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Exordium FANGORIA #345 The Brooklyn Company, Inc. 20 Railroad Avenue Ccin still recall seeing the ad in STARLOG magcizine during my childhood, way back in late East Northport, NY I 1731 1978. It teased an upcoming sister publication called FANTASTICA that would be devoted www.fangoria.com to the more monstrous and, well, fantastical side of cinema, with Godzilla emblazoned on President the first cover. Being a huge fan of the Big G, 1 quickly subscribed... then waited while legal THOMAS DeFEO issues surrounding the mag’s moniker were cleared up, and it emerged the following summer Editor as FANGORIA. This transpired right around the time 1 saw my first R-rated horror film in a MICHAEL GINGOLD theater: Cosccirelh’sPiianfasm. Don Managing Editor You coxild say that Fango and 1 found our devotion to fright films simultaneously. Within a KEN W. HANLEY year, 1 had become a die-hard fan of scary cinema, and the magazine had left the Star Wars Executive Art Director and Star Trek covers behind to put The Shining’s Jack Nicholson, “Worniface” from Zombie and W.R. MOHALLEY Motel Hell's chainsaw-wielding, pig-masked maniac up front. 1 caught every horror movie 1 Marketing Director could on the big screen—largely R-rated fcire that 1 and my friends attended without a par- CHERYL SINGLETON ent or adult guardian, for years before we were officially allowed to. With few schoolmates Editorial Assistant quite as into the genre as 1 was, though, 1 started a Xeroxed review-zine called Scareaphana- ADAM LEE PRICE lia to communicate with others of the same mind, and traded subscriptions with fan-eds from Contributing Writers both the U.S. and as far away as Australia and New Zealand (two of the latter were Michael ABBIE BERNSTEIN Helms, now Fango’s longtime Down Under correspondent, and Ant Timpson, who has gone on DAVID BERTRAND to produce Housebound, Deathgasm and more) TIM CHIZMAR It ciU led to that day 1 walked into Fango’s Manhattan offices seeking a college internship, ROBERTO E. D'ONOFRIO JOSH HADLEY and four hours later got the call to write my first article (an interview with The Seventh Sign MICHAEL HELMS director Carl Schxiltz). Within two years, 1 myself was being interviewed by editor-in-chief MADELEINE KOESTNER Tony limpone and associate publisher MUburn Smith to replace exiting managing editor J. SHAWN MACOMBER Peter Orr. 1 can also still remember receiving the word that 1 had landed the job, and how JOHN PALISANO BRIAN STEWARD excited 1 was to be a regular staff member on the publication 1 had grown up reading. My OWEN WILLIAMS first issue on the editorial masthead: #95, with an eye-popping Rob Bottin creation from Total Recall on the cover. Website Managing Editor KEN W. HANLEY In the 25 years since, collaborating with Tony and then Chris Alexander on Fango, two incarnations of GOREZONE, assorted special editions and our website. I’ve seen enormous Webmaster ROBERT FELDMAN changes. I’ve seen horror go from a dirty word at the studios and networks during the eeirly and mid-’90s to an established staple of mainstream culture. I’ve seen the death of VHS and Editor Emeritus the rise of the Internet. I’ve seen new talents work their way up from ambitious low-budget ANTHONYTIMPONE indies to long careers and, in some cases, to become influential major moviemakers. To have Administrative Assistant been a part of the scene, and being able to make some small contribution to the culture of JEANNE ROBILOTTA terror, support films and filmmakers 1 believed in and share my enthusiasm with readers THANK YOU: Shaked Berenson, Sinn Bodhi, Luke worldwide, has been an ameizing experience and a true privilege. Bramley.Ariell Brown, Clay McLeod Chapman, Charlie’s form’s cast & crew, Hanna Cheek, Condemned’s cast & The friends and colleagues I’ve made and the experiences I’ve had over these years have crew, Accie Julius Connor,Troy Dandro, David DeFalco, been incomparable, and to thank all those folks here by name would fill pages. I’m grateful Michael Dougherty, Patrick Ewald, Lauren Felsenstein, to them all, for Tony and Chris’ guidance over the years, for the tireless work of art director Larry Fessenden, Fabio Frizzi, Sarah Gorski, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Clu Gulager, The Hallow's cast & crew, David Bill Mohalley (stiU the longest-lived member of the Fango team), to all of our many contribu- William Heath, jack Heller, Sara Hull, Scooter McCrae, tors and for the opportunity to now steer the ship I’ve been sailing on for more than half my Paul McGuigan, Bill Mona, Frederic Noy, Lex Ortega, Doron and Yoav Paz, Sam Raimi, Graham Reznick, Beth life. where do go from here? Right now, there’s a certain amount of “If it ain’t broke, So we Rinehart,Jake the Snake Roberts,Taylor Saviano, Raynor don’t fix it” to my view, and we’U continue to balance coverage of new movies, TV, etc. with Shima, Damion Stene.Tara Subkoff, Mike Testin, the Wakaliwood gang, Katrina Wan, Katarina Leigh Waters interviews giving veteran actors and filmmakers the chance to dish on terrors past. 1 am and Martin Wright. looking forward to introducing new columns while bringing back an old favorite or two that have gone defunct—with the pendulum now having decisively swung back toward physical Dedicated to Mario Caiano (1933-2015) and Marcin Wrona (1973-2015) creatures and gore on the screen scene, look for Makeup FX Lab to return—and running more reviews of books and home-video releases. Cover Photo: Copyright 20th Century Fox to to in is for And I’m anxious hear what you want see emd read our pages.