Paint In Red CD

Having previously dabbled with horror soundtracks on their acclaimed albums Permanent Midnight and Back From Mystery City, Italian duo Blakula have decided to go the whole hog and release an album containing library music-inspired horror reworks of previously-released cuts. It's a simple idea, executed brilliantly. There's a sinister Hammer feel to the jagged strings and fuzzy atmospherics of "Blood Supreme" (re-recorded with the Prague Symphony Orchestra) and "A Darker Shade of Noir (Bad Mojo Version)", while the borderline psychedelic "The Weight of Darkness (Nocturno Version)" and chugging, church organ-laden "Miss Morgue (Deep Red Version)" bristle with ghoulish, nightmarish intent.