Austin's Annual Halloween Spook-tacular!

NewsBlas 6 October 2014: Present At A Hanging This is a selection from the Ambrose Bierce collection, “The Ways of Ghosts.”  These stories are now in the public domain, and make for excellent holiday reading. Ambient music by Cindytalk, using excerpts from their song “Of Ghosts And Buildings” from their album, The Crackle of My Soul. Various effects … Continue reading NewsBlas 6 October 2014: Present At A Hanging

NewsBlas 1 October 2014: Halloween Spook-tacular 2014! (Prelude) We offer our yearly Halloween Spook-tacular programming, and this is the perfect time to subscribe to our Halloween Podcast Feed, which now contains more spooky radio than ever before!  Not only do you get every Blasphuphmus Radio podcast complete and unedited, we’ve also included every Halloween broadcast by What’s This Called? and Closet Radio, … Continue reading NewsBlas 1 October 2014: Halloween Spook-tacular 2014! (Prelude)

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar (Featuring Halloween selections from the early 1960’s and an audio version of a story from Vincent Price’s Tales of Terror.  Originally podcast on 30 October 2013 on BlasphuphmusRadio.com, and re-aired in 2015.) Playlist & Footnotes: As we close this year’s Halloween Spook-tacular we do it with two … Continue reading The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

Closet Radio Episode 104: Stranger and Fiction – Part 2 (10-26-13) DJ DIrty Mollie calls in LIVE from SteamCon in Seattle to bring some of the newest and greatest steampunk bands. Featuring a few words from Frenchy and The Punk, and a handful of Steamy friends and fans at the Con. Hour 2 features a … Continue reading Stranger and Fiction – Part 2

Closet Radio Episode 104: Stranger And Fiction Part 1 – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2013 (10-26-13) Joined by Tunacan Jones, we discuss Portland State of Mind, the origins and current status of A-HA, The Red God of Sex, Donald Sutherland’s scream and so much more! https://ia601508.us.archive.org/6/items/ClosetRadio104Pt1/ClosetRadio104Pt1.mp3   The Montesas – “Oh Death” The Creepshow – … Continue reading Stranger And Fiction Part 1 – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2013

Monster Movie Party! (Featuring Halloween selections from the early 1960’s, mixing our annual Halloween Spook-tacular with Blasphuphmus Radio Goes To The Movies!  Originally podcast on 26 October 2013 on BlasphuphmusRadio.com and re-aired in 2015.) Playlist & Footnotes: I am always looking for ways to mash-up my own themes and tropes, and when it dawned on … Continue reading Monster Movie Party!

Closet Radio Episode 103: Midian Mournings 10/19/13 The Halloween madness continues with an EPIC 5 hour episode over three KPSU shows brought to you by your local Closet Radio DJs! https://ia801500.us.archive.org/10/items/ClosetRadio103/ClosetRadio103.mp3   *** Hour 1 : 1. ClosetRadio – LimitClub (0:17) 2. Cody Rich – CLoset Radio Warning (0:30) 3. Groovie Ghoulies – Vampire Girl (2:14) … Continue reading Midian Mournings

Chance of A Ghost! (Featuring Halloween selections from the 1950’s and earlier as we continue this years Halloween Spook-tacular!  Originally podcast on 14 October 2013 on BlasphuphmusRadio.com, and again in 2015.) Playlist & Footnotes: I often associate Peter Lorre with this time of year, as his voice is forever associated with the 100s of imitators … Continue reading Chance of A Ghost!

Closet Radio Episode 102: Red Skies at Night (10-12-13) Creepy hallows without the usual dose of Tuna! We’re heading down the rabbit hole armed with a chainsaw and some dude name Kolchak. *** https://ia601508.us.archive.org/32/items/ClosetRadio102/ClosetRadio102.mp3 *** The Video Nasties – “The Hills Have Eyes” The Moontrekkers – “John Brown’s Body” The N’Betweens – “Evil Witch Man” … Continue reading Red Skies at Night

The Ghost of General Moulton! (Featuring Halloween selections from the 1940’s and earlier as we begin this years Halloween Spook-tacular!  Originally podcast on 6 October 2013 on BlasphuphmusRadio.com, and again in 2015.) Playlist & Footnotes: Since 2003 I’ve been actively collecting Halloween music and recordings, and since 2004 I’ve been hosting this annual Halloween Spook-Taculars on … Continue reading The Ghost of General Moulton!

