2009
Issue 280
January/February 2009
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Issue 281
March 2009
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"KNOWING" SCARES The director of "The Crow" and "Dark City" now unveils a paranormal threat to our more recognizable world.<br>
"BAD BIOLOGY," TWISTED ANATOMY Frank Henenlotter, maestro of grassroots gore, composes a concerto for oversized organ.<br>
PRAY FOR THE "MARTYRS" Two young women embark on a journey of madness and mutilation that dares you to watch.<br>
"HOME" SCHOOLED IN FEAR A verite "Movie" uncovers the very dark undercurrents beneath a family's facade.<br>
THINGS ARE BLACK IN "PLAGUE TOWN" Beware the children after night falls in an isolated Irish village.<br>
COUNT ON DRAC To projects big ("Watchmen") and small, this FX house brings years of experience and expertise.<br>
"RED SANDS" STORMS IN A real war on terror heats up when soldiers unleash a supernatural evil in the Middle East.<br>
THE LAST WEEKEND In New Jersey, at least, as Fango's annual East Coast convention prepares for its move to Manhattan.<br>
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND: JOE ZASO & RAINE BROWN The "Barricade" and "Beast" stars have learned how screaming sounds in different languages.<br>
THE FENADY CONSPIRACIES This veteran producer plotted to cast his '70s flicks with big names and bigger frights.<br>
ELEGY Going to extremes<br>
MONSTER INVASION First visit to the "Last House"; the filmmaking alchemy of "Crowley"; "Resident Evil" expands anew<br>
HORRORCADE There'll be plenty of players "Left 4 Dead"; "Castlevania" still sturdy<br>
DR. CYCLOPS Surrender to "Dorothy Mills"; Steven Seagal battles "Against the Dark" and the dreck<br>
DVD DUNGEON Stay up late with "Midnight Movie"; eye-opening extras aboard "The Midnight Meat Train"<br>
NIGHTMARE LIBRARY Matheson is "Legend," and an inspiration; a fateful trip with Keene's "Castaways"<br>
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Issue 282
April 2009
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THE "REST" OF THE GORY How do you build a better slasher flick? You start with a better slasher like ChromeSkull.<br>
THE FUTURE'S "SALVATION" There's just no stopping those pesky Terminators as they try to squash mankind.<br>
THIS NEW "HOUSE" The remakers of "LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT" aimed to establish a solid foundation of tension and terror.<br>
KEEPERS OF THE "MUTANT CHRONICLES" Tenacity and ambition pay off as the long-mooted sci-fi shocker finally blasts onto screens.<br>
"BURROWERS" GIVE BACK DEATH The Wild West becomes a lot wilder when subterranean flesheating creatures surface.<br>
PEELING THE "VINYAN" You'll find many layers when you take this trip into the depths of the jungle-and the psyche.<br>
THE "100" CLUB It's led by filmmaker Eric Red and stars Famke Janssen and Michael Pare with their new "Feet"-ure.<br>
FORGIVE IT ITS "TRESPASS" Or the alien Ghota will make ooze out of you in a homage to the B-features of the '50s.<br>
FORGOTTEN HORRORS: "ALIEN ZONE" You won't find anything spacey in this Oklahoma-lensed entry in the anthology stakes.<br>
NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND: JASON PAUL COLLUM It wasn't always happy and gay creating his alternative-lifestyle fear fare.<br>
ELEGY Fango fans made good<br>
MONSTER INVASION Small-screen slayings on "Harper's Island"; still holding a "Grudge"; wrap your mind around "Timecrimes"; the 2009 Chainsaw Awards ballot!<br>
DR. CYCLOPS "Cremator" is hot stuff; not enough tricks in the "Walled"<br>
DVD DUNGEON "Let the Right One" into your permanent collection; good and bad luck with "Friday the 13th" extras<br>
HORRORCADE "Resistance" to the second in the series is futile; the pleasures of "Lux-Pain"<br>
NIGHTMARE LIBRARY Evenson's "Last Days" is first-rate; Moody becomes a player with "Hater"<br>
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Issue 283
May 2009
