Each Halloween for 8 years, ImprovBoston has presented Gorefest, an original musical splattered with fake blood, gruesome special effects, and lots of singing and dancing. Below are some favorite numbers from the available Original Cast Albums.

All Gorefest shows feature book & lyrics by Don Schuerman and music & lyrics by Stephen Gilbane (except where noted).

GOREFEST VIII:
Cirque du Slaughte(2010) [Book by Misch Whitaker and Adam Brooks]

The story of a 1930's circus where the performers are mysteriously dying - onstage and off. Ramaloke, the magician, must discover the murderer before he and his secret love Kitt become victims themselves! Produced for the 2010 Halloween season.

Featuring Stephen Wrobleski, Olivia Rizzo, Ben Scurria, Natalie Cowell, Bryce Read, Monica Shea, Deana Tolliver, Kara Gelormini, Bobby Smithney, Brendan Mulhern, Melissa Carubia, and Jenny Foster.

• GOREFEST VII:
  The Worster Seed(2009) [ Book by Matt Chapuran ]

  
  

  I'm Gonna Kill...

  The 11 O'Clock number for Angel, when the chips are down, 3 buckets of blood just landed on your head, and everyone's laughing at you. Performed by the incomparable Misch Whitaker.

  Kids In Woostah

  The opening number explains why the demon spawn of Satan would likely be born in Worcester, Mass. Performed by the original cast.

  The Hand Model Song

  A priest that has a simple dream - to be a hand model. He explains. Featuring Mat Gagne, with Paul Dome, Olivia Rizzo, and Christine Toohey.

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  GOREFEST VI:
  Boatload of Blood(2008)

  I Like a Dork

  The girls of the R/V Grumpus explain what they prefer in a guy. Liz Caradonna, Lindsey Strube, Misch Whitaker, and Monica Shea (as the crew's open lesbian/closet cannibal). Lyrics by Liz Caradona.

  Happy Place

  As Yojo (the crew's enigmatic ethnic New Jersey native and ship's doctor) prepares to amputate Priscilla's leg without anesthetic, he describes how his people would endure pain - by going to their Happy Place, wherever that may be. Sung by Robert Woo, Kara Gelormini, and (inevitably) the entire cast.

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  GOREFEST V:
  Blood on the Bayou(2007)

  Spicy Hot!

  Jasper, the cajun house chef, conjures all the metaphors he can think of to describe his hot sauce. Performed by 5-time Gorefest performer Bobby Smith, with Liz Caradonna, and the Jasperettes: Lindsey Strube, Jaimey Connors, and Mike Cyr.

  Blood On The Bayou

  In Gorefest's first title song, Gary and Larry introduce us to Creepy Town, Louisiana. Performed by Erik Volkert and Dana Bein, each doing their own personal Tom Waites imitation.

  A Little Like A Whore

  Rita and Katrina describe their approach to getting ahead in life. With the incomparable Megan Golterman and Christine Flynn.

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  GOREFEST IV:
  Gross Encounters of the Alien Kind (2006)

  (I Wanna Go) All the Way

  The high school tramp sings about why being bad is so good. Performed in the sultry alto tones of Monica Shea.

  Ow! Ow! Ow!

  A song about the pain the singer feels from the fact that there's a pug-sucking nail sticking out of his thumb - that he hammered there himself. Performed with gusty anguish by Dana J. Bein.

  Better Not To Know

  The F.B.I. agent who comes in at the end as the story's Deus Ex Machina explains her agencie's unspoken motto. Performed by ImprovBoston mainstager Christine Flynn and the entire cast.

  I Always Noticed You

  The high school nerd sings to the nerdy object of her affections. Performed by Tiny Little Lungs co-star Sara McClean.

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  GOREFEST III:
  The Gruesome Tale of Penny Dreadful (2005)

  Pieces of You

  An anachronistic Bossa Nova love duet between a Victorian doctor and the prostitute trying to turn a corner on her life that he loves. Performed by ImprovBoston stalwarts Patrick French and Rachel Rosenthal.

  A Beautiful Woman

  The Frankenstein wife of the butchering doctor sings of her simple need we all can relate to - to be pretty. Performed by ImprovAsylum mainstage star Rachel Bitney.