Maxx McGathey of Gramps the Vamp scores silent horror films, including Nosferatu and The Man Who Laughs, which opens the Music Box of Horrors—and whose disfigured hero inspired the Joker.
Plus: The rejuvenated Skin Graft Records drops a Chicago vs. New York compilation, and the Chili-Synthesizer Cook-Off returns for its ninth year of hearty weirdness.