Blackthorn Asylum is Nox Arcana's

Nox Arcana

Nox Arcana is an American dark ambient musical group, formed in 2003 by Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski. Nox Arcana specializes in concept albums based on gothic fiction and classic horror literature. Such literary references include: H. P. Lovecraft, The Brothers Grimm, Ray Bradbury, and Edgar...

 eleventh full-length music album. The musical theme is described as being "set in an abandoned sanitarium for the criminally insane where the doctors conducted horrible experiments on the inmates." Nox Arcana once again pays homage to H.P. Lovecraft as they did with their second album Necronomicon, stating "We set Blackthorn Asylum in the 1930s and revisit the dark domain of H.P. Lovecraft. The plot builds upon Lovecraft’s short story "From Beyond

From Beyond (short story)

"From Beyond" is a short story by science fiction and horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920 and was first published in The Fantasy Fan in June 1934 .-Synopsis:...

" and adds some creepy new twists." And, as with almost every other album this band has released, this album conceals a puzzle, along with a storyline that expounds upon Lovecraft's story.

Tracks

1. "Legacy of Darkness" — 2:09
2. "Blackthorn Asylum" — 3:12
3. "Sanitarium Gates" — 3:06
4. "Abandoned" — 2:54
5. "Threshold of Madness" — 3:41
6. "Tapestry of Decay" — 3:06
7. "Hidden Horrors" — 2:32
8. "When Darkness Falls" — 3:24
9. "Shock Treatment" — :55
10. "Fractured Memories" — 2:27
11. "Phantasmagoria" — 3:27
12. "Creeper" — 2:12
13. "Sanity Slipping" — 3:03
14. "Dementia 13" — 3:23
15. "Solitary Confinement" — 3:24
16. "Frenzy" — 2:45
17. "The Condemned" — 3:04
18. "Spiders in the Attic" — 4:24
19. "From Beyond" — :47
20. "Essence of Evil" — 2:55
21. "Fade to Black" — 3:45

External links

• Nox Arcana's official website
• [ All Music Guide]