My Best Guess: Okay...this time on Shark Week...wait...again??? First, Sirius 119 is devoted for two days to the Women's Conference being held in Long Beach. Then, I come back from a trip out East to find that the sounds of Halloween are holding court on Sirius 119 through Halloween night?According to Sirius: For a ghoulish Halloween, tune into Sirius Scream 119. The channel will feature spooky songs and sound effects, Halloween stories from Sirius stars and personalities, Halloween-related interviews and features, listener comments, and more.
Curt's Rebuttal: Yup...that pretty much covered it.
Sample Playlist
- Halloween Music: This includes such great hits as The Monster Mash, Purple People Eater, and Teenage Brain Surgeon.
- Interviews: With everyday people on the street and Sirius radio personalities, about some of their favorite Halloween memories and traditions, as well as famous names in the horror biz, such as Elvira and Rob Zombie.
- Scary Stories: These weren't that scary. Basically retellings of or The Headless Horseman or The Monkey's Paw. Unfortunately, these were mostly being read by people who had the pleasant voice of a kindergarten teacher, which made them not all that scary.
- Sound Effects: You know those Halloween CDs that features hours of chain-rattling, door-creaking, and ghost-haunting sounds? There were snippets of these thrown in, too...with non-stop sound effect action featured on October 31.
Verdict: Now, I wouldn't have listened to this for three days if I didn't enjoy Halloween. Unforunately, for the first two days, it seemed like a lot of stuff was being repeated or looped, so I had to deal with the same stories and interview multiple times. I can't really bookmark this, as it's a special seasonal feature. And I doubt I would if it had it's own channel...it would be too much of a good thing. I will, however, check to see if they are doing this again next year, and will tune in all week. Or a good portion of it.
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