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Experimental Horror Music || Sprawling many genres, bound by atmospheric terror, cloaked in darkness. II 21st Century Urban Sorcery out now! || cucurbitophobia.com

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 2d

ROUND 3 is CLOSED. Two winners have won this round of the contest claiming a CD and a Cassette.
ROUND 4 will be announced at the end of this week.
Thank you to all who have participated so far. If you haven’t won yet, there’s still two weeks left for you to try again!

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 3d

ROUND 3 of my trivia giveaway contest is live!
Enter at cucurbitophobia.com for your chance to win a copy of my latest spooky and synth-heavy Retrowave themed album, 21st Century Urban Sorcery.

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 7h

1: Record sounds from a creepy sounding washing machine.
2: Loop it, run it through Ping Pong delay, and compose a 14 minute dark ambient soundscape.
3: Watch it get 47,000 organic views on TikTok without paid boosts.
Hail Thyself.

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Hypnotize yourself into a nightmare! "Nightmare Loop" is 14 minutes of some of the scariest music you'll ever hear. Listen at your own risk... #scary #horror #nightmares #halloweenmusic #ambient #syn...

TikTok video by Cucurbitophobia

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 1d

From today through November 2nd, all of my releases are on sale at 40% off at my official website and at Bandcamp.
Use promo code: halloween

Stay scary 🔥🎃🔥

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 1d

From today through November 2nd, all of my releases are on sale at 40% off at my official website and at Bandcamp.
Use promo code: halloween

Stay scary 🔥🎃🔥

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 2d

Hail the keyboard!

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 2d

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 3d

ROUND 3 of my trivia giveaway contest is live!
Enter at cucurbitophobia.com for your chance to win a copy of my latest spooky and synth-heavy Retrowave themed album, 21st Century Urban Sorcery.

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 3d

Weapons (2025)

I think that this modern supernatural Horror movie is outstanding.

I rank it very high in my book along with the Insidious franchise, the Smile films, Get Out, Sinister, and The Babadook.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 3d

ROUND 3 of my trivia giveaway contest is live!
Enter at cucurbitophobia.com for your chance to win a copy of my latest spooky and synth-heavy Retrowave themed album, 21st Century Urban Sorcery.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 4d

I took a nap and Ozzy decided to join in.

Taking a nap while his cat laid and snuggled up with him

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 4d

That moment when you realize you’re in your forties and you just pulled an all nighter, got 5 hours of sleep from 6am to 11am, and are surprisingly functional without feeling like a complete zombie.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 4d

My “Nightmare Loop” segment has a lot of organic likes and over 40,000 unique views on TikTok.
I’ll take it as a win.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 5d

Some essential horror literature in my collection.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 5d

Finally watching Weapons.

It’s fucking awesome.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 6d

Listening to, and highly enjoying, the newest Testament album, Para Bellum. They've still got it after all these years.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 6d

Night of the Reaper was awesome. It had that throwback 80's / 90's Slasher film feel to it with a lot of suspenseful build ups and a clever plot twist. I'd watch it again!

Night of the Reaper poster with a skull in the sky and a person standing in the street on a dark, cloudy night

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 7d

A piano-only clip of myself playing the main theme of my track “Cyber Cerberus”.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 7d

The eerier, earthier side of nature.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 7d

Throwback Thursday:

My 2021 release Four Doors of Your Deepest Fears flirted with Nu-Metal on “Door No. 1”, “Door No. 2”, and “Door No. 4” (“Door # 3 is lo-fi Industrial/Electronica).
The Saw franchise inspired me on this.

Anyway, here’s “Door No. 1”

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Cucurbitophobia - Four Doors of Your Deepest Fears - "Door Number One"

YouTube video by Cucurbitophobia Official Music

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 7d

All those people calling Bad Bunny “demonic”.

Their brains would melt if they listened to Deicide, Cradle of Filth, Twin Temple, or My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult. And I would be laughing like a hyena.

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 8d

Tales from the Crypt presents: Demon Knight

I’ve been going back to 90’s horror quite a bit lately. Maybe it’s the nostalgia kicking in.
🔥🤘🔥

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 9d

Buy:
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Stream:
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Cucurbitophobia

Atmospheric horror cloaked music blending experimental sounds, elaborate electronic music, and cinematic compositions. Perfect for Halloween and seasonal celebrations...or all year long for enthusias...

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 9d

ROUND 2 of the October 2025 Contest is live!

Enter to win a copy of my new album on CD or Cassette.

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 14d

OCTOBER 2025 CONTEST
Each and every week through October, a winner will receive a copy of my new album, 21st Century Urban Sorcery, on CD or cassette, along with a bundle of my discography in digital downloads!
Visit my website to enter the contest:
cucurbitophobia.com/october2025contest

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 10d

Horns up! 🤘

Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 10d

Featured on the Scream Horror Magazine website!

CUCURBITOPHOBIA CONJURES 21ST CENTURY URBAN SORCERY — A DARK, PULSATING DESCENT INTO A NEON TINTED ABYSS

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Article about Cucurbitophobia on Scream Horror Magazine website

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 10d

CUCURBITOPHOBIA CONJURES 21ST CENTURY URBAN SORCERY — A DARK, PULSATING DESCENT INTO A NEON TINTED ABYSS

www.screamhorrormag.com/cucurbitopho...

CUCURBITOPHOBIA CONJURES 21ST CENTURY URBAN SORCERY — A DARK, PULSATING DESCENT INTO A NEON TINTED ABYSS - THE HORROR ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE

October has arrived, the veil is thinning, and the leaves are changing. So it’s the perfect time to summon something dark, strange, and peculiarly electrifying for your spooky season playlist. Avant-...

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Cucurbitophobia ⛧ @cucurbitophobia.bsky.social · 12d

I found the nostalgic Halloween elements, aesthetics, and atmosphere to be satisfying.
I enjoy the franchise on a whole, but V/H/S: Halloween genuinely unnerved me in subtle ways while V/H/S: Beyond and V/H/S:85, both of which I enjoyed, didn’t strike that nerve.