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NOTHING TO KEEP "MUM" ABOUT There's plenty of screaming going on at the house where "Mum & Dad" live.<br>
"SCAR" ISSUES Angela Bettis is no stranger to confronting madness and murder, but this time she's doing it in 3-D.<br>
DRAWING THE "LINE" Maurice Devereaux was determined to get his subway shocker "End of the Line" produced and released his way.<br>
WHAT A "DRAG"? Not for stars Alison Lohman and Justin Long as they throw themselves into Sam Raimi's "Hell."<br>
"SALVATION" AT HAND We traveled into the violent future of the latest "Terminator" and survived to tell you about it.<br>
MASTER OF "MUTANT" For writer/director Simon Hunter, the quest to film "Chronicles" was as grueling as that of his characters.<br>
ABOVE PARe Soon to be seen (sort of) in "100 Feet," actor Michael Pare explores highlights of his genre career.<br>
THE GORY GIFT OF GAB "Pontypool" offers a unique vision of the undead as creatures who do as much talking as stalking.<br>
ECHO OF THE BUNNYMAN Strange new sights haunt "S. Darko" in the sequel to one of this decade's biggest cult sensations.<br>
"LAKE" SUPERIOR? We'll find out when the indie stalker flick "Sam's Lake" makes its splash on DVD.<br>
ELEGY Winter roundup<br>
MONSTER INVASION An "Objective" look at battlefield terrors; genre favorites open "The Devil's Tomb"; "The Poker Club" deals in death; Erica Leerhsen comforts "Lonely Joe"<br>
DR. CYCLOPS Religious fears emanate "From Within"; newest "Butterfly Effect" flies higher<br>
HORRORCADE Let this classroom chiller "Lit" the way on the Wii; a second dose of "F.E.A.R."<br>
DVD DUNGEON Sacrifice yourself to "Martyrs"; "Perkins" and "Autopsy" are choice cuts among the 8 Films<br>
NIGHTMARE LIBRARY Sick of overly serious zombie stories? Maberry's "Patient Zero" has the cure; Thurman indulges his "Deathwish"<br>
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Issue 284
June 2009
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ELEGY Death is the new 30.<br>
FANGORIA FAMILY: TOM DeFEO.<br>
THE FANGORIA HALL OF FAME Comments by and/or about every one of the frightful 50, as voted by our readers.<br>
WALKING THE UNDEAD If it wasn't for George A. Romero, the world of horror would be a very, very different place.<br>
FANGORIA FRIENDS: EDGAR WRIGHT.<br>
CRAVEN IMAGES Even as Wes Craven has overseen some of the best recent remakes, he's still forging ahead with original projects.<br>
A "HELL" OF A COMEBACK After a long vacation from the genre, Sam Raimi sez returning to terror territory was no DRAG.<br>
FANGORIA FAMILY: KERRY O'QUINN.<br>
TURN ON, TUNE IN, FREAK OUT Many different voices of fear have spoken, screamed and sung during the first three years of FANGORIA RADIO.<br>
HIS MANY ARTS OF DARKNESS Clive Barker has contributed so much to the realm of the macabre-and is still finding new worlds to conquer.<br>
FANGORIA FAMILY: ED NAHA.<br>
FANGORIA FRIENDS: GILBERT GOTTFRIED.<br>
DECADES OF WEEKENDS If they had something significant to do with our favorite genre, they probably showed up for at least one of our conventions.<br>
FANGORIA'S COVER GHOULS Not just another bunch of pretty faces.<br>
THE LOST TERROR TELETYPE These projects aren't coming soon to a theater or DVD store near you.<br>
CAVALCADE OF CREATURES A nine-page minimural in which Pete Von Sholly presents an illustrated history of monsters!<br>
RAVING & DROOLING David J. Schow is back-and as out for blood as he ever was.<br>
FANGORIA ON SCREEN We've appeared in a bunch of movies and TV shows-so where's our IMDb listing?<br>
LEAVING THEIR BIGFOOTPRINTS Zombie chronicler Max Brooks reveals the Sasquatch scare flicks that left the deepest impressions on his psyche.<br>
FANGORIA FAMILY: W.R. MOHALLEY & DAVID McDONNELL.<br>
FANGORIA FAMILY: ROBERT GREENBERGER.<br>
FANGORIA FRIENDS: FRANK IERO.<br>
FANGORIA OFFSPRING Our printed legacy extends far beyond the 300 issues of the original mag.<br>
FANGORIA FAMILY: BOB MARTIN.<br>
FANGORIA MOVIES We've had our name on a variety of scare fare.
