HOP Movie News « Comics « Action Figures « Biu-rays ^ GORE! Jan/Feb 2012 $6.99 THE HOME ORIGINAL AND r EHRAORDINARY FICTION IGHTMARE ICITY^ OR THESE AHD MAHY OTHER CLASSICS KOj^JtlS "At Samhain, we 're committed to bringingyou the very best in " horror every month. —Don D'Auria, Executive Editor JM iWWW.samhainhorroncom' HQRReR IS mmFi Till EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW-. ' wi th \ OHfb^ C USA'C K w’ E'S E AND, J, AM K^CT;E EG u m -r ^ HORRORHOUND LTD. r.O. Box 710 Jlilforrt, OH 45150 Dear HorrorHound, "Monster Mash” on the radio, the Aurora Models and the HORROIUIOUND I would like to let you know that I’m a big fan of your newsstand invasion of monster magazines like Famous magazine. I have been a true fan of horror since I was 7 Monsters, Castle of Frankenstein, Horror Monsters and Publisher JEREjVry SHELDON years of age. I’m currently 29, and love horror even on and on. I’ve never lost my fascination for horror and more. My favorites are Halloween (1978), Halloween 2 fantasy films (despite the many turkeys I've been privi- Editor-iu-Chief NATHAN HANNE]\IAN (1981) and My Bloody Valentine (1981). Being a child leged to watch during the last five decades), and I’ve bom in 1982 during the era when slasher films ruled is bought and read most of the mags that have come and Managing Editor renting of AARON CROWELL quite interesting. I collect slasher films and was also writ- gone over the years, not to mention scads VHS ing to ask if you know of any establishments or Web sites tapes and DVDs since the video explosion in the '80s. Writers besides Amazon where I can get them? (Is there a] list of While I love the classics from Universal and Hammer, ERIC AUSTIN. SEAN CLARK. JESSICA DWTER. JASON all of the horror/slasher films that were released between I also keenly follow the newer stuff. I’m always looking HIGNITE, JON KITLET, DAVID the years of 1978 and 1986? These are the years when for the golden nuggets amongst the dross. I must say KOSANKE. NATE SIILLINER, most, if not all, were released. that your mag provides an excellent cross section of cov- JIOORE. jMATT KENNETH Kailan D. Burgess (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) erage of the old and the new, with every issue jam- NELSON, ERIC NEWELL. RYAN packed with interesting articles, great photos and amus- OLSON. IvnCHAEL O’MAT Hey Kailan - be sure to pick up HorrorHound #22 for our ing factoids. You’re in a class by yourselves. I just wanted Copy Editors A-Z of '80s slashers - it is packed with great titles to to say thanks for all the fun you’ve provided me so far JESSICA HANNEMAN, check out. Also check out our good friends at retroslash- AARON CHRISTENSEN and extend my best wishes for your continued success! ers.net - their site is packed with all the information you Tom Shumaker (Parkton, MD) Artists/Photographers desire. Thanks for the letter. - HH NATE MILLINER. PUTRID, JEFF REBNER, JOEL ROBIN- As an avid reader of your excellent Hello HorrorHoundersI SON, JASON R. SHEPPARD publication, I am always excited to While reading issue #31 (which is 4iigr Advertising / pick up the newe t issue from the pretty awesome), it dawned on me ... GARY SHELDON magazine rack. This month I was perhaps I should send in some of my [email protected] particularly excited to see that your horror tattoos! So, here they are! Contributors current issue included a tribute to Enjoy, and be jealous! MARISSA BLACK, GERARD CHAN- what is, in my opinion, the greatest DLER, JEFFREY COMBS, TOjM CHEN, HUGE fan, Dick Greco GREG CHICK, TREVOR & MARJORIE horror film of all time, John Carpenter's COLLINS, RANDY FALK, DEV Thanks Dick - and just reminder to all Halloween. While your article did pro- GILMORE, SHAWNDRA ILLINCt- a WORTH, KRISTY JETT, AL KIESEL, HorrorHound readers, you too can sub- vide a great overview of the impact and DON MAY JR, NICOLE MTKtTZIS, SCOTT NEITLICH, SCOTT NEUMYER, mit photos of your ink for inclusion in an legacy of the film, I feel that you did ZACH OAT. jVIEGAN OWENS, MARC upcoming Issue of HorrorHound. Just miss one key fact. In trying to make the PATTERSON, ED PETERS, MELISSA R05ILEY, >nCHELLE RYDBERG, send an e-mail to case for the film transcending the genre STREINER, SHADE RUPE, GARY [email protected] and include you neglected to mention that MATT YOUNG, ALEX WINTER, the preserved the crew from NOTLP.com and everyone your name and information (if available) Halloween has been by else who helped, hut were lumhle to he on the artist! Library of Congress National Film named here. -HH Registry as a culturally important film since 2006. If there