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NUEVO FANGO: Part 2 — Issue #295
Feb 25th
When it was announced that Fangoria was changing editors, part of the announcement involved the idea that the focus of the magazine would be broadened from just horror films to more of a horror “lifestyle” focus. This prompted a sense of dread in many horror fans, as they are a cultish lot and don’t like More >
THE FANGO FILES: Issue #9 — A Teenage Gorehound’s Dream Realized
Feb 4th
Now, this is what horror fans have on their minds when they daydream about the early days of Fangoria. The cover alone is a teenage gorehound’s dream come true, anchored by a striking image of pighead-masked Farmer Vincent from waving his chainsaw at us. Even better, that chainsaw appears to be breaking free of its More >
IMPOSSIBLY FUNKY!: Beyond The Valley Of The Film ‘Zines
Nov 9th
If you’re of a certain age and into following cult movies, chances are you’ve bought plenty of ‘zines. Before the internet changed communication within subcultures, these self-made publications were the way to get information on your underground hobby of choice without any of the filtering/softening-down that often comes with mainstream publications. In fairness to the More >
NUEVO FANGO: Part 1 — Issue #294
Oct 21st
This issue gets off to a good start by placing Splice on its cover, a film that Your Humble Reviewer considers the best horror film of the year thus far. New editor Chris Alexander sets up the cover story in his editorial, offering some nice commentary about how the film works as a commentary on More >
NUEVO FANGO: Introduction
Oct 21st
As Your Humble Reviewer has discussed before, his days of Fangoria fandom were a brief but memorable time that began in 1987 and ended sometime in 1991 (an issue with Body Parts on the cover was the last one he bought from the newsstands). The reasons for this parting of the ways were twofold: he’d More >
SAVAGE SNOW: Storming On The Inside
Sep 7th
People often forget that the disaster movie wave of the 1970’s had its roots in the literary world. Airport, The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno were all novels before they were films (in fact, The Towering Inferno was a synthesis of two different novels, The Glass Inferno and The Tower). The narrative sprawl and More >
THE FANGO FILES: Issue #08 — Standing In Horror Country, Looking Back At Sci-Fi
Aug 27th
Issue #8 of Fangoria represents yet another milestone for this soon-to-be-legendary horror magazine since it features what is arguably its first real “gross-out” cover. It is dominated by a gut-churning closeup of one of the titular fiends from Zombie, the same shot used for the film’s attention-grabbing U.S. poster. His dirt-encrusted puss is highlighted by More >
HOT STUFF: The Secret Story Behind The Glitter And The Groove
Jul 13th
Historically speaking, disco has always been the bastard child of popular music in the eyes of the news media. They treated it like a fad at the outset, developed a grudge towards the genre as it rose to prominence and then rushed to slam the lid on the coffin when it fell from grace with More >
THE FANGO FILES: Issue #07 — On The Dark Path To Genre Magazine Success
Jul 2nd
Issue #6 was an important turning point for Fangoria, with the young publication taking a decisive turn towards the dark side of genre fare. Issue #7 continues the move in that direction, bringing the magazine’s developing house style into sharper focus. A heartfelt editorial memorializing the then-recent passings of Alfred Hitchcock, Mario Bava and George More >
FAB FOUR F.A.Q. 2.0: Life After Beatlemania, From Multiple Angles
Jun 25th
Being an ex-Beatle in the 1970’s was both a blessing and a curse. Each former Fab had the advantage of the commercial cachet that came with being part of the most successful and influential group in pop music history. However, each ex-Beatle also had the disadvantage of living under the towering shadow of that past More >
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