Phantasmagoria Magazine

[David A. Riley]

A new issue of Phantasmagoria Magazine, with over 270 pages, has just been published in paperback. Along with some absolutely great stuff I am pleased to have included in it two reviews: Robert Aickman: An Attempted Biography by R. B. Russell and Pariah by Sam Dawson.





There is also a review by editor Trevor Kennedy of Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 4. Review

[samdawson]

Thank you David

[dem bones]

More detail, taken from the Am*z*n page. If someone wishes to let us know which books & co are reviewed and by whom, then please do.

Trevor Kennedy - Phantasmagoria # 21 (TK Comics, Autumn, 2022)

Roberto Segate

Editorial Notes
In Memoriam: Jonathan Mooney (December 1971 - March 2022)
Mick Garris: Master of Horror: interview
ChillerCon Report
Seventy Years in Print! Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe: interview, illustrated by Randy Broecker
New Supernatural Stories: The Editor and the Illustrator: interviews with Stephen Jones and Randy Broecker Nichelle Nichols: A Personal Tribute: feature by Owen Quinn
The Many Ghosts of Stephen Volk: interview
Roberto Segate: A.I. and Me: interview and portfolio
When in Rome.... interview with Adrian Cole
The Horror Film Years: 2010s: feature by David Brilliance
Paul Finch: On Crime and Horror: interview
Owen's Fantasy Flashback: The Nightmare Man: feature by Owen Quinn
In Conversation with ... Kevin R. McNally: interview
The Greek Connection: interview with Anastasia Diakidi
PHANTASMAGORIA FICTION:
Caitlin Marceau - The Amphitrite
Malachy Coney - Wyrms in the Milk
Mike Chinn - More Than Meets
Tony Earnshaw - By Dawn's Early Light
Sam Dawson - Earl Mortaine's Hound
David Watkins - Sarpedon Falls
Noel K. Hannan - Alpha
Mark Howard Jones - Fifth Album is a Fitting Finale
Evangelia Papanikou - Safe Haven (Parts I, II and III)
Jessica Stevens - How Big Your Hands Are
Marc Damian Lawler - Sweet Secrets
Frank Coffman - The Challenge from Within

Phantasmagoria Reviews
Phantasmagoria Fans Euphoria: readers' comments and feedback
Acknowledgements

Interior artwork: Jonny Boyle, Randy Broecker, Dave Carson, Stephen Clarke, Peter Coleborn, Malachy Coney, Allen Koszowski, Ivan McCann, Jim Pitts, Roberto Segate, Andrew Smith and Mark Valdemar.
Contributors: Abdul-Qaadir Taariq Bakari-Muhammad, Adrian Baldwin, David Brilliance, Randy Broecker, Mike Chinn, Frank Coffman, Adrian Cole, Malachy Coney, Con Connolly, Sam Dawson, Anastasia Diakidi, Steve Dilks, Tony Earnshaw, Tony Eccles, Lionel Fanthorpe, Patricia Fanthorpe, Paul Finch, Mick Garris, Noel K. Hannan, Craig Herbertson, Dave Jeffery, Carl R. Jennings, Mark Howard Jones, Stephen Jones, Marc Damian Lawler, Caitlin Marceau, Kevin R. McNally, Barnaby Page, Evangelia Papanikou, Owen Quinn, David A. Riley, Helen Scott, Roberto Segate, Jessica Stevens, Stephen Volk, David Watkins, Allison Weir and Ciaran Woods.
With thanks to: Paul Kane, Anne Mooney, Marie O'Regan and Mandy Slater
This issue is dedicated to the memory of Jonathan Mooney

[helrunar]

Thanks, Dem. The Lionel Fanthorpe feature strikes a note of intrigue. And I'm sure the interview with Paul Finch is fascinating.

H.

[David A. Riley]

