In March 2006, Midnight Syndicate announced that
Born of the Night and
Realm of Shadows were out of print. and explained in an interview that they would no longer be available for sale. In July of that same year
Out of the Darkness (Retrospective: 1994–1999) was released featuring re-recorded versions of tracks from the
Midnight Syndicate (1997),
Born of the Night (1998), and
Realm of Shadows (2000) albums and tracks from Edward Douglas' early scores for his films
Journey into Dementia (1994) and
The Dead Matter (1996) and a previously unreleased track by Gavin entitled,
Prisoner of Time. In a 2006 interview, composer, Gavin Goszka said, "It's been over seven years since we originally recorded most of those songs, and our technology and technique have improved... This gives us an opportunity to reissue the songs closer to what we originally envisioned." The album artwork was created by
fantasy artist, Rob Alexander, who also created a number of works for
Magic: the Gathering games. The album was released through Entity Productions and self-distributed through
Halloween retailers like
Spencer Gifts,
costume shops, and
hobby shops. == Style ==