Issue 15 (March 1990)
82 Pages in total
Fear Fiction:
Where The Heart Is - Ramsey Campbell – 5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Speed Demons - Andrew J Wilson – 7.5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
One For Sorrow - John Dickinson – 3 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
The Galactic Grave Robbers - Duncan Adams – 6 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Graven Images - Jessica Palmer – 8 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Pro-Files:
Sam Raimi - Masquerades – 4 Pages
“A monstrous hero with a heart of gold: that’s what Evil Dead director Sam Raimi proposes in his brand new movie DarkMan. At his invitation, Mark Kermode hopped on the nearest plane to LA to talk about this stunning horror production, Raimi plans for Evil Dead 3 and his growing unease over British film censorship.”
Stephen Gallagher - At Home With Stephen Gallagher – 1 Page
“Dave Hughes travels north to meet the author of Valley of Lights, Down River and Rain.”
Sarah Douglas – Ursa Majors In Swamp Thing – 2 Pages
“Film and television actress Sarah Douglas is renowned for the bitchy roles she’s taken on the road to success. Her latest, in The Return of Swamp Thing, sees her playing opposite the evil Louis Joudan as his lab assistant. Martin Clayden went to discover whether the infamous lady is really as mean as she seems.”
Phillipe Mora – The Strieber Enigma – 2 Pages
“Weird dreams, interdimensional experiences or madness? Those were the options reviewed by author Whitley Strieber in Communion and Transformation, two books dealing with his own encounters with alien life forces. Juanita Elefante-Gordon talks to director Phillipe Mora who has the awesome task of bringing Strieber’s extraterrestrial visitations to the big screen.”
J G Ballard – Memoirs For A Space Age [Part Two: Hello America] – 2 Pages
“David Pringle continues his in depth discussion with the world famous author J G Ballard.”
Adrian Cole – Over Hot Coles – 1 Page
“The sword and sorcery genre gave Adrian Cole his start as a published author with The Dream Lords. But childrens’ fantasies, such as Moorstones, The Omara series and, most recently, the Star Requiem have tempted him to cross the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. As he tells John Gilbert, just one genre ain’t big enough for him.”
The Fear Factor:
The Batman (Grant Morrison) - Dark Secrets – 2 Pages
“To the casual reader, Arkham Asylum is just another episode in the life of The Batman; but behind its pages lurks a dark history of controversy and censorship. Fort the first time since the graphic novel’s publication, its writer Grant Morrison takes FEAR’s Steve McGinty into the hidden realms of the artwork and prose – realms that Warner Brothers would rather were not there...”
The Hitcher - Underrated! – 2 Pages
“Why hasn’t anyone made a sequel to the 1986 film The Hitcher? A gesture of genuine admiration for the taut modern horror – not degrading it with a second-rate follow-up? Probably not, argues Roger Kean, who thinks the film starring C. Thomas Howell and Rutger Hauer has been unjustifiably ignored despite all its merits.”
Cannibal Films – Eaten Alive! – 6 Pages
“Are cannibal films simply a cynical excuse for gross displays of sex and gore, or does the fact that they flout every taboo give these works a radical edge? Julian Petley continues his voyage into the Mondo Cannibale with a look at more recent films dealing with this most disturbing of themes.
Book Reviews:
Beamriders – Martin Caidin
The Witling – Vernor Vinge
The Best Of Marion Zimmer Bradley – Martin H Greenberg
Robert Silverberg’s Majipoor: Revolt In Majipoor – Matthew J Costello
Psycho House – Robert Bloch
The Wine-Dark Sea – Robert Aickman
The Night Of The Moonbow – Thomas Tryon
Rain – Stephen Gallagher
Mystery – Peter Straub
The Ascension Factor – Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom
The Rainbow Gate – Freda Warrington
Film Reviews:
Monkey Shines – Directed by George A Romero
The Kill-Off - Directed by Maggie Greenwald
Honey, I Shrink The Kids - Directed by Joe Johnston
Red Scorpion - Directed by Joseph Zito
Cyborg - Directed by Albert Pyun
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover - Directed by Peter Greenaway
Deathstalker 3: The Warriors From Hell - Directed by Alfonso Corona
Tarzan In Manhattan - Directed by Michael Schultz
Living Doll - Directed by Peter Litten & George Dugdale
