This is Jammin’ with Jamie Halloween jam session Number 4 of 6! … Because of course it’s six!
We’ve conjured our coven, gathered our ghosts, went mad with our mad science fiction friends, and cut it up with our slasher pals, so it’s time to meet up with those who don’t fit into any one specific category… or that cross over into a lot of categories! So, instead of contorting them to fit into one category or chopping them up into tiny bits to sprinkle into a bunch of different categories, let’s let them run and fly free in a category all their own!
This is Jammin’ with Jamie Halloween jam session Number 3 of 6! … Because of course it’s six!
Now that we have our supernatural pals, our science fiction friends, and our slasher lads and lasses… there are a bunch of buddies that go bump in the night that you just can’t fit into any of those categories… or that cross over into a lot of those categories! So, instead of trying to twist and cram them into one category or chopping them up into tiny bits to sprinkle them into a bunch of different categories, we’ll give them a wide open range to run and fly around in with a monstrous category all their own! So, we’re jammin’ to a mix of…
Well, would you look at the calendar! We’re just about six months away from October 31! … Give or take a few days, but we’re only on once a week: give me a break!
So, it’s time to dive into the deep, dark dungeon and jam to a haunting heap of…
With all our jammin’ to the supernatural, sci-fi, and slashers, there’s one last ghoulish group that may feel left out.
Some are supernatural, some are sci-fi, and some may even be slashers, but they all have one in common: they’re all not quite mortal humans… or, at least, not as most of us know mortal humans to be.
So grab your garlic, silver, crosses, salt, and anything else you can scrounge up, because we’re about to open the crypt for a mix of…
Our jam session of spooky sci-fi songs that was originally scheduled to air October 9 ended up playing last Saturday,October 16, at 6 am ET/5 am CT, just before our regularly-scheduled jam session. If you’d like the recording of that jam session (or any other jam session), let me know!
This week, grab your stakes, silver, crucifixes, and any other protection you can think of, because we’re walking through the woods and heading down into the crypt for a mash-up of…
Halloween may be over, but here on Jammin’ with Jamie, we’ve got a killer“Halloween hangover,” and can’t quite the spooky season cold turkey. Turkey will be coming in a few weeks, anyway.
As I have made clear in somanypreviouspostshere (and on other sites), I’m a big fan of horror (and horror comedy). I have a special place in my heart for monster movies. Monster movie fans often dub ourselves, “Monster Kids.”
This week on Jammin’ with Jamie, we’re unleashing our inner Monster Kids––– or maybe, for some of you Jammers,discovering them––– with one of my personal favorite of our Halloween jam session themes…
First of all, this is my sixtieth blog entry! Hooray!
Anyway…
When I wrote about The Monster Squad, I made it very clear just how much I love the Universal Monster franchise. It’s amazing to me that one studio was responsible for bringing so many iconic monsters to the big screen.
So, of course, no series of entries on Halloween movies that I write would be complete without one of the original Universal Monster movies rearing its head.
Grab your crosses and stakes and put on your turtlenecks, because we’re about to face…
Dracula (1931)!
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Here’s the trailer…
I first saw Dracula on Svengoolie, and boy, was I excited to see it! (I’m always excited for Svengoolie, but that’s beside the point.)
If you want to see the film, you have a couple of options: Sven recently showed it again (with a new score), and it will rerun Saturday, October 31, on WCIU. Also, Turner Classic Movies is showing it in theaters on Wednesday, October 28, in a double feature with the Spanish-language version of the movie (with English subtitles), which was filmed at night with a different cast and crew using the same sets. I went to the double feature on Sunday, and I loved seeing all the similarities and differences between the two films.
Here’s the basic, spoiler-free rundown…
Dracula (1931) Plot: Mr. Renfield travels to Transylvania to close a real estate deal with Count Dracula, who plans to move to London, but all is not as it seems… Villain(s): Really? Scare Factor: The scares are very different from what you’re used to seeing in horror films, so it’s hard to predict how scary you or any kids you know may find this one. Gore Factor: You see blood once in the entire film. Family-Friendly Factor: There’s no swearing, and any minimal suggestive content that adults may infer will go way over kids’ heads.
Quick! Run while he’s stuck in the web!
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! Spoilers lurk beyond this point!