Pure Darkness – Morast’s Il Nostro Silenzo Label: Van Records Here’s a record that’s going to get lost in the shuffle of all the new stuff coming out this year, and that’s a real shame because it’s pretty damned good. If you’re a fan at all of Death/Doom then you

Listening to this album is a little bit like being strapped down to a chair, Clockwork Orange-style, eyes wedged and forced open, watching a loop of the scene in Texas Chainsaw Massacre where Sally is tied-up at the family table, enduring the madness of the night, and the only moment

Maggot-Infested Death Pervades Witch Vomit’s “Buried Deep in a Bottomless Grave” This is some serious shit right here. There’s a little bit of atmospheric drabbling at the beginning and then it’s down to business, head’s bent, shoulders slumped, driving Death Metal. Portland death-cult Witch Vomit slam out their newest release,

Brittle and Bitter and Romantic and Scary—Nusquama’s “Horizon Ontheemt” Like all good Black Metal, this thing is cold. I don’t mean blasts of arctic winter cold, but more the kind that comes from opening the door to a haunted basement in a gothic castle. There’s chilly, and then there’s the

Hellboy: A Lewd, Crude, Rude, Punch in the Face by Kelly M. Hudson This ain’t your daddy’s Hellboy. This ain’t Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy. Hell, this doesn’t even look much like Mike Mignola’s Hellboy. This one belongs to director Neil Marshall, and your ability to suspend your feelings for del

Us – The Duality of Terror – A Review By Kelly M. Hudson Us is the new horror film by Jordan Peele, the creator of last year’s Get Out, a surprise hit that even made a run at the Oscar’s. With his new film, Peele embraces even more social commentary