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March 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Shirley: DVD

Shirley Director: Josephine Decker Madman Movies about writers…they seldom work. But the good ones absolutely nail it. I think it’s because movies about writers need to be ‘small movies’ – and Hollywood likes to go large, so many of the films about legendary literary figures have overestimated the interest of the non-literary crowd. Or they’ve […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged DVD, DVD Review, Film, Film Review, Horror, Madman, Movie, Movie Review, Novel, Shirley, Shirley Jackson, Shirley: DVD, Short Stories, The Haunting of Hill House, The Lottery, We Have Always Lived In The Castle, Writer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Ian Nathan: Stephen King at the Movies

Stephen King at the Movies: A Complete History of the Film and Television Adaptations from The Master of Horror Ian Nathan Palazzo Editions; None Edition I’ve been calling myself a lapsed fan. It’s a Forgive Me, Father scenario. It’s been years since I’ve read anything by Stephen King (well, that’s not quite true, I recently […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Complete History of the Film and Television Adaptations from The Master of Horror, Adaptation, Book, Book Review, Books, Cinema, Classic, Film, Fim, Horror, Ian Nathan, Ian Nathan: Stephen King at the Movies, Movie, Movies, Novels, Stephen King, Stephen King at the Movies, Stephen King at the Movies: A Complete History of the Film and Television Adaptations from The Master of Horror, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

John Carpenter: Lost Themes III – Alive After Death

John Carpenter Lost Themes III: Alive After Death Sacred Bones In 2015 John Carpenter released the first volume of Lost Themes – a cool idea. So brilliantly executed. He no longer needed to make the movies to create the music, simply went into the studio and made imaginary soundtracks to films he’ll never write – […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Alive After Death, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, Film, Horror, Instrumental, John Carpenter, John Carpenter: Lost Themes III - Alive After Death, Lost Themes, Lost Themes III, Lost Themes III: Alive After Death, Soundtrack, Theme, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Alive: DVD

Alive Director: Rob Grant Vamanos Films / Madman Alive is by no means great, but it can be quite good. It starts off feeling like a run-of-the-mill torture-porn horror, and yes, I’m almost embarrassed by how jaded and bored I was when I delivered that line…almost…
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Alive, Alive: DVD, DVD, DVD Review, Film, Film Review, Horror, Madman, Movie, Movie Review, Rob Grant, Saw, Vamanos Films, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Looping

the horror movie is never over which is great when you’re watching it but not when you’re living it, I’ve got to stop giving it my time or letting it take what was mine
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Horror, Horror Movie, LOOP, Looping, Movie, Poem, Poem: Looping ·

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October 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Alan Howarth: Live at Hollywood Theater

Alan Howarth Live at Hollywood Theater Bsx Records Inc Alan Howarth is a composer and sound engineer – best known for his work with John Carpenter (as well as several volumes of the Halloween films he has composed and/or performed aspects of the score for Christine, Prince of Darkness, Escape From New York, They Live […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 20/20, 2014, 2018), Alan Howarth, Alan Howarth: Live at Hollywood Theater, Assault on Precinct 13, Big Trouble In Little China, Bsx Records Inc, Composer, Composition, Film Score, Halloween, Horror, John Carpenter, Live, Live At Hollywood Theater, Score, Solo, Sound Design, Soundtrack, The Thing, They Live, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies: Halloween – Expanded Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies Halloween: Expanded Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Sacred Bones John Carpenter’s original score for the original Halloween movie is what saved it – the low-budget movie which is legendary now for its kickstarting of a new strain of horror films and for its pioneering indie film spirit was […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], 2018), Album Review, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies, Director, Fanchise, Film, Godson, Halloween, Halloween Reboot, Halloween: Expanded Edition, Halloween: Expanded Edition (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Horror, Horror Movie, John Carpenter, Lost Themes, Lost Themes II, Movie, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Scared Bones, Sequels, Son, Soundtrack, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Newton Brothers: Dr Sleep [OST]

The Newton Brothers Dr Sleep (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Watertower Music I’ve yet to read the book, but I probably will since I’m gearing up to dive deep back into the world of Stephen King – but I saw the film and liked the film, particularly given it had a lot to live up to, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Dr Sleep (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Dr Sleep [OST], Dr. Sleep, Film, Horror, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Score, Shining, Soundtrack, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Newton Brothers, The Newton Brothers: Dr Sleep [OST], The Shining, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: 2020 Vision – Watching Horror Movies in 2020

 all those horror films are going to rot your brain – that was always the line, always the worry now I line them up, mow through the lot, waiting as if at the end of my rope – rotting the brain now this year’s best hope
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2020 Vision, 2020 Vision - Watching Horror Movies in 2020, Horror, Poem, Poem: 2020 Vision - Watching Horror Movies in 2020, Watching Horror Movies in 2020 ·

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September 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Horror Movie Scores: Some Favourites

On a big horror kick right now. I feel like I have been on a big horror movie kick since I was 13. That’s when I conquered any fear of being frightened by overdosing on horror films. The good, the bad, the ugly. Now I’m catching up on some classics I haven’t seen – or […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged [OST], A Nightmare On Elm Street, Dawn of the Dead, Exorcist, Fantomas, Film, Films, Freddy Krueger, Friday The 13th, George Romero, Halloween, Harry Manfredini, Hellraiser, Horror, Horror Movie, Horror Movie Scores, Horror Movie Scores: Some Favourites, It, Jaws, John Carpenter, Mike Oldfield, Movies, Music, Omen, Psycho, Score, Some Favourites, Soundtrack, Stephen King, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Director's Cut, They Live, Tubular Bells, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 28, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: A Poem About The Shining

I watched The Shining again. Perfect horror film. Existential fear right there. Amazing performances, brilliantly filmed – that feeling of unease that trickles in with Wendy Carlos’ amazing music and the sound-design just so. And I’m ordering a book to read about the film and noticing my copy of Stephen King’s novel up there on […]
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March 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Clown: DVD

Clown Director: Eric Forsberg The Global Asylum LLC / Vendetta Timed, no doubt, to cash in on the latest rekindling of Pennwise via the rebrand-reboot of the IT franchise and of course the standalone Batman villain origin story, this attempted horror is more shocker than shock-filled.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Clown, Clown: DVD, Clowns, DVD, DVD Review, Eric Forsberg, Film, Film Review, Horror, It, Joker, Movie, Movie Review, Pennywise, Thoth, Vendetta ·
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