Halloween Horror

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Lots of sound-effects collections winnow their contents into discernible--and sample-worthy--nuggets, which is great for short blasts. But for those occasions when you need a seamless excursion into frightful noises and disembodied howls, Halloween Horror is a treat. There's enough strange organ backing on these 73 minutes to make the CD sound like a modern journey in scary composition. And with all the twists and turns lumped into one long track, Halloween Horror is ideal for the living room at a fright-night extravaganza or for the front porch as the moon rises. There's a constant collage feel: a heart pumping as a tiger roars, a chorus of screams amidst swirling cascading organ, a cat fight as winds swirl. It's an expert job, a tangle of sounds that's unique and surprising at each turn. --Andrew Bartlett

Halloween Horror,Various Artists,K-Tel,Halloween,Miscellaneous,Pop,Sound Effects

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Average customer rating: Eerie and dark music for the soul Fantastic! great music very cool Excellent Atmospheric c.d.

The 13th Hour Midnight Syndicate Manufacturer: Entity Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vampyre : Symphonies from the Crypt Darklore Manor Gates of Delirium Necronomicon Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999) ASIN: B0009S52ZG Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

1. Mansion in the Mist
2. Forgotten Path
3. Time Outside of Time
4. Fallen Grandeur
5. Hands of Fate
6. The Drawing Room
7. Mausoleum d' Haverghast
8. Family Secrets
9. Last Breaths
10. Vertigo
11. The Watcher
12. Cellar
13. Cold Embrace
14. Hand in Hand Again
15. Harvest of Deceit
16. Footsteps in the Dust
17. Veiled Hunter
18. Sinister Pact
19. Grisly Reminder
20. Deadly Intentions
21. The Lost Room
22. Living Walls
23. Gruesome Discovery
24. Return of the Ancient Ones
25. The 13th Hour

Product Description

Over the past eight years, Midnight Syndicate has defined the gothic/horror soundscape genre and redefined the Halloween music industry. Their unique blend of dark orchestral movie-style instrumental music and carefully crafted sound effects make their "soundtracks for the imagination" truly interactive listening experiences, earning them a diverse worldwide following in the gothic music, Halloween, horror music, haunted attraction, and gaming industries.

Customer Reviews:

Eerie and dark music for the soul.......2007-03-08

Midnight Syndicate's 13th HOUR is the perfect album to listen to while you write; its dark mood and somber atmosphere are inspiring to me when I write a horror tale. It also serves as great background music to your Halloween party or gothic evening among friends.

This was the first album I got from them and I want all the others too because I'm hooked now. They recently re-released their early works under the title OUT OF THE DARKNESS. Also, check out VAMPYRE and GATES OF DELIRIUM.

Whether you're the Goth type or a casual fan wanting some cool music to set the ambiance at a party, 13th HOUR is an awesome symphonic horror album.

Fantastic!.......2007-02-03

I write gothic horror stories and love to listen to music that "puts me into another world". I'm so glad that I found this CD. It has definately inspired some of my best writing.

great music.......2007-01-11

used for a Halloween party, it was perfect really set the mood

very cool.......2007-01-10

I'm a halloween fan from wayyy back and this is the best cd I've found for just the occasion.

Excellent Atmospheric c.d........2007-01-08

We had this playing in all the rooms of our house during our Halloween party last year, all the tracks going in different order in a continuous loop. This set quite a mood! Everyone commented on the music and how great it was. Just the right amount and use of sound effects. So many Halloween type c.d.'s go too far and become just corny and that wrecks the mood you're trying to create in the first place. After the party, when everyone left but for my cousins and us, we just had this playing in the library and had a ball scaring the wits out of each other with our own "personal" ghost stories. We're not into the whole goth culture thing, but we can appreciate what M.S. is doing. To listen to this at only Halloween is a mistake, you're short changing yourself. Put this on curled up with you're favorite suspense, thriller or horror book for an added dimension to the experience.

