Something Wicked This Way Comes

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There are some positive changes going on at the Spookatorium. It’s been awhile since the last show, and I’ve been debating how I can make things more interesting for myself, and hopefully the people who listen and bring the show closer to the idea that I originally intended. In addition to the diverse music the show has played over the first 14 episodes, on episode 15 (coming soon) I am going to start including news and commentary from the realms of the strange and unusual. Hopefully you will find it interesting, and I will use the blog to include additional content that isn’t on the podcast. The types of things you can expect to hear about will include anything from the paranormal, to roadside attractions, strange history, medical quackery, cryptozoology and anything else that strikes my fancy. It will be handled with seriousness as well as satire depending on how I feel about a given story.

So with all this in mind I will soon be launching www.spookatorium.org. I’m not sure yet when I will have something ready to go, but hopefully it won’t be too long. It will allow me to get the full archive back online as well. If the interest is there I could definitely see having listener provided content, art, stories, what have you. If there is visible interest than a message board isn’t out of the question either. It’s an experiment that I an not sure anyone will even notice. If you have feedback, if you have just found the site, have a story to share, or are a previous listener feel free to get in touch. The music will always be a part of the show, but hopefully you’ll appreciate the new additions.

– Prof. Gruntsplatter

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A new episode has been posted for your enjoyment…

1. Grave – Soulless
2. SPK – A Heart That Breaks (In No Time Or Place)
3. Cranes – Leaves Of Summer
4. Geisha – Riddle
5. Hell Militia – Dead Children’s Choir
6. Fetish 69 – Pigblood
7. Sabbat – Hosanna In Excelsis
8. Mentallo & The Fixer – Rapid Suffocation
9. Mothra – Death Black Square
10. 1000 Homo DJ’s – Apathy
11. Steve Earle – Ben McCulloch
12. The Rohan Theatre Band – Cemetery Folk
13. The Legendary Pink Dots – I Love You In Your Tragic Beauty
14. The Old Scratch Revival Singers – Happy Hanger

Background Sounds – “Glow In The Dark” by Dive

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Greetings again, a new hour long show is up.  Enjoy…

1) Swartalf – Carrousels Sleep
2) Wormwood – Nothing
3) Destructo Swarmbots – Holy Innocents
4) Empyrium – The Sheppard & The Maiden Ghost
5) Death In June – Runes & Men
6) Carved In Stone – Last Words
7) Tartaros – Into The Faculty Of Wonderful Secrets
8 ) My Dying Bride – I Am The Bloody Earth
9) Post Scriptvm – Exacerbation
10) Voivod – Nothingface (demo version)
11) Philistine – Womb Locust
12) Hum Of The Druid – Troglodeity
13) Maruta Kommand – Executioners

Background Sounds: “Elemental” – Thergothon

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Greetings again – after a long hiatus, the Spookatorium has lit the porch lanterns once more. The show runs about 78 minutes this time, and hopefully I’ll be able to get on a schedule here that allows me to keep regular hours once more. Many thanks to those of you who inquired when the show would be back, and a big thanks to American Sinner for getting in touch and saying hello after hearing one of their tracks on the show. They have a new record out which you can pick up through the band at http://www.americansinner.com/

1) Young Gods – Did You Miss Me?
2) Cyberaktif – The Road Kill
3) Pigface – Tapeworm
4) Godheadsilo – Nuts To You
5) Overkill – Hammerhead
6) Dead Brain Cells – Deadlock
7) David E. Williams – Thumbelina Toad Slut
8 ) Steve Earle – The Galway Girl
9) The Pogues – A Pair Of Brown Eyes
10) Hekate – Danse De L’obscurité
11) Circle Takes The Square – Crow Quill
12) Sine Nomine – September
13) Uranus – Revolve
14) To What End? – Sneak Preview
15) Steroid Maximus – No Joy in Pudville
16) Memorandum – The Dead Remains
17) MZ.412 – The Winter of Mourning
18 ) The Creatures – Exterminating Angel
19) Guy Lafleur – Scoring

Background Sounds – “There Will Be Tomorrow” by Black Noise Cannon

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The Spookatorium has transformed into a formidable snow fort this week to shield all comers from the mind numbing deluge of advertising and rosy cheeked urchins… so, mix your hot chocolate into that day old coffee languishing in the pot and gather round the space heater…. – Prof. Gruntsplatter

1) Social Skills Centre – White Christmas
2) Aborym – Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
3) Samael – Winter Solstice
4) The Accused – Molly’s Xmas ‘72
5) Sonne Hagal – Midwinternight
6) Truckstop Honeymoon – Christmas In Ocala
7) Charnel Valley – January
8 ) Atrium Carceri – Machine Elves
9) The Handsome Family – Tin Foil
10) Jason Webley – Winter
11) Abigor – Weeping Midwinter Tears
12) The Iditarod & Sharron Kraus – Wintermute
13) Doc Watson & Clarence Ashley – Footprints In The Snow
14) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow
15) The Hellblinki Sextet – Nuttin’ For Christmas
16) Rev. Glen Armstrong – Even Squeaky Fromme Loves Christmas

Background Sounds – “We Enslaved Elves To Build Our Death Machine” by The Mass

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1) Strength Through Joy – Garden Of Predation
2) Tribe Of Circle – Dirty Flowers In Thulé
3) Somewhere In Europe – Outgate To The Sea
4) Agalloch – A Desolation Song
5) Backworld – Leaving The Isles Of The Blessed (remix)
6) Hagalaz Runedance – Hel Goddess Of The Underworld
7) Geist – Norn
8 ) Kampfar – Norse
10) This Morn’ Omina – The Stars Are Like Dust
11) Alio Die & Mathias Grassow – Serpent’s Hollow
12) Apoptose – Sturmnacht
13) The Carter Family – The Cyclone Of Rye Cove

Background Sounds – “Day Of Wrath” by No Festival Of Light

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