Monster of the Day #1408

Monster of the Day #1408

KISS was an obvious choice, given their pedigree (partying on Halloween with Paul Lynde, fighting both the Phantom of the Park and Dr. Doom). It still seemed a little on the nose, those. I almost went with the Dead Elvi (whose music if more up my alley), but I wasn't sure their rockabilly sound…
Monster of the Day #1406

Monster of the Day #1406

Sad to see a band that relies so heavily on sax and violins.* Hat tip to Eric B for the suggestions, since I'm hopeless on music stuff. [*Given the photo, I assume I'm actually just stealing the band's joke.]
Monster of the Day #1404

Monster of the Day #1404

Galaxy Jane suggested these: "For the uninitiated, Lordi is a Finnish monster-themed band. All the makeup, appliances and costumes are designed and created by the lead singer (Mr. Lordi, AKA Tomi Putaansuu), which is fairly impressive work. Watching them perform under 50 pounds of latex apiece makes me admire the limits of human stamina…
Monster of the Day #1401

Monster of the Day #1401

Hmm, this series' monsters were far goofier than I remember, although they seem to have gone for sadly elliptical shots of them.
Monster of the Day #1399

Monster of the Day #1399

So I started watching Stranger Things, the new horror series on Netflix. It's both set in the '80s and shot like an '80s horror movie. The main characters are a group of junior high aged boys, the expertly imitation John Carpenter theme music, etc. It's pretty good and I look forward to catching the…