Victrola’s Tales! (or, “Cottage Street”) (Ghost Stories Part II) (#72) While we haven’t done all that many of these Ghost Stories shows, very few people have wanted to come into the studio and tell their stories live either. But DJ Victrola is not like other DJs, hosting her very own program – The Guitar Shop – … Continue reading Victrola’s Tales! (or, “Cottage Street”) (Ghost Stories Part II) (#72)
Oct 13, 2017
The Call Is Coming From Inside The Podcast! (Ghost Stories Part I) (#71) When October rolls around, a long-held tradition on the program is to roll out all the old Halloween music and records that I know and love so much. But last year we stumbled upon a great idea: to tell Ghost Stories on … Continue reading The Call Is Coming From Inside The Podcast! (Ghost Stories Part I) (#71)...
Oct 07, 2017
Ghost Stories II: Aircheck of The Damned (#23) I have to say, I’ve been doing Halloween Radio for years now, but these Ghost Stories episodes are some of the most fun things I’ve ever done for any radio program. There was something about the idea of people calling in to talk about their own experiences … Continue reading Ghost Stories II: Aircheck of The Damned (#23)
Oct 29, 2016
Ghost Stories w/ Bob Bucko Jr., et. al. (#22) This week we pull out all the stops for a Halloween broadcast the likes of which you have never heard before! It is one thing to play Halloween Music on the radio, and I’ve been doing that since 2003. But this week I decided that it … Continue reading Ghost Stories w/ Bob Bucko Jr., et. al. (#22)
Oct 22, 2016
The Delerious Insomnica Free Form Radio Show (#21) I will by honest: Arvo Zylo and I have never met. And, furthermore, I was unfamiliar with his work – or the releases on his label, No Part Of It – until I heard it on Ricardo Wang’s What’s This Called? But a good thing is hard to resist, … Continue reading The Delerious Insomnica Free Form Radio Show (#21)
Oct 15, 2016
It’s A Manual Pledge Drive (w/ Manual Sex Drive, LIVE!) (#20) When you do enough radio, you meet some incredible people who stick with you over the years. I met Monty O’Blivion, Nick Feratu and NickDave when they toured through Closet Radio in 2012. (Those three also play in an incredibly psychobilly group, The Limit Club.) For … Continue reading It’s A Manual Pledge Drive (w/ Manual Sex Drive, LIVE!) (#20)...
Oct 08, 2016
Closet Radio Episode 194: Space Terrors – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt.4 (10-27-15) Playlist: https://ia601501.us.archive.org/21/items/ClosetRadio194/ClosetRadio194.mp3 * “Moon Mist” – Blue Jeans – 1961 * “Girls In Orbit” – Messer Chups – The Surf Zombies “Amazons From Outer Space” – Batmobile – Amazons From Outer Space “Planet X Marks The Spot” – Dr. Steel – … Continue reading Closet Radio Episode 194: Space Terrors – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt.4...
Oct 27, 2015
The Final Houdini Séance! (To close out our Annual Halloween Spook-tacular! this year, here’s a very rare recording from Halloween 1936, by Edward Saint & Mrs, Harry Houdini, and narrated by George L. Boston. Podcast as “#23.1” in 2016.) As a kid in the ’80’s, if you had any nerd proclivities, you go through a phase … Continue reading The Final Houdini Séance!
Oct 27, 2015
Roughly Translated, “Book of The Dead” (As a big fan of the work of both Sam Raimi & Bruce Campbell, WTBC Radio has decided to bring you an audio treat, in representing 1981’s “The Evil Dead” as part of our Annual Halloween Spook-tacular!) Playlist & Footnotes: There would be very few things anyone could say about The … Continue reading Roughly Translated, “Book of The Dead”
Oct 20, 2015
Closet Radio Episode 193: The Only Good Cowboy – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 3 (10-20-15) https://ia601501.us.archive.org/8/items/ClosetRadio193/ClosetRadio193.mp3 Playlist: “Moon Over Asbury” – Bouncing Souls – Maniacal Laughter “Hangin’ Me Tonight” – Bloodshot Bill – Trashy, Greasy, Rockin’ Billy “Now He’s Dead” – Hank Williams III – This Ain’t Country “Shoot First And Run … Continue reading Closet Radio Episode 193: The Only Good Cowboy – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 3...
