The Skeletons of Silverlake: Dead Man's Bones

What do you get when you cross The Notebook’s Oscar nominated heartthrob, Ryan Gosling, high-heel adorning bud Zach Shields, an obsession with the supernatural, and The Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir?

The creepiest, most haunting yet riveting celebrity music concept since Paris Hilton’s singing career.

Say hello to Dead Man’s Bones, Gosling and Shields young frankenstein of a musical collaboration. The two work with the children’s choir, along with an array of instruments (some they’re not totally sure how to play) to create this eerie, euphonic ensemble. Sort of like School of Rock, except way more goth, and a much stronger inkling to get authorities involved.

You can download their latest lament, My Body’s a Zombie for You below. Think Righteous Brothers’, Unchained Melody meets Wednesday of the Addam’s Family. It’s ominous. It’s amateur. It’s fantastic.

For a more visual interpretation of the Dead Man’s Bones concept, check out their live video for “In the Room Where you Sleep” as the two spectral visionaries lead a choir of Halloween costume-wearing children through a dark acoustic intonation. It’s like some junior high rendition of The Rocky Horror Picture Show gone wrong. And it’s awesome.

If cadaverous children singing with celebs just doesn't do it for you, at least skip to the very end of the video where the kid concludes the song with a giant sword. I have nothing else to say.

Way to go, Gosling. Nice to meet the non-Nicholas Sparks side of you.

Dead Man's Bones - My Body's a Zombie for You {mp3}