Average customer rating: Hauntingly beautiful Vampyre: Symphonies from the Crypt Gets better with age... Vampyre : Symphonies from the Crypt A Must Listen

Vampyre : Symphonies from the Crypt Manufacturer: Entity ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Holiday | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The 13th Hour Gates of Delirium Dungeons & Dragons - Official Roleplaying Soundtrack Transylvania Darklore Manor ASIN: B00006HME3 Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Awakening
2. Graveyard
3. Unhallowed Ground
4. Crypt of the Forsaken
5. Winged Fury
6. Blackest Rose
7. Ravages of Time
8. Catacombs
9. Unseen Eyes
10. Undead Hunters
11. Ancient Tomes
12. Dusk
13. Spectral Masquerade
14. Vampyre

Album Description

Unleash your darkest nightmares as you enter the world of the Vampyre. Echoing from ancient crypts, these haunting symphonies call forth the horror, mystery, and passion of the night that awaits you...

Customer Reviews:

Hauntingly beautiful.......2007-05-12

This is well written darker music. It's hauntingly beautiful. We use it (and others) as background for D&D campaigns.

Vampyre: Symphonies from the Crypt.......2007-01-19

Once again, it is okay, but not what I had intended to purchase. At least I'll have some more Halloween music!

Gets better with age..........2007-01-10

The first time I heard this album, I wasn't blown away. It was good and all, but I liked it the least of all of the previous Midnight Syndicate albums. Not too long ago, I pulled it out again and listened to it again. It's funny how your opinion of something can change over time. This time, I WAS blown away. I thought to myself "How could I have only thought 'yeah, it's pretty good' back then?" This CD was amazing!

If you weren't overly impressed the first tme you heard this CD, throw it back in and give it another try. It might just sound a little different to your ears this time around.

Vampyre : Symphonies from the Crypt.......2007-01-04

Wonderful music. Very mysterious and otherworldly. I listen to it all the time!

A Must Listen.......2006-10-29

I just got done listening to this album. It's the first of its kind for me. I was completely blown away. Forget the fact that vampires don't exist (right?) and just fantasize that they do and give this album a listen. If this doesn't get you somewhere within your soul, I swear you're dead (no pun intended).

Average customer rating: The best album (still currently for sale) from Midnight Syndicate (but it goes down hill from here) Absolutely Incredible Musical Tour Through A 19th Century Asylum!! Another Midnight Syndicate disc that is a must have Footsteps, knocks & giggles "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."

Gates of Delirium Midnight Syndicate Manufacturer: Linfaldia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Halloween | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Holiday | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The 13th Hour Vampyre : Symphonies from the Crypt Realm of Shadows Darklore Manor Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994-1999) ASIN: B00005B503 Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

1. Arrival
2. Welcome
3. Haverghast Asylum
4. Halls of Insurrection
5. Cage of Solitude
6. Residents Past
7. Adelaide
8. Phantom Sentinels
9. Gates of Delirium
10. Non Compos Mentis
11. Procession of the Damned
12. Infestation
13. Room 47
14. Dark Discovery
15. Morbid Fascination
16. Dead of Night
17. Alternative Therapy
18. Crimson Door
19. Unrest in the East Wing
20. Ebony Shroud
21. Sleep Tight

Album Description

They have taken you deep into the crypts of a forbidden castle and to the edge of the sea among the ruins of a cursed village . . . Now the masters of gothic/horror soundscape invite you to take a musical journey into the macabre world of Haverghast Asylum. Your horse and carriage awaits you . . .

Customer Reviews:

The best album (still currently for sale) from Midnight Syndicate (but it goes down hill from here).......2007-04-18

The dark magic faded fast after this album was released. Everything they did afterwards just seemed to become redundant. No newer album ever merited any improvements or aroused any special new nuances. Their newer material just started to sound like previously rejected filler material that they started to release afterwards as whole albums. So, I guess, nowadays, Midnight Syndicate is just sitting in limbo hoping to conjure up some new fresh ideas. And they are probably still just licking their wounds from last years backlash of discontinuing the availabilty of their best albums, and then releasing a shoddy re-recording of key tracks.



When I first started buying the CD's of Midnight Syndicate, I was pretty excited about having this dark moody classical outlet to add to my music library. Before the Midnight Syndicate, I only use to find small episodes of the kind of music that the Midnight Syndicate does.



