Halloween

Studio 360 gets cozy with the creatures of the night. Kurt Andersen and novelist Anne Rice look at how writers, artists, and filmmakers breathe life into monsters and find out why children morph into monsters in so many horror movies. Plus, we’ll hear a love letter to the suburban tract house and Spalding Gray’s final […]

In honor of Halloween, we talk to aspiring make-up artists learning how to give zombies that special glow of decomposition. We tour a haunted house that’s intended to scare folks out of sinning. Comedy writer Jack Handey offers tips for making your skeleton scarier. Plus, Annie Lennox on her new record, Songs of Mass Destruction. […]

Happy Halloween!

Jack Handey, thinker of Deep Thoughts, takes on the ultimate holiday question: If a skeleton’s not scary, what’s the point of having one? He offers a few tips on how to make your skeleton live up to its reputation so you’re not burying just another ho-hum pile of bones.

Spine-tingling tales from the Studio 360 crypt! “Evil Dead” director Sam Raimi talks about the horrors of Hollywood filmmaking. We audit Tom Savini’s course in decapitation and dismemberment. And the late, great Wes Craven revisits Elm Street and explains why “Scream,” is, ultimately, a family movie. 

In anticipation of Halloween, Studio 360 is sharing some of our favorite spooky segments from our archive.

Photographer Michele Iversen captures strangers in private spaces — without their permission. At night she sits in her car and watches the glowing windows of strangers’ homes, waiting for the perfect shot. Iversen’s story always elicits strong reactions from our listeners — often of horror.

In anticipation of Halloween, Studio 360 is sharing some of our favorite spooky segments from our archive.

Ike Sriskandarajah brings a story of how a composer’s visit to a haunted house made him realize there was a whole industry that needed better music. After visiting LA’s Haunted Hayride, Chris Thomas called the park’s hotline and said, “Hey, love your attraction, but it was undercut instantly by this terrible music.” A few weeks later, he got a call back — from the manager of the park. With that, Thomas composed what might be the first original score for any haunted attraction.

In anticipation of Halloween, Studio 360 is sharing some of our favorite spooky segments from our archive.

No musician has died more often or more dramatically in front of more people than Alice Cooper. His highly theatrical rock shows have variously ended with depictions of him being electrocuted, beheaded, or hanged.

In real life, he’s managed to survive very nicely — now in his 60’s, he still performs those over-the-top live shows. He talks with Kurt Andersen about what it was like when he moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, eyeliner and all, and why he’ll probably never retire.