The House that Screamed
Macabre masterpiece The House that Screamed gets a stunning Blu-ray makeover, revealing a release good enough to convert non-believers. Phil Bailey reviews.
Tag: Gothic
Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror
Lady Morgan’s Vengeance, The Blancheville Monster, The Third Eye, The Witch, four lesser-known films from the golden age of Italian gothic horror, are unearthed for this creepy and impressive Blu-ray set. Phil Bailey reviews.
Spahn Ranch
Back to the Woods (Dais Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Ascetic/Virgin Flowers
Split Cassette (Rainbow Pyramid). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Pop. 1280
The Horror (Sacred Bones). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Rosenkopf
Rosenkopf (Wierd). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Prince Rama
Far from being overly-serious and wonkish, Matthew Moyer finds Taraka and Nimai Larson (Prince Rama) to be funny, sarcastic, and in possession of minds that race from one idea to the next.
The Horrors
Skying (XL). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Wolf Ram Heart
Betrayal of Hearts (Sovereign States). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Wolfshade
When Above (Wraith Productions). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Chapin Sisters
Chapin Sisters Two (Lake Bottom). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Woven Bones
In and Out and Back Again (HoZac). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Blacklist
Too young to be fully cognizant of the more embarrassing excesses of Gothic music over the past twenty years, the young Turks of NYC’s own Blacklist are, perhaps unwittingly, the best hope of redeeming Goth-metal. Fresh from a European tour complete with horned hotel antics, Blacklist frontman and provocateur Josh Strawn told Ink 19 all about how he learned to stop worrying and love Motorhead and Scott Walker equally.
Who Killed Amanda Palmer
Wouldn’t you like to view a gallery of coroner’s photos, featuring the artistically dispatched Amanda Palmer? Matthew Moyer knows you do.
Blacklist
Midnight of the Century (Wierd). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Gitane Demone: Life After Death
From gothic siren to torch singer, Gitane Demone has been through it all. This new double-disc DVD collection chronicles the many phases and changes of her long and overlooked life and art.
Mt. Sims
Happily Ever After (Hungry Eye). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Christian Death
American Inquisition (Season of Mist). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Black Fortress of Opium
Black Fortress of Opium. Review by Matthew Moyer.
Thee Missouri
In Voodoorama (Blue Disguise). Review by Aaron Shaul.
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