Too metal to be punk. Too punk to be metal.
Monster movies, drive-in slashers and terrible puns.
Relocating · Phoenix, Arizona
Re-igniting the flame
Pretty With The Lights Out is blowing out the pumpkin in Indianapolis and will re-ignite the flame in our new home in Phoenix, AZ.
Things are quiet while we dig new graves in the desert. I’ve been so far unsuccessful in convincing my cast to come with me, so I’ll be looking for some new talent in the area. Phoenix musicians, come say hi.
Now booking 2027 in Phoenix and surrounding areas.
Want to know when we play Phoenix?
Debut EP · March 10, 2023
Pumpkin Spice Formaldehyde
A hauntingly fast-paced EP racing you through pumpkin-carving clubs, the thrills and romance of the drive-in, and revenge, all culminating in a lovely stroll through Tolkien’s Middle-earth as you’re taken down to Goblin Town.
Whatever corner of horror appeals to you, there is something for everyone.
“A six-track EP that delivers on the promise of high-powered horror punk.”
Freshly brewed
Deluxe Cold Brew Edition
The sold-out debut EP, re-released in a new 6-panel digipak with two bonus tracks, Zeke The Plumber and 867-5309 / Jenny.
Get the Deluxe Cold Brew Edition
Discography
- 2025 Pumpkin Spice Formaldehyde 12" vinyl · We Are Horror Records · 8 tracks Discogs →
- 2023 Pumpkin Spice Formaldehyde: Deluxe Cold Brew Edition CD, 6-panel digipak · self-released · 8 tracks Discogs →
- 2023 Pumpkin Spice Formaldehyde Limited CD · We Are Horror Records · 6 tracks · sold out Discogs →
Appears on
- 2025 Rise From Your Grave: Thirteen Single · featuring Pretty With The Lights Out (Nate Laff, vocals)
- 2024 Shockwaves, Vol. 2 Horrorshock Records · Zeke The Plumber
- 2024 This Is Just A Compilation: Part Deux! We Belong Dead Discogs →
- 2024 We Are Horror Records Label Sampler We Belong Dead Discogs →
- 2023 Horrorpunk’s Not Dead! Vol. 2 The Best Revenge Is Living Hell Discogs →
Lyric videos · The whole Cold Brew Edition
Now Showing
Now playing: Down, Down to Goblin Town
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I.We Belong Dead
More monster than man, and still hoping for a bride.
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II.Jack-o’-Lantern Social Club
Love Halloween? Carving jack-o’-lanterns? You’ll love our little group.
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III.Friday Night’s Alright For Fright’nin’
A slasher double feature at the drive-in. Count the bodies.
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IV.Do Not (not) Resuscitate
Incision here, a suture there. Bring me back. Again.
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V.The Best Revenge Is Living Hell
Live, laugh, love. (We didn’t try that hard.)
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VI.Down, Down to Goblin Town
A horrorpunk take on the 1977 Rankin/Bass The Hobbit.
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VII.Zeke The Plumber
The Freddy Krueger of custodians haunts Camp Anawanna. A salute to Salute Your Shorts.
Cold Brew bonus -
VIII.867-5309 / Jenny
Tommy Tutone’s phone-number classic, dialed in from the dark.
Cold Brew bonus
What they’re saying
Press
Punk Rock Night Awards nominee: Best Horror Act (2024, 2025), Best New Band and Best Local Release (2024).
“Pretty With the Lights Out come screaming out of the darkness.”
- “Talk about making an impression!”
- “So electrifying, no-one will be able to sit still.”
- “A mover and groover with some devilish riffs and diabolical vocals.”
- “Would put a smile on Tolkien’s face.”
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“Punk horror from the top shelf: hard, catchy and really great!”
- “It’s clear that this band needs more attention and deserves a wide audience!”
- “I really adore the bass play here, just as the vocals!”
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“There is a perfect flow between tracks.”
- “A speedy little album that you can listen to multiple times a day.”
- “There is something for every type of horror fan in the album.”
Est. 2022
The Jack-o’-Lantern Social Club
Love Halloween? Carving jack-o’-lanterns? You’ll love our little group.
It started as our first single in February 2022, a song for anyone who dresses in black and does the creepy things they do. Then it grew into the official Pretty With The Lights Out fan club, with member cards, embroidered patches and a spot on the guest list.
The membership kits have all but sold out, but the club never really closes. When the snow falls and there’s not a pumpkin left to be found, we carve them all and see you next fall.
Carve, carve, carve
Rip the top off its skull.
Scoop pulp from the cranial bowl, add some spooky eyes, and you’ve won first prize. Print the Jack-o’-Lantern Social Club face and carve your own club-certified jack-o’-lantern.
Download the stencil (PDF)Dress in black, do the creepy things you do
Merch
Zombie Girl
Our most popular design, on tees, women’s tees, tanks and hoodies.
Shop Zombie Girl →
Nate Laff (yep, pronounced like laugh) is
Pretty With The Lights Out
Pretty With The Lights Out is not a normal “band.” In the studio I do everything, including all production. On stage, a cast of hired guns brings the band feel and energy.
Pretty is not a band “trying to make it.” It’s a hobby for me, and a very expensive one at that. Monsters are my first love in the genre, especially the ones that don’t know or intend to be villains. I like puns, so songs generally start there. The debut EP Pumpkin Spice Formaldehyde arrived on March 10, 2023 via We Are Horror Records, and is now back as the Deluxe Cold Brew Edition with two bonus tracks.
Tools of the trade
Gear
Do I only play Orange amps because they look like pumpkins on stage? No, of course not. That would be silly. It’s because they sound great AND look like pumpkins on stage.
Now booking
Looking to book us?
Here’s what we need to know to be able to respond faster!
Send a booking requestPromoters: grab our press kit for bios, photos, logos and the stage plot.
- Date & time
- Venue
- Our estimated performance time
- Age restrictions?
- LineupConfirmed or proposed.
- GuaranteeOur band members are hired so Nate has to pay them.
- Acoustic acceptable?If the band can’t come, would our acoustic set work? It’s still high energy, not a sleepy coffeehouse set.