‘Monstrous Magazine Countdown!’

  • Fantastic Films Illustrated #1: 1963

    Fantastic Films Illustrated #1: 1963

    May 10th, 2011 | Monstrous Magazine Countdown! | John Ballentine | Comments Off

    This scarce fanzine was published by the much-lauded director of Halloween, The Fog, Escape From New York and The Thing when he was 15 years old.

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  • Fantascene #1: September, 1975

    Fantascene #1: September, 1975

    April 27th, 2011 | Monstrous Magazine Countdown! | John Ballentine | Comments Off

    This top-notch fanzine was the brainchild of the Brothers Skotak, Oscar winning visual effects artist for James Cameron’s Aliens, and documented classic sci-fi better than nearly any publication of its time.

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  • Cinefex #3, December 1980

    Cinefex #3, December 1980

    March 7th, 2011 | Monstrous Magazine Countdown! | John Ballentine | Comments Off

    John Ballentine examines Cinefex #3, December 1980.

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  • #47: Fangoria #1

    #47: Fangoria #1

    February 17th, 2011 | Monstrous Magazine Countdown! | John Ballentine | Comments Off

    John Ballentine’s Monstrous Magazine Countdown continues with #48: Fangoria #1, August 1979. Publishing for over 30 years, Fangoria has proved to be one of the genre’s longest running and most durable magazines in history. Though concentrating mainly on hardcore blood and guts, its maiden issue kicked off with a stellar variety of non-gore-related articles.

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  • #48: Monsterscene #8

    #48: Monsterscene #8

    January 25th, 2011 | Monstrous Magazine Countdown! | John Ballentine | Comments Off

    by John Ballentine John Ballentine, co-author of two volumes of The Monster Magazine & Fanzine Collector’s, picks his Top 50 issues from the vast history of genre publications. Monsterscene #8 (Summer 1996) Editor: Stephen D. Smith Publisher: William Harrison Cover Art: Basil Gogos With a criminally short run of issues, Monsterscene proved itself as the [...]

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  • #49: SPFX #9 (2000)

    #49: SPFX #9 (2000)

    January 5th, 2011 | Monstrous Magazine Countdown! | John Ballentine | Comments Off

    John Ballentine, co-author of two volumes of The Monster Magazine & Fanzine Collector’s, picks his Top 50 issues from the vast history of genre publications. This week: #49 – SPFX #9, (2000).

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  • #50: CFQ, February 1999

    #50: CFQ, February 1999

    December 7th, 2010 | Monstrous Magazine Countdown! | John Ballentine | Comments Off

    John Ballentine, co-author of two volumes of The Monster Magazine & Fanzine Collector’s, picks his Top 50 issues from the vast history of genre publications. This week: #50 – Cinefantastique Volume 31, #1/2 Double Issue from February, 1999.

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