Book Reviews

Thoughtful reviews of new autobiographies, graphic novels, and more. Cryptic Rock Magazine covers all music and film related book releases out there.

Beastie Boys Book (Book Review)

Vincent PozzolanoVincent PozzolanoNovember 16, 2018

Fans of the Beastie Boys have been clamoring for anything new on the iconic Hip Hop pioneer’s front for some time now. Six years removed from the untimely passing of Adam Yauch (MCA), it has been relatively quiet for the boys out of NYC. That all ... Read More

Ricky Olson – Gloom (Book Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueSeptember 4, 2018

Sometimes, even if you mean it, you’re not going to make it in this world. Sometimes, life just has other plans and we find ourselves beheaded in the name of bitter revenge or left to drown trapped inside a sinking ferry. Not exactly warm and ... Read More

Davey Havok – Love Fast Los Angeles (Book Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueFebruary 5, 2018

He may be known as the voice of a generation, as a songwriter who can weave a Gothic Horror tale of personal misery that reads like macabre poetry, a man who can inspire circle pits with the raising of a mighty fist, but Davey Havok ... Read More

Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television (Book Review)

Marieval YebraMarieval YebraDecember 28, 2017

Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television is an anthology book perfect for any Horror fan, offering an in-depth view of some of the most lasting classics in Christmas Horror on both the big screen, as well as your home screen. Released on December 13th ... Read More

Chuck D Presents: This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History (Book Review)

Day HeathDay HeathDecember 7, 2017

There does not seem to be that many Rap and/or Hip Hop history books about. There is Alex Ogg and David Upshal’s The Hip-Hop Years: A History of Rap, though it has not been revised since its 2001 release. Jeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: ... Read More

Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin (Book Review)

Day HeathDay HeathOctober 3, 2017

Women do not seem to have much luck in Horror films. Aside from a lucky few, they are usually the victims of the killer/monster/ghost, etc, and even the ones that end up victors usually end up suffering as well as surviving (Meir Zarchi’s 1978 I Spit ... Read More

Book Reviews

Beastie Boys Book (Book Review)

Ricky Olson – Gloom (Book Review)

Davey Havok – Love Fast Los Angeles (Book Review)

Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television (Book Review)

Chuck D Presents: This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History (Book Review)

Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin (Book Review)

Beastie Boys Book (Book Review)

Ricky Olson – Gloom (Book Review)

Davey Havok – Love Fast Los Angeles (Book Review)

Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television (Book Review)

Chuck D Presents: This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History (Book Review)

Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin (Book Review)

This Week In Horror Movie History – The Faculty (1998)

This Week in Horror Movie History – When a Stranger Calls (1979)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Motel Hell (1980)

Developing Artist Showcase – Silent Hearts

Developing Artist Showcase – Blood Command

Developing Artist Showcase – Whitney Lindquist

Interview – Maria Canals-Barrera

Interview – Aaron Stainthorpe of High Parasite & My Dying Bride

Interview – Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol

God Is An Astronaut – Embers (Album Review)

Gwen Stefani – Bouquet (Album Review)

Bastille – “&” (Album Review)