was ever a more stunning endorse- I loved your mention of the Army of Darkness comic book. Ash is definitely part of the Multiverse, and with the ment of the significance of a film than a government- Please send all content and article Ideas ‘attention: to many crossovers that he has done, he is meeting more sponsored agency taking the time and care preserve a HorrorHound Editorial. ° Please note that while we characters than Spider-Man and Dracula combined. film for future generations, I do not know what is. accept out-of-house ideas for future content, by uti- lizing such ideas, we at HorrorHound are in no way Well, heck ... he has met Dracula. The Danger Girl and Preston from Connecticut responsible for compensation for said submission, Army of Darkness crossovers are fantastic and I can’t outside of credit and sample issues featuring used wait to see will next! Loved your feature on I just finished watching Chillerama, and wanted to send a content, unless a special agreemenf is determined who he meet prior to the submission. Ail submissions will be kept, The Fly. Now that makes me think, what a crossover that big THANK YOU!! The movie was a blast! I haven't had unless a self-addressed stamped envelope is in I can't would be ... Ash vs. The Flyl Hmmmmm. that much fun watching a movie a long time and enclosed with instnjclions. For more infonnation or wait to share it with my friends. Please continue to questions regarding this, piease contact us via our Paul Dale Roberts (Elk Grove, California) official Web site at www.horrorhound.com. devote a little space each month to indie horror movies S' that might not pop up on the radar. I'm really glad I read I just finished reading the 32nd issue and thought it was HorrorHound © Copyright 2012 definitely time to extend some well-warranted high fives about the movie in the current issue and didn't miss out. to the editorial staff and writers of your fine magazine. Anyway, keep up with the awesomenessi No part of this magazine can be reproduced without written consent from the publisher and/or the copy- I’ve certainly enjoyed reading every issue I’ve received Tracy Bartak nghl owners. images are copyrighted to their AH up to now (I’ve been a charter subscriber through Mile respective owners. For subscription information, High Comics since issue #1) and am amazed at how I have two ideas for your super scary magazine: 1) Do a please visit us online at www.horTorhound.com. feature (with photos) showcasing TV horror hotties. Start Advertising rates can be viewed online, or by con- fresh and innovative each issue of HH is put together. tacting us directly for a press kit via e-mail at I’m one of those Monster Kids that got the bug way out with Louise Robey (because she’s the hottest of them [email protected], or by sending a written back in the late ’50's/early ’60s with the advent of Shock all). Pretty please? 2) Could you show photos where request to the address provided above. Theatre TV packages, Bobby "Boris" Pickett singing Friday the 13th: The Series was filmed? I’d like to see 25 More Vampire Movies: As part of our ”100 Vampire Movies” article (see page 36), we are including an addition- 25 movies you need to tell your friends about. These listings are located on bottom page facts throughout the issur . Jan/Feb 2012 rTvrcta^ THIS ISSUE: page movie NEWS: O The Raven • Underworld page dvD/BD news & 10 Random Questions 2?*^ VIDEO INVASION: 2 0 Dining what the outside of the Curious Goods store looks like now. Is it even still there? Thanks a million! Marty Vandall (Danese, West Virginia) TOY NEWS: - to sit Hi Marty thanks for the suggestions. YJe decided Dead 2 • Predator - 24 down and figure out exactly where this show was shot or specifically, where the Curious Goods antique store Letter from the Editor: was located. We discovered that its location was actual- Theme issues are something we at ly pad of the Distillery District - a historic/entedainment HorrorHound have toyed with since the incep- BEST OF 2011 Downtown Toronto in P^t^ Voting ... precinct located just east of tion of the publication, but only recently have 2 6 Ontario, Canada. The area hosts the largest collection we had the opportunity to embrace some of the of Victorian-era industrial architecture In Nodh America ideas and themes we strived to give tribute to. and has been used on over 800 film and television pro- After our science-fiction/horror-themed issue THE LOST BOYS ductions during the past 30 years (including Mimic, X- issue’s theme, we are (#31) and last remake HorrorHound Retrospective Men, Chicago and Tommy Boy).