Total Skull: October, 2026

Things that brought me delight in October, 2026:The Cramps, Gravest GravyIf you're a Cramps fan, you'll recognize a lot of the tracks on Gravest Gravy, but you haven't heard them quite so raw and primordial as this. This batch of tracks was slated for release in the 90s, but they got shelved until now--and we are absolutely blessed to be able to hear them in the year 2026. This is purestrain Cramps--rock 'n' roll that still sounds dangerous, a mindset warped by b-movie and trash culture kitsch, blood pumpin' perfection.Dark Night of the ScarecrowThis made-for-tv horror movie from the early 80s is a doozy. A mentally handicapped man is mistakenly blamed for the death of a child, hunted down by some bloodthirsty good 'ol boys, and killed. But things don't rest there--one by one, the hunters become the hunted. Dark Night of the Scarecrow isn't the most intense or brutal horror movie you'll ever see, but it possesses a kind of native "sweatiness" that gives it a lurid, "I kinda can't…