{{other uses of|horror|Horror (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = The Horror | type = ep | artist = RJD2 | cover = rjd2horrorep.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2003|02|11}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Hip-hop|electronic}} | length = {{Duration|m=43|s=28}} | label = {{hlist|Definitive Jux|RJ's Electrical Connections}} | producer = RJD2 | prev_title = Deadringer | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = Since We Last Spoke | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Horror | type = ep | single1 = The Horror" / "Final Frontier (Remix) | single1date = 2003 | single2 = Sell the World" / "Ghostwriter (Remix) | single2date = 2003 }} }} '''''The Horror''''' is an EP by RJD2. It was released on Definitive Jux on February 11, 2003.
The EP peaked at number 45 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart,<ref name=heatseekers/> as well as number 32 on the Independent Albums chart.<ref name=independent/>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-horror-mw0000027028|title=The Horror – RJD2|work=AllMusic|access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev2score = 7.3/10<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6796-the-horror-ep/|title=RJD2: The Horror EP|work=Pitchfork|first=Scott|last=Hreha|date=May 5, 2003|access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref> }} Scott Hreha of ''Pitchfork'' praised ''The Horror'' as "a solid reiteration of Rj's remarkable talent."<ref name=pitchfork/> Sara Jayne Crow of ''XLR8R'' described the EP as "superlatively inhuman in its quality, much like RJD2's production skills".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/the-horror|title=RJD2: The Horror|work=XLR8R|first=Sara Jayne|last=Crow|date=May 30, 2003|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> Nathan Rabin of ''The A.V. Club'' said: "Ten tracks of decaying beauty and dirty elegance, ''The Horror'' reaffirms RJD2's standing as one of the most gifted and original producers in underground hip-hop."<ref name=avclub>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/the-horror-11970|title=The Horror|work=The A.V. Club|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|author-link=Nathan Rabin|date=May 20, 2003|access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref> ''PopMatters'' critic Dave Hamilton highlighted the instrumental tracks, which he felt "perfectly capture why ''Deadringer'' ended up on so many 'best of 2002' lists".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/rjd2-horror/|title=Rjd2: The Horror|work=PopMatters|first=Dave|last=Hamilton|date=May 8, 2003|access-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = The Horror | length1 = 4:10 | title2 = Ghostwriter (Remix) | length2 = 5:42 | title3 = Final Frontier (Remix) | note3 = featuring Aesop Rock, Blueprint, Murs and Vast Aire | length3 = 4:12 | title4 = Bus Stop Bitties | length4 = 4:24 | title5 = Good Times Roll Pt. 1 | length5 = 2:57 | title6 = Sell the World | length6 = 4:29 | title7 = June (Remix) | note7 = featuring Copywrite | length7 = 4:23 | title8 = Counseling (Instrumental) | length8 = 4:00 | title9 = Final Frontier (Instrumental) | length9 = 4:43 | title10 = F.H.H. (Instrumental) | length10 = 4:24 | total_length = 43:28 }} {{Track listing | headline = 2009 reissue edition bonus tracks | title11 = The Sleepaway | length11 = 3:37 | title12 = When It Wobbles | length12 = 4:10 | total_length = 51:11 }}
The second disc CD-ROM includes the following: * "Exclusive Live Footage: At Beta Lounge SF and Bowery Ballroom NYC (with El-P, Murs, and Aesop Rock)" * "The Horror: Animated" * "Sneak Peak: The Making of 'The Horror' Music Video" * "Interactive Photo Gallery"
==Personnel== Credits adapted from liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes| title = The Horror| others = RJD2| year = 2003| type = CD booklet| publisher = Definitive Jux / RJ's Electrical Connections| id = DJX051-2}}</ref>
* RJD2 – production * Ernie Stackmore – mixing * Nasa – mixing * Emily Lazar – mastering * Sarah Register – mastering assistance * Amaechi Uzoigwe – executive production * Ese – project coordination * B. Smith – design, layout * Cory Piehowicz – photography
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1" !scope="col"| Chart (2003) !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|45|artist=Rjd2|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 5, 2018|refname="heatseekers"}} |- {{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|32|artist=Rjd2|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 5, 2018|refname="independent"}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Discogs master|219368|The Horror}}
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