Ghoulish Halloween music galore!

In case you hadn't noticed, and I'm sure you have, the stores are stocked full of Halloween goodies (and Christmas items, too!). Which means one thing: it's time to break out the Halloween music. And where better to start than your local Pima County Public Library, where we have some of the best ghoulish tunes to send shivers up and down your spine.

If you look for these in some branches, be aware they may be on display shelves and not in the CD section. Click on the titles in quotations to follow the link.

Looking for the perfect Halloween party mix, featuring standard favorites like The Twilight Zone theme song, Alice Cooper, and Werewolves of London? Then look no further than "Halloween Party Hits" and crank that party to 11.

Enjoy some "Halloween Fright Night" performed by the 101 Strings Orchestra. Nightmare on Elm Street? The Shining? Frankenstein? Night of the Living Dead? Yes, they're all done in classical form on strings here. Genius.

Musicians can write books, too!

It's pretty well accepted that when a musician or an athlete puts out an autobiography, one can  assume they didn't write it themself. And take it one step further and you can assume they also didn't read their own ghost written book, either. Not that I'm saying they aren't smart or anything... but musicians writing is usually best kept at the lyric stage.

I have poured through our library system to find some musicians who have written some books of their own- fiction books, books about bicycles; a former Beatle and his book of humorous sayings that could possibly have inspired Monty Python; and even a workout book by a famous rap star.

Click on the title to see the book. The only one not available is "Margaritaville."

Alice Cooper:
"Golf Monster : A Rock 'n' Roller's 12 Steps To Becoming A Golf Addict"

Everyday Should Be Halloween

 I love Halloween, horror films, and all sorts of music. They go so well together. To get in the mood for the upcoming month of Halloween, I will share my annual October custom of listening to music that correlates to Halloween, the macabre, the occult, ghosts, vampires, witches, the undead and downright spooky stuff.