Head like a Hole Shatner mask.

In anticipation of the upcoming John Carpenter Anthology album mentioned last week, and in celebration of Friday the 13th falling in October, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails just released an exciting new cover of the Halloween theme! Even NPR wrote about it, and they (or at least the guy who wrote the article) don't even like horror films.

John Carpenter gave the new version his seal of approval, saying it does justice to the original. Other than a couple minutes' build up of white noise, it is fairly faithful to the classic theme. Reznor and Ross won an Oscar for their scoring of The Social Network, and a Grammy for their scoring of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, so they're well-suited for handling Carpenter's beloved and iconic masterpiece. 

As good as their version is, though, I'm still looking forward to Carpenter's own reimagining of the Halloween theme when his new album debuts on Friday. Here's hoping he directs a video for it, as he did for the Christine theme!

(Remember, don't be alarmed at the moments of silence in the beginning. It's just giving Michael some time to creep up on you.)