Closet Radio Episode 101: Jars of Spooks – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2013 (10/05/13) Joined by Tunacan Jones, The Professor, and even Miss Suzie to kick off the Halloween celebrations! This episode begins the month-long explosion of spooky tune-age! We discuss the origins of Halloween, Sarah Silverman, Tuncan’s Robert Smith hair, how Miss Suzie met … Continue reading Jars of Spooks – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2013

The Embassy (Featuring a re-telling of the 1955 X-Minus One broadcast hosted by none other than Detective Dexter Roland, Private Investigator!  Originally podcast on 30 October 2012 on BlasphuphmusRadio.com, and in 2016 as “#21.1”) In our final Halloween Spook-tacular this season, we pull out all the stops and bring you a story straight out of … Continue reading The Embassy

Closet Radio Episode 054: Getting Down In The Underworld (Rikki Horror Picture Show Part 4) (10-27-12) ***2012 Rikki Horror Picture Show part 4*** Spindly fingers tap a tick-tock rapping to the beat in a perfect square to awaken that which had slipped through the cracks of perception. There is dirt under your nails and blood … Continue reading Getting Down In The Underworld (Rikki Horror Picture Show Part 4)

An Evening With Vincent Price! (Featuring the master of horror readings himself, Mr. Vincent Price, performing classic tales from his Caedmon Records releases.  Originally podcast 23 October 2012, re-aired in 2015, and as “#22.1” in 2016.) There are a number of people who have become so associated with horror and the macabre that they become … Continue reading An Evening With Vincent Price!

Closet Radio Episode 053: The Afterlife of Automatons (Rikki Horror Picture Show Part 3) 10-20-12 ***2012 Rikki Horror Picture Show part 3*** Snap and pop into the ashes beyond your dark windows when the unexpected invites itself in. The numbers click back until our bluest spectre whispers that unconscious fishes cannot differentiate between the uninspired sleepwalkers and … Continue reading The Afterlife of Automatons (Rikki Horror Picture Show Part 3)

Episode 188: The Tell-Tale Heart (A journey into the Punk-In Patch, featuring Iggy Pop reading Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”! Re-aired in 2015, too.) The Grumpy Punk hates most holidays, and on the whole has trouble wanting to wish anyone a happy anything, no matter what the circumstances might be. However, our annual Halloween … Continue reading The Tell-Tale Heart

Closet Radio Episode 052: No More Room In Hell (Rikki Horror Picture Show Part 2) ***2012 Rikki Horror Picture Show part 2*** (10-13-12) Looking into empty reflections searching for any sign of life. Remember to breathe when the lungs collapse, the brain shuts down ticking off glass-eyed marbles on the spinning wheel of preservation merely … Continue reading No More Room In Hell (Rikki Horror Picture Show Part 2)

Frankenstein’s Monster Talks! (Featuring the complete 1963 story, “Frankenstein’s Monster Talks!” written by Cherney Berg and performed by Hal Johnson &  Gabriel Dell.  Originally podcasted 9 October 2012, re-aired in 2015, and again in 2016 as “#20.2.”) Dr. Victor Frankenstein was a scientist of some renown during the early 1800’s, and was not only responsible for the … Continue reading Frankenstein’s Monster Talks!

Closet Radio Episode #51: Going In For The Kill (Rikki Horror Picture Show Part 1) 10-6-12 ***2012 Rikki Horror Picture Show part 1*** With the spark of an eye, this stranger is marked by the temperatures of light. Her heart ticks to a syncopated beat as sharp as the blade in her hand. Silenced by fear … Continue reading Going In For The Kill (Rikki Horror Picture Show Part 1)

Darkness Descends! (Featuring songs about darkness and the night to kick off our annual Halloween Spook-tacular, already in progress!  Orignally Podcast on 2 October 2012, and again in 2015.)  Playlist & Footnotes: Every year about this time, I feel a slight chill enter my bones, a feeling that sinks into my very thought processes and … Continue reading Darkness Descends!