Vinyl of the Month!

Extremely excited to receive the news that Performer Magazine picked my Test Subject 011 7" on SelectaVision as their Vinyl of the Month!

Reviewing the single, they sum it up as "an open love letter to not just Stranger Things, but everything in the 80's VHS Horror world", with the A-side sounding as "a long-lost Italian disco version of a vintage John Carpenter soundtrack," and the B-side as "if Fabio Frizzi had scored The Neverending Story"!

For fans of old school slashers and those who miss browsing the aisles of Blockbuster for the latest horror releases on VHS, this contemporary re-imagining of a lovable niche genre is just the ticket to bring you back to those glory days.

Again, this is very exciting news. Many thanks to Ben and the rest of the staff for this honor. Read the review in full here.

Giveaway and reviews!

Check it out: Holly's Horrorland is giving away one free download of my S/T album. To enter, comment with your name and a valid email address here. A winner will be picked on December 13th. And how about that video featuring artwork by Saccstry!

UK's own The Rotting Zombie just posted a review of said album, summing it up as "...a collection of the most awesome soundtracks to films that never got made." This is a great review, and I really got a kick out of reading about Daniel driving through deserted industrial areas while listening to Walpurgisnacht and easily imagining zombies coming out of the shadows. Read it here.

More reviews can be found over at The Horror Movie Maniac. Summing it up as "addicting", Lauder also dubs Walpurgisnacht as her fave, but I Warned You Not to Go Out Tonight, Eaten Alive and Charles Bronson are given honorable mentions. It's a cool review, check it out here.

More reviews

"Another skillfully crafted faux soundtrack album grounded in retro electronica."

So the 150th issue of Rue Morgue Magazine has hit the streets, leading to a much-appreciated increase in the amount of "likes" on my Facebook page, and James Harris of Doc Terror kindly sent me a photo to check out while waiting for my copy to arrive in the mail.

Receiving a three-star review, it was nice getting the comparison to both John Carpenter as well as Goblin, but the Morricone aspect was a bit of a surprise - although the guy's the soundtrack maestro so I am not complaining!

Once again, you can order your copy here, so check it out!

Chelseea Benwell offers more Videogram reviews on The Scream Review page. Summing it up as "a horror hit pulled straight out of the 80s", she calls the album "right on the money" and names Walpurgisnacht, I Warned You Not to Go Out Tonight and Scavolini's Nightmare her personal faves.

Check it out here.

Rue Morgue #150!

Well, the 150th issue of Rue Morgue Magazine is out and offers not only articles on Aussie horror flick The Babadook - I've heard a lot of good things about it - the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and Shinji Mikami's The Evil Within, but also a review of my debut effort. Still haven't gotten my copy yet, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed it got a good review. Get yours here.

Camp Blood Reviews II

So, second week in on the release of the Camp Blood single it's time to collect the latest reviews and plugs it's been receiving. Once again, I'm pretty damn stoked by the reception and am keeping my fingers crossed this'll continue until October 31st.

Rue Morgue gave it a nice plug on their website, urging their readers to "grab your hockey mask and spear gun and check it out", The Broke Horror Fan added you should play it if you "Want the trick-or-treaters to dance to your door", The Horrormovies Blog gave it a much-appreciated plug and UK's The Rotting Zombie gave it a nice plug calling the video editing "really well done" and the track "a catchy little three minutes." Links are below so make sure you check them out.

While on the subject of the Halloween track, it's now available via both Deezer and Google Play. Get it here and here.

Rue Morgue review
The Broke Horror Fan plug
The Horrormovies Blog plug
The Rotting Zombie review

Camp Blood Reviews

Well, the first week since the launch of Camp Blood has passed and I figured I'd make a round up of the initial batch of reviews that's been coming in. The response to the track has been thrilling to say the least. It seems like both the horror community and fans "got" the song immediately, which is great 'cause that was my ambition.

The Year of Halloween gave it a plug in the October news post Something Wicked This Way Comes, Friday the 13th: The Franchise called the track "great" and summed up the video as "gold", Horror Sci-Fi & More wrote a short-but-sweet plug stating it is a "special Halloween treat for the Friday the 13th fans out there" and I really like The Horror Movie Maniac's pretty humorous blurb "filled to the brim with screams and plenty of thrills that'll allow you to show off your "killer" dance skills."

Next came Bloody Disgusting's Get Your Jason Voorhees Groove On With Videogram's "Camp Blood" that really had my Bandcamp stats exploding, summing up the track as "catchy", "total 80's horror synth" and "perfect for your Halloween party!" The Scream Review wrote a nice piece about the single, calling it a "gem" "that really sets the tone for horror inspired music", and earlier today Cinema Slasher posted a review calling it "even more hilariously awesome than you'd probably expecting it to be." Check them all out!

The Year of Halloween: Plug.
Friday the 13th: The Franchise: Review.
Horror Sci-Fi & More: Plug.
The Horror Movie Maniac: Plug.
Bloody Disgusting: Review.
The Scream Review: Review.
Cinema Slasher: Review.

Reviews and interviews

You heard the news?

July has passed and Doc Terror's Italian Horror Week as well as the Videogram project and debut album was launched, both receiving a much-encouraging response from the horror community.

I culled together the first batch of interviews, reviews etc. posted throughout July/early-August, and in the future I'll post them on this blog as soon as they're online.

So, make sure to check them out and let me know if you've given it a write-up. Cheers to all that helped spread the word. It's much appreciated!



Lunchmeat VHS Fanzine: Facebook (scroll down)
Profondo Rosso: Cult Italian Cinema: Facebook (scroll down)
Gorilla Film Magazine: Write-up
Anti-Christer: Review (Swedish language)
Doc Terror: Review and interview
The Dead Air: Podcast
The Horror Section: Plug
Doc Terror (review of the Regina dei Cannibali End Titles video): Review
Anti-Christer: Review
Horror Sci-Fi and More: Facebook (scroll down)
Project Moonbase: Podcast
Lunchmeat VHS Fanzine: Review and interview