Magic Carpet Burn: 2011

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Put Me Back In My Tomb

I have retired MCB but just wanted to let ya'll know I've fired up a Musick Blog and will be spending time over there from now on. Please check it out, it's a fine time but not always safe for work (NASFW?) so put the kiddies to bed, smoke some Essence of Man or Wo-Man and um, party. The night is young...

Psst! Hey you, C'MERE! I wanna show ya somethin'...

Monday, October 31, 2011

Spook Slowly - Scary Sounds Screwed Up & Stacked Up By Prof. Grewbeard

My last-minute contribution to the general ambience of Hallowe'en Night comes in the form of this comp I put together of spooky sound effects & music that have been slowed downed, pitched down, put in reverse, edited and/or laced with effects for a creepier vibe than usual. It's something that anybody with the most basic knowledge and equipment could've done but probably wouldn't've bothered to do, but I bothered because I've always been fascinated with what can happen when you play a recording backwards or at the "wrong" speed, and so you don't have to. As for the cover, once again I must thank Karswell for providing me with the perfect image for the project and once again he knows nothing about it yet. Scare the li'l ones good with this one. I hope everyone has a Happy Hallowe'en and maybe I'll be back one dark & stormy night. 'Til then...

1) Spook Slowly and Carry a Big Trick 'r Treat Bag.
2) Don't Let Your Bag Drag.
3) Share Your Swag.

That's me on the left.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Mostly Lively Horror Sounds Of The Ghostly Night Ghouls

You thought I wasn't going to make you listen to anything this year, didn't you? Hah! Don't let the cover fool you, it was designed that way to meet your parent's approval. It is actually a weird, subversive-sounding sound effects lp, masquerading as a low-budget hackjob. Beware!

"Bubble bubble, toil and trouble, who will give me one more double?..."

There is a longer version of this sought-after cassette tape, maybe someday I'll be able to post that.

It's all in a night's work for...Confuse-A-Trick 'r Treater

This here is some homegrown(Houston)Hallowe'en goodness that's quite rare.

In A Boo Mood...

Saturday, October 29, 2011

The Ghosts Of Hallowe'en Past

Friday, October 28, 2011

Everybody Loves Cartoons And The Ravings Of A Madman

Yep, had one. It was the coolest. You haven't lived until you've let a mind-bendingly horrifying monstrosity through the portal and loose on the helpless world we all once cherished but must now watch being consumed and digested while we wait our turn to be sucked into the monster's hideous maw. The kids who got burned by this harmless toy and then ran to the authorities deserve much worse and they will suffer their unthinkable fate on the other side...until then, they live the remainder of their wretched little lives in fear & dread, alternately.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Dr. Strange '64 - "The House Of Shadows!", A Tale Of Eerie Enchantment Told In The Marvel Manner

I don't feature superheroes here often but Ditko's Dr. Strange was well, strange and this tale of eerie enchantment features a haunted house so it is of the season...

Not nearly as difficult a dilemma to deal with as Dormammu

but it was Doc's day off...

And Now, Criswell Sings "Someone Walked Over My Grave"

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! True Ghost Stories #28 - The Vengeance Of The Weeping Dead

A nice little ghost story...with art by Win Mortimer.

SOMEONE!...

Monday, October 24, 2011

When I Was a Small Child, My Mother & I Would Sing This Song To Each Other

...and the following is just scary on so many levels. Imagine the effect on an impressionable young mind. You don't have to imagine though, you already know the effect, don't you?...