The Haunting was the first full-length album by the American deathrock/gothic rock band Theatre of Ice, recorded in 1981, and released in 1982. The recording sessions took place in a supposedly haunted house somewhere in the deserts of Nevada. While many at the time thought it nothing more than a gimmick, the band claimed that it inspired them to create what is now considered one of the more deranged albums ever recorded. Rather than opting for one musical style, the album alternates between hard, razor-sharp, creepy-crawly punk rock with echo-like wolf howls to textural synthesizer soundtracks filled with strange noises. But while the musical style varied, the themes remained rooted in modern horror.

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