Not only will tomorrow night's episode be a premiere, but also a Christmas premiere. Yes, it will be a new episode on CHRISTMAS. TBS deserves a gold
star!
Speaking of animation and TV Christmas specials,
did you know that in 2010, Elvira had an animated short for Christmas?
Earlier this month, I discovered her animated short on YouTube. It's
amazing what you find online.
Hopefully, fellow Horror fans will enjoy it. I managed to stumbled upon a rare gem, that I never knew existed.
"Elvira's
Very Scary X-Mas" is technically a Christmas Horror Stop-motion Animated
Short.
If
you are a Gen 'Xer, Millennial, or an Xennial and watched Horror movies and shows
during the '80s, then you should already know about Elvira. I
don't expect younger adults and children (Generation Z) to know about Elvira.
Even
though the so-called "Mistress Of The Dark" is on social media sites
like Twitter, chances are highly great that younger Millennials and
Gen Z barely know much about her, if anything at all.
Elvira was
DECADES before younger Millennials and Generation Z's time.
In this Christmas Horror Stop-motion Animated Short for today's Cartoon Sunday, Elvira hunts for the perfect Christmas tree.
Elvira's Movie Macabre "Elvira's Very Scary X-Mas" (2010)
How's it going lurkers? There are literally ONLY 7 more days until
most of us celebrate Christmas and only 4 more days until Pagans
celebrate Winter Solstice.
Hanukkah began last Tuesday, December 12th
and will be ending in 3 more days.
Have most of you finished shopping for presents? If not, this will be the LAST week for you to do your shopping.
I
keep saying "most" because as I have said many times over the last 3
years, Orthodox Christians do NOT celebrate Christmas, until January
7th. This means they STILL will have ample time to finish all their Christmas
shopping.
As a quick word of advice to the ladies,
make sure to wear COMFORTABLE SHOES, while shopping at the stores. This excludes
wearing high heel shoes. I wasn't even wearing high heels, last night
and my feet were killing me. Without a doubt, my
thighs and feet definitely got a full workout, last night.
After Christmas shopping at 2 MALLS for 4-5 HOURS(talk about burning calories)with my oldest aunt last night, I almost did not work on today's blog for Cartoon Sunday.
Speaking of which, I have another Animated Christmas Horror Short to
share with you.
Have you ever witnessed a dark and creepy-looking figure
at the bottom of your stairs, during the time of Christmas?
I can't say
that I have. This is coming from someone, who normally sees the
creepiest figures.
Like some other Animated
Christmas Horror Shorts, Llama Arts adapted Mr. Nightmare's "A Christmas
Horror Story" into another animated short.
Be prepared to feel a little disturbed after watching "A Christmas Horror Story" for today's Cartoon Sunday.
Mr. Nightmare "A Christmas Horror Story" {Animated By Llama Arts} (2016)
How's it going lurkers? Originally, I planned to share this Song
Saturday blog, tomorrow. Considering how incredibly exhausted I've
been these last few weeks with chores, shoveling snow, and Christmas
shopping, I am sharing Song Saturday 1 day early.
It
has been a while, since I last published a festive Song Saturday blog
featuring any Goth Rock. The last Song
Saturday I published with a Goth Rock song for Christmas(if memory serves me right) was in
2013. In case you missed London After Midnight's "The Christmas Song," click right HERE.
London
After Midnight's "The Christmas Song" was 1 of my earliest Song
Saturday blogs I published, after building my website, It's Not All
Gumdrops & Unicorns in 2013. It's amazing how time flies.
This
next Goth Rock Song Saturday blog features the Goth Rock band, BATZZ In
The Belfry. BATZZ In The Belfry has been around for the last 10 to
nearly 15 years.
Nelson founded the band in San Francisco, CA during 2003. He wanted BATZZ to sound more like a Classic Goth Rock band.
After
listening to the band perform the Christmas song, "O Holy Night" on
their 2007 debut album, Sparks Fly Upward, I noticed that BATZZ sounds
somewhat similar to Sisters Of Mercy.
If you have
ever listened to the 1980's Goth Rock band, Sisters Of Mercy, imagine
lead singer Andrew Eldritch singing "O Holy Night." BATZZ In The
Belfry's cover of this song sounds creepy.
Even though BATZZ sounds creepy covering "O Holy Night," they still managed to do the song justice. Everyone
cannot sing "O Holy Night."
Over the years, I have noticed that everybody can't hit the notes for this Christmas song. Even if they can,
somebody usually RUINS the song by changing the style of how the song is
meant to be sung in an attempt to sound "edgy" and innovative.
It was not that STP's late frontman could not perform the song. It was the style of the cover that really disappointed me as a longtime fan; His cover was a joke!
Can
you imagine Scott Weiland turning "O Holy Night" into a Calypso song?
