The brainchild of virtually no-name director, Ti West, The House of the Devil is a highly-stylized atavistic nod to late 70s / early 80s horror. This movie goes back to when film was actually film, and horror movies were not dressed up music videos. Avoiding ultra-gore, stinger sound effects, digital … Continue reading
Invocation of My Demon Brother is an amalgam of pre-Manson murder ’60s psychedelia, and Aleister Crowley ritual magick crammed into eleven minutes of celluloid. The pacing of this is much quicker than other Anger films, and when combined with its dark, sinister imagery, presages Floria Sigismondi’s later music video work. … Continue reading
TV show (various episodes) Unless you’re from Columbus, Ohio, you probably are unfamiliar with the public access television hero, Damon Zex (although his programs have been played in the UK, Channel 4). Basically, Mr. Zex is a Robert Downey Jr. lookalike goth whacko bent on pushing the envelope of mundane … Continue reading
a.k.a. [Principle of Darkness] (self-released) It’s hard not to be a cliche in music nowadays, especially in the EBM/Industrial genre. Well, in someways, the German four-piece known as Golem 101 has indeed fallen victim to this sad fact, but at least they know how to use all the best cliches … Continue reading
(demo, 2004) It can’t be said that Reclusiam’s eponymous debut is groundbreaking or particularly challenging, but it –is– an extremely well executed slab of funeral doom. The production on this release is immediately evident. Everything sounds just as it should. The drums have punch. The crisp cymbals aren’t harsh … Continue reading
