Ice Nine Kills

Ice Nine Kills spreads cavalier carnage with a knowing smile, as evidenced by the densely catchy songs on their two breakthrough albums, The Silver Scream and The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood, including the gold-certified single “A Grave Mistake”; “A Work of Art,” the official song from the highest-grossing unrated film ever, Terrifier 3; the arrestingly melodic “The Great Unknown”; “The Laugh Track,” a hilariously homicidal tribute to Jack Nicholson’s Joker; and “Twisting the Knife,” featuring Mckenna Grace, as heard over the closing credits in 2026’s Scream 7.

The INKverse boasts a series of high-concept, cinematic videos; the Psychos Only club; two mock “true crime” books; the Inked in Blood graphic novels; monthly “Nightmare on the 9th” merch drops; and the annual Silver Scream Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts, not far from the North Shore birthplace of Ice Nine Kills. 2026 marks the 20^th anniversary of the very first Ice Nine Kills album.

Led by Spencer Charnas, the internationally acclaimed band blends extreme metal with melody. They toured with Slipknot and were handpicked by Metallica for the M72 World Tour (2022 – 2025). The horror community Spencer grew up loving has embraced his band in return, as evidenced by collaborations with major franchises and a presence at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights.

In 2025, Spencer launched the Pretty Evil personal care line and revealed he’s co-written, with Paul Soter (Super Troopers), The Slashin’ of the Christ, a forthcoming feature film produced by Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) and Brian Witten (Final Destination). The Matrix-inspired cinematic music video for “The Great Unknown” expanded even further on INK’s evolving lore.

At Silver Scream Con 4, Spencer and Matthew Lillard (Scream) announced their Horrorwood Reserve collaboration and Lillard’s entrance into the INKverse with “The Laugh Track.” 2025 closed with a headlining performance at Ovo Arena Wembley and the first Silver Scream Con London.

“Twisting the Knife” marks a bloody step forward, foreshadowing INK’s most devilish surprises yet…