A Tolkien Naysayer

In a column called "Between the Lines," a Maryland scholar says he doesn't like The Lord of the Rings very much.

This is from the journal America of February 18, 1967.  If such heresy were expressed today, would Father Schroth be burned at the stake or tarred and feathered?

See you Monday.  Hope you've sufficiently recovered from BLOG-O-WEEN 2022!

  

Get into the Motion, Monsters!

Yes, we end this year's BLOG-O-WEEN with another new music comp!  The results of the dissection are:

01 - Come On! - Zombina and the Skeletones - 2003  (2:26)

01 - Come On! - Zombina and the Skeletones - 2003  (2:26)

02 - Monsters Everywhere - Bloodshot Bill - 2003  (1:27)

03 - Dracula's Daughter - Screaming Lord Sutch - 1964  (3:37)

04 - Mummy Walk - Bo Diddley - 1965  (2:16)

05 - Walk Like a Zombie - HorrorPops - 2005  (4:04)

06 - Zoola Zooky - Johnny Alderson - 1963  (2:24)

07 - Frankystein - Los Rockin Devil's - 1967  (2:46)

08 - Ghost Guitars - Baron Daemon & the Vampires - 1963  (2:22)

09 - The Cool Gool - Sharkey Todd and His Monsters - 1959  (2:00)

10 - The Monster's Bride - Miss L Louise Lewis - 1962  (1:49)

11 - Dancing with Mr D - The Rolling Stones - 1973  (4:48)

12 - Dracula's Tango - Toto Coelo - 1982  (4:39)

13 - Jam at the Mortuary - Griz Green - 1965  (2:53)

14 - Zombies' March - The Mao Tse Tung Experience - 1991  (3:59)

15 - I'm Dracula - Plastik - 1982  (2:28)

16 - Graveyard - F L Wray - 1962  (2:54)

17 - Frankenstein Baby - Mad Jack and the Hatters - 2011  (3:07)

18 - Dry Bones Twist - The Drivers - 1962  (2:44)

19 - Furry Happy Monsters - REM and The Muppets - 1998  (3:26)

20 - Monster Motion - Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers - 1962  (2:31)

21 - Mr Frankenstein - Peter and the Wolves - 1961  (2:55)

22 - Old Boris - Bela la Goldenstein - 1962  (2:13)

23 - Frankenstein - The Cadillacs - 1962  (2:47)

24 - Creatures' Nite Out - The Rockets - 2000  (2:34)

25 - Monster Bossa Nova - Gene Moss - 1964  (2:06)

26 - Dead Boyfriend - The Monarchs - 1995  (1:45)

27 - Draculena - Aaron McNeil - 1964  (2:34)

28 - Rock Until You Drop (from The Monster Squad) - Michael Sembello - 1987  (3:01)

This compilation takes its inspiration from Track 20, a rockin' little number from a little Massachusetts kid of some later note.  Don't step on the Wolf Man's tail!

MA-143 - Monster Motion

That's the end of this year's BLOG-O-WEEN, kiddies! See ya on Thursday with another bit of delectability! I'm buggin' out for now, it's kinda dead around here!