The Statement of Randolph Carter
Because you can never have too many readings of Lovecraft.
The Statement of Randolph Carter is, in my opinion, one of the best Lovecraft stories. It excels at conveying to the reader that Lovecratian sense of a world of horror beyond our kin, but always closer at hand than we think. This is the first story I ever read that made me leery to go into a graveyard at night.
The reading is accentuated by the images chosen for accompaniment which lend a foreboding mood to the voice talents excellent performance. Turn down the lights and watch this alone:
Part II
Originally posted at The Midnight Special
The Damned’s Grimly Fiendish
The Damned were England’s first truly successful punk band and, led by suave vampire Dave Vanian, the band is the uncredited creator of goth. Disbanded and reformed multiple times The Damned’s corpus of work spans three decades and embraces as many musical styles.
1985’s Grimly Fiendish was based on a popular comic book villain and is one of the band’s signature songs:
Check out their MySpace for news on these underground legends who are still going strong.
Creepy M-Pop Video Made From 16,000 Digital Photos
Yunyu is a young musician who makes “morbid pop,” which I suppose is different from Gothic rock in some way we older folks can’t comprehend. Her music is less morbid and more creepy, as in, she’s the girl you’re afraid is going to be standing across the street staring at you when you open your drapes.
She’s got a video for her piece “Lenore’s Song” which was made using only a Canon EOS 5D digital camera. The results are creepy, but not as creepy as the idea of people taking that many pictures. Obsessive? You be the judge:
Gives you chills, doesn’t it. Her homepage is here, check her out.