Musical Mondays

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It's Monday, the start of the working week. To counter-act the post-weekend blues, cheer yourself up with Radio Weird: Songs of Eerie. Whether you're checking out some of eviinsanemonkey's amazing filks, or taking up deifire's awesome recommendations for Eerie-centric listening, or creating a musical fanwork of your very own, share your thoughts, and your favourites, in the comments!

( Stabbity Steve: a Murder Ballad by Eviinsanemonkey )

( After Wolf Mountain: a Filk by Eviinsanemonkey )

( Pay Attention: a Filk by Eviinsanemonkey )

( Krampus: an Eerie Christmas Poem by Eviinsanemonkey )

( Moo! A World o' Stuff advertising jingle by Eviinsanemonkey )

( Bigfoot Stole My Mail: a Musical by Owen Neil )

( Eerie, Indiana fanvids by Roseveare )

( Weird Science (Don't Leave My Arms): an Eerie, Indiana Melanie/Devon/Marshall fanvid by Current Joys )

More Dash X cosplay pics by Cytrouille Juice

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With appropriately thematic backdrops!

TVGUIDE print advert for Eerie, Indiana

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"It's not just a town, it's an adventure."

I don't think I've seen the lower section with the houses before.

Childhood and (the limits of) Nostalgia in Stranger Things by Filipa Antunes

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I’ve been thinking about Stranger Things. I’ve been thinking about it for quite a while, in fact: first because I couldn’t wait to see it, then because I didn’t enjoy it, and now, after some reflection on why that was, because I think I’ve stumbled upon something interesting.

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E.T., to take the most obvious example, was about preserving the innocence of childhood at a time when the family unit was changing. Firestarter, another obvious reference, likewise problematized the notion of childhood innocence, connecting it to a time of sharp technological advancement. We also don’t have to go far to compare Stranger Things to the likes of Eerie, Indiana or even Goosebumps, television series which not only acknowledged children’s affinity with the horror genre (somewhat radically, I might add), but also used it to explore the anxieties of oncoming puberty.[1]

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CultLabs on Joe Dante's the Hole

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I must admit this one passed me by when it first came out,I think it was originally released as a 3-D movie,and since I have no interest in the gimmick of 3-D then I more likely just dismissed it on its release.Also it sort of by passed me that this was also a Joe Dante flick,so again my bad.A newly arrived family from Brooklyn,find a trap door in the basement of there new house in Bensenville,one which seemingly has no bottom to it.The two brothers and the girl next door,soon start to see things,which are all related to there own personal fears and have some connection with the hole in the basement.While its all fairly PG-rated stuff Dante manages to crowbar in all sorts of influences from J-Horror to murderous puppets to German Expressionism cinema.It doesn't feel like the usual Dante fodder at all but just to reassure us he does wheel out Bruce Dern and Dick Miller,just in case we forgot who is directing.

Ever seen his Eerie, Indiana series Inspector? I would say The Hole is totally in keeping with the rest of his stuff.

Eerie, Indiana fanfiction: Family Business

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In which we once again encounter Stabbity Steve, along with some friends...

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( Read the rest of the Microwave verse here )