Austin's Annual Halloween Spook-tacular!

Victrola’s Tales! (or, “Cottage Street”) (Ghost Stories Part II) (#72) While we haven’t done all that many of these Ghost Stories shows, very few people have wanted to come into the studio and tell their stories live either. But DJ Victrola is not like other DJs, hosting her very own program – The Guitar Shop – … Continue reading Victrola’s Tales! (or, “Cottage Street”) (Ghost Stories Part II) (#72)

The Call Is Coming From Inside The Podcast! (Ghost Stories Part I) (#71) When October rolls around,  a long-held tradition on the program is to roll out all the old Halloween music and records that I know and love so much. But last year we stumbled upon a great idea: to tell Ghost Stories on … Continue reading The Call Is Coming From Inside The Podcast! (Ghost Stories Part I) (#71)

Ghost Stories II: Aircheck of The Damned (#23) I have to say, I’ve been doing Halloween Radio for years now, but these Ghost Stories episodes are some of the most fun things I’ve ever done for any radio program.  There was something about the idea of people calling in to talk about their own experiences … Continue reading Ghost Stories II: Aircheck of The Damned (#23)

Ghost Stories w/ Bob Bucko Jr., et. al. (#22) This week we pull out all the stops for a Halloween broadcast the likes of which you have never heard before!  It is one thing to play Halloween Music on the radio, and I’ve been doing that since 2003.  But this week I decided that it … Continue reading Ghost Stories w/ Bob Bucko Jr., et. al. (#22)

The Delerious Insomnica Free Form Radio Show (#21)  I will by honest: Arvo Zylo and I have never met.  And, furthermore, I was unfamiliar with his work – or the releases on his label, No Part Of It – until I heard it on Ricardo Wang’s What’s This Called?  But a good thing is hard to resist, … Continue reading The Delerious Insomnica Free Form Radio Show (#21)

It’s A Manual Pledge Drive (w/ Manual Sex Drive, LIVE!) (#20) When you do enough radio, you meet some incredible people who stick with you over the years.  I met Monty O’Blivion, Nick Feratu and NickDave when they toured through Closet Radio in 2012.  (Those three also play in an incredibly psychobilly group, The Limit Club.)  For … Continue reading It’s A Manual Pledge Drive (w/ Manual Sex Drive, LIVE!) (#20)

Closet Radio Episode 194: Space Terrors – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt.4 (10-27-15) Playlist: https://ia601501.us.archive.org/21/items/ClosetRadio194/ClosetRadio194.mp3 * “Moon Mist” – Blue Jeans – 1961 * “Girls In Orbit” – Messer Chups – The Surf Zombies “Amazons From Outer Space” – Batmobile – Amazons From Outer Space “Planet X Marks The Spot” – Dr. Steel – … Continue reading Closet Radio Episode 194: Space Terrors – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt.4

The Final Houdini Séance! (To close out our Annual Halloween Spook-tacular! this year, here’s a very rare recording from Halloween 1936, by Edward Saint & Mrs, Harry Houdini, and narrated by George L. Boston. Podcast as “#23.1” in 2016.) As a kid in the ’80’s, if you had any nerd proclivities, you go through a phase … Continue reading The Final Houdini Séance!

Roughly Translated, “Book of The Dead” (As a big fan of the work of both Sam Raimi & Bruce Campbell, WTBC Radio has decided to bring you an audio treat, in representing 1981’s “The Evil Dead” as part of our Annual Halloween Spook-tacular!) Playlist & Footnotes: There would be very few things anyone could say about The … Continue reading Roughly Translated, “Book of The Dead”

Closet Radio Episode 193: The Only Good Cowboy – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 3 (10-20-15) https://ia601501.us.archive.org/8/items/ClosetRadio193/ClosetRadio193.mp3   Playlist: “Moon Over Asbury” – Bouncing Souls – Maniacal Laughter “Hangin’ Me Tonight” – Bloodshot Bill – Trashy, Greasy, Rockin’ Billy “Now He’s Dead” – Hank Williams III – This Ain’t Country “Shoot First And Run … Continue reading Closet Radio Episode 193: The Only Good Cowboy – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 3

The Creeping Terror! (We take WTBC Radio to new depths of bad horror movies with this 1964 piece of schlock-o-rama.  Originally 15 October 2015, and as “#20.1” in 2016.) Here’s everything you need to know about this movie from 1964: there is no documented evidence that the film was ever shown to anyone – anywhere … Continue reading The Creeping Terror!