FANGORIA FAMILY: MICHAEL GINGOLD.<br>
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FANGORIA FAMILY: BRIAN O'TOOLE
Issue 285
July 2009
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"ORPHAN" OF THE GORE The results of this child's play are decidedly unsuitable for young viewers.<br>
FRESH VEIN OF "TRUE BLOOD" As the second season commences, some vampires get along better with humans than others.<br>
THE DIMENSIONAL "DESTINATION" What's worse than learning you can't cheat death? Finding it's coming for you in 3-D.<br>
MICHAEL MYERS NEVER TIRES Part one of an exclusive set visit unmasks the new terrors of Rob Zombie's "H2."<br>
"SNOW" KIDDING The wintry zombies of Norway's "Dead Snow" will make you laugh till you puke up your guts.<br>
A SCARY KIND OF "HUSH" If you're planning a road trip this summer, you might think twice after seeing this flick.<br>
EYE ON "SURVEILLANCE" Under Jennifer Lynch's direction, Bill Pullman and others take multiple points of view of murder.<br>
"CHAOS" THEORIES The villain of "The Chaos Experiment" wants to prove his global-warming beliefs in the worst way.<br>
THIS OLD "HOUSE OF SEVEN CORPSES" For every body, there's more than one great story about the making of this '70s chiller.<br>
ELEGY Alternative choices<br>
MONSTER INVASION First visit to "Zombieland"; flesh and "Blood: The Last Vampire"; good taste takes a "Header"; the 2009 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards winners!<br>
HORRORCADE Latest "Resident Evil" skimps on the scares; "Onechanbara" and "Rising" zombies return<br>
DR. CYCLOPS' DUNGEON OF DISCS Our newly combined DVD/Blu-ray review section starts off by recommending a trip to the "End of the Line."<br>
COMICS SCREAMS Something "Creepy" is coming back on the page to give you new nightmares.<br>
NIGHTMARE LIBRARY Fahy's "Fragment" is a hunk o' superb monster madness; Wellington's "23 Hours" well worth your time.<br>
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Issue 286
August 2009
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GUTS<br>
THE NEW FACES OF "HALLOWEEN" Part two of our sequel set visit brings us closer to Michael Myers and the men who made his mask-and victims.<br>
SCARE CRAFT "CARRIERS" Imagine being one of the few left alive after a deadly pandemic-and there are still people trying to kill you.<br>
"DISTRICT 9": ALIEN ZONE "Non-humans" learn just how hostile Earth can be in this ambitious sci-fi thriller.<br>
"PANDORUM" PANIC Even scarier than being stranded alone in outer space is discovering you're not alone.<br>
"JENNIFER'S BODY" SHOTS Lots of guys are just dying to get with Megan Fox-and here, that's just what happens.<br>
BY THE "GRACE" OF BLOOD A true miracle of birth becomes a nightmare for everyone around this movie's heroine.<br>
"DEADGIRL" POWER It's not your typical chiller: The "zombie" is the victim and one of the "heroes" is the monster.<br>
"I SELL THE DEAD," YOU BUY THE FARM When you're dealing with the deceased, it helps if they actually stay that way.<br>
"EVILUTION" OF THE SPECIES This time, it's an alien organism turning humans into rampageous, slavering ghouls.<br>
PLUNDERING "NATURE'S GRAVE" From Australia comes a cautionary tale about how tampering with the environment can put you six feet down under.<br>
GRAVY<br>
ELEGY A salute to STARLOG<br>
MONSTER INVASION Take a "Perfect Getaway" from safety and learn "How to Be a Serial Killer"; stalking "The Wild Man of the Navidad"<br>
HORRORCADE It's a good good good "MadWorld"; feel the "Burn, Zombie, Burn!"<br>
DR. CYCLOPS' DUNGEON OF DISCS "Combat Shock" comes home stronger than ever; "Wyvern"? 'Cause it's a better-than-average Sci Fi flick!<br>
NIGHTMARE LIBRARY You'll have a "Cabal" with Howard's "Necromancer"; your "Worst Nightmares" may include Briant's schlocker.<br>
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Issue 287
September 2009
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GUTS<br>
DYING TO PLEDGE "SORORITY ROW" Hazing has nothing on what six "sisters" face in the latest '80s-slasher remake.<br>
"STEP" RIGHT UP... And see if the new version of "The Stepfather" can match the depth and tension of its predecessor.<br>
A TICKET TO "ZOMBIELAND" Join Woody Harrelson and friends on a scary/funny ride though an America overrun by the living dead.<br>
BLOOD FOR "JENNIFER" Sexy screen siren Megan Fox unleashes her dark side as the boy-hungry antiheroine of "Jennifer's Body."<br>
PASS THE "WHITEOUT" "Underworld" vamp Kate Beckinsale battled biting cold and other perils on this Antarctic thriller.<br>
A NIGHT AT THE "HOUSE OF THE DEVIL" Can you survive it when your "hosts" are Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov?<br>
"THE HILLS RUN RED," YOU RUN SCREAMING Some horror flicks make you sweat; here's the story of one that makes you bleed.<br>
