Howdy there fellow Halloweeners, and welcome to October on the Shindig: 2022.

Last year’s playlist additions were unfortunately stalled out by the impromptu recording of a previously unplanned episode of Shindig Radio that you never even got to hear!

Man, a big swing and a miss over here at Shindig Central in 2021, huh?

Indeed it was, but no matter, cause it’s 2022 now and we’re gonna get things back on track, or at least attempt to, anyway. And that just means picking up right where we left off, as unfestive a beginning as that may prove to be.

I think it might also be worth mentioning that this year marks the 10th anniversary of Halloween Shindig on the internet. Seriously? Boy, that feels like it went by a little too quick for my liking.

If you’ve been here since the beginning, I’d like to thank you for taking a committed interest in this strange exercise I have devoted my free time in service of. And rejoice! You’re 10 years older, hopefully a little wiser and filled to the brim with all sorts of previously unimagined Halloween and horror jams.

If you’re just discovering this business recently, I’d like to thank you as well. Welcome aboard! I apologize if it seems like you’ve missed out on the more active era of this website. But hey, it’s all still here and more accessible than it ever was back then. There’s now mini-playlists, the podcast and even fun Halloween swag. Halloween Shindig has never had more to offer than it does in this very moment, and you didn’t have to wait around for any of it!

As you might imagine, simply dragging out last year’s cast-offs was certainly not what I had in mind as a celebration of hitting the 10 year mark. Indeed, several years back I had far loftier plans for the occasion. However, here we are and I doubt any of that, whatever that may have been, will come to fruition. I’ll apologize for that as well.

But if you’re here, you’re most likely here for the tunes. Or because of some hot-linked image or gif. Either way.

So, without any further ado,  we’ll kick off 2022 with the hope of keeping this as consistent as I can while reaching Halloween with 31 new tracks added to this swelling behemoth…and maybe even an untimely festive surprise.

Happy October, everybody!