Vintage Horror

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Vintage Horror

Happy Halloween!

The best way for me to celebrate is with some old friends… Really. Old. Friends.

A scary bit of fun with some singing delebs (that’s dead celebs)

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      Vintage Horror by Joe J Thomas

An original song by Joe J Thomas of Joe’s Dump (JoesDump.com)
Copyright 2025, All rights reserved.
Not a Quinn-Martin Production

~~~ Lyrics ~~~

Key:
Boris Karloff (BK), Peter Lorre (PL), Vincent Price (VP), Bela Lugosi (BL), Anthony Perkins (AP), Tor Johnson (TJ)

— Song Open —
(Sfx knock on door, creeky open, storm outside)
VP: gentlemen, welcome! Bela, Peter, Boris… So glad you could all make it back.
(chatter from others)
BK: Lugosi! Don’t tell me you’re going to sing too!
BL: What’s the matter, Karloff… Don’t you like torture?
VP: All right! Settle down everyone. Peter, why don’t you get us started with the drums?
PL: I didn’t come back from the dead just to be Ringo!
VP: All right Peter, calm yourself. You’ll be more like Phil Collins, ok?
PL: Well all right, I guess…
(Drums Start)
VP: Boris, you’re on Bass.
BK: I’m down with that, Vinnie.
(Bass Starts)
VP: Get to your instruments, all, and let’s knock this out so we can all go back to our final resting places…
(Music Intro)
— Song Lyrics —
BK: It’s been a while since we’ve been here
PL: To play upon your darkest fears
BL: From catacombs and out the ground
VP: We’ve got the soul for getting down

BK: A messy death by rope or knives
PL: You’re struggling to stay alive
BL: From poison tea or drowning lake
VP: Your soul may rot in hell to bake

— Chorus —
BK+PL: We’ve traveled from beyond the veil
BK+PL: With clammy hands and ghostly tales
BL+VP: The time has come for you to scream
BL+VP: You’ll not awaken from this dream

PL: You see the signs. It isn’t good.
BL: No friendly face in this neighborhood
VP: Grisly ghouls claw at your doors
BK: A nightly terror of ghastly horrors

PL: From underground and outer space
BL: There’s nowhere safe, no happy place
VP: The wraiths and creepers at your home
BK: Will never stop until you’re gone

— Chorus —
PL+BL: We’ve traveled from beyond the veil
PL+BL: With clammy hands and ghostly tales
VP+BK: The time has come for you to scream
VP+BK: You’ll not awaken from this dream

VP: Still, in the morning, all seems well
PL: A nightmare only, truth to tell
BK: But daylight doesn’t last so long
BL: That you’ll escape this eerie song

VP: Go have your breakfast, lunch and sup
PL: Late in the evening we’ll wake you up
BK: The whole thing will begin anew
BL: We’re on our way to sing to you!

VP: (Ah-hahahahahha)

— Song Close —
(more chatter, everyone leaves, door closes)
AP: Hello? Am I too late?
TJ: No One Here! Time For Go To Bed!
AP: Norman? Is that man Tor here again? What have I told you?!?!?
TJ+AP: Uh-Oh!!

– (fin)

 

All content written and voiced by Joe J Thomas online at: JoeActor.com

 

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Price of Horror

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Price of Horror

Vincent Price

Every fall, auditions for Halloween and Christmas voices are certain to stream in. Although I’ve got solid impersonations of Karloff, Lorre, and Lugosi, Vincent Price’s voice had eluded me. This year, I’ve decided to pay homage to the “Master of the Macabre” by imitating his voice from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”.

I’d had the privilege of seeing Vincent Price in person when I was a teen. He was in the Cleveland area to attend a Sherlock Holmes film festival (featuring Basil Rathbone). After the film, Mr Price did a reading of Poe’s “The Raven”. What an amazing voice and delivery… I was awestruck.

To approach such a unique and memorable voice, I took the time to listen to his original recording of “Thriller” (hear it at the bottom of this post). The audio reveals the many complexities of his voice. Pacing, accent, enunciation, delivery and musicality of the phrases. Add to this his baritone/tenor range, age and the effects of smoking and you’ll begin to hear the many layers involved.

After a few hours of analysis and trial mimicry takes, I felt ready to make my own mix…

Here is my homage to Vincent Price’s voice from “Thriller”:

      JoeActor_VincentPrice_Impression_Thriller

… And here are Vincent Price and Michael Jackson from the original vo recording session, with a bonus verse in the middle:

      Thriller Voice-Over Session (1982) Vincent Price!

Now it’s your turn!

What voices do you do during the holidays? Maybe it’s Santa, elves, or Scrooge. Perhaps some of the Haunted Mansion vo, the Grinch or Charlie Brown.

Let me know in the comments below…

 

All content written and voiced by Joe J Thomas online at: JoeActor.com

 

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