Oct 20, 2015
The Creeping Terror! (We take WTBC Radio to new depths of bad horror movies with this 1964 piece of schlock-o-rama. Originally 15 October 2015, and as “#20.1” in 2016.) Here’s everything you need to know about this movie from 1964: there is no documented evidence that the film was ever shown to anyone – anywhere … Continue reading The Creeping Terror!
Oct 15, 2015
Closet Radio Episode 192: In The Underground – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 2 (10-13-15) https://ia601509.us.archive.org/34/items/ClosetRadio192/ClosetRadio192.mp3 “Dead and Happy” – Scarecrow – Maggotbox – 82 Records “A Dark Place” – The Hell Caminos – Lust “Young Men Dead” – The Black Angels – Passover “Dead Cool” – Chrome Cranks – Dead Cool * … Continue reading Closet Radio Episode 192: In The Underground – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 2...
Oct 13, 2015
Closet Radio Episode 191: Running The Hunted – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 1 (10-6-15) https://ia601500.us.archive.org/11/items/ClosetRadio191/ClosetRadio191.mp3 “Flypaper” – Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds – Gorilla Rose “Hallowed Be My Name” – Alice Cooper – “Necrotina” – Motorpsychos – “Bad Things” – Andrew Jackson Jihad – People Who Can Eat People Are The … Continue reading Closet Radio Episode 191: Running The Hunted – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 1...
Oct 06, 2015
The Return of The Living Dead! (As part of our Annual Halloween Spook-tacular!, we get Lost In The Punk-In Patch with Return of The Living Dead, a 60 minute audio essay for the holiday season. Re-aired in 2016.) Any good Spook-tacular! needs to be willing to kick things into high gear, to set the tone … Continue reading The Return of The Living Dead!
Oct 06, 2015
The Daily NewsBlas 31 October 2014: Happy Halloween! This Halloween Season was fantastic, and I really enjoyed all of the excellent places we have gone over the last month. I will be honest: this shorter format was a lot of fun to play with, and I really got to introduce people to some of my favorite Halloween … Continue reading The Daily NewsBlas 31 October 2014: Happy Halloween!...
Oct 31, 2014
NewsBlas 30 October 2014: The War of The Worlds Trailer This edit highlights some of my favorite moments from the original show. Welles really pushed to make his program as much like a radio broadcast as possible for the first two-thirds of the show, and these are some of the best moments, in my mind. On 10 … Continue reading NewsBlas 30 October 2014: The War of The Worlds Trailer...
Oct 30, 2014
The Daily NewsBlas 29 October 2014: Haunted House Ambience Mix From my crypt to yours, I offer the 2014 Haunted House Ambience Mix, constructed from a variety of “Spooky Sounds” LPs from my private collection. While today’s NewsBlas is merely a sampling, I am offering to everyone a 60 minute mix using these LPs as … Continue reading The Daily NewsBlas 29 October 2014: Haunted House Ambience Mix...
Oct 29, 2014
The Daily NewsBlas 28 October 2014: An Arrest This is a selection from the Ambrose Bierce collection, “The Ways of Ghosts.” These stories are now in the public domain, and make for excellent holiday reading. Various effects edited and created by Austin Rich. Enjoy. https://ia801508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas28October2014.mp3 Mother Box 041
Oct 28, 2014
NewsBlas 27 October 2014: Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of The Haunted House “Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of The Haunted House” Released by Disneyland Records. Narrated by Laura Olsher A simple Google Search reveals a whole range of other listening options. (And I recommend the image search view to check out the variety of album covers over the years.) … Continue reading NewsBlas 27 October 2014: Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of The Haunted House...
