2012 Halloween Playlist

Here is my 2012 playlist for Halloween!! It's spooky, dancey, creepy, and fun!!

1. "All Hallow Eve's Ball" instrumental from Van Helsing - I always like to kick off Halloween with this because it's from the film that made me fall in love with masquerade balls

2. "Monster Mash"

3. "Ooh Eeh Ooh Ah Aah Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing Bang" by the Witch Doctor

4. "We R Who We R" by Ke$ha - throwing in some dance numbers

5. "Remains of the Day" from The Corpse Bride

6. Jaws Theme Song by John Williams

7. GhostBusters Theme Song by Ray Parker Jr.

8. "Thriller/Heads Will Roll" mash-up from Glee

9. "Blame It (On the Alcohol)" by Jamie Foxx

10. "The Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (movie version)

11. "Monster" by Hurricane Bells

12. "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse

13. "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Metallica

14. "Epiphany" from Sweeney Todd (movie version)

15. "This is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas

16. "Nine in the Afternoon" by Panic at the Disco

17. "Dance Like a Hippogriff" from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

18. "This Magic Works" from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

19. "Brand New Day" from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

20. "Masquerade" from The Phantom of the Opera (movie version)

19. The Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl

Book 19: The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl the junior novelization adapted by Irene Trimble (C+)

I have to keep in mind that this is a "junior novelization." The book was pretty much a direct screenplay of the favored film starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Geoffory Rush from the Disney Vault. However, it lacked all and any detail.
Captain Jack Sparrow is introduced as "... far below the cliff in a small, leaky bit of a boat stood one of the sliest pirates ever to sail the Spanish Main. Captain Jack Sparrow was his name" (13). Then, that's it! No description of facial features, clothes, or any indication of why he might be the "sliest" (which was incorrectly spelled in the book) pirate ever.
The jewel of the book lies in its short chapters, which all readers love, and sticking to the script. The only major line that wasn't in the book - and this is completely unforgivable - is "BUT WHY IS THE RUM GONE!?!"

Still, if I were 13 years old, this would be the perfect reading companion to the movie. It is a wonderful way to read one's favorite movie in a non-script-like fashion with all the favorite swashbuckling pirates, damsels in distress, and plundering.

Trimble, Irene. The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Junior Novelization. New York: Random House, 2003. Print.