use, zombie-slaying slackers, a meat monster and so, so much more. PLUS: Paul Giamatti discusses collaborating with Coscarelli, and author David Wong traces how John Dies went from online to on screen. by JOHN W. BOWEN, DAVE ALEXANDER andMONICA S. KUEBLER
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of the man whose shocking crimes inspired both Leatherface and the modern horror film itself.
PLUS: An interview with Dan Yeager, the latest Leatherface. by THE GORE-MET, DEREK NIETO and STUART F. ANDREWS
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NOTE FROM UNDERGROUND 6 The world according to Gein.
POST-MORTEM 7 Letters from fans, readers and weirdos.
DREADLINES 8 News highlights, horror happenings.
THE CORONER’S REPORT 12 Weird stats and morbid facts.
NEEDFUL THINGS 14 Strange trinkets from our bazaar of the bizarre.
CINEMACABRE 36 The latest films, the newest DVDs and reissues, featuring Mama.
THE LATE-NIGHT ARCHIVE 42 IN THE VAULT: Hiroshima Horrors.
Map out your year in horror with our annual genre events guide. by RUE MORGUE STAFF
R.I.P. 2012 by RUE MORGUE STAFF BLACKER THAN NOIR
brutally good bedfellows. by APRIL SNELLINGS
BOWEN’S BASEMENT 44 DUG UP: The Island.
BLOOD IN FOUR COLOURS 46 INKED IN: Vitriol the Hunter.
THE NINTH CIRCLE 48 SPOTLIGHT: Weaveworld: 25th Anniversary Edition.
THE FRIGHT GALLERY 52 ON DISPLAY: Chet Zar.
THE GORE-MET 54 MENU: Brutal.
AUDIO DROME 59 NOW PLAYING: The Razorblade Dolls.
PLAY DEAD 64 FEATURING: ZombiU and Hotel Transylvania.
CLASSIC CUT 66 Montague Summers’ The Vampire: His Kith and Kin
THE 2013 HORROR CONVENTION AND FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Horror last year was, in a word, epic. We round up our hits and misses of the last twelve months.
AWESOME SAUCE
Don Coscarelli returns to the big screen with John Dies at the End, his craziest horror head trip yet, featuring inter-dimensional drug
With another Texas Chainsaw Massacre film in theatres, we explore the cinematic legacy
Just in time for the release of his latest Charlie Parker novel, John Connolly explains why mystery and horror make such