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with a late-night monster movie theme.

History

The Ghastly Ones were formed by two Special FX make up/movie monster makers, Garrett Immel aka Dr. Lehos and Norman Cabrera aka Baron Shivers. They infused their love of Halloween records, late night monster movies and

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with inspiration from early sixties surf and hot rod acts like

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, Avengers VI, and

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shows. During their early shows, the stage was often decorated with tombstones and cobwebs to give their performances the proper atmosphere. Their unique sound and look caught the attention of

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, who released their first album, ''A-Haunting We Will Go-Go'' in 1998 on his label Zombie-A-Go-Go Records, a subsidiary of

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. Subsequent albums were released on their independent label, Ghastly Plastics Co. In 2007, The Ghastly Ones toured the East Coast and Japan for the first time and in 2009 they played in Nottingham, England. Their music has been featured in the ''

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'' Halloween episode titled “Scaredy Pants” and the 2009 remake of '' Night of the Demons''. Drummer and co-founder Norman "Baron Shivers" is currently focusing on his new band Boss Fink. Keyboardist Dave Klein "Captain Clegg" is currently playing drums with legendary surf/punk band

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and produces bands a
Dave Klein Recording
his private studio in Los Angeles.

Selected discography

Albums

* ''A-Haunting We Will Go-Go'', 1998 * ''All-Plastic Assembly Kit'', 2005 * ''Target: Draculon'', 2006 * ''Unearthed'', 2007

EPs

* ''Dare To Go-Go Ghostly With The Ghastly Ones'', 1998 * ''Gears n' Ghoulfinks'', 2006, purple vinyl 7"

Singles

* "SpongeBob ScaredyPants," from '' SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights'', 2001 * "Flying Saucers Over Van Nuys," 2006, green vinyl 7"

References

External links

The Ghastly Ones - Official site
{{Authority control Surf music groups Musical groups from Los Angeles Musical groups established in 1996