**This article is a guest submission written by Giallo Julian of Dread Central** Yo, Blood Babes! Quick question. Are you free this weekend? Specifically, tomorrow night? Saturday, February 10th? The correct answer is NO, because you have plans to attend Richard and Anastasia Elfman’s super special DOUBLE FEATURE event in …
Read More »‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ (1993) Celebrates 30 Years
It is hard to believe that it has been 30 years since The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) was released. This cult classic has lured audiences over the years with its dark imagery and enchanting melodies. Let’s indulge in some nostalgia for this Halloween and Christmas favorite. The Nightmare Before Christmas was …
Read More »Interview With Thea James, Co-Author Of ‘The Unofficial Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Cookbook’
As Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice celebrates its 35th anniversary year, and as spooky season quickly approaches, authors Thea James and Isabel Minunni have the perfect way to honor everyone’s favorite green-haired poltergeist: The Unofficial Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Cookbook. Through its 75 delightfully dark recipes, the cookbook, available Aug. 15, aims to capture the flavor …
Read More »Happy 65th Birthday, Danny Elfman!
On May 29th, we celebrate Danny Elfman’s birthday by paying tribute to his many career successes, and how it all began. Before becoming a renowned composer, Elfman was bracing the streets of Los Angeles, performing for spare change. He was also the lead singer and songwriter for the band, Oingo …
Read More »You’ve Heard Him Somewhere: The Musical Wizardry of Danny Elfman
In addition to his rockin’ band, Oingo Boingo, Danny Elfman has been a prominent composer and musician for film and television. While the 1980s had its fair share of decent music (especially the punk and new wave stuff), one of the best things to come out of that era was …
Read More »Top 10 Creepy Film Scores by Danny Elfman
May 29th is Danny Elfman’s 63rd Birthday. Before he was known as a premier composer of film scores, he fronted the genre-mocking rock outfit Oingo Boingo; the band mixed punk, ska, and art-house sounds around a macabre aesthetic that borrowed imagery from Dia de los Muertos. They had a huge …
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