Issue 21 (September 1990)
82 Pages in total
Fear Fiction:
The Shepherd’s Daughter – Brian Stableford – 3.5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
The Paloverde Lodge – Darrell Schweitzer and Jason Van Hollander – 4.5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Solitary Solution – Howard Baker – 4 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
The Body Beautiful – Elizabeth R Caine – 2.5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Breaking Up - Steven Matthews – 2 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
A Problem Of Disposal – Duncan Adams – 5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Pro-Files:
Harlan Ellison – Dangerous Visions – 5 Pages
“He’s a pussycat in a bad-ass zoot suit, an enfant terrible, a ‘difficult’ writer, and his moth has made him more enemies than most. For the first time in nearly two decades, the legendary fantasy and science fiction author Harlan Ellison takes time out to give a major interview. Pete Crowther sharpens his pencil and his wits and sallies forth to meet the man ‘they’ love to hate.”
Fiction Files:
Daniel Weiss – Fiction File 12 – 0.5 Pages
“Is Unnatural Selection the most revolting book of the decade, or has the hype once again taken over from reality? FEAR’s strong-stomached Liz Holliday grabs her sick bag and does lunch with controversial American author Daniel Weiss.”
Diane Duane – Fiction File 13 – 0.5 Pages
“Spock’s World was the first Star Trek hardcover, and it didn’t take long for this continuation of the word famous SF saga to hit the New York Times bestseller list and for fans to hail its author, Diane Duane, as a literary messiah. In the midst of all the hysteria, FEAR’s Liz Holliday managed to keep her head and asked the scribe some tough conceptual questions about her novel.”
Brian Lumley – Fiction File 14 – 0.5 Pages
“Vampires with bite: Brian Lumley, author of the newly published Deadspeak: Necroscope IV, tells John Gilbert how he defied horror clichés to create some awesome new monsters.”
The Fear Factor:
Arboreal Nightmare – 6 Pages
“William Friedkin, celebrated director of The Exorcist, talks to Steve Biodrowski about his new film, The Guardian, which heralds his long-anticipated return to the horror genre.”
Zombie Holocaust – 5 Pages
“Since 1968, when George Romero changed the word by giving us The Night of The Living Dead, zombies have been the spare-part surgeons in hundreds of splatter films. But Tom Savini, FX creator for the original is now directing a remake, and he prefers to think of his new zombies as realistic walking corpses rather than rotting meat mincers. FEAR’s David Kuel travelled to Pennsylvania to find out just what else has changed down among the living dead men.”
Graphic Detail – 2 Pages
“Can he swing from a thread? No, but Warren Lapworth is able and willing to give his views on a selection of comics and graphic novels. Watch him fly...”
Book Reviews:
Faces Of Fear – Douglas E Winter 3/5
The History Of The Lord Of The Rings Part One: The Return Of The Shadow – J. R. R. Tolkien 3/5
Creed – James Herbert 4/5
Total Recall – Piers Anthony 2/5
The Werewolves Of London – Brian Stableford 5/5
Kiss Of Death – Daniel Rhodes 4/5
Hallowes’ Hell – Neville Steed 3/5
Encyclopaedia Of Forbidden Knowledge – Cassiel 3/5
The Room – Michael Grey 2/5
Bury My Heart At W.H. Smith’s – Brian Aldiss 5/5
Stand On Zanzibar – John Brunner 3/5
The Dick Tracy Casebook: Favourite Adventures 1931–1990 – Max Collins and Dick Locher 3/5
The Magefire: The Dark Amulet Cycle Book One – Alexander Baliol 4/5
The City, Not Long After – Pat Murphy 3/5
Necroscope IV: Deadspeak – Brian Lumley 4/5
Hidden Turnings: Stories Through Time And Space – Diana Wynne Jones 2/5
Film Reviews:
The Guardian - Directed by William Friedkin 3/5
The Rift (aka La Grieta) - Directed by Juan Piquier Simon 1/5
Gremlins 2 - Directed by Joe Dante 4/5
Carnival Of Souls - Directed by Herk Harvey 5/5
The Grandmother - Directed by David Lynch 3/5
Die Hard 2: Die Harder - Directed by Renny Harlin 3/5
Cold Light Of Day - Directed by Fhiona Luise 1/5
Inferno In Safehaven - Directed by Brian Jones & James McCalmot 2/5
Troll 2 - Directed by Drake Floyd 1/5
Fighting Justice - Directed by Joseph Ruben 4/5
Rockula - Directed by Luce Bercovici 2/5
Crash And Burn - Directed by Charles Band 4/5
Bad Dreams - Directed by Andrew Fleming 4/5
Second Sight - Directed by Joel Zwick 4/5
Basketcase 2 - Directed by Frank Henenlotter 4/5
Howling 5: The Rebirth - Directed by Neal Sundstrom 2/5
Hawk The Slayer - Directed by Terry Marcel 2/5
Joe 90: Vol 6 - Created by Gerry Anderson 3/5
Thunderbirds: Vol 13 – Created by Gerry Anderson 3/5
Vibes - Directed by Ken Kwapis 4/5
Fire And Ice - Directed by Ralph Bakshi 4/5
Monster High - Directed by Rudiger Poe 1/5
Ghost Ship - Directed by Vernon Sewell 3/5
Star trek: Episodes 53 & 54: The Ultimate Computer, The Omega Glory - Directed by John M Lucas & Vincent McEveety 4/5
Zoltan... Hound Of Dracula - Directed by Albert Band 2/5
