Contents THE AVENGERS


With the help of Optimum Entertainment's new box set import,
Kim Newman explores Britain's most enduring TV spy franchise, beginning with the surviving episodes of Season 1 and the complete Season 2, in the order they were taped!


DVD Spotlight:
MATT HELM LOUNGE


Kim Newman reviews Sony's MATT HELM LOUNGE, a box set collecting the four films based on Donald Hamilton's spy hero, starring Dean Martin: THE SILENCERS, MURDERERS' ROW, THE AMBUSHERS and
THE WRECKING CREW!


Also Reviews of...


3 SECONDS BEFORE EXPLOSION

THE BEAST IN SPACE: UNRATED VERSION

BOLLYWOOD HORROR COLLECTION VOLS 2 & 3

DANTE'S INFERNO

DEAD OF NIGHT

DETECTIVE BUREAU 2-3: GO TO HELL BASTARDS!

EXPERIMENTS IN TERROR 3

FIVE

GOTH KILL

THE GRUDGE 3

HEROSTRATUS

LOVE GODDESSES OF BLOOD ISLAND

NATURE'S GRAVE

RIPLEY UNDER GROUND

STARLET

DIE TEuFELSWOLKE VON MONTVILLE

TOKYO!

TREASURES IV: AMERICAN FILM AVANT GARDE 1947-1986



Plus...


Ramsey's Rambles:
Ramsey Campbell on EDEN LAKE!


AVI Watchdog:
Brad Stevens covers Bob Dylan's RENALDO AND CLARA!


Audio Watchdog:
Douglas E. Winter reviews the music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold on CD, RESIDENT EVIL 5 and more!


Biblio Watchdog:
Reviews of HORROR CINEMA, CALIGARI'S HEIRS: The German Cinema of Fear After 1945 and Bruce G. Hallenbeck's COMEDY-HORROR FILMS: A Chronological History, 1914-2008.


Video WatchBlog:
Just when we think we've seen everything, guest blogger David Kalat turns up IL RAGGI MORTALI DEL DR. MABUSE, an Italian cut of THE DEATH RAY MIRROR OF DR. MABUSE that adds a number of never-before-seen sequences and qualifies as a substantially more entertaining picture!



Other contributors featured in this issue:

Anthony Ambrogio, Michael Barrett, John Charles, Bill Cooke,
Shane M. Dallmann, Sheldon Inkol, Tim Lucas, Richard Harland Smith, Eric Somer, and Brett Taylor.

Contents

It's Not Too Late

VIRUS vs. DAY OF RESURRECTION

VW returns to its roots with a meticulous comparison of three different versions of Kinji Fukasaku's 1980 apocalypse epic

- "the best B-movie in the whole world," sez David Kalat!


DVD Spotlight:
UNIVERSAL CULT HORROR COLLECTION


Kim Newman reviews TCM'S not-sold-in-stores box set, comprised of such Golden Age collectables as MURDERS IN THE ZOO, HOUSE OF HORRORS, THE MAD DOCTOR OF MARKET STREET, THE MAD GHOUL and THE STRANGE CASE OF DOCTOR RX!



Also Reviews of...


ALL THE RIGHT NOISES,
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE VERY FIRST ALVIN SHOW,
CRANK 2: HIGH VOLTAGE,
FANEX FILES: SAMUEL Z. ARKOFF,
FANTOMAS,
FEAR(S) OF THE DARK,
FORCE OF IMPULSE,
HONEYMOON OF HORROR,
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME,
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME: ULTIMATE EDITION,
THE INUGAMI FAMILY,
LATE BLOOMER,
MONSTER X STRIKES BACK: ATTACK THE G-8 SUMMIT,
PHANTASM II,
REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA,
SAUNA,
THE STEPFATHER,
STUDIO ONE ANTHOLOGY,
TELL NO ONE,
THE WARRIOR



Plus...


Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell on Cellat!


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter on THE EROTIC & PAINFUL OBSESSIONS OF JESS FRANCO!


Biblio Watchdog

Reviews of Alex Cox's X FILMS: True Confessions of A Radical Filmmaker, and Gregory Lamberson's CHEAP SCARES! Low Budget Filmmakers Share Their Secrets!



