12 SPEAK OF THE DEVIL


This Halloween, Rue Morgue traces the ultimate boogeyman’s changing face in cinema and culture with interviews with filmmaker William Friedkin, author Grady Hendrix, satanic artist Jex Blackmore, and satanic minister/historian Gavin Baddeley. PLUS! Satan in cinema, the Devil’s music, the Church of Satan vs The Satanic Temple, and more. by RODRIGO GUDIÑO, SEAN PLUMMER, ANDREA SUBISSATI, BENOIT BLACK and AARON VON LUPTON


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The 1980s will forever be remembered as the golden age of slasher films and superstar killers. But behind every Michael and Jason there was a host of lesser knowns and unknowns… here are some of the finest. by JOHN W. BOWEN, PAUL CORUPE, YASMINA KETITA and ROCCO THOMPSON


The 1980s will forever be remembered


34 ALIEN ORIGINS


Documentary filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe digs deep into the substrata of collaborative forces that brought Alien to life. PLUS! A look at the new Alien RPG. by MICHAEL GINGOLD and EVAN MILLAR


38 RETURN OF THE CREEP


A horror fan’s wet dream came true back in 1982, when Stephen King and George A. Romero teamed up for the anthology movie Creepshow. Now, AMC joins forces with Shudder, Greg Nicotero and a team of genre powerhouses for a much anticipated reboot. by ANDREA SUBISSATI


44 UNDER THE SKIN WITH TOM SAVINI


FX superstar Tom Savini talks about Savini, a coffee- table-friendly combination autobiography, on-set journal and photo album, due out this fall from Dark Ink. PLUS! Night of the Living Dead ’90: The Version You’ve Never Seen. by JOHN W. BOWEN and ANDREA SUBISSATI


48 MEMENTO MORGUE


A scrapbook of highlights from the past year of Rue Morgue events! Photos by VARIOUS


NOTE FROM UNDERGROUND 6 Giving the Devil his Due.


POST-MORTEM 7 Letters from fans, readers and weirdos.


THE CORONER’S REPORT 8 Weird Stats & Morbid Facts, Shadowland, Body Horror, and more!


NEEDFUL THINGS 10


Strange trinkets from our bazaar of the bizarre.


CINEMACABRE 50


The newest films and reissues, featuring Bliss.


BOWEN’S BASEMENT 62 DUG UP: The Haunted.


BLACK MUSEUM 64 EXHIBIT: Satanic Panic


BLOOD IN FOUR COLOURS 66 INKED IN: The Plot by Tim Daniel and Michael Moreci.


THE NINTH CIRCLE 68 SPOTLIGHT: Melanie R. Anderson and Lisa Kröger’s Monster, She Wrote.


THE FRIGHT GALLERY 72 ON DISPLAY: The Demonic Depictions of Nona Limmen.


HOMICIDAL HOMEMAKER 74 MENU: “Street Trash” Tenafly Viper Colour-Changing Cocktail.


AUDIO DROME 77 NOW PLAYING: The Unquiet Void’s Where Black Stars Rise.


PLAY DEAD 80 FEATURING: Mortal Kombat 11 and Layers of Fear 2.


VS 82 DEBATE: Has horror finally been accepted by the mainstream?


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