With so much representation on the Shindig, in one form or another, it’s strange to see we’ve gotten this far without including Danny Elfman.
Easily my favorite anthology-form horror offering, HBO’s Tales From the Crypt positively scared the shit out of me in my youth, largely thanks to its creepy intro with that incredible model, the Cryptkeeper bounding from his coffin like a ghoulish jack in the box, and Elfman’s eerie theme here.
Perhaps my favorite theme of all time, and certainly my favorite of Elfman’s (maybe with The Simpson’s catching a close 2nd), creeping us a little further into the Shindig, here’s Tales from The Crypt.
TRACK #231: Beetlejuice (Main Titles) by Danny Elfman We haven't had a good Horror Theme here in a spell and it's also been a while since we've had a visit Shindig All-Star Danny Elfman. So, we'll take care of both here with this addition that's been waiting too long in…
TRACK #24: The Crypt Jam by John Kassir and Chuckii Booker In the early 90’s both hip hop and Tales from the Crypt were riding high on the pop culture wave, so it seemed only natural to some sleazy executive to combined these two concepts. The result is The Crypt…
TRACK #120: This Is Halloween by Danny Elfman If you've been following The Shindig for any reasonable amount of time then you may have noticed I hardly ever mention A Nightmare Before Christmas. In fact, aside from that post-Halloween gif I reblogged last year, I've never mentioned it before. There's…
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