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October 31 2023
WMSC Music Picks: Halloween Favorites 2023 - WMSC 90.3 FM
“Halloweenie IV: Innards” — Ashnikko
Review by Emily “Emol” McCormack
Ashnikko released “Halloweenie” in October 2018, and has continued her holiday tradition ever since. This year, she released “Halloweenie V: The Moss King,” and while I love all five songs in the series, I find myself gravitating towards her 2021 release, “Halloweenie IV: Innards.” To the tune of Edvard Grieg’s “In The Hall of the Mountain King,” I find myself naturally humming this tune and thinking of her voice around this time of year. The lyrics provide creepy, Halloween-like imagery with mention of her having a zipper face, a “ten-foot tongue,” spider eggs in her brain, and many other terrifying things I don’t want to dwell on for too long or I may pass out. They also make reference to horror films, such as “Drag you to the bottom of a lake” to refer to the film “Friday the 13th,” (1980) “Crimson swimmin’ in the drain” in reference to classic thriller “Psycho” (1960), and “Three times, say my name” in reference to horror-comedy “Beetlejuice” (1988). Overall, a lovely spooky song to add to the Halloween playlist (or, better yet, your year-round playlist)!
