So we have now arrived at October thirty first, Hallowe’en or, in pagan phrases, Samhain. This, a cross-quarter day – roughly midway between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice – represents the beginning of winter (“the darkish half of the 12 months“) within the Celtic calendar. Because it seems I didn’t get any trick-or-treaters this night. I believe the torrential rain put the dampeners on any such adventures, and I may scarcely hear the fireworks for the sound of the rain stotting down on my roof.
Regardless of my very own reservations about Hallowe’en, I’ve determined to resurrect the next little video which appears to be acceptable for the event. It’s made from bits of outdated horror B-movies however the music – by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-kickers is definitely the second 7″ single I ever purchased, method again in 1973…