There are other artists such as Cradle of Filth, Yello, Vangelis, Rick Wakeman, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, and Jean Michel Jarre and various types of horror soundtracks (John Carpenter, Giorgio Moroder, Goblin, etc.) that would give you one or two really cool dark classical instrumentals that just made you wish there were more. When Midnight Syndicate came out with "Born of the Night", that was the album that represented all that I was looking for in a complete sound concept that captured and embraced my more sinister side but in a subtle way. Just like when Hitler had Wagner, and Alex (A Clockwork Orange) had Beethoven, the Midnight Syndicate gave me that atmosphere that empowered my darkest moods and made me feel that there was a kind of music out there that understands me.



This album of "Gates of Delerium" is their fourth project and probably one of the easiest ones to buy. Their first three CD's are discontinued and out of print. It's unfortunate because "Born of the Night" and "Realm of Shadows" were their best two albums. I got them, Thank God, but new fans will never know their most creative years. After "Gates of Delerium" their appeal really began to drop because their music wasn't really growing or going anywhere new and adventurous. Some concepts have changed, but those changed concepts were just becoming stale and redundant. They started to record dull uninspiring stale non-embellished classical passages which all sounded alike all through their albums. Each album just started to get even more boring from one album to the next. Their last respectable project was "The 13th Hour". So if you get "Gates of Delerium" and "The 13th Hour", that is all you really need from the Midnight Syndicate. Their other albums (including their retrospective CD) are just so bland and uninteresting. But, of course, if you see them "used" somewhere selling for about the price of an empty CD jewel box, that may be worth it. If you see "Born of the Night" and "Realm of Shadows" used somewhere, definitely jump on them. And check out Nox Arcana too if you want to check out more music similar to "Gates of Delerium" (and especially the eerie sound of "Born of the Night" and "Realm of Shadows"). Midnigh Syndicate haven't released anything new since their "Out of the Darkness" CD. I guess they are still suffering from the repercussions of that major mistake. I sure hope they'll bounce back with something new soon.

Absolutely Incredible Musical Tour Through A 19th Century Asylum!!.......2006-12-11

Listening to this muscial masterpiece as I type this, I'm astounded to find that I have never placed my review of this Incredible CD on this page and I've owned it for years.

Allow me to correct that mistake right now.

Everyone...this is one FUN FUN FUN CD!

Just listening to this music now, there is so much more freedom and artistic openness to the arrangements from the previous two CDs.
Both Born of the Night and Realm of Shadows are Awesome CDs in thier own right and ANY Midnight Syndicate fan should have them in thier collection (if they can still obtain a copy seeing that both recordings have been discontinued) but there is an *oppression* present that I can't put my finger on.
I can't explain it.
But in THIS recording...Midnight Syndicate Band Mates Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka BUST LOOSE and become the Artists that they are destined to be. This musical tour relies VERY LITTLE on sound effects and those that are there are very well and appropriately placed. Never over done...never under done. Your imagination is ALLOWED to take over and see what it wants to see...and sometimes things that you don't, but your brain takes you there anyway! lol!
The music is lush, darkly alluring and carries you through the asylum of scared, misunderstood and mistreated patients at the mercy of the facility's sadistic Dr. Haverghast! *Don't worry! you don't hear anything *BAD* but like I said, this CD-so good- your brain just takes you there!
I have never tired of this recording. It's complete "Mind Candy" and carries you away to another time.
This is why Midnight Syndicate are the Masters of the Genre that they created... Gothic Halloween CDs for the Imagination and they just keep getting better and better with time.

Now....go buy this CD and let yourself be taken away....
down the hall, dragged, screaming for your life as the metal door slams shut behind you as your helpless screams die away in the distance.....

Another Midnight Syndicate disc that is a must have.......2006-06-05

"Gates of Delirium" is the CD that set the stage for the band's CD "The 13th Hour." Even though I was introduced to "The 13th Hour" first, I really enjoy this CD & it really allows you to picture the haunted asylum. Great music mixed with the minimal sounds of crazed laughter and ghostly effects, it can quickly create goose bumps all over your body. I realized after listening to it over and over again, that this is the music being used at two haunted houses in my area last fall.

If you are looking for a mysterious, dark, haunting orchestral CD, this is a must have.

