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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  • Day 9 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

    Playlist, Oct 9, 2025:

    1. Intro: Creature Of Obla-Dee by Mad Daddy from Wavy Gravy!: Atom Smashin’ Zoomeratin’ Mello Jello Radio Broadcasts, 1958-64
    2. Movie theme: Phantasm – “Intro and Main Title” by Fred Myrow & Malcolm Seagrave (1979)
    3. Poem: The Devil is Dead by R.A. Lafferty
    4. TV program segment: Nightmare on Wichita TV with The Host and Rodney
    5. Commercial: Brigantine Castle Amusement Pier 1980
    6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): A Diagnosis of Death from Weird Tales Of The Unknown LP
    7. Monster Song: Spooky Movies by Gary Paxton
    8. Scenebite: Spirit Store Animatronic Voices: 7FT Towering Chained Ghost
    9. Drive-In Trailer: Women And Bloody Terror & Night Of Bloody Horror Radio Ad
    10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Retro Intermission Film
    11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “The Bed” – WKBW AM radio 1520 Buffalo, New York – Oct 31, 1973
    12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook” by M. R. James (read by Michael Hordern)

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  • Day 8 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

    1. Intro: Get Ready for Scary with Stephen Hawking
    2. Movie theme: Ed Wood – “Music Video” by Howard Shore (1994)
    3. Poem: Cassilda’s Song by Robert W. Chambers (1895)(read by Kinematographia)
    4. TV program segment: Dr. Sinister clip from The Flintstones
    5. Commercial: Dark Shadows Barnabas Collins Board Game (1969)
    6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): 8 Horror Movies That Were Once Lost, But Now Found
    7. Monster Song: The Bells by the Buddy Morrow orchestra (Poe for Moderns)
    8. Scenebite: In the Mouth of Madness – Do You Read Sutter Cane?
    9. Drive-In Trailer: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
    10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Funky Fanfare with Quentin Tarantino
    11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “The Lanceford House” – Beyond Midnight – Jan 24, 1969
    12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “The Wendigo” – Theater 10:30 – before 1971

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  • Day 7 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

    1. Intro: The popcorn you’re eating has been pissed in
    2. Movie theme: Halloween – “Theme” by John Carpenter (1978)
    3. Poem: When I Have Fears by John Keats
    4. TV program segment: MonsterVision with Joe Bob Briggs Theme Song
    5. Commercial: Ghoul View Commercial by Zacherley
    6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): Mystery of the Semi-Detached by Edith Nesbit
    7. Monster Song: Igor’s Cellar by The Detergents
    8. Scenebite: Joy Ride – I need to find Candy Cane
    9. Drive-In Trailer: The Birds promo film with Hitchcock
    10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Cinemark Front Row Joe Coming Soon snipe
    11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “The Happy Return” – Beyond Midnight – Aug 22, 1941
    12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “House in Cypress Canyon” – Suspense – December 5, 1946

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  • Day 6 of 10th Annual Shocktober Insomniacs Bedtime Old Time Radio and Audio Gallimaufry

    1. Intro: Quiet Please…or else
    2. Movie theme: Hellraiser – “Hellraiser” by Christopher Young (1987)
    3. Poem: Dream Within a Dream by (read by John Carradine from Poe With Pipes)
    4. TV program segment: Werewolf series promo 1987
    5. Commercial: Time-Life Enchanted World Books – Vincent Price (1985)
    6. Short (Article/Sketch/Story): Flexi-Disc – on various Monster cereals – Monsters Go Disco (1979)
    7. Monster Song: The Devil And The Farmer’s Wife by Texas Gladden (1941)
    8. Scenebite: Evil Dead 2 – Give me back my hand
    9. Drive-In Trailer: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
    10. Retro Baby Buggy Bumper: Coming Attractions from “The Critic” (Jon Lovitz)
    11. Old Time Radio Feature 1: “Plantation Mystery” – The Hermit’s Cave – 1944
    12. Old Time Radio Feature 2: “The Country of the Blind” – Escape – Nov 26, 1947

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