IDW Publishing and Penguin Random House continue the best-selling adult coloring series from Life of Agony bassist/artist Alan Robert with The Beauty of Horror 7: Backwards Records. Get your favorite crayons ready and paint over 80 horror/comedy pages of iconic album art.
THE PLOT: “By spinning vinyl in reverse, they’ve unleashed sinister spells through the backward messages, transforming iconic album art into hilarious and horrific designs to color. The most popular records of all time have never looked so twisted!“
Here are five reasons why you should be excited for The Beauty of Horror 7: Backwards Records:
5) The Favorites!
Ghouliana is back! This time, she’s haunting the record store. Robert revealed the book’s origins as he told BloodyDisgusting, “The Beauty of Horror 7 combines my three favorite things: art, music, and horror movies,”
4) Listening To The Fans!
He added: “Fans have been asking me to put my spin on album covers for years, and there’s never been a coloring book quite like this one. It’s equally twisted and hilarious.”
3) The Lineup!
The horror/parody take takes aim at album art from KISS, Bruce Springsteen, Alice In Chains, N.W.A., Cyndi Lauper, Blink-182, Nirvana, Beastie Boys, Katy Perry, and more.
2) Life of Agony!
In an interview with Fangoria, Robert mentioned he “took a stab at my own band’s album, Life of Agony’s River Runs Red, and made it Evil Dead-themed. You’ll never look at your favorite albums the same way again.”
1) The Humor!
In the same publication, he explained the tone: “Coming up with the spoofs is half the fun. I grew up on Mad Magazine, so this is a bit of an homage to that type of humor… just horror-themed.”
The Beauty of Horror 7: Backwards Records Coloring Book arrives in stores on February 11, 2025.
