Halloween Sound Effects - "Scary Sounds" CD

It's finally Friday!! Time to dive into another Freebie Friday, where I share the gems of my ever-growing collection of vintage novelty Halloween records, cassettes, and CDs!

This week's offering was a gift from long-time Cemetery friend Jim, who snagged this one straight from the Drug Mart 99-cent sale rack!

Devilish demons creep through the dead of night, slowly opening the door to a horror-filled evening filled with black cats and fluttering bats. Have you been transported to a dimension of scary sounds or are you just listening to a frightfully authentic CD packed with the ghoulish sounds of Halloween? Either way, it's great for scaring party guests or terrifying a porch full of tremulous Trick-or-Treaters!

For having paid only a buck, this one was quite a find! 30 minutes of high-quality "spooky sounds." Lots of screams and wails, werewolf howls and laboratory noises, which leads to classic organ and clock chimes that toll midnight. It then moves into more of a distorted, warbling string of effects including pieces that are played backwards for a convincing effect.

And then about half way through, it takes random effects and mixes them over what seems like "borrowed" old horror film tracks. The results are pretty cool. It makes this one a bit unique and it stands out from the usual "spooky sounds" releases.

Big thanks to Jim for grabbing this and then also donating it to the cause!! Scary Sounds was a pleasant surprise and worth 30 minutes of your time.

DOWNLOAD HALLOWEEN SOUND EFFECTS "SCARY SOUNDS" HERE.

 

Quarantine-o-ween: Halloween Atmospheres Vol. I & II

Happy Quarantine-o-ween! It's the second greatest day of the year!! A day full of Halloween fun to enjoy while waiting out our Coronavirus quarantine.

I don't have a lot of time today, with trying to work from home AND homeschool my son, but I can't let the day go by without doing something!

So here we go! A little something from the incredible Witching Season Films! Some much-needed Halloween atmosphere, packed full of spooky sights and creepy sounds from our favorite holiday. And they really nailed it in both volumes!!

So kick back, press play, and be transported straight to October!! Enjoy!

"Haunted Mansion" Cassette

Welcome to another exciting edition of Freebie Fridays, where I scour the depths of my vintage novelty Halloween vinyl record and tape collection and then review and share them with you all!

This time out we have "Haunted Mansion," by Rubie's Costume Company (who somehow are still in business after all these years!).

Now if like me, your first thought is, "Cool, Haunted Mansion. I love Disney!" you would also just like me, be completely wrong. This has no affiliation with Disney's iconic haunted attraction whatsoever, outside of simply lifting the name.

The Ultimate Sounds Of Horror In Stereo.

I would be willing to say that this tagline is a bit far fetched, but honestly this is a really fun cassette.

What you get is two sides of classic, novelty Halloween sounds. A mishmash of screams and cackles, organ notes, werewolf howls, weird cat meows, thunder cracks, and just about every other standard Halloween sound effect, all rolled into two 15-minute tracks.

And I love it! This cassette nails what's so great about the vintage Halloween soundtracks of the 80's. All kinds of "spooky" sound effects pasted together with a paper-thin production quality, mass-produced with over-the-top graphics, and available everywhere during the Halloween season. Pure Halloween nostalgia!

And the best part about this one? It's still available everywhere, most still sealed in their original backing card! Straight from the late 80s directly to your door. And for cheap!! They must have way overproduced these things back in 1987 and are still trying to get rid of them today. But their loss is our gain!

Enjoy "Haunted Mansion, " because this one really is a classic novelty Halloween gem.

DOWNLOAD "HAUNTED MANSION" HERE.