Ebook: Xerox Ferox: the wild world of the horror film fanzine
Author: Szpunar John
- Tags: Fan magazines, Horror comic books strips etc, Horror comic books strips etc.--Periodicals, Horror films, Horror films--History and criticism, Self-publishing, Periodicals, Criticism interpretation etc, Horror films -- History and criticism, Horror comic books strips etc. -- Periodicals
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: SCB Distributors
- City: London;United Kingdom
- Language: English
- epub
A scene that influenced generations of writers, filmmakers and fans, XEROX FEROX is the first book to cover the horror film fanzine and the culture it spawned. From Famous Monsters of Filmland to Fangoria and everything in between, XEROX FEROX is much more than a book about monster magazines. It examines the home-grown DIY fanzines that dared to dig deeper than the slick and shiny newsstand mags ever would... or indeed even could. The titles are as lurid as the films that they covered. Gore Gazette. Deep Red. Sleazoid Express. Before message boards, before blogs, before the Internet itself, the fanzine reigned as the chief source of news and information for horror fans worldwide. Often printed on the cheap and sold for the price of postage, madcap and irreverent mags like Slimetime, Subhuman and Shock Xpress travelled the globe, creating a thriving network of fans and professionals alike. XEROX FEROX traces the rise of the horror film fanzine, from the Famous Monster-starved...