Footsteps, knocks & giggles.......2006-04-24

If you want to listen to something really unsettling, try Brian Eno's "On Land". It's the creepiest thing I've ever heard - and it doesn't rely on footsteps, knocks and giggles like "Gates of Delirium" does. Sure, the music here (when it's not overblown) has its moments, but it's really just a cross between a horror movie soundtrack and a Hallowe'en special effects CD. The track "Haverghast Asylum" reminds me of an outtake from Alice Cooper's "Welcome to My Nightmare". That might have been the intention, of course, but it adds up to a CONSCIOUSLY spooky listen, not a SUBCONSCIOUSLY eerie listen like the aforementioned album by Eno.

If you're looking for background music to a game of Vampire: The Masquerade, I suppose "Gates of Delirium" will do the trick - but if you want to feel the goosebumps rise, put on a pair of headphones, turn out the lights, and listen to "On Land". Alone.

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.".......2005-11-30

Are you looking for that halloween music that can give you a fright?
Are you hungering for the music that gives chills and is right with the moon in the dead of night?
Are you tired of those $3.99 Halloween Cds you find at your local grocery store?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you've come to the right place. So, now, sit back, relax, and dim the lights as we take you on a journey through an abandoned insane asylum. Be warned that once you have arrived, you'll never be able to see the sun ever again. Every song from the first to the last sends chills down the spine of the unwary listener. As the Cd progresses we are treated to sounds of wailings as we hear imprisoned souls as they cry out in pain as they suffer the agony of their tormenters. "Room 47" is where you feel the pain of the soul that is confined to this blited place. Beware, once you have arrived, you never get out alive. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: Great for the Halloween night!!! Average collection of cover tunes. Not bad for the price Blah! Horror muzak for parties.

Very Scary Music: Classic Horror Themes Various Artists Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Sound Effects | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Halloween | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Halloween Hits Halloween Sound Effects Halloween Fright Flicks Classics from the Crypt Fright Night: Music that Goes Bump in the Night ASIN: B00000JJ9R Release Date: 2000-07-19

Tracks:

1. The Exorcist
2. Halloween Main Title
3. The Twilight Zone
4. Psycho Suite
5. Theme From Poltergeist
6. Theme From Friday The 13th
7. Nightmare Before Christmas
8. Dracula Main Title
9. Theme From Jaws
10. Nightmare On Elm Street
11. Theme From The X-Files

Customer Reviews:

Great for the Halloween night!!!.......2007-01-12

Great music, exclusively music from the movies. I used it to scare off the kids at night when treak-or-treatin. Only the classics included!!!

Average collection of cover tunes........2005-10-13

I've had reasonable luck with Laserlight's Halloween CDs, introducing me to such artist as Screaming Lord Sutch, the Undertakers, and a couple of other minor groups popular for Halloween-themed music.
By comparisson, this CD is a relative disappointment, featuring covers of spooky movie and TV themes.
Friday the 13th gets butchered the worst, with Exorcist following close behind, primarily by being about a minute to long, and the Twilight Zone is way too funky.
Halloween and Nightmare on Elm Street fare the best, followed by Jaws and X-files. The rest are tributes to mediocrity.
For Wal-Mart's price of under four dollars, it's a decent deal, but I certainly couldn't recommend spending any more than that for it.

Not bad for the price.......2005-02-16

It's a mediocre collection of horror movie music. Not bad for the price, but it sounds a bit too synthesizery.

Blah!.......2003-08-11

Some of them sound like the original recording.

Others sound like MIDI tracks burned to CD. With such a good lineup of movies (sans X-Files), I was thoroughly disappointed at how "synthy" it sounds.

To get this CD all you have to do is use your favorite search engine and type "midi and horror".

I want my $$ back.

Horror muzak for parties........2002-11-08

If you are looking for a solid collection of classic horror themes recreated as heard in the movies, then you had better look elsewhere. This collection is not for you. Various musicians either play respectable covers of classic themes (i.e. The Exorcist or Halloween) or completely slaughter them with poppy covers. Harry Manfredini's already silly disco-pop theme to Friday the 13th Part 3 is destroyed so badly you would think that Jason Voorhees himself had stomped into the recording studio. Fans of pure, play it like it sounded in the movie recordings will be disappointed.