Other contributors featured in this issue:

Michael Barrett, John Charles, Bill Cooke, Shane M. Dallmann,
Charlie Largent, Tim Lucas, Eric Somer, and Brett Taylor.

Contents THE BLU PLANET:
Return to Ape City in High Resolution


Bill Cooke takes the occasion of the Blu-ray exclusive PLANET OF THE APES: 40-YEAR EVOLUTION to look affectionately back at one of the most beloved and humanistic science fiction film series of all time!






The Rising of
THE SUBMERSION OF JAPAN


David Kalat explains how Toho's 1970s disaster epic THE SUBMERSION OF JAPAN changed the rules for all Japanese sci-fi to follow, including its 2006 remake THE SINKING OF JAPAN and its parody THE WORLD SINKS EXCEPT JAPAN!




DVD Spotlight:
KARLOFF & LUGOSI HORROR CLASSICS


Bill Cooke reviews KARLOFF & LUGOSI HORROR CLASSICS,
a two-disc set collecting THE WALKING DEAD, FRANKENSTEIN 1970, YOU'LL FIND OUT and ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY!






Also Reviews of...


AUGUST RUSH,

BAD BOY BUBBY,

COLD SOULS,

Jose Benazeraf's Le Concerto de la Peur and Bob Cresse-reworked US version NIGHT OF LUST,

The Czech horror film THE CREMATOR,

FANTASTIC MR. FOX,

DEAD SNOW,

THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE,

TWILIGHT'S Robert Pattison in THE HAUNTED AIRMAN (based on Dennis Wheatley's THE HAUNTING OF TOBY JUGG),

The Turkish giallo Kadin Dusmani,

MAN OF VIOLENCE,

MOON,

Prix de Beaute starring Louise Brooks,

SCROOGE,

STAR MAIDENS,

THE TERMINAL MAN,

TWO BEFORE ZERO,

THE UNINVITED (remake of the Korean horror sleeper A TALE OF TWO SISTERS),

YOU THE LIVING.



Plus...


Video WatchBlog:
Tim Lucas reminisces about growing up with PLANET OF THE APES and the rise of the downbeat ending.


AVI Watchdog:
Brad Stevens on John Huston's elusive 1970 film, THE KREMLIN LETTER.


Ramsey's Rambles:
Ramsey Campbell on Michelangelo Antonioni's directorial debut STORY OF A LOVE AFFAIR.


Audio Watchdog:
Douglas E. Winter reviews the recent soundtrack releases of PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO, THE ROAD, WHITE LUNAR, RED CLIFF, NATE AND HAYES and TREASURE PILE.


Biblio Watchdog:
J. Todd Kingrea and Brett Taylor review David Flint's ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST: HOW THE LIVING DEAD DEVOURED POP CULTURE and Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan's JOHN LANDIS.

Contents Reviewed in this issue:

Frank Henenlotter's BAD BIOLOGY

Werner Herzog's THE BAD LIEUTENANT PORT OF CALL: NEW ORLEANS

The Roger Corman-produced THE BEAST WITH A MILLION EYES

Juliet Mills possessed by the Devil in BEYOND THE DOOR

THE FINAL DESTINATION

More silent shorts found in GEORGES MeLIES ENCORE: NEW DISCOVERIES

Romy Schneider scintillates in HENRI-GEORGES CLOUZOT'S INFERNO

Charles Laughton as Inspector Maigret in THE MAN ON THE EIFFEL TOWER

Jess Franco's latest madness PAULA-PAULA

AIP turkey THE PHANTOM FROM 10,000 LEAGUES

George A. Romero's latest zombiefest SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD

Gay culture documentaries THAT MAN: PETER BERLIN and WRANGLER: ANATOMY OF AN ICON

Oliver Reed and Geraldine Chaplin face a sterile future in Z.P.G. (ZERO POPULATION GROWTH)


Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell on the Turkish spy film ALTIN COCUK!


AVI Watchdog

John Charles reviews three Paul Naschy rarities!!


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter on JERRY COTTON: FBI'S TOP MAN, THE SPAGHETTI EPIC and ERASER!



Plus...

Tim Lucas looks back on 20 years of VIDEO WATCHDOG!



Other contributors featured in this issue:

Michael Barrett, Shane M. Dallmann, David Kalat, Kim Newman, Eric Somer, Sam & Rebecca Umland.

