Ryan Gosling is reentering the music scene after a 17-year hiatus.
The 45-year-old Hollywood star is best known for his work on the big screen, yet in 2009 he joined forces with friend Zach Shields to form Dead Man’s Bones.
Nearly twenty years after their self-titled debut, the duo have revealed plans to release new material on October 27.
On Thursday (22.10.26), the pair shared a spine-tingling Instagram video to mark their return in time for Halloween.
In the clip, a spectral voice announces: “Dead man’s bones must wait to rise, from the house where shadows cry.”
“All of this must change October 27, when our ghosts must leave our world for this, to dance with us at twilight time, and bring your hand to lie in mine.”
Dead Man’s Bones’ debut album, which featured collaboration with the Silverlake Conservatory Children’s Choir, leaned heavily on themes of monsters and phantoms.
The news comes after Ryan’s partner Eva Mendes dropped a strong hint that new music was on the horizon.
She posted on her own Instagram: “Trying to summon new music from Dead Man’s Bones.”
In another post she added: “Wouldn’t be spooky season without DEAD MAN’S BONES. Sure with they had new music coming out…”
When a fan asked if she knew “something we don’t,” she replied: “Maybe I do…”
Following the announcement Eva wrote: “He came through on his promise to me.”
Earlier this year, Ryan spoke about how he and Zach first bonded over a shared fascination with Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion attraction.
He told NME: “When I went on the Haunted Mansion ride when I was 12, it presented [death] like: ‘Well, maybe it’s not so bad or scary. Maybe it’s fun.’”
“So it just clicked for me. I’ve always loved that [Haunted Mansion] ride and Disney’s approach to scary things, like [Walt Disney’s 1929 short film] The Skeleton Dance and [1937 cartoon] The Old Mill.”
“They’ve an angle on [scary things] that’s very unique.”
When the duo — who haven’t performed live since 2010 — stepped into the studio, their plan was to perform every instrument themselves.
The actor admitted: “The goal was to figure it out. There was a quality to [that approach] that we liked, but I’m sure we had people come in and help make [the album] actually work.”
