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.
NOTE FROM UNDERGROUND
RUE MORGUE
POST-MORTEM • COMMENTS • QUESTIONS • CRITICISM
THE CORONER’S REPORT
THE DEMONS OF ANNELIESE MICHEL
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO… • Harvey Spencer Stephens, The Omen’s Damien Thorn
NEEDFUL THINGS
HELL-BENT • MEET THE ADAMSES, A FAMILY WHO JUST MADE HELLBENDER, THEIR SECOND HORROR MOVIE… AND IT’S GOING TO BLOW YOUR MIND
TRAPPED INSIDE • REAL-LIFE COUPLE EMILY BENNETT AND JUSTIN BROOKS WEATHERED THE LOCKDOWN BY WRITING AND DIRECTING THEIR FIRST FEATURE-LENGTH HORROR FILM, ALONE WITH YOU, FROM THE CONFINES OF THEIR NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT
WAILS OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION • NATURE, GHOSTS, AND ANCIENT CHINESE FOLKLORE COALESCE IN A RITUAL OF EXTREME MUSIC AND MYTH CALLED ZURIAAKE
ALL THE COLOURS OF BLACK • ILLUSTRATING METAL ALBUM COVERS IS A DARK ART, AND GUANG YANG EXPLAINS HOW HE MASTERS HIS CRAFT
PESTILENCE! • INTRODUCING PEST PRODUCTIONS, THE INDIE LABEL THAT BROUGHT CHINESE BLACK METAL TO THE WORLD FOR THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS AND COUNTING
HORROR CONNEENTION SCHEDULE AND FILM FESTIVAL GUIDE • HORROR FANS REJOICE! FILM FESTS AND CONVENTIONS ARE BACK. TIME TO PLAN YOUR YEAR IN HORROR WITH OUR ANNUAL SCHEDULE OF THE WORLD’S TOP GENRE EVENTS
R.I.P 2021 THE YEAR IN REVIEW • It’s hard to say whether 2021 was less harrowing than 2020, or if we’ve just acclimatized ourselves to the uncertainty and chaos. One thing’s for sure – horror has not only survived but thrived, as this year proffered a wealth of fright fare. From indie surprises to big-budget blockbusters, from major networks to Shudder’s ever-growing roster of originals, from the return of familiar faces to some truly exciting debuts, we tip our hat to the creatives who helped kick off this decade with a bloody bang.
CINEMACABRE • FILM + DVD + REISSUES
OVERLOOKED, FORGOTTEN AND DISMISSED • THIS ISSUE: LANCE SEEKS REVENGE
BITE-SIZED FRIGHTS FOR SMALL APPETITES • ON THE SLAB: VAMPIRE NIBBLES
SCREAM AGAIN • THE TEAM BEHIND 2019’S SURPRISE HIT "READY OR NOT" REBOOTS HORROR HISTORY WITH 2022’S "SCREAM", A BOLD REINVENTION OF WES CRAVEN’S POST-MODERN HORROR MASTERPIECE
REISSUED & REANIMATED
IT CAME FROM BOWEN'S BASEMENT • R DRIVE-INS, DELETE BINS AND OTHER SINS
FILES FROM THE BLACK MUSEUM • THE LONG SHADOWS OF CLASSIC HORROR'S PAST
BLOOD IN FOUR COLOURS
NINTH CIRCLE BOOKS
DANTE'S PICK
REQUIRED BLEEDING • ALESSANDRO MANZETTI SURVEYS FIFTEEN YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY HORROR FICTION FOR HIS ESSENTIAL GUIDE
LIBRARY OF THE DAMNED • HALLOWEEN FOREVER
THE FRIGHT GALLERY • THIS MONTH: THE NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARES OF MATT LOMBARD
DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS • A DUMPSTER DIVE INTO HORROR'S ODDS & CURIOS
AUDIO DROME • REVIEWS BY ALEX DELLER, KRISTOF G, AARON VON LUPTON, SEAN PLUMMER, AND GRANT SKELTON
PODCASTS FROM BEYOND
THE MONSTERS MANIA!
PLAY DEAD • NOW PLAYING IN BED WITH SLENDER MAN
WHAT MOVIE FEATURES THE BEST KILL SCENE OF AN ELDERLY PERSON? • “Respect your elders” goes the saying, but in a horror movie, that’s just an invitation to do anything but. Which film did it best? Two writers enter the ring to battle it out!