You have one more week left to grab the April issue of RUE MORGUE #132 with some great stuff in it – and some of it may be mine.
In this one you can find my review
of SLEEP TIGHT, one of the best horror-thrillers of the
past year, directed by the Spanish master Jaume
Balaguero, whom I had the pleasure to meet at last year's Grossmann film & wine festival.
Something tells me you're likely to read my interview with him in some other RUE
MORGUE-related thingy pretty soon.
Also, in
the CLASSIC CUT, at the very end of the mag, there's my praise of one of
the most important books about horror film ever written – and certainly and
without doubt THE most important reference
book on horror cinema around the world in existence: THE AURUM FILM ENCYCLOPEDIA: HORROR (aka THE OVERLOOK FILM ENCYCLOPEDIA: HORROR in its later, updated edition). If
you haven't discovered this gem so far, take a look at my reasons for such a
praise before you try to buy this hard-to-find item.
Finally, so
far as my contributions to the mag are concerned, there's a feature article
devoted to Laird Barron and his
latest collection THE BEAUTIFUL THING
THAT AWAITS US ALL. He talks about his influences (especially
Lovecraft and pulp authors), about horror and noir-western-crime elements in
his fiction (that's why the article is titled GODS & GUNS), and there's also my overview of his latest book's
highlights.
Sadly, a
very rare and unexpected thing happened: the book was due to appear on April 2.
Instead, just a few days later, news broke that its publisher, Night Shade Books
(who also published his two previous collections + excellent novel THE CRONING) is on the verge of bankruptcy and
will most likely be bought by another company – provided their authors agree to
the new conditions. The book remains in a limbo while this whole thing with Night
Shade Books is satisfactorily
resolved, but while you await this truly wonderful and deservedly highly anticipated
collection, here's a gift from Barron to all of his devoted readers – a free
story on his site, as a sign of appreciation for your patience and support.
Check this exclusive horror tale HERE!
So, hurry
up, and grab this EVIL DEAD issue of RUE MORGUE (its full contents are HERE) while
it's still available.
Only a
week from now it will be replaced by the latest – devoted to BRITISH HORROR
FILM, new and old. This year commemorates full 40 years since the classic THE WICKER MAN (1973), and to
celebrate the May Day, RUE MORGUE offers brand new interviews
with the director Robin Hardy and star, Sir Christopher Lee.
I'm author of the interview with Christopher Lee since I had the honor to meet and talk to the living legend, also at Grossmann
film & wine festival. Read it to see why Lee considers THE WICKER MAN his personal favorite among all the films
he's ever been in.
I believe issue #133 will also feature my review of John Langan's wonderful second
collection, THE WIDE, CARNIVOROUS SKY AND OTHER MONSTROUS GEOGRAPHIES, available
from Hippocampus
Press. Give it a chance – it's great stuff (and has an afterword by Laird
Barron)!
By the way, RUE MORGUE has just received Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for
the Best Modern Magazine and it also got one for Best
Magazine Column (It Came From
Bowen's Basement by John W. Bowen).
The very same RM was also shortlisted
or second-tied in several other categories:
Best Themed Issue (RM#127)
Best Multimedia Horror Site (The Rue
Morgue Podcast),
+ honorable mentions in
the Best Convention (RM's Festival
of Fear)
+ Best Article ("Ghosts of
Horror Past: 25 Films That Have Been Lost to the Sands of Time", by Kelly
Robinson, RM#124).
The
full list of Rondo Awards can be seen
HERE.
I'm
really happy and proud for the opportunity to give my modest contribution to
the best existing magazine devoted to horror in cinema and culture!