Contents Close Encounters with THE ASTOUNDING SHE MONSTER

Tim Lucas chronicles his life-long love affair with the sexiest movie poster of all time!



And the latest round of DVD reviews, including...


AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON: FULL MOON EDITION

THE COLLECTOR

COPKILLERS

CRACK IN THE WORLD

DEATH CURSE OF TARTU

THE DIRTY GAME

DRAG ME TO HELL

GIRLY

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WEIRD

GOODBYE GEMINI

GORILLA AT LARGE

HALLOWEEN II ~ UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

IT CAME FROM KUCHAR

MISS MEND

MYSTERY ON MONSTER ISLAND

ORPHAN

PANDORUM

PEACOCK

SAW VI: UNRATED

STING OF DEATH

TAXIDERMIA

VAMPYRES (Blu-ray) R


Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbellrides out on the horror western THE BURROWERS!


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter peruses the life of Michael Mann's MANHUNTER on vinyl and compact disc.


Biblio Watchdog

Reviews of two "new and revised editions" of classic texts: Bill Warren's KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties--The 21st Century Edition, and Maitland McDonagh's BROKEN MIRRORS/BROKEN MINDS: THE DARK DREAMS OF DARIO ARGENTO.


Things From the Attic

Tim Lucas reviews Charter Entertainment's long-OOP VHS release ROAD TO SALINA, starring Mimsey Farmer and Rita Hayworth!

Contents Ted Rusoff

Il Mostro della Fona Roma

Any fan of Italian horror and exploitation knows the voices, if not the names,
of Ted Rusoff and his late wife Carolynn de Fonseca. In this historic interview,
John Charles chronicles a major player's career on soundtrack and onscreen,
along with his reminiscences of his colleagues in dubbing!


Video WatchBlog

Peter Fernandez on Titra Sound Corporation

Tim Lucas interviews the late actor, voice artist and director about his experiences
working for New York's leading dubbing company over a thirty year period!


DVD Spotlight

Kim Newman reviews Sony's ICONS OF SUSPENSE,
collecting a half-dozen new-to-video thrillers from Hammer Films, including
THESE ARE THE DAMNED, CASH ON DEMAND and NEVER TAKE SWEETS FROM A STRANGER!



DVD reviews, including...


THE BUSHWHACKER,
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO,
DARK CITY,
DEAD & BURIED,
DEATH JOURNEY,
DINNER WITH A VAMPIRE,
THE ECLIPSE,
THE MACHINIST,
MEAN JOHNNY BARROWS,
NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL,
THE PIED PIPER,
RACING FEVER,
SITA SINGS THE BLUES,
TERROR CIRCUS,
TETRO,
WALTZ WITH BASHIR


Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell on Leni Riefenstahl's THE BLUE LIGHT.


AVI Watchdog

John Charles on the Italian war films BATTLE OF THE COMMANDOS, DIRTY HEROES, COMMANDO ATTACK, THE LEGION OF NO RETURN and A PLACE IN HELL.


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter on INCEPTION, THE SIGNAL and THEATER OF BLOOD.


Biblio Watchdog

Anthony Ambrogio reviews Reynold Humphries' THE HOLLYWOOD HORROR FILM, 1931-1941, and Brett Taylor reviews CALIGULA AND THE FIGHT FOR ARTISTIC FREEDOM by William Hawes.

Contents The Day You Count On For Terror

FRIDAY THE 13TH, PARTS 1-8

The Deluxe Editions

Bill Cooke slashes through the Paramount years of Sean Cunningham's teens-in-peril cashcow with a look at their augmented editions on DVD and Blu-ray!

FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES

Jeff Allard looks back at Frank Mancuso, Jr.'s 1980s teleseries, which featured early work by David Cronenberg, William Fruet and 24's Rodney Charters!

June Lockhart on SHE-WOLF OF LONDON

Tom Weaver asks the star of Universal's final Golden Age horror release
to rescreen the film and offer her recollections!




DVD reviews, including...


ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE,
ALTITUDE FALLING,
ATLANTIS THE LOST CONTINENT,
BELL BOOK AND CANDLE,
BIGFOOT,
DARK AND STORMY NIGHT,
DORIAN GRAY,
THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE [FIRST SEQUENCE],
HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP,
IRON MAN 2,
THE LEMON GROVE KIDS MEET THE MONSTERS,
THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN,
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY,
THE POWER,
REEL INJUN,
REPO MEN,
THE ROBIN HOOD COLLECTION,
TELL TALE,
VIDEO NASTIES: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE


Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell on the teen horror-comedy, TEETH.


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter on PAPAYA DEI CARAIBI, VAI GORILLA, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE and BEACH BLANKET BINGO.


Biblio Watchdog

John Charles reviews David Del Valle's LOST HORIZONS BENEATH THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN.

Contents The Mimsy Farmer Experience

Mark F. Berry brings us an exclusive career-length interview with the American expatriate star of RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP, ROAD TO SALINA, FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET, AUTOPSY and MORE!


Jean Rollin

The Man Who Befriended Death

Tim Lucas marks the passing of one of the horror cinema's great poets with an appreciative essay.



DVD Reviews:
BLACK DYNAMITE,
COLUMBIA PICTURES FILM NOIR CLASSICS,
THE CRAZIES,
DOG EAT DOG,
DRACULA'S FIANCEE,
HOUSE,
KISS NAPOLEON GOODBYE,
THE MAGICIAN,
THE PATTERNS TRILOGY + OTHER SHORT FILMS,
RETURN OF THE GLADIATOR,
SCANDALOUS GILDA,
SCHOOLGIRL HITCHHIKERS,
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD,
SHAME, SHAME EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME,
TCM SPOTLIGHT: CHARLIE CHAN COLLECTION,
TERMINAL ISLAND,
A TOWN CALLED PANIC,
URBAN ACTION COLLECTION: 4 FILM FAVORITES


Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell shares his thoughts on VALHALLA RISING.


AVI Watchdog

John Charles looks at the original OSS 117.


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter reviews soundtracks for THE SOCIAL NETWORK, MONDO CANE, THE BIG BOSS and NEROSUBIANCO.


Biblio Watchdog

Tim Lucas reviews four books on the horror genre.

Contents The GREEN SLIME Are Coming!

The GREEN SLIME Are Here!

Remember our coverage of the Gamma 1 Quadrilogy in VW 28?
Now Bill Cooke examines all the entries in the Gamma 3 Monology-
that's right, Kinji Fukasaku's THE GREEN SLIME! Fortunately there are two
distinct versions of this film to compare, and Bill has the full report!


I, A WOMAN

From the Page to the Screen

Tim Lucas covers all three films in Mac Ahlberg's Sixties erotic trilogy,
comparing them to the Siv Holm novels on which they were based!




DVD reviews, including...


ALBINO (Beta/VHS),
BATTLETRUCK,
BLACK DEVIL DOLL FROM HELL (VHS),
DARK NATURE,
DEATHSPORT,
DON'T LOOK BACK,
DON'T LOOK UP,
THE DISEMBODIED,
EULOGY FOR A VAMPIRE,
GIALLO,
IN HOT BLOOD,
JEKYLL AND HYDE PORTFOLIO (Beta/VHS),
LORNA... THE EXORCIST,
THE LUSTING HOURS,
MEGA PIRANHA,
MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE,
ONCE YOU KISS A STRANGER,
SAW: THE FINAL CHAPTER,
SEARCHERS 2.0,
SECRET ORIGIN:THE STORY OF DC COMICS,
SHERLOCK HOLMES THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION,
SILENT SENTENCE (Beta/VHS) / JACK THE RIPPER GOES WEST,
SPLICE,
STARCRASH,
TALES FROM THE QUADEAD ZONE (VHS),
THRILLER: THE COMPLETE SERIES,
THE ULTIMATE DEGENERATE



Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell on THE SILVER CHALICE.


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter explores the scores for TRON: LEGACY, BLACK SWAN, 127 HOURS and ANIMAL KINGDOM.


Biblio Watchdog

BORIS KARLOFF: More Than a Monster

SWEDISH SENSATIONSFILMS: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker Cinema

TECH-NOIR: The Fusion of Science Fiction and Film Noir


Other contributors featured in this issue:


Michael Barrett, John Charles, Shane M. Dallmann, Heather Drain, David Kalat, Kim Newman, and Brett Taylor.