As much as I loved and still love Scott Weiland as the original lead
singer of Stone Temple Pilots, I HATED his version of "O Holy Night."
I refused to add Scott Weiland's version of "O Holy Night" to the Song Saturday blog I published 2 years ago.
The
blog I published 1 week after Scott's death, featured Christmas songs
from his album, The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year.
Meanwhile, BATZZ In The Belfry's cover of "O Holy Night" managed to sound creepy but still decent.
Critics
may claim, that BATZZ In The Belfry was only trying to sound "edgy," in
their attempt at covering "O Holy Night." However, I do NOT want to
turn off the song.
BATZZ's creepy cover sounds like
it should be used for a tragic ending of a Christmas Horror film.
Don't
believe me? Listen to the cover for yourself and you be the judge.
Batzz In The Belfry "O Holy Night" Sparks Fly Upward (2007)
How's it going lurkers? Literally the day after Thanksgiving, some TV networks began airing Christmas specials.
It sucks that most network programmers refuse to air any
Christmas Horror films.
Today everything is
"offensive" and The Sensitivity Police are always on cue for the easily
"triggered." I believe most TV networks fear a backlash over airing
Christmas Horror films.
Even though there are other
religious groups celebrating their own traditions and holidays before
Christmas, December is meant to be about happiness, family, and
celebrating Jesus' birthday.
Throughout the year however,
Christmas overshadows EVERY single holiday. This is all the more reason why I
feel there should be MORE Horror movies and songs about Christmas.
I
can only imagine the number of Santaphobics in existence. This is
especially after watching Christmas Slashers from the 1980's.
There
are at least several of them that exist. All those, who did not already
know, I published a review about Retro Christmas Slashers, a few years ago.
The
closest to a Christmas Horror film, that any network will probably
choose to air is Gremlins. I don't know if Krampus aired on any of the
premium channels yet.
It has been 3 years, since I
last published a blog review about Christmas Horror films. If I have
enough time out of my hectic schedule, I will try publishing another
blog review about Christmas Horror films.
All this
talk about Santaphobia, blog reviews, Christmas Slashers, and Christmas
Horror Movies in general puts me in the mood for Christmas Horror Music.
Like I always say, music used in a movie helps to set the tone for the
movie.
It appears that Rachel F. Williams shares
similar interests and views as my own. Rachel F. Williams is not only a
Romance, Fantasy, and Horror author, but also a music composer.
The
song, "It's NOT Christmas" can be found on her album, 17 Tormented Souls. To embrace the horrors of Christmas, here's Rachel F. Williams'
"It's NOT Christmas" for today's Song Saturday.
Rachel F. Williams "It's NOT Christmas (Insane Epic Horror Rock Music)" 17 Tormented Souls (2016)
Today I
have another animated short. It features Saint Nicholas' evil sidekick
that punishes misbehaving children.
In 2012, Clement Gore published his
book, The Krampus Night Before Christmas. Mitch
Mommaerts produced the book promo for it.
Gore's promo was also illustrated by Gil-T and features
Michael Goral as the narrator.
Clement Gore, Mitch Mommaerts, Gil-T, and
Michael Goral should all be praised for their creativity and innovation.
With only 2 MORE NIGHTS left until Krampus
makes his rounds to punish all the brats, here's the
animated book promo for Clement Gore's The Krampus Night Before
Christmas for today's Cartoon Sunday.
Clement Gore The Krampus Night Before Christmas {Book Promo} (2012)
How's it going lurkers? Yes, it is that time of season again. In
about 3 more days, Saint Nicholas' evil, cloven hoofed sidekick, Krampus
will punish all misbehaving children, while seducing buxom women with
his long tongue in between.
On December 5th, Krampus
will arrive with his birch switch, sack, and lumps of coal to punish
the "naughty."
Then, Saint Nicholas will arrive the following day to
reward well-behaved children with presents in their stockings.
Earlier
this week, I had the hardest time choosing which song to share with you
all for Song Saturday.
Because Krampus Day is creeping around the corner
in 3 more days, I am sharing this festive collaboration by Austin Dickey
and Into The Flood.
Into The Flood is a Metalcore
band from Tacoma, WA. Last week, I watched their music video for
"Death Posture." The song is not bad. I recommend listening to this
band, whenever you have the chance.
According to
Austin Dickey on YouTube, Into The Flood composed a Metal version of
"The Nutcracker (The Mountain King)." Dickey asked if he could perform
the vocals and write lyrics for the song.
Sure
enough, this collaboration came to fruition making the song, "Krampus"
his very own. For today's Song Saturday, here is Austin Dickey's
innovative collaboration with Into The Flood on "Krampus."
Austin Dickey [Featuring Into The Flood] "Krampus" (2016)
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