Tag: Alvin Schwartz

TELLING SCARY STORIES IN THE DARK

Welcome to this Wednesday’s post TELLING SCARY STORIES IN THE DARK by Oddest of the Odd (featuring Rackaracka and Laugh over Life) who describe themselves as  ” Just some filmmakers from Michigan buttfucking Los Angeles.”

Inspired by the Incredibly  Creepy and Ungodly Surreal Children’s Story Series Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz. The Scary Series is One of the Most Banned Books for Over 30 Years in America according to The American Library Association. The Series was Banned because the Books were Deemed Extremely Inappropriate for Children due to their Depictions of Violence, Negativity, and the Nightmarishly Horrific Drawings from Original Illustrator Stephen Gammell.  So it may Not be Surprising that Down the Line the Series Evolved from being Banned Book(s) into an Actual Hollywood 2019 Horror Movie of the Same Name Produced by Guillermo del Toro.

Plot Summery: In this Horror Movie like Tribute a Group of Friends Gather one Evening to Enjoy a Scare or Two, but Little do They Know Dark Forces Aplenty Closing in All Around Them. Will Anyone Escape from the Night of Terror with Their Lives Or is this the Friendships Final Chapter?

Enjoy.

Thanks For Watching,

   Presented By Les Sober  

Tidbits For Shits and Giggles: The Ghost Song

In this Installment of TIDBITS FOR SHITS AND GIGGLES We have a Two for One Special of Sorts as Ghost Song features the Music of David Byrne and the Artwork of Stephen Gammell.

David Byrne is a Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer, Artist, Actor, Writer, Music Theorist, and Filmmaker who was a Founding Member and Lead Singer (as well as the Principle Songwriter) of the New Wave Band The Talking Heads. Byrne has Released Solo Recordings and Worked in/with Various Artists Mediums including Film, Photography, Opera, Fiction, and Non Fiction. Byrne was also Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  • The Song in the Video is called HORSES
  • Album: IN SPITE OF WISHING AND WANTING

Stephen Gammel is an Illustrator of Children’s Books who is Best Known for His Gruesome, Nightmarish, Surreal, and Unsettling Illustrations for Alvin Schwartz’s Short Horror Story Trilogy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

Thats for Viewing/Listening,

  Presented By Les Sober