''House of Nightmares'' is a collaboration album by Joseph Vargo of
Nox Arcana
Nox Arcana is the American neoclassical dark wave, dark ambient musical project of Joseph Vargo. It was founded in 2003 as a duo with William Piotrowski, who left in 2008 to pursue a career in film score composing but still acts as its studio eng ...
and Jeff Hartz of Buzz-Works. It is the fifteenth release from Nox Arcana. The theme of the album is that of an old
manor house
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next to a
cemetery
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haunted by the spirits of the dead whose presence is most evident on October 30, the
Devil's Night
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, and
Halloween
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night.
Written and performed by Jeff Hartz and Joseph Vargo. Produced by Joseph Vargo. Engineered by William Piotrowski.
Track listing
# House of Nightmares - 2:44
# Night Closes In - 3:08
# Book of the Dead - 1:12
# Darkness Rising - 1:29
# Dead Time - 3:10
# The Ruins - 2:23
# The Forgotten Crypt - 1:46
# Well of Souls - 2:57
# The Descent - 1:48
# The Summoning - 1:49
# Ancient Evil - 2:49
# The Black Abyss - 1:22
# Shadow Dwellers - 3:36
# Bridge Between Worlds - 2:44
# On the Prowl - 2:41
# Devil's Night - 2:50
# The Nether Realm - 1:22
# Hallow's Eve - 2:12
# Unleashed - 2:29
References
External links
Nox Arcana's official websiteBuzz-Works' official website*
''House of Nightmares''at
Allmusic
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Nox Arcana albums
2010 albums
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