Sci-Fi Channel - Sci-Fi's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: The Dark Side
Definitely the best volume in the series,The Dark Sidefrequently culls from horror and suspense sources and serves up some great music. Not only are the themes fromA Clockwork Orange,Halloween, andThe Omenincluded, the compilers also added lesser-known but awesome works like "Suspiria" and "Dark City" and music from the television anthologyTales from the Darkside. TV shows such asFriday the 13th: The SeriesandForever Knightare also represented. This 36-track collection features a couple of oddball inclusions (Mystery Science Theater 3000?) that could have been abandoned in favor of superior TV series themes likePsi-FactorandGhost Stories. Even so,The Dark Sideremains a superior compilation.--Bryan Reesman