Contents Before and After ALPHAVILLE

The Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution and Eddie Constantine

Tim Lucas begins a two-part investigation into the Lemmy Caution films
and the career of their star, American expatriate actor-singer Eddie Constantine.

With special input from Eddie's son, Lemmy Constantine!


My Father, Eddie Constantine

The Tanya Constantine Interview

Tim Lucas interviews Eddie's daughter, who talks candidly about her father,
his career, and their collaborations on record (including the million-selling
"L'Homme Et L'Enfant") and onscreen!


DVD Spotlight

H E A D

Tim Lucas reviews The Monkees' feature film HEAD
and the Rhino Handmade Soundtrack CD Box set!





DVD reviews, including...


BONNIE'S KIDS,
BRAINSTORM,
CANNIBAL GIRLS,
CET HOMME EST DANGEREUX,
CHEERLEADERS WILD WEEKEND,
DAMES DON'T CARE,
DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW,
DOLAN'S CADILLAC,
ENTER THE VOID,
THE EVIL,
FROZEN,
HOWL,
KICK-ASS,
MY BLOOD RUNS COLD,
THE NIGHT DIGGER,
POISON IVY,
THE PROWLER,
THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE COLLECTION,
STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR,
THREE ON A GUILLOTINE,
TWICE DEAD




Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell reviews CERTIFIED COPY.


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter on THE RAT PATROL, Klaus Nomi's science fictional opera ZA BAKDAZ. and entries in the genre of imaginary soundtracks!


AVI Watchdog

Stephen R. Bissette reviews THE FROZEN DEAD!


Biblio Watchdog

J. Todd Kingrea reviews PORTABLE GRINDHOUSE: THE LOST ART OF THE VHS BOX, and
Brett Taylor reviews HORROR FILM AESTHETICS: CREATING THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF FEAR.




Other contributors featured in this issue:


Michael Barrett, John Charles, Bill Cooke, Shane M. Dallmann, David Kalat, Kim Newman, and Eric Somer.

Contents Roger Corman's: Big Bad Crime Spree:
John Charles covers the criminal streak in the B-Moviemeister's oeuvre
and reviews new editions of his later productions BIG BAD MAMA,
CRAZY MAMA, THE LADY IN RED, CAPONE and BIG BAD MAMA II!


Before and After ALPHAVILLE: The Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution
and Eddie Constantine, Part 2:
In the second half of a two-part article, Tim Lucas examines the end of
Bernard Borderie's Lemmy Caution series of thrillers, the character's rebirth
in Jean-Luc Godard's ALPHAVILLE and its impact on the remainder
of Eddie Constantine's screen career!


DVD Spotlight: Warner Bros. Horror / Mystery Double Features:
Kim Newman reviews three classic double features:
FIND THE BLACKMAILER / THE SMILING GHOST
SH! THE OCTOPUS / THE HIDDEN HAND
THE PATIENT IN ROOM 18 / MYSTERY HOUSE



DVD reviews, including...

ALPHAVILLE, THE BLACK SLEEP, THE BLUE EYES OF THE BROKEN DOLL
BITTER FEAST,
BURIED ALIVE,
DAUGHTERS OF SATAN,
DEAD SPACE,
DEATH OF A SNOWMAN,
ESCAPE FROM ZAHRAIN,
GERMANY YEAR 90 NINE ZERO,
HUMAN BEASTS,
LADIES' MAN,
THE MAN FROM LONDON,
MIDNIGHT LACE,
NOT OF THIS EARTH,
ONE-ARMED EXECUTIONER,
THE PARTY'S OVER,
PIRANHA 3D,
POPULATION 1,
QUEEN OF BLOOD,
ROGER CORMAN'S CULT CLASSICS TRIPLE FEATURE: SCI-FI CLASSICS,
THE ROMANTIC ENGLISHWOMAN,
SANTA SANGRE,
THE TERROR WITHIN,
THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE!,
THEY CALL HER... CLEOPATRA WONG,
UNDERTOW,
THE WEIRD WORLD OF WEIRD,
WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT,
YOUR TURN, DARLING


Ramsey's Rambles: Ramsey Campbell reviews THE MAN FROM LONDON!

