This year, I'm creating a Halloween advent calendar! 👻WOooOOooo!!!👻 Each day of this month, I'll post a track from a favourite spooky-related record in my demonic possession. 1st OCTOBER The Dunwich Horror O.S.T. (1970) youtube.com/watch?v=NwEfm38m…

I see the Oxford St pedestrianisation debate is rumbling on. I have a solution! Yes, pedestrianise the road, but allow traffic to use the pavements instead. They are wide enough. You could have a multiple footbridge system to access the shops. Or maybe jetpacks? Job's a good'un!

My Halloween advent calendar. 25th OCT Witchcraft Magic, An Adventure In Demonlogy (1969) Your week's study notes for next Saturday. youtube.com/watch?v=4q_ogAsi…

I saw this advert at London Victoria on Friday. I know RG is simply flogging his endorsed vodka using his own brand of cynical humour, but I feel as if we're slipping ever more into this self fulfilling dystopia, like we're all literally living in a 1980s sci-fi movie satire now.

My Halloween advent calendar 24th OCT Box Theme - Coil (1987) I bought this 10" on release because of the Hellraiser connection. I'd never heard of Coil but soon became a fan. They really opened up my musical tastes. The creepiest track in my countdown? youtube.com/watch?v=ssMrgF0v…

I found these Parma Violets at my folks today. Didn't realise they were still a thing, as I haven't eaten any since... Ooo, 1978? I remember thinking they were rank. Certainly, no Refreshers. I'll now give them another chance. Nope, they still taste like lavender bath crystals.

My Halloween advent calendar 23rd OCT Outside The Old Abode by Ron Geesin from Ghost Story (1974) TRUNK re-issue 2025 Spooky British movie that featured Vivian MacKerrell, the direct inspiration for Withnail. Oh, and also stars the late Penny Keith. youtube.com/watch?v=CfFSt-Iu…

Picture an alternate music chart universe where film & pop stars hadn't changed their names Béla Blaskó's Dead - Bauhaus 1919 Leonard Slye - Reg Dwight Maurice Micklewhite - Morris & The Minors Marion Morrison is Big Leggy - Healy & Garner Ian De Jenkins Waiting - Spud-U-Like

My Halloween advent calendar 22nd OCT Shadows Of Fear - Roger Webb (1970) Trunk 7" re-issue 2021 Sorry for late admission today. I think this is a contender for my favourite TV opening titles ever. youtube.com/watch?v=EknUI91L…

Found this top Radio Times cover today. The Goodies went above the call of duty for their comedy. Always hitting each other, throwing themselves about, having heavy props dropped on them. By the expressions on their faces here, this photo opportunity may have been a step too far?

My Halloween advent calendar 21st OCT The Mummy - Bob McFadden & Dor (1959) U.S voice actor, Bob McFadden is all over this LP introducing each track, so just for a change I'm going to link a tune that isn't on the album pictured. Why? Coz I love it. youtube.com/watch?v=HTvpQjl8…

I just read an article about a 'doomsday prepper' on BBC site. This bloke even has a YouTube channel telling people what to do in the event If I had an energy sufficient bunker with all this food, water & bog roll, I certainly wouldn't advertise it to the world. Or use this pen.

My Halloween advent calendar 20th OCT Black Movement - Eric Peters (1974) off the library album Dramatic & Horror Vol 2 This sounds like a theme tune to a 1970s gritty ITV documentary series that is your signal to go to bed as it's school the next day. youtube.com/watch?v=oMm37mdR…

Looking at this 2027 calendar makes me feel old and slightly confused. Probably how my father felt in 1982 when he saw my Marilyn Monroe calendar pinned on the bedroom wall.

My Halloween advent calendar. 19th OCT Voodoo Session - Tubby Hayes (1964) 7" Taken from Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors (1965) which should've been titled 'Dr. Terror's Rail Carriage Of Largely Middling Tales Of Horror Apart From The Christopher Lee One." youtube.com/watch?v=HexpsaPp…

This cat I saw last night looks like it's going on a first date and she hasn't turned up.

My Halloween Advent calendar. 18th OCT Creepy Crawly - Stan Medcalf (1970) One of my favourite library albums. Track title reminds me of seeing The Stranglers at a local leisure centre. Hugh Cornwell opened the gig with "Good evening, creepy Crawley!" youtube.com/watch?v=4b2nQMWH…

Yesterday, I saw this new fizzy pop advertised on posters and wanted to see if the slogan was correct. It's true, I could taste Silk Cut, Malibu and a hint of a Wendy cheese burger. We are already looking at engagement rings.

Eli Hourd AKA Kid Tempo R.I.P. youtube.com/watch?v=q6qAXs_m…

My Halloween advent calendar. 17th OCT City Of The Living Dead OST - Fabio Frizzi (1980) Astonishingly, this LP was a genuine, rarest of rare chazza shop finds. Cheap too! I nearly fainted on the premises. Sleeve art by the godlike Graham Humphreys. youtube.com/watch?v=sBkeGfVK…

Caught up with Dave Robinson again tonight. "If it ain't Stiff , it ain't worth a f**k." The guv'nor!! youtube.com/watch?v=R2ZsnuMV…