2021 is dead. Long live 2021? No. Long live the MUSIC of 2021, though. Especially the incredible selection of songs I played on The Bobcast in 2021. So here we go, let’s put the final stake in the heart of the worst year of recent memory - for so many of us, that is, by listening to some RAD songs! We’re gonna count ‘em down, my favorite songs that were played on The Bobcast in 2021 from 10 to 1. Spolier Alert! Here’s the list of songs:

10 - Ship Thieves “Hercules Stomp”

9 - Ricky “Spare Me”

8 - Get Married “Astrozombies”

7 - Night Dangers “Another Nightmare”

6 - Airstream Futures “Cemetery Sparrow”

5 - Parker “Ruin My Life”

4 - The Lungs “Vizitant”

3 - No Small Children “Radio”

2 - Vudu Sister “The Girl Who Stood On A Grave”

1 - Houseghost “Yellow Wallpaper”

The best of the best, the cream of the crop. Happy New Year and here’s to a much better 2022. Cheers, loves! Here are some links to the bands, please support them in any way you can.

Ship Thieves

Ricky

Get Married

Night Dangers

Airstream Futures

Parker

The Lungs

No Small Children

Vudu Sister

Houseghost

Have you read any of the “Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark” series of books? As a kid? As an adult? Both? . These books, the Scary Stories series, made a HUGE impression on me when I read them a couple of years ago, as an adult. The artwork is terrifying and amazing. The stories are timeless and creepy, sometimes funny, sometimes disgusting. Always entertaining and fun, that’s the trick of these stories. They grab you and won’t let go. Just like some of the baddies in the stories? Oh, but the art, that’s the REAL kicker, isn’t it? The art in the Scary Stories books worms it’s way into your brain and takes up permanent residence. The original art by Stephen Gammell, that is. Sinister and creepy to the point you feel the art could jump out of the pages and say “YOU HAVE IT!!!”. Here’s what you’ll get in this episode - An in-depth look at Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell. Three stories, one from each book, are dissected and analized. There’s a dramatic retelling of “The Hook”, as it was told to me, when I was a kid in the 1980’s. Then, in the final chapter of the episode, a brief look at the controversy that has plagued this book series for years and years. The Celluloid Catacombs with Carolyn Mauricette pops in to talk about the “Scary Stories…” movie adaption and some fiends of The Bobcast stop by to tell us how the Scary Stories have affected them over the years. Music of the episode by Vudu Sister, who are amazing and will delight you with their spooky sounds. Here are some links!

Carolyn Mauricette’s webpage, View From The Dark

Vudu Sister on Bandcamp

Hannah Healy’s Healy Eats Real page

Cherise Williams’ Webpage Witchcraft, tarot and the paranormal!

Here are the resources I used to make this episode -

Part One - Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell

Alvin Schwartz interview - 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41961625?read-now=1&seq=1

Alvin Schwartz - Bibliography - 

http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Alvin_Schwartz

Stephen Gammell - Quoted - http://www.lookingglassreview.com/html/stephen_gammell.html

Art - https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3577739/beyond-scary-stories-macabre-works-artist-stephen-gammell/ 

Part Two - Stories - 

One Sunday Morning origin - 

https://www.jstor.org/stable/536698?seq=1

Just Delicious versions - 

https://www.scaryforkids.com/just-delicious/

Part Three - Controversy

Crime rate information - 

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/americas-faulty-perception-crime-rates

Scary Stories Documentary

http://www.scarystoriesdoc.com/

Legal stuff for the music in the episode

Vudu Sister appear courtesy of Keith McCurdy and Vudu Sister.

Intro and outro song - 

Music used :  " The House" composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"

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The Celluloid Catacombs - 

Track: Ruesche-Sounds - Funny Halloween Theme  (Copyright Free Music by Ruesche-Sounds)

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Part One

Music used :  "Broken Piano " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek"

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Part Two

“Melancholia” by Ryan Creep

Part Three

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Stories / Testimonials

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Theme Song

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