Somebody’s Watching Me” was Rockwell’s biggest hit (by a lot), but at least it stands the test of time in terms of being a great Halloween song. And it always makes us look behind us … just in case.
1. Bauhaus, "Bela Lugosi's Dead" (available on Crackle: The Best Of Bauhaus) Arguably the first true goth song, Bauhaus' 1979 debut single "Bela Lugosi's Dead" honors the memory of the B-movie actor ...
Sweet, I thought, upon seeing the band Vampire Weekend’s name online the first time. New cheese goth rock! From the first download, though, I realized I was so, so wrong. With their Columbia ...
Considered by many to be the first goth rock song (making the group ipso facto the most mainstream goth rock band), Bauhaus' “Bela Lugosi's Dead” is a tremendous horror of a song. The brooding ...
There were monsters in rock songs before Alice Cooper surfaced in the early ‘70s with songs like “The Ballad of Dwight Fry,” “Dead Babies,” and “Killer,” But there weren’t monsters in rock. Cooper ...
A shot from Fever Ray's "If I Had a Heart" video. It's one thing to make a Halloween-ish song—"Monster Mash," "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah," "Bark at the Moon"—and another to make a knot-in-the-gut, ...
Isabella Soares is a Senior Writer for Collider, as well as a Cherry Picks-approved critic. A film and TV enthusiast from an early age, Isabella used to write reviews in her journal growing up, which ...
After announcing their first new album in five years last week, Vampire Weekend has now unveiled the first two songs from Only God Was Above Us and an extensive tour in support of it. “Gen-X Cops” is ...
Ryan’s legacy as a beloved radio personality and creator of Count Scary is deeply entwined with Detroit. For decades, he brought laughter and spooky fun to Detroit audiences, becoming a true Detroiter ...