From pulp horror to avant garde poetics, writing that hits hard by Jedediah Smith

Day 10 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

Playlist, Oct 10, 2025:

  1. Intro: Famous Monsters Speak
  2. Movie theme: Children of the Corn – “Main Title” by Jonathan Elias (1984)
  3. Poem: Hallowe’en by John Kendrick Bangs
  4. TV program segment: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) I Got A Rock . . . & The Belcher Kids Go Trick-or-Treating from Bob’s Burgers
  5. Commercial: 1981 Hershey’s Halloween candy commercial
  6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): John Bartine’s Watch from Weird Tales Of The Unknown LP
  7. Monster Song: I Got A Rock by Joe Hart & Monsters Lead Such Interesting Lives by Mel Torme
  8. Scenebite: Children of the Corn – Outlander!
  9. Drive-In Trailer: Monsters Crash the Pajama Party Movie Trailer (1965)
  10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Feature Attraction with Paul Frees
  11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “Insect Man” – Beyond Midnight – Feb 12, 1969
  12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “Behind the Locked Door” – The Mysterious Traveler – November 6, 1951

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