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About this Episode
Witch house is a music genre and internet aesthetic that emerged in the late 2000s as bands combined occult imagery and sounds. On this week’s episode of Silent Generation, Joseph and Nathan begin by noting that it was the very first internet aesthetic, with the earliest example being the 2005 blog Runawaytoday. They then talk about common witch house aesthetic elements such as horror, “the woods,” and occult symbols (particularly inverted crosses). The conversation then shifts to music, with a survey of several witch house bands such as SALEM, Pictureplane, CRIM3S, and Crystal Castles. The episode concludes with discussion of witch house’s legacy and what it was trying to express.
Links:
Pinterest board: https://www.pinterest.com/silentgeneration/witch-house/
OG Witch House Spotify Playlist
True Witch House Only Spotify Playlist
Sick by SALEM
Trapdoor by SALEM
Better Off Alone by SALEM
Goth Star by Picturplane
Hyper Real by Picureplane
Salt by CRIM3S
Pumpkin Pumpkin by Zombelle
Runawaytoday (2005)
GODBLESS - Untitled (2008) by Ponyboy
Guest List: Best of 2009 by Tyler Grisham
Got any witch house? Why I'm on the genre-mongers' side | Music by Tom Ewing
Making of The Blair Witch Project— From a $35k Budget to $250 Million Box Office Phenomenon
The surprising evolution of hipsters in the 2000s - Brad Troemel
Alek Morgan’s Facebook page (NVRMND archive)
Witch House Band Iceberg Infographic
Lana del Rey/ Jack Donoghue Cook County Penitentiary photo
SALEM: The Midwest's Most Wanted (Documentary)
This is the CRIM3S Biography Tik Tok video
MTV CRIBS: pictureplane gives a tour of Rhinoceropolis
shout out to male producer female lead witch house duos Reddit post
Witch House: The Ghostly Genre of The Music Industry by Clara C. Steemer
Which house for witch house? Pictureplane’s goth beats are taking flight by P. J. Nutting
Witch House: An Intro To The Microgenre That Influenced Everyone From Tyler, The Creator To ASAP Rocky by Kyle Garb
The Occult Genre Known As "Witch House" - Pad Chennington
Whatever happened to witch house? by Al Horner
Artwork:
Mexico City’s Dark Electronic Music Project Ritualz Releases Dual Video Premiere for “Nothing” and “Testify” by Alice Teeple
Recorded on 10/22/2025
Hosts & Guests
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