Average customer rating: Halloween music Not the Originals but What the Hey MONSTER MASH CD OWNER MONSTER MASH CD OWNER Superstar

Monster Mash & Other Songs of Horror Various Artists Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Halloween | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Halloween Hits Very Scary Music: Classic Horror Themes Halloween Howls Spooky Favorites Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Halloween ASIN: B000000K3U Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

1. Monster Mash
2. Ghostbusters
3. Twilight Zone (Movie Theme) - Orlando Pops Orchestra
4. Love Potion No.9
5. Spooky
6. Psycho: Suite For Strings - Orlando Pops Orchestra
7. I Put A Spell On You
8. In The Midnight Hour
9. Batman/Robin Hood - Orlando Pops Orchestra
10. Clap For The Wolfman
11. Purple People Eater
12. Spiders And Snakes

Customer Reviews:

Halloween music.......2007-06-11

Not the original artists, but still very close to their song. Very similar to the other Halloween CD. Get one or the other, preferably the other so you can get the actual artists who made the hits.

Not the Originals but What the Hey.......2005-01-13

If you're like one reviewer who is having a party for the kids, this is okay. What do they know? If you are trying to add to your oldies collection, this is not for you. Clearly, most and perhaps all of the performers are not the originals, much less the original version. You decide.

MONSTER MASH CD OWNER.......2002-12-02

I LOVE THIS CD.I HAD A BIG HALLOWEEN PARTY FOR MY DAUGHTER.AND ALL THE KIDS DANCED ALL NIGHT TO THIS CD.THE PARENTS ENJOYED THIS MUSIC ALSO.THIS WAS A GOOD BUY.

MONSTER MASH CD OWNER.......2002-12-02

I LOVE THIS CD.I HAD A BIG HALLOWEEN PARTY FOR MY DAUGHTER.AND ALL THE KIDS DANCED ALL NIGHT TO THIS CD.THE PARENTS ENJOYED THIS MUSIC ALSO.THIS WAS A GOOD BUY.

Superstar.......2001-02-21

I love the song "Monster Mash" the most. It's great. This album has great songs. I give it five stars. I'm pretty picky, so I select only a few kinds of albums. My second favorite is "Ghostbusters". I love it!

Average customer rating: Wonderful earlier works Realm of mediocrity This was officially my first Midnight Syndicate CD....Life hasn't been the same since... Realm of Goth A beautifully crafted piece, both chilling and inspiring

Realm of Shadows Midnight Syndicate Manufacturer: Entity Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Halloween | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Goth | Goth & Industrial | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Holiday | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gates of Delirium The 13th Hour Vampyre : Symphonies from the Crypt Darklore Manor Necronomicon ASIN: B00004SYUV Release Date: 2000-03-04

Tracks:

1. Prophecy
2. Into the Abyss
3. Noctem Aeturnus
4. Tempest
5. Eye of the Storm
6. Sanctuary
7. Among the Ruins
8. Realm of Shadows
9. Raven's Hollow
10. Beyond the Gates
11. The Summoning
12. Spectral Mist
13. Soliloquy
14. Twilight
15. Serpent's Lair
16. Black Woods
17. The Night Beckons
18. Legions of the Dead
19. Witching Hour
20. Harbored Souls
21. Eclipse

Album Description

"Venture forth to the Realm of Shadows where restless spirits arise from unknown depths to wander the shores of night. Midnight Syndicate once again takes you on a musical journey through the darkest corners of your imagination. Dim the lights, but take heed... what darkness conjures, the night harbors."

Following the tremendous success of "Born of the Night," Midnight Syndicate presents "Realm of Shadows," their third CD featuring the unique blend of haunting orchestration and sound effects that has made them a rising force in gothic-horror music today.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful earlier works.......2007-07-11

This is by far one of my favorite albums from the group. I would highly recommend this album as one to have someone listen to start any sort of interest with the group.

Realm of mediocrity.......2007-04-29

I must say that in investigating the world of Midnight Syndicate over the past year I found that this CD seems to be the most-talked about, highly-praised and least available of their releases. Now, that I have it in my possession (the 5th Midnight Syndicate CD I have bought in 10 months) I find it to be kind of bland compared to Gates Of Delirium and The 13th Hour (although it's a step up from Born Of The Night which walks the fence between creepy and corny). While the mood and sound effects on Realm Of Shadows are nice (the crows on the CD made me think I had one trying to build a nest on my balcony), there are really no tracks that stand out. They all just kind of run together. I'm not saying it's awful. Like most things in life, it just doesn't live up to the hype.