Closet Radio Episode 192: In The Underground – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 2 (10-13-15) https://ia601509.us.archive.org/34/items/ClosetRadio192/ClosetRadio192.mp3   “Dead and Happy” – Scarecrow – Maggotbox – 82 Records “A Dark Place” – The Hell Caminos – Lust “Young Men Dead” – The Black Angels – Passover “Dead Cool” – Chrome Cranks – Dead Cool * … Continue reading Closet Radio Episode 192: In The Underground – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 2

Closet Radio Episode 191: Running The Hunted – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 1 (10-6-15) https://ia601500.us.archive.org/11/items/ClosetRadio191/ClosetRadio191.mp3   “Flypaper” – Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds – Gorilla Rose “Hallowed Be My Name” – Alice Cooper – “Necrotina” – Motorpsychos – “Bad Things” – Andrew Jackson Jihad – People Who Can Eat People Are The … Continue reading Closet Radio Episode 191: Running The Hunted – Rikki Horror Picture Show 2015 pt. 1

The Return of The Living Dead! (As part of our Annual Halloween Spook-tacular!, we get Lost In The Punk-In Patch with Return of The Living Dead, a 60 minute audio essay for the holiday season. Re-aired in 2016.) Any good Spook-tacular! needs to be willing to kick things into high gear, to set the tone … Continue reading The Return of The Living Dead!

The Daily NewsBlas 31 October 2014: Happy Halloween! This Halloween Season was fantastic, and I really enjoyed all of the excellent places we have gone over the last month.  I will be honest: this shorter format was a lot of fun to play with, and I really got to introduce people to some of my favorite Halloween … Continue reading The Daily NewsBlas 31 October 2014: Happy Halloween!

NewsBlas 30 October 2014: The War of The Worlds Trailer This edit highlights some of my favorite moments from the original show.  Welles really pushed to make his program as much like a radio broadcast as possible for the first two-thirds of the show, and these are some of the best moments, in my mind. On 10 … Continue reading NewsBlas 30 October 2014: The War of The Worlds Trailer

The Daily NewsBlas 29 October 2014: Haunted House Ambience Mix From my crypt to yours, I offer the 2014 Haunted House Ambience Mix, constructed from a variety of “Spooky Sounds” LPs from my private collection.  While today’s NewsBlas is merely a sampling, I am offering to everyone a 60 minute mix using these LPs as … Continue reading The Daily NewsBlas 29 October 2014: Haunted House Ambience Mix

The Daily NewsBlas 28 October 2014: An Arrest This is a selection from the Ambrose Bierce collection, “The Ways of Ghosts.”  These stories are now in the public domain, and make for excellent holiday reading. Various effects edited and created by Austin Rich. Enjoy. https://ia801508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas28October2014.mp3   Mother Box 041

NewsBlas 27 October 2014: Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of The Haunted House “Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of The Haunted House” Released by Disneyland Records. Narrated by Laura Olsher A simple Google Search reveals a whole range of other listening options.  (And I recommend the image search view to check out the variety of album covers over the years.) … Continue reading NewsBlas 27 October 2014: Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of The Haunted House

NewsBlas 24 October 2014: The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall (Part V of V, read by Vincent Price) A Hornbook for Witches by Leah Bodine Drake (1950) Read by Vincent Price Taken from the LP released by Caedmon Records in 1976. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/1/items/NewsBlas29October2014/NewsBlas24October2014.mp3   Mother Box 039