Golden Age of Horror Vol. 2 Soundtrack CD (THE SHUTTERED ROOM, THE DEATHHEAD VIRGIN and HAND OF DEATH)

Golden Age of Horror Vol. 2 Soundtrack CD (THE SHUTTERED ROOM, THE DEATHHEAD VIRGIN and HAND OF DEATH):

Released in 1967, THE SHUTTERED ROOM tells the story of Susannah Whately Kelton, a woman raised in foster care (Carol Lynley) who discovers that her birth parents have died and left her their estate, located on Dunwich Island off the Massachusetts coast. When she and her husband (Gig Young) arrive there, they find the surrounding community to be leery of outsiders and steeped in local superstitions. Befriending her aunt Agatha (Flora Robson), the young wife is cautioned against rebuilding the old mill, where a shuttered attic room contains a horror from her childhood.

The music for THE SHUTTERED ROOM was composed by Basil Kirchin. Kirchin was born in Blackpool, England in August, 1927. He began his professional career at the age of 13 playing drums in his father Ivor’s big band orchestra during the second World War. Kirchin continued working within the genre until the late 1950s, when ...