This was officially my first Midnight Syndicate CD....Life hasn't been the same since..........2007-02-02

You know, little did I know as I walked by this particular booth at a convention what I was listening to was going to affect me in the profound way that it did. A CD called Vampyre was playing and I stopped dead in my tracks and listened. It was simply beautiful. I asked the man at the booth if he had anything that might be appropriate for a graveyard? He recommended this CD. I also bought what was playing and didn't think twice about it. *This*, REalm of Shadows, was the first official CD that I listened to by this band known as Midnight Syndicate. I was completely transfixed by the music. I never sat down until several tracks later. I was officially crying my heart out by the second track saying "oh my God..this is so beautiful.." over and over.
That night, I didn't want to sleep. I wanted to keep listening to my new CDs as many times possible. I had never heard anything like this in my life. Before exhaustion took over I told myself I must not let the man selling these wonderful CDs get away without selling me the other two he had available! All I knew was, that I was slapped by so much inspiration that it literally hurt. Something long lost and dead inside me was reborn the night before. I saw so many images that needed to be created as a result of listening to this music. Midnight Syndicate became my instant muse. Soundtrack for the Imagination Indeed!
This review has little to say about particular tracks, but rather the over all emotion of experiencing this band's music for the first time in my own home. The peace I felt(despite the dark nature of the music). The mental images of my own yard haunt that hit me randomly in an almost *Field of Dreams* way so entangled that I had to built it to put the pieces together. Not to mention the images that came to me to simply put to canvas. I hadn't had ANY thing like this in my life that moved me to be more creative in my own life. I am thankful for this band and I will forever be dedicated to it. Thank you Ed and Gavin....

Realm of Goth.......2006-11-29

"Realm of Shadows" (2000) is Midnight Syndicate's second dose of "haunting orchestrations and sinister sound effects (creating) a dark, gothic soundscape." Having purchased all of their CDs (twice - for work and personal use) and using their music (with their permission, of course) as soundtracks for our local Halloween haunted attractions, I can honestly say that I will always be anticipating their next release.

As with "Born of the Night" (see my review), the production quality of this CD was outstanding. The music is stirring and the sound effects are realistic. The raven calls in track #9 "Ravens Hollow," the synthesized strings in track #12 "Spectral Mist," and the creaking timbers in track #20 "Harbored Souls" are particularly noteworthy. I actually prefer Syndicate's limited use of vocal effects, which normally come off as "cheesy" attempts to sound creepy. And once again, the bell tones in track #13 "Soliloquy" and track #21 "Eclipse" should have been digitally sampled instead of using tubular bells.

There are 21 selections totaling a little more than 52 minutes of music. Most of the tracks would have benefited from lengthening and building upon the base music and effects- they left me wanting more. The best tracks on this CD are #9 "Raven's Hollow," #10 "Beyond the Gates," #15 "Serpent's Lair," #19 "Witching Hour," and #20 "Harbored Souls."

As with their previous CD, this music begs to be played on a high-quality sound system, preferably one with some kick-butt subwoofers and enough power to handle this CD's wide dynamic range. Otherwise, listen with care on less-capable systems before you crank up the volume.

A beautifully crafted piece, both chilling and inspiring.......2005-04-20

Enter the realm where shadows lurk and nightmares reign. Beware of long passed souls unsettling before your eyes as you listen to the dark and eerie tale of Raven's Hallow.

A must have for those who want a chill with a little story in the mix.

Average customer rating: Feindish Halloween Fun! Vintage Halloween

These Ghoulish Things: Horror Hits for Halloween Various Artists Manufacturer: Ace Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Halloween | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Monster Bop Horror Hop Halloween Hootenanny Halloween Spooktacular/Poe With Pipes Music For Zombies ASIN: B000A8SXN8 Release Date: 2005-09-29

Tracks:

1. Radio Plug for Monster Mash on Station KFWB - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
2. Screamin' Ball (At Dracula Hall) - Duponts
3. Drac's Back - Count Dracula, Billy DeMarco
4. Midnight Stroll - Revels
5. Ghost Train - Virgil Holmes
6. Mummy's Ball - Verdicts
7. Frankenstein's Den - Hollywood Flames
8. I'm the Wolfman - Round Robin
9. Spooksville - Nu-Trends,
10. Munster's Theme - All-Stars, Milton DeLugg
11. Coolest Little Monster - John Zacherley
12. Monster Party - Bill Doggett
13. Creature (From Outer Space) - The Jayhawks
14. Mr. Were-Wolf - Kac-ties,
15. Radio Station Promo for Bill Gavin - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
16. My Son, the Vampire - Allan Sherman
17. Monster - Bobby Please, The Pleasers
18. Theme from the Addams Family - Fiends
19. Nightmare Mash - Billy Lee Riley
20. Voodoo Walk - Cindy & Misty, , Sonny Richard's Panics,
21. Feast of the Mau Mau - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
22. Frankenstein's Party - The Swingin' Phillies
23. Legend of Sleepy Hollow - The Monotones
24. Bo Meets the Monster - Bo Diddley
25. Rockin' in the Graveyard - Jackie Morningstar
26. Radio Plug for Monster Mash on Station Woop - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
27. Monster Mash - Crypt-Kickers, Bobby "Boris" Pickett
28. Vampire [*] - Orvin Yoes

Product Description

Novelty radio plug for Moster Mash on station KFWB - Bobby “Boris” Pickett
1. Legend Of Sleepy Hollow - THE MONOTONES
2. Screamin’ Ball At Dracula Hall - THE DUPONTS
3. Feast Of The Mau Mau - SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS
4. The Creature (From Outer Space) - THE JAYHAWKS
5. Monster Mash - BOBBY BORIS PICKETT AND THE CRYPT KICKERS
6. Bo Meets The Monster - BO DIDDLEY
7. My Son, The Vampire - ALLAN SHERMAN
8. Coolest Little Monster - JOHN ZACHERLE
9. Nightmare Mash - BILLY LEE RILEY
10. Theme From The Addams Family - THE FIENDS
11. The Munsters Theme - MILTON DE LUGG ORCH
12. Drac’s Back - BILLY DE MARCO with COUNT DRACULA
13. I’m The Wolfman - ROUND ROBIN
14. The Mummy’s Ball - THE VERDICTS
15. The Voodoo Walk - SONNY RICHARD’S PANICS (with CINDY AND LINDY)
Novelty radio plug for Moster Mash on station WCOP - Bobby “Boris” Pickett
16. The Monster - BOBBY PLEASE & THE PLEASERS
17. Rockin’ In The Graveyard - JACKIE MORNINGSTAR
18. Werewolf - THE KACT - TIES
19. Frankenstein’s Party - THE SWINGIN’ PHILLIES
20. Monster Party - BILL DOGGETT
21. Frankenstein’s Den - THE HOLLYWOOD FLAMES
22. The Vampire - ORVIN YOES
23. Dead Man’s Stroll - THE REVELS
24. Spooksville - THE NU-TRENDS
25. Ghost Train - VIRGIL HOLMES
Bobby Pickett Novelty promo clip - Bobby “Boris” Pickett


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Feindish Halloween Fun!.......2007-01-10

A throwback to when Halloween was a REAL thrill (no candy xray necessary)! Fun, kooky party tunes sure to get you in the SPIRIT of the season. . .my personal favorite: My Son the Vampire!

Vintage Halloween.......2006-10-04

Fantastic fun collection of some old classic light-hearted horror songs. All the songs are from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Despite their age they sound very crisp and clear as if they were recorded yesterday. The "Munsters Theme" version on this cd sounds the closest to the original than any other version that I've heard. This cd has 25 catchy songs, making this a perfect disk to hear in the background during any party or gathering during October. The inside jacket is also packed with 19 pages worth of information on the different bands as well as pictures of all kinds of horror genre material; stills taken from movies, movie posters, a cover of a Munsters comic book ect. You will get your moneys worth with this cd. Also check out Monster Bop & Horror Hop.

