The Shadow Knows: 34 Scary Tales from the Vaults of Horror

by Various Artists

Bear Family's nightmarish contribution to the Halloween season and other dark nights of horror! The title song is performed by two artists: The legendary Link Wray and the great Coasters! 34 nostalgic horror songs and rarities from 1934 - 1982. A unique compilation that relies on real scary effects and does not repeat the Purple People Eater or the Monster Mash! Included are Screamin' Lord Sutch with his classic Murder In The Graveyard and the rare Kay-Starr version of the Bing Crosby classic The Headless Horseman. Britain's Tommy Bruce with a soulful horror version of Speedy Gonzales as Monster Gonzales as well as the legendary Gene Cardos Orchestra, who shocked the world with Zombie in 1934! Extremely rare recordings like Dead by The Poets, a short-lived doo-wop group from Los Angeles, or The Swanks with their brute instrumental Ghost Train can be heard here. 'Horror Of Dracula'! Rare radio film trailers of the 50's like Ed Wood’s 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' complete the picture!