The Gothtober Blog

Wahoo! everything is ready for launch, be ready for a short film by Art of Bleeding which is our artwork for October first!

It is a late night, and The Head Candycorn and I are putting the finishing touches on Gothtober.com! Come back when we launch in under 24 hours!

There are 38 steps up to Gothtober Headquarters, and lugging Jason Pipkin’s drum kit up all of them made us appreciate each and every step even more than usual. We are quite fortunate to have the Electones on board to make beautiful tunes to cruise to as you peruse this year’s Gothtober 2009 calendar.
The Electones are, respectively: Jason Myers on Guitar, Mike Bolger on Keyboard, and the aforementioned Jason Pipkin on drums. The boys filled up the living room with all manner of musical gadgets, not the least of which was a fantastic Leslie-style rotating speaker that Jason built and Mike’s lovely electric keyboard made in 1971.
Check out what happens when you give the Electones coffee and popcorn and ask them to play some intermission music for the Gothtober Drive-In! This music will be sweetened and used as the calendar’s main theme… look for it Gothtober FIRST!!! Woooooooo!

Due to the fabulous wizardry of Cristin Pescosolido’s electronical mad skills, Gothtober offers you this handy-dandy widget for your Mac computer! This handy widget features a fancy neon blinking pumpkin as well as useful  information on the Gothtober Artist of the day, in addition to over 31 random daily corny, gross or weird Halloween tips that were dreamed up by Head Candycorn, Julianna Parr.

Get your amazing Gothtober Widget here!

World of Wonder reports that Barry Morse (DAY 30) is up to his usual amazing mischievous magic tricks again! Last year he made “Ookie Cookie” for Gothtober, which went on to show in festivals! You can find Barry’s piece from last year in the Gothtober Archives, DAY 17.

The Gothtober 2009 splash screen

JP just finished the new splash page for Gothtober.com and it is up and ready to welcome you.

Ever go to a drive-in movie theater? Well, that is this year’s Gothtober theme. Driving along the highway in your convertible on a late summer evening, this sign beckons you to pull in, clip the speaker to your window, and get ready to see the spooky double-feature. Don’t forget to swing by the concession stand for some popcorn and hotdogs!

Be sure to check out the archive to see what wonders have been produced in past years, as this year’s fun begins on October first.

Yehaah, I have just updated the archives with some new artwork from JP, moving 2008 into the proper position. You will now notice that the archives don’t include links to all of the trick-or-treat items that JP had listed before, because they are now all available on the Trick-or-Treat page right here! I’ve also turned the archive page into just html instead of flash, so that people can navigate it a bit more easily.

Sorry for all of you people using IE6, you won’t see the archive properly, but this is the perfect time for you to upgrade!

That’s right, step right up, step right up, be a part of the world’s ONLY Time-Release Halloween Countdown Calendar! I’ve been a little late with getting the “Call to Work” out, but as you can see, I’ve started, so please, jump on board and:

FILL OUT AN APPLICATION ASAP

CHECK OUT THE GOTHTOBER FAQ (this’ll give you the basics…)

You don’t have to be an artist to do Gothtober, you don’t even have to live in the same country, state or county that Gothtober is made! We’re looking for strange and weird, fun, freaky Halloween treats from everyone all over the world! We are Certified Public Internet art, generated for the public to peruse on their Falltime Internet Machines!

I’m talkin’ recipes, crafting how-to projects, stories, videos, animations, downloads, music, whatever you come up with, WE WANT YOU!!! Fill out an app, and we’ll let you know as soon as possible if you’ve made it into the calendar!

This Year’s Theme? Drive-In Movie! See the FAQ for a more detailed description.

Contact us with any questions the FAQ doesn’t address.

All right, show some graveyard spirit and send in your application, and remember: You’re Bootiful!

Snake eyeballs and beetle stew,

JP Head Candycorn