Average customer rating: Sound Effects: Sounds of Horror

Sound Effects: Sounds of Horror Various Artists Manufacturer: Columbia River Ent. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Halloween | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 101 Digital Sound Effects: Sounds of Horror Ghost & Ghoul Sounds Halloween Sound Effects Scary Sound Effects Sounds from the Crypt ASIN: B000AQ68SM Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Violent Thunderstorm/Wind/Rain
2. Midnite in Graveyard with Clock Chime
3. Clock Ticks Then Explosion
4. Supernatural Swirl
5. Chain Dragging Slowly
6. Demonic Laughter
7. Knife Stabbing Body Several Times
8. Wolves Baying
9. Decapitate Head with Sword, Blood Splatters
10. Creaking Door Swings Back and Forth
11. Telephone Call Hang Up
12. Steps Down Echoing Hall
13. Gate Closing
14. Creaking Door Closes
15. Eerie Wind
16. Supernatural Wind
17. Digging in Earth with Spade
18. Footsteps
19. Grave Digger
20. Demonic Language in Different Voices
21. Eerie Music
22. Bubbles in Water
23. Scary Music with Demented Laughter
24. Guts Falling on the Ground
25. Suspense Music
26. Heavy Solution Boiling
27. Slow Walk with Limp in Echo
28. Creaking Wood
29. Gate Closing with Bolt
30. Axe Slices Flesh/Hits Wood
31. Crash/Glass Breaking
32. Flesh Squishing
33. Ripping Flesh
34. Flesh Squishing and Eating
35. Breaking Bones
36. Bone Chewing
37. Creaking Torture
38. Crunching Heads

Album Description

38 spooky Halloween sound effects such as "Violent Thunderstorm," "Supernatural swirl," "Chain Dragging Slowly," "Demonic Laughter," "Knife Stabbing Body Several Times," "Wolves Baying," "Creaking Door," "Steps Down Echoing Hall" and more!

Customer Reviews:

Sound Effects: Sounds of Horror.......2007-06-07

Pretty standard starter sound effects cd as most of the titled "Sounds of Horror" cd's go. The activity portion of the cd is a bonus if you have young children.

Average customer rating: Themes of Horror

Themes of Horror Manufacturer: Sony Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Halloween Horror Movie Themes Very Scary Music: Classic Horror Themes Halloween: 20th Anniversary Edition - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B00005EBO5 Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

1. Psycho
2. The Fly
3. Carrie
4. The Fog
5. The Exorcist (Tubular Bells)
6. Hellraiser
7. Friday The 13th
8. Rosemary's Baby
9. The Silence Of The Lambs
10. Halloween

Customer Reviews:

Themes of Horror.......2004-03-07

I liked this CD very much.If you are into horror movies like Halloween and Friday the 13th you will like this CD.However in my opinion the only good music on this CD is the Friday the 13th theme by Harry Manfredini.I am not really a fan of pchyco or pinhead.If you are into to those horror characters then I reccomend this CD.

Average customer rating:

Music To Die For Frank Petruccelli , and Petruccelli Productions Manufacturer: Petruccelli Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005RJBC Release Date: 2001-10-12

Tracks:

1. 1,000 Volts
2. Steamed
3. Crash Landing
4. Shadows
5. Gypsys Dancing in the Graveyard
6. Dark Hallways
7. The Organ Donor
8. March to the Gallows
9. Monsters Under the Bed
10. Lost Souls
11. The Mummy's Curse
12. Catacombs & Mausoleums
13. Dark Atumn Nights
14. Pulled Into the Light
15. Nightly Whispers
16. The Graveyard Shift

Album Description

A CD of origianl Gothic/Horror soundscapes with a film score feel ! There is something for everyone in this CD. Sixteen vignettes bring music & imagination to the listner painting pictures in the mind. Great for Halloween Enthusists, Gothic/Horror Fans, Original Soundtracks Fans, & fans of Electronic Music with an Ambient feel to it.

Mexican Music:

1. I Laughed...I Cried...I Fudged My Undies [Explicit Lyrics]
2. Improvisations to Music
3. Is It Something I Said? [Explicit Lyrics] [Live]
4. It's a Wonderful Laugh
5. Live at the Curran Theater [Live]
6. Lullabies for Your Inner Child
7. Lullabies Suite
8. Mark And Brian: Little Drummer Boys
9. Message [Live]
10. Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979 Film) [Soundtrack]

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Monster -- Boxed Set [Box set]

Spohr: Sextet in C; Quintet No4

Texas Two-Steppin'

Music CD: Pousse

Sneaker Live: Footprints in Japan [Import]

Pura Dinamita

Street Carols

Paganini: Works for Violin

The Austin Sessions

Shine on Me

Songs About Running Away

Strange Evocation

Rosebud Remixes [CD-single]

Sun Records: 25 Rare Blues Classics

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