Launched in 1997 by Rodrigo Gudiño, RUE MORGUE is the world’s leading horror in culture and entertainment brand, spearheaded by its multiple award-winning magazine, RUE MORGUE and RUE MORGUE DIGITAL; RUE MORGUE TV specialty horror channel; RUE MORGUE LIBRARY book series; RUE MORGUE PRESENTS FRIGHTMARE IN THE FALLS horror expo and RUE MORGUE PRESENTS CINEMACABRE MOVIE NIGHTS monthly film series.
Rue Morgue Special Issues
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 THE UNDEAD
CASE STUDY: THE UNDEAD AND THE PARADOX OF HORROR
GUILLERMO DEL TORO ON WORSHIPPING FRANKENSTEIN AND THE UNIVERSAL MONSTER MOVIES
THE CREATORS OF STAKE LAND ON MIXING VAMPIRES AND ZOMBIES
DAN O’BANNON ON RETHINKING ROMERO’S ZOMBIES FOR THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
CHAPTER 2 DEMONS, WITCHES AND FOLKLORE FIENDS
CASE STUDY: HORROR OF THE INVISIBLE MONSTER
ROBERT EGGERS ON HOW HISTORY AND FOLKLORE SHAPED THE WITCH
CHAPTER 3 NATURE'S NASTIEST
CASE STUDY: HOW THE BAY GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN
SCREENWRITER ARNOLD DRAKE ON THE FLESH EATERS
J.T. PETTY ON THE SUBTERRANEAN HORRORS OF THE BURROWERS
CHAPTER 4 INHUMANS
CASE STUDY: ELM STREET COUTURE
ROBERT ENGLUND ON CRAFTING FREDDY KRUEGER
CHAPTER 5 ALIENS
DAVID KOEPP ON UPDATING WAR OF THE WORLDS’ MONSTER METAPHORS
CASE STUDY: ALIEN: IN SPACE EVERYONE CAN SEE H.R. GIGER’S GEONS
JAMES GUNN ON SLITHER, THE SLIMIEST INVASION MOVIE EVER MADE
CHAPTER 6 MISFITS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CASE STUDY: JEKYLL AND HYDE AND FREUD
DAVID CRONENBERG ON THE BODY HORROR OF HIS MAD SCIENCE MASTERPIECE THE FLY
SHINYA TSUKAMOTO ON FUSING STEEL AND SKIN IN TETSUO, THE IRON MAN
CHAPTER 7 SHAPESHIFTERS AND DOPPELGANGERS
CASE STUDY: FIVE THINGS WE ALL FEAR IN THE THING
LARRY FESSENDEN ON HIS MOVIE MONSTER MUSE: THE WENDIGO
ABOUT THE AUTHOR DAVE ALEXANDER