Blog: Consequence Of Sound

Halloween, at least in part, belongs to Richard O'Brien, as does the midnight hour with which we've come to associate all things frightening, macabre, and sexually taboo. O'Brien, 66, is the revered creator of The Rocky Horror Picture Show , a stage musical and cult film that fuses together the unlikely triumvirate of science fiction, cross-dressing, and rock & roll. And for nearly thirty-five years, fans of all ages and from all walks of life have stolen away to movie theaters in the wee hours of the night—dressed (or cross-dressed) as Brad, Janet, Frank-N-Furter, and Riff-Raff—to participate in this [...]