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Rob Zombie would like us to see what his Munsters movie will look like

May 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

We’ve already had a ton of Addams Family films, so it’s time to give some love to the other monster family from the 60s. Rob Zombie has been put in charge of the

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A Foo Fighters horror movie? Believe it or not.

November 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Dave Grohl’s resume He’s been in two legendary bands, both of which are in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Countless guest performances with the biggest names in rock. Director of multiple

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 7, 2020

July 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Got a dog? Here’s the proper way to determine his/her age in human years. Once you’ve done that, switch to music news for July 7, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Fans of horror films

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Monsters, Movies and Metallica’s Hammett

May 17, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments 3 min read

Kirk Hammett, Metallica’s lead guitarist since the dawn of time, is a world-class collector of horror and sci-fi movie memorabilia. That’s pretty cool in its own right. Part of his collection will be

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Just in time for Halloween: The History of horror movie music

October 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

With Halloween nearly here, we’ve again reached peak horror movie on the calendar. Reverb has this look at the music that helps makes these movies so scary. Got that? Now check out Datebook’s

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Filmmakers Imagine 2016 as a Horror Film. This Works.

December 31, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

After surviving the shitstorm that was 2016, the people at Friend Dog Studios decided to re-imagine the year as a trailer to a horror film. As they say, “It’s the horror movie of

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The Waterphone: A Creepy Musical Instrument

October 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Now that Halloween is just a few weeks off, your thoughts may turn to the sounds of horror movies. The waterphone might be just the thing you need to scare the little punks

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