Rue Morgue Magazine (1997) comic books 2008

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: DEATH SONGS OF A DEMON BARBER - Tim Burton's bloodiest movie ever also happens to be his first live-action musical. The director helps us get to the meat of Sweeney Todd, his fiercest fable yet. Plus: The real Fleet Street, the Sweeney Todd stage production, and more! by Liisa Ladouceur, Trevor Tuminski, James Burrell and Jovanka Vuckovic. WHEN THERE'S NO MORE ROOM IN HELL... - They won't stay dead! With zombies having seemingly infected every corner of pop culture, the man who started it all 40 years ago returns with Diary of the Dead to show us how it's done. Plus: Interviews with the directors of the experimental zombie film The Signal, a look at Babylon Fields, the undead TV series that almost was, and a spotlight on zombie portrait artist Rob Sachetto. by Stuart Andrews, Last Chance Lance, Dave Alexander and Jovanka Vuckovic. Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue:UP FROM UNDERGROUND - Spotlight on Indie Horror: With a shoestring budget and huge aspirations, director Jim Mickle and his guerrilla crew took to the streets of New York to make Mulberry Street, an intelligent, socially conscious, apocalyptic rat-virus movie. Plus: A look at The Living and the Dead, The Lost and After Dark's 8 Films to Die For. by Mitch Davis, Kier-La Janisse, Dave Alexander, James Grainger, Last Chance Lance, Justine Warwick and Brad Abraham. Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: THE LAST INTERVIEW WITH VAMPIRA - Just prior to her passing earlier this year, Rue Morgue was fortunate enough to have the final conversation with Maila "Vampira" Nurmi, the world's first horror host and glamour ghoul. Plus: Her long-time friend Dana Gould paints an intimate portrait of Nurmi from her halcyon years to her golden years, a look at the new Vampira documentary, as well as her last feature film appearance in the Ed Wood-penned I Woke Up Early the Day I Died. by Dave Alexander, Dana Gould and Paul Corupe. Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: ENFANTS TERRIBLES - A handful of young French filmmakers are re-invigorating the genre with films that are both beautiful and bloody. Rue Morgue interviews the latest practitioners of Franco gore movies, with a look at the pregnancy-themed slasher Inside, from newcomers Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, as well as the politically conscious survival horror Frontier(s). Plus: Interviews with the female anti-scream queen stars of both films, reviews of recent fright films from France, and more! by Stuart F. Andrews, Jason Lapeyre, Dave Alexander, Liisa Ladouceur, Kier-La Janisse and James Grainger. Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: UNDERAGE RAGE IN JAPAN - The term "young offender" has never carried as much weight as it does in Japan, a nation plagued by teenage violence and suicides. For genre filmmakers, though, the phenomenon has also led to some of the country's most outrageous, if stunningly cruel and bloody, cult films. Rue Morgue examines the cycle of Japanese youth violence movies with a panel of experts including director Sion Sono, Asian cinema authority Tom Mes and Japanese film scholar Jay McRoy.Plus: A look at the country's new and upcoming youth violence films including The Machine Girl, Tokyo Gore Police, Karaoke Terror, and more! by Dave Alexander and Jovanka Vuckovic. Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: BEASTS OF THE APOCALYPSE - Guillermo del Toro goes epic with Hellboy II: The Golden Army, a thoughtful, hard-boiled creature feature that pits man and monster against, well, man and monster. Interviews with del Toro, actor Doug Jones and series creator Mike Mignola. Plus: New Hellboy books from Dark Horse reviewed. by Jovanka Vuckovic, Monica S. Kuebler and Gary Butler. THE X-FILES: DECLASSIFIED - Back in the 1990s The X-Files reinvigorated mainstream interest in genre TV, On the eve of the second feature film based on the series, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Rue Morgue looks back at the show's legacy and peers at its closely-guarded future. Chris Carter speaks. Plus: A selection of the creepiest X-Files episodes. by Monica S. Kuebler Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: THE TORTURED SOUL OF ED HARTLEY - The late great Stan Winston's monster-making career was in hyperdrive during the late 1980s, but he took time out from big money projects to make his directorial debut with a low-budget, old-school creature feature with a classic morality play at its core. Interviews with star Lance Henriksen and Oscar-winning creature creators Alec Gillis and (Pumpkinhead himself) Tom Woodruff Jr. by John W. Bowen and Jovanka Vuckovic. Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: RETURN OF THE SPIDER - The original shock rocker is back with a concept album based around an arachnid-obsessed serial killer. Join us in Alice Cooper's web as he spins his latest venomous tale of insanity, mutilation and murder. Plus: Multiple Maniacs, a guide to the most deranged personalities of Alice Cooper. by Aaron Von Lupton. Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: FAMOUS MONSTER - When Famous Monsters of Filmland hit newsstands in 1958, it united an entire generation of creature-loving children and sparked genre fan culture. No one anticipated the effect it would have on some of those "Monster Kids," who would go on to become genre legends. This Halloween, Rue Morgue celebrates the 50th anniversary of the magazine that started it all via a conversation with founding editor Forrest J Ackerman. Featuring words with and by filmmakers John Landis and Joe Dante, rock legend Gene Simmons, legendary cover artist Basil Gogos, SFX Wizard Rob Bottin, and more. Plus! Director Tim Sullivan takes us on a guided tour of the Ackermansion in its heyday, and much more! by Paul Corupe, Gene Simmons, Jovanka Vuckovic, Joe Moe, Tim Sullivan, Forrest J Ackerman, Dave Alexander and Rob Bottin Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: STAINED SNOW, LOST SOULS - One of the most unique and haunting vampire films ever made, Sweden's Let the Right One In is poised to chill your blood. Interviews with Tomas Alfredson and novelist John Ajvide Lindqvist. by Mitch Davis and Monica S. Kuebler. YOUNG BLOODLOVERS - Stephenie Meyer's best-selling young adult novel Twilight is a vampire Romeo and Juliet tale about love, blood lust and the dangers of being mortal. The highly anticipated film adaptation hits theatres this month. Plus: Teen vamp fiction and HBO's True Blood. by Monica S. Kuebler and Liisa Ladouceur Cover price $8.95.

The World's leading horror culture and entertainment publication! In this issue: THE UNHOLY UNDERTAKER RETURNS - Brazil's notorious boogeyman, Coffin Joe, rises from the ashes with the long-awaited third entry in the trilogy that began with one of the most outrageous films to ever come out of South America - or anywhere. Featuring an interview with Coffin Joe himself, José Mojica Marins, and screenwriter Dennison Ramalho. Plus: The Essential José Mojica Marins filmography. by Scott Gabbey, Jovanka Vuckovic, Paolo Zelati and Kier-La Janisse. Cover price $8.95.