Audio Watchdog: Douglas E. Winter reviews soundtracks for BROKEN ARROW, TRON LEGACY R3CONF1GUR3D, BATTLE: LOS ANGELES and a videogame score: CRYSIS 2!

Contents Charles Darwin and the Suppressed Science of Dr. Mirakle

Robert Guffey examines how Universal's eerie Poe adaptation MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932) was informed by Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution and the racial tensions and insecurities of the day!

How's Bayou? A Look at the Original POOR WHITE TRASH

Heather Drain compares the 1960s drive-in hit POOR WHITE TRASH to the obscure 1950s B-picture that provided most of its footage: William Daniels' BAYOU! A must for Timothy Carey fans!

DVD reviews, including... :

THE 39 STEPS,
ALICE GOODBODY,
THE BABY,
THE BAD BUNCH,
BAD GIRLS OF FILM NOIR, VOLUME 1,
A CHINESE GHOST STORY,
THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK,
DADDY, DARLING,
DEEP END,
DRIVE-IN CULT CLASSICS VOL. 3: B MOVIE COLLECTION,
FORBIDDEN WORLD,
GALAXY OF TERROR,
HEREAFTER,
HI-RIDERS ,
THE HILLS RUN RED,
THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLY,
INVITATION TO THE DANCE,
MANIAC,
MARCY,
MIRANDA,
THE REEF,
THE STEPFATHER: UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT

Ramsey's Rambles: Ramsey Campbell on OUTCAST.

Audio Watchdog: Douglas E. Winter on ROME, SONO STATO UN AGENTE CIA, X: THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES, and BREAKDOWN.

Biblio Watchdog: Tim Lucas reviews RAY HARRYHAUSEN MASTER OF THE MAJICKS VOLUMES 2 and 3.

Contents What Lies Behind Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND

David Kalat is pushed by daughter Ann down a rabbit hole of illuminations concerning Burton's film and its Disney, Paramount and literary antecedents.


Joseph Middleton: Reflections on THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

On a more adult note, Neil Jackson converses with the director of one of the darkest and most ambitious examples of 1970s porn chic.

Lina Romay 1954-2012

Tim Lucas eulogizes the actress, wife and muse of Jess Franco.

DVD reviews, including...:
ACT OF VENGEANCE,
THE AURORA MONSTERS: THE MODEL CRAZE THAT GRIPPED THE WORLD,
BAD GIRLS OF FILM NOIR, VOLUME 2,
THE BRIGAND OF KANDAHAR,
BLACK ZOO,
THE BLOOD TRILOGY,
CAPERUCITA Y PULGARCITO CONTRO LOS MONSTRUOS,
CASE 39,
COBRA WOMAN,
COOL IT BABY,
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS,
FRANKENHOOKER,
HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS: THE GODFATHER OF GORE,
MINI-SKIRT LOVE,
NEVER LET ME GO,
PARADOX,
THE SCARLET BLADE,
SCREAM 4,
A SERBIAN FILM,
VAMPIRE CIRCUS,
VENUS IN FURS,
THE WOMEN IN CAGES COLLECTION

Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell reviews WOODEN CROSSES.

Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter on le voyage dans la lune (a trip to the moon), THE NAKED AND THE DEAD, TORA! TORA! TORA! and 55 DAYS AT PEKING.

Biblio Watchdog

STUDIES IN TERROR, FRIGHT NIGHT ON CHANNEL 9 AND MONSTERS IN THE MOVIES are featured.

Contents The Irreplaceable Mr. Fuest

Justin Humphreys offers a personal reminisce of the late Robert Fuest,
the visionary filmmaker responsible for THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, AND SOON THE DARKNESS
and THE FINAL PROGRAMME.


CONTINENTAL OP

They've been called Retro, Pop, even Space Age Bachelor Pad movies,
but what are they really? Tim Lucas takes a stab at a more secure definition
of the most visual of film genres, tracing its origins, its highlights, and its contemporary incarnations.



DVD reviews, including...


