I was thrilled when Amanda Trujillo sent me her song parodies from the past 4 years of Dark Shadows festivals!    What a treat to have the opportunity to publish them so they can be enjoyed by all!  

Amanda is also a member of the "Collinsport Players", who perform HILARIOUS skits every year at the Dark Shadows Festivals!   

 

I am very pleased to announce that

Amanda Trujillo,

is now a member of Shadows on the Web's

"Shadow Writers Society". 

 

Again... I encourage all writers of gothic poetry, prose, songs, limericks, etc, to please submit your works to Shadows on the Web.

 

Here is Amanda's parody from 2005 of "He's Possessed", sung to the music of "Be Our Guest", a song from the classic Disney film, (and my favorite) "Beauty and the Beast".

I wonder what surprise parody she has 'up her sleeve' for 2006!?   

 

Cheers... Amanda!!!  

 

 
 
 
 
 
He's Possessed - ("Be Our Guest")
 
--First performed at the Dark Shadows Hollywood Weekend, 2005
 
 
 
 
 
He's possessed, he's possessed!
By a spirit that won't rest
David and Amy went exploring
In a wing known as the West
They found a room, 
Quentin's tomb,
And it brought David to his doom
It all started as a game 
Now life will never be the same
David threatens, attempts to kill
He's controlled by Quentin's will
If you need proof, take a look at how he's dressed
Nineteenth Century clothes?
Why else would he wear those?
He's possessed!
See?  Possessed!
He's possessed!
 
With the ghost, he conspires, 
Amy helps him string trip wires
With a smile 
The devil child
Will see to it that you expire
Roger's tumble down the stairs 
And Mme. Findley's fatal scare 
Was all part of his terrorizing?
Now it's time for exorcising
Maggie took the phone away
But Mr. Juggins made her pay
When he came to life and tried to wring her neck
Now Professor Stokes prays
But the gramophone still plays
And we're distressed!
Now we're homeless
And the boy is still possessed 
He's possessed! Still possessed! He's possessed!
 
Growing up is scary
When you always must be wary
Of vampires,
Phoenix fires, 
And other spooks
David's life was never very easy...
After all, his family's full of kooks
For twelve years he's been lonely
Because he was the only 
Kid in Collinsport, at least till Amy came
It's natural that he would want a friend or two
But contacting the dead
Can cause unintended bloodshed
 
He's possessed! Again, possessed!
Well, he always was a pest
But now the kid's downright demonic
And I'm afraid it could be chronic 
Every year David is host
To another unfriendly ghost
If not Quentin, then it's Tad
Or else somebody really bad 
Like Count Petofi or Gerard
Or some other dead blackguard
To defeat them we will have to do our best 
So you'd better pray to God
And get your dowsing rod
'Cause he's possessed!
He's possessed!
He's possessed!
This kid's possessed!
 
 
 
Amanda  Trujillo
Copyright  2005