Oct 27, 2014
NewsBlas 24 October 2014: The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall (Part V of V, read by Vincent Price) A Hornbook for Witches by Leah Bodine Drake (1950) Read by Vincent Price Taken from the LP released by Caedmon Records in 1976. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas24October2014.mp3 Mother Box 039
Oct 24, 2014
NewsBlas 23 October 2014: The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall (Part IV of V, read by Vincent Price) A Hornbook for Witches by Leah Bodine Drake (1950) Read by Vincent Price Taken from the LP released by Caedmon Records in 1976. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas23October2014.mp3 Mother Box 038
Oct 23, 2014
NewsBlas 22 October 2014: The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall (Part III of V, read by Vincent Price) A Hornbook for Witches by Leah Bodine Drake (1950) Read by Vincent Price Taken from the LP released by Caedmon Records in 1976. https://ia801508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas22October2014.mp3 Mother Box 037
Oct 22, 2014
NewsBlas 21 October 2014: The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall (Part II of V, read by Vincent Price) A Hornbook for Witches by Leah Bodine Drake (1950) Read by Vincent Price Taken from the LP released by Caedmon Records in 1976. https://ia801508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas21October2014.mp3 Mother Box 036
Oct 21, 2014
NewsBlas 20 October 2014: The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall (Part I of V, read by Vincent Price) A Hornbook for Witches by Leah Bodine Drake (1950) Read by Vincent Price Taken from the LP released by Caedmon Records in 1976. https://ia801508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas20October2014.mp3 Mother Box 035
Oct 20, 2014
NewsBlas 17 October 2014: Halloween Nuggets! You can purchase the album at Amazon.com. You can stream the entire thing at Spotify. (I think you need to be logged in for that link to work.) It is also available in a number of other places, too. Watusi Zombi * Jan Davis * Halloween Nuggets Graveyard * The … Continue reading NewsBlas 17 October 2014: Halloween Nuggets!
Oct 17, 2014
NewsBlas 16 October 2014: Mad Monster Party? Mad Monster Party? on Wikipedia Blasphuphmus Radio Broadcast from 22 October 2011 Mad Monster Party Trailer [Excerpt] The Baron * Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party Soundtrack Mad Monster Party [Excerpt] * Ethel Ennis w/ Maury Laws * Mad Monster Party Soundtrack Pills Will Save The Day * Film … Continue reading NewsBlas 16 October 2014: Mad Monster Party?...
Oct 16, 2014
NewsBlas 15 October 2014: Johnny Takes A Dare Johnny Takes A Dare (The More The Merrier) [Edit] * John Allen * Ghost Stories For Young People (Golden Records, 1960) https://ia801508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas15October2014.mp3 Mother Box 032
Oct 15, 2014
NewsBlas 14 October 2014: Frankie Stein And His Ghouls! Stoned (Monkey, Watusi) [Excerpt] * Frankie Stein And His Ghouls * Shock! Terror! Fear! (1964) Mummy’s Little Boy (Monkey, Twist) * Frankie Stein And His Ghouls * Ghoul Music (1965) Dance Of Doom (Monkey, Watusi) * Frankie Stein And His Ghouls * Monster Sounds And Dance Music (1965) Their page on … Continue reading NewsBlas 14 October 2014: Frankie Stein And His Ghouls!...
Oct 14, 2014
NewsBlas 13 October 2014: A Cold Greeting This is a selection from the Ambrose Bierce collection, “The Ways of Ghosts.” These stories are now in the public domain, and make for excellent holiday reading. Violin music provided by Béla Bartók, and performed by Gyorgy Pauk & Kazuki Sawa. Various effects edited and created by Austin Rich. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas13October2014.mp3 Mother Box … Continue reading NewsBlas 13 October 2014: A Cold Greeti...
Oct 13, 2014
Closet Radio Episode 153: Six Six Six Sister – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2014 Part 1 (10-11-14) https://ia601508.us.archive.org/26/items/ClosetRadio153/ClosetRadio153.mp3 Carl Stalling -“Satan’s Waiting” **** Steve King – “Satan Is Her Name” Jean Knight – “I’m Evil Tonight” Regurgitator – “Devil Spell” Tom Waits – “Hell Broke Luce” Carole Bennett – “Haunted Lover” **** THAT Damned Band – … Continue reading Closet Radio Episode 153: Six Six Six Sister – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2014 Part 1...
Oct 11, 2014