THE 27TH DAY,
THE BASEMENT,
CAGED HEAT,
CAMPBELL'S KINGDOM,
CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL,
DIARY OF A MADMAN,
THE DORM THAT DRIPPED BLOOD,
THE FALCON MYSTERY MOVIE COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE,
THE GEORGE SANDERS SAINT MOVIE COLLECTION,
GOG,
HARRY BROWN,
THE HOWLING REBORN,
JACKSON COUNTY JAIL,
LADIES IN RETIREMENT,
THE LAST DINOSAUR,
THE MAD ROOM,
THE MAGNETIC MONSTER,
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS,
THE MILL & THE CROSS,
PERMISSIVE,
RIOT ON SUNSET STRIP,
RITUAL,
SEDDOK, L'EREDE DI SATANA,
THE WILD WORLD OF TED V. MIKELS,
YOLANDA AND THE THIEF,
ZOMBIE


Ramsey's Rambles

Ramsey Campbell on the THE LEGEND OF HARROW WOODS.


Audio Watchdog

Douglas E. Winter on THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY, THE MECHANIC, and WATCH THE THRONE.

Contents DARK SHADOWS: A Round Table Discussion of the original ABC-TV series,
featuring filmmaker Robert Tinnell, TCM writer Richard Harland Smith, film critic Maitland McDonagh, educator Chris Herzog, reviewer/blogger Heather Drain, DARK SHADOWS historian and audio drama director Darren Gross, novelist-critic Kim Newman, and VW editor Tim Lucas!!

DVD reviews, including:
2-HEADED SHARK ATTACK,
AFTERWARDS,
ANOTHER EARTH,
BEWITCHED,
DEVIL'S ANGELS,
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK,
DR. BLACK MR. HYDE,
HOSTEL PART III,
I SAW THE DEVIL,
THE IMAGE,
ISLAND OF LOST SOULS,
JOHNNY COOL,
JOHNNY DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE,
KILLER'S MOON,
THE KILLING,
THE LIVING GHOST,
THE MANCHU EAGLE MURDER CAPER MYSTERY,
MELANCHOLIA,
METROPIA,
MORE BRAINS!,
OLD DRACULA,
A RETURN TO THE LIVING DEAD,
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES,
TRILOQUIST,
UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES,
VIRGIN WITCH,
ZARAK.


Ramsey's Rambles:Ramsey Campbell on THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS.


Audio Watchdog: Douglas E. Winter shares the details of a recent hospital stay and the soundtracks that helped him recover.


Biblio Watchdog: Reviews of REYNOLD BROWN: A LIFE IN PICTURES, THE BIGFOOT FILMOGRAPHY and VOICES IN THE DARK

Contents "Maledizione!"

The True Story Behind Seth Holts Accursed Version
of DIABOLIK

Roberto Curti & Alessio Di Rocco use archival interviews and production materials to explain why Dino de Laurentiis first attempt to film the classic Italian comic strip never reached the screen!

Anthony Hinds

Architect of Hammer's House of Horror

Constantine Nasr pays tribute to the reclusive writer-producer most responsible for spearheading and evolving the Gothic Horror revival of the 1950s and 60s.

Larry Blamire s

STAR TURN

New Column! Writer-director Larry Blamire appreciates Richard Boone's performance in the CIMARRON STRIP episode "The Roarer."

Reviews: BLOOD THIRST, CASTING THE RUNES, DEATH BY INVITATION, DEATH FORCE, THE DEVIL-SHIP,
THE DIVIDE,
DRAGON,
THE DUNGEON OF HARROW,
GHOST STORIES FOR CHRISTMAS,
HOUSE ON STRAW HILL,
THE HUNT,
I MARRIED A WITCH,
I WAS A SPY,
IN THE DEVIL'S GARDEN,
KISS OF THE DAMNED,
THE MAD MAGICIAN,
THE OTHER,
PACIFIC RIM,
PHASE 7.
PIRATES
PORNOSPIELE MIT STOCK UND PEITSCHE
REPO MAN
RUTHLESS
SILENT NIGHT
SLEDGEHAMMER
SNUFF
SUGAR HILL
THE THIRSTY DEAD
VAMPIRE HOOKERS

Contents Tim Lucas: "This issue was printed with, by far, the lowest print run we ever had. Each of the issues that went out to our subscribers was personally signed by Donna and me. It is NOT going to be sold on newsstands. When our free digital edition (with all the usual extra bells and whistles) goes up in a couple of weeks - after our supporters have had a grace period of exclusivity - we will make the remaining print copies of this Farewell Issue available for purchase. I expect they'll go fast."