SUFFER "THE CHILDREN"? Nope-it's the adults who are tormented in this chilling saga of malevolent moppets.<br>
"DARK COUNTRY" TUNES Genre stalwart Thomas Jane directs and stars in a road trip that really goes to hell.<br>
"BOOK" YOUR FRIGHT Travel once more into the mind of Clive Barker via his latest screen adaptation, "Book of Blood."<br>
GRAVY<br>
ELEGY Halloween hurrahs<br>
MONSTER INVASION "Dexter" and "Vampire Diaries" terrorize the tube; bad guys take the latest "Wrong Turn"; a new trip into "Dead Space"<br>
HORRORCADE "Prototype" sets a high standard; have fun slamming spirits with the "Ghostbusters"<br>
DR. CYCLOPS' DUNGEON OF DISCS Go "Wild Man" with the monster mockumentary; a healthy amount of transgression in "Sick Girl"; "Ripper" carves in again<br>
NIGHTMARE LIBRARY A hell of a time with Kadrey's "Sandman"; more zombies "Recorded" by Brooks<br>
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Issue 288
October/November 2009
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GUTS:<br>
WHEN "HALLOWEEN II" FIRST FELL Twenty-eight years ago, Michael Myers made his initial stab at franchise-hood.<br>
"BOX" YOUR FEARS Would you make the deadly bargain this film offers? And how would you deal with the aftermath? <br>
THE "SAW VI" FACTORY If it's Halloween, it must be time for Jigsaw's legacy of evil to claim a bunch of fresh victims. <br>
"NEW MOON," NEW MONSTERS Love triangles can be scary, but hopefully the second "Twilight" film will offer more to frighten us. <br>
"CIRQUE DU FREAK" SHOW At a carnival where a boy becomes "The Vampire's Assistant," the main acts truly suck.<br>
"ANTICHRIST" ALMIGHTY Actually, Satan sits out Lars von Trier's newest provocation, which examines the darkness of very human souls.<br>
THE REPEATING "ECHO" Filipino director Yam Laranas took full advantage of the opportunity to redo his original hit in English.<br>
VERY SCARY "MARY" On the "Blood Night" before Halloween, high-schoolers learn not to mess with "The Legend of Mary Hatchet."<br>
GOOD KNIGHT'S WORK Before traveling to "2001," actor Gary Lockwood had a monstrous medieval adventure wielding "The Magic Sword."<br>
TORTURE "TRAIN" All aboard for a ride that's gonna be a one-way trip for its young passengers.<br>
GRAVY<br>
ELEGY Horror: not just a boys' town<br>
MONSTER INVASION Zombies take over the "Dead Air"; Biblical terror's name is "Legion"; Tim Thomerson takes on Live Evil"<br>
HORRORCADE "Wolfenstein" howls just as loud on new platforms; take the plunge into "Shadow Complex"<br>
DR. CYCLOPS' DUNGEON OF DISCS Press Play with "The Children"; "I Can See You," you should see this; "Sauna" is hot stuff<br>
NIGHTMARE LIBRARY Dare to open Langan's "Audrey's Door"; thanks to Wong, you won't mind knowing "John Dies at the End"<br>
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Issue 289
December 2009
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<li>THEIR NAME IS "LEGION" Angels shed their wings and take up arms for a heavenly and hellish war on Earth.</li>
<li>"PIG" OUT And hungry too, which means those who embark on a "Pig Hunt" are in for an unpleasant surprise.</li>
<li>"DREAD" HEADS In the latest Clive Barker feature, those who experiment with fear are inevitably unhappy about the results.</li>
<li>"GRAVES" SITUATIONS Two beautiful sisters, one maniacal reverend and a spooky ghost town sound like a perfect recipe to us.</li>
<li>NIGHT CREATURES AND "DAYBREAKERS" In a world where vampires have taken over, it's only (super)natural that they'd fight among themselves.</li>
<li>WHAT SCARES STEPHEN KING? The modern horror master tells us in the first of an exclusive two-part essay.</li>
<li>DO "LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS" REALLY BITE? No doubt there are a lot of guys out there who'd love to find out.</li>
<li>FOR WHOM THE BELL TROLLS When Italian exploitation veterans met fledgling U.S. actors, the result was the memorably bizarre "Troll 2."</li>
<li>NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND: "GOD OF VAMPIRES" Writer/director Rob Fitz staged multicultural mayhem for minimal money.</li>
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<li>ELEGY Ghoulish grab bag</li>
<li>MONSTER INVASION First visit among "The Crazies"; "Hansel and Gretel" a grim scary tale; "Demonic Toys" come out to play again</li>
<li>HORRORCADE Hop on the "Demon's Soul's" train; now, you can hold your own "Grudge"</li>
<li>DR. CYCLOPS' DUNGEON OF DISCS Go "Not Quite Hollywood"; big bugs and big entertainment in "Infestation"; Asian invasions of zombies and "Blood" suckers</li>
<li>NIGHTMARE LIBRARY "Lilja's Library" collection fit for a King; Gischler's "Vampire a Go-Go" away</li>
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