Maniac” at the intro of drama/romance flick, Flashdance, the last thing you think of is horror.
But the original intention of this song had a much darker story. Later changed for the film, the original chorus lyrics were:
‘He’s a maniac, maniac that’s for sure. He will kill your cat and nail him to the door’
Sembello’s songwriting partner, Dennis Matkosky, got the idea for the song after seeing William Lustig’s film ‘Maniac’, about an NYC serial killer who stalks his victims. Even crazier, the song wasn’t even meant for Flashdance at all; the song was accidentally included on a tape to Paramount Pictures for consideration in Flashdance.
As bloodthirsty zombies rampage the streets and transportation stations of Seoul, South Korea, what worse situation than to be on a train filled with even more of the carniverous undead?
On this Slashback Friday, LVCRFT salutes Jang Young-gyu’s brilliant heart pounding score to Train to Busan. Remind me not to refill my subway card.
Just when you thought John Carpenter couldn’t crush all corners of horror, he drops the societal breakdown underground opus; Assault On Precinct 13. On this Slashback Friday we salute your brilliant terrifying brain and bone chilling tunes Mr. Carpenter.
Thank you for the chills and thrills in every way and may you reign as horror royalty forever!!
Only a true hardcore metal band can stab you straight through your heart whilst serenading you with bellowing operatic vocals and heavy metal riffs of insanity. So what should this new wave 1980’s British heavy metal rock band be named?
When forming the band, bassist, Steve Harris asked why not title it after a medieval torture sarcophagus, lined with interior spikes and meant to impale its victim when slammed shut?
For this Music Monday, we recognize Iron Maiden and their iconic Eddie.. who gave us all nightmares as we grew our mullets.
You can practice social distancing and still let your spooky creative side SHINE. Submit your own original short horror film or music video to Midsummer Scream’s 2020 HorrorBuzz.com Screaming Room film festival.
Winner will receive a $5000 budget to shoot and direct a music video for LVECRFT’s next album due this fall, just in time for Halloween!!!
Enter “Soundtracked By LOVECRAFT” NOW…if you dare!
