To celebrate Whitby Town Council marking the point on Tate Hill pier where Count Dracula First stepped ashore – here’s a repost of my 2013 Bram stoker International Film Festival Poetryscape exhibit from the Dark Arts Exhibition ‘The Legacy of the Demeter’, which also featured on the US BlogTalk radio show ‘Whispers in the Dark’ in February 2014.
Best heard through headphones!
An unknown contagion sweeps across the country, killing the populous, days later the dead have risen again, stalking the landscape in search of food – whilst the plot might be familiar, every Zombie story is defined by one thing, the human element, this is just another tale of human survival! – read it now on the STORIES page
The horrific events that took place within the confines of the Nazi concentration camps were shocking enough, however this story about a scientist in hiding for his role in the atrocities, reveals a dark underlying sub-story with further frightening implications for humankind.
Read the full tale in the stories section now…
Post nuclear synth pop at it’s best, who would have thought it could sound so catchy and upbeat!!! – my tongue is firmly in my cheek!!!
Awakening was recorded in september 2010 and was the second track I produced after my studio refit earlier that year.
Ever wondered what it would be like to wake up dead?, then this song is for you – enjoy!
An affluent couple get rather more than they bargained for when they purchase their dream country home. The house is host to dark secrets from a macabre past event!
Head to the Stories page on http://www.chrisankin.com and prepare to be disturbed!
First written as a poem in August 2010, subsequently recorded as a song in January 2011 this work has crossed borders in it’s presentation and also has an artwork image created by fantasy artist Cheryl Austin (Maid in the Dark), which graces one of the walls in my home.
Having recently featured on Viktor Aurelius ‘Whispers in the Dark’ show on BlogTalk radio it’s a cautionary tale to beware the female vampire form – you have been warned!!!
Let Hemoglobin flow….
This track evolved out of what was originally intended to be a demo of an atmospheric film score, however I ended up writing lyrics for it and turning it into a song, yet kept the long build at the start, hence the track length!
It’s best heard on headphones and I hope if you close your eys it will invoke images of a forlorn and misty garden of eden, with a central gothic female character – well it works for me!, this is best described as a ‘songscape’
I was the guest on the US BlogTalk radio show ‘Whispers in the Dark’ recently, and discussed all the various elements and projects I’m involved with, you can download or listen again to the show at the following link
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/viktoraurelius/2014/02/05/whispers-in-the-dark–episode-84
This track was the second song I wrote and recorded in late 2011 after my studio refurbishment, it’s a story about vampires being Vampires in a modern suburban setting.
The track reached and stayed at No.1 for 2 weeks in the local Milton Keynes Music Chart in January 2012
Chris x
Chris Ankin - Out of the Darkness 