“The Nightmare Door (also known as Nightmares in the Attic and Bloody Door) is a 1981 psychological horror/mystery/slasher/exploitation film directed by genre-filmmaker, Ben Von Engeln. The film is known for having been branded a video nasty. The version that can be purchased in Canada and the UK is edited, featuring alterations in death scenes involving a stabbing, a throat slashing and the closeup shot of a decapitation. The film is not currently available for sale in the United States.”

A sample of Charles Goodwyn’s 1981 score, specifically “Alice’s Theme,” was used by Jason Aud & Robby Massey in creating the score for ‘Desolation Wilderness.’

Information provided by New Wizard Video.

Photo by Arrington De Dionyso

Karl Blau is an indie rock and folk musician based in Anacortes, Washington, and member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective. His music is eclectic, incorporating elements of folk, dub, R&B, bossa nova, grunge, hip hop, drone, and worldbeat.

Blau is a prolific singer-songwriter who releases his music through a subscription service called the “Kelp Lunacy Advanced Plagiarism Society”, retitled from “Kelp Monthly” as new releases were not produced and sent out on time. He has played in several bands over the years, such as D+, Brothers Blau, Captain Fathom and Your Heart Breaks. He also has collaborated extensively with other Washington-based musicians, including Phil Elvrum of the groups The Microphones and Mount Eerie. In addition, he has toured and recorded with Laura Veirs, whose career also began in the Pacific Northwest. He currently plays bass in Earth (band).

Bio courtesy of K Records.