Book Reviews in Issue 21 are:
FELLSTONES by Ramsey Campbell - reviewed by Trevor Kennedy
THE ART OF HORROR MOVIES edited by Stephen Jones - reviewed by Trevor Kennedy
FOUR PORTFOLIOS OF LOVECRAFTIAN ART by Dave Carson - reviewed by Jessica Stevens
WAR ON ROME BOOK 1 by Adrian Cole - reviewed by Con Connolly
NEW SUPERNATIRAL STORIES by Lionel & Patricia Fanthorpe - reviewed by Trevor Kennedy
LIES OF TENDERNESS by Stephen Volk - reviewed by Con Connolly
RAMSEY CAMPBELL; MASTER OF WEIRD FICTION by S. T. Joshi - reviewed by Con Connolly
THE ALCHEMY PRESS BOOK OF THE DEAD 2021 compiled by Stephen Jones - reviewed by Trevor Kennedy
THE BONE LANTERN by Angela Slatter - reviewed by Jessica Stevens
HOLES FOR FACES by Ramsey Campbell - reviewed by Craig Herbertson
SONS OF SOL by Kevin R. McNally - reviewed by Dave Jeffery
RAMSEY'S RAMBLES: THE COLLECTED REVIEWS FROM VIDEO WATCHDOG - reviewed by Carl R. Jennings
SWORDS & SORCERIES: TALES OF hEROIC FANTASY VOLUME 4 presented by David A. Riley & Jim Pitts - reviewed by Trevor Kennedy
LET YOUR HINGED JAW DO THE TALKING by Tom Johnstone - reviewed by Jessica Stevens
PALIMPSET: A COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY HORROR by Caitlin Marceau - reviewed by Jessica Stevens
SCAR TISSUE by James Cooper - reviewed by Helen Scott
ALL THAT'S LOST by Ray Cluley - reviewed by Jessica Stevens
STAR-SPAWNED: LOVECRAFTIAN HORRORS AND STRANGE STORIES by Mark Howard Jones - reviewed by Trevor Kennedy
ROBERT AICKMAN: AN ATTEMPTED BIOGRAPHY by R. B. Russell - reviewed by David A. Riley
ANCHOR'S HEART by Cavan Scott - reviewed by Craig Herbertson
THUNE'S VISION by Schuyler Hernstrom - reviewed by Steve Dilks
THE TENSION OF A COMING STORM by Adrian Ludens - reviewed by Carl R. Jennings
SEVEN DEAD SISTERS by Jen Williams - reviewed by David Watkins
PARIAH & OTHER STORIES by Sam Dawson - reviewed by David A. Riley

This section is followed by Film and TV Reviews.

[dem bones]

Thanks Mr. R. Think our regulars will recognise quite a few names among that lot.

[dem bones]

Out now; latest special edition

Trevor Kennedy [ed.] - Phantasmagoria Special Edition #8: Women in Horror (TK Publications, June 2023)

Jill Bauman

Stephen Jones - Introduction: Confessions of a Male Chauvinist Pig!
Trevor Kennedy - WiH 4 Phantasmagoria @30. Editor's note.
Allison Weir ... and the 30th Edition of Phantasmagoria is Born!

Features

Helen Scott - Celebrating Female Horror Writers
Tori Borne - Mary Shelley: The Mother of Monsters and Madmen
Malachy Coney - Anarchy in the Diodati (Holidays without a Sun)
Mike Ashley - The Unique Weird Women
Stephen D. Korshak - Margaret Brundage: Queen of the Pulps
Margaret Brundage: A Portfolio
David A. Sutton - Shirley Jackson - An Appreciation
Jill Bauman: A Portfolio
Trevor Kennedy, G.C.H. Reilly and Ciaran Woods - Queens of Scream
Evangelia Papanikou - The Archetype of Witches and Their Roles in Ancient Greek Mythology
David Brilliance, Con Connolly, John Gilbert, Carl R. Jennings, Trevor
Kennedy & Barnaby Page - Women-only Horror Anthologies

Interviews

Allison Weir - Ellen Datlow: A Career in Editing
Allison Weir - Flowing with Nancy Holder
Allison Weir - In Conversation with Lisa Tuttle
Allison Weir - Catching Up with Angela Slatter
Allison Weir - The Creative Process of Jill Bauman
David Del Valle - Barbara Steele: Another Black Sunday with You
Allison Weir - Lisa Morton: Californian Blizzards, Hallowe'en and Horror!
David A. Sutton - When Sam Met Dave: interview with Samantha Lee

Fiction

Jo Fletcher - Midnight Monster (verse)
Nancy Kilpatrick- Subsistence
Tanith Lee - Venus Rising on Water
Lynda E. Rucker - The Séance
Nancy Holder - Catfather
Lisa Tuttle - The Translator
Pat Cadigan - The Power and The Passion
Angela Slatter - The Way of All Flesh
Alison Littlewood - On Ilkley Moor
Jessica Amanda Salmonson - Trauma, A Tale of Witchcraft; or, The Goddess Box
Marion Pitman - The Changeling (verse)
Kathryn Ptacek - The Lizards
Sèphera Girón - At What Price, Fame?
Lisa Morton - A Girl's Life
Mandy Slater - The Dread
Jan Edwards - Drawing Down the Moon
Maura McHugh - Suspension
Samantha Lee - The Worm
Jessica Stevens - I'm the Only One That Can Swim (verse)
Tina Rath - Gabriel, Ernest and I

Acknowledgements

Order via site: Phantasmagoria (alternatively, find on Am*z*n)

[helrunar]

That looks extremely cool! Witches in ancient Greece--I'm there for it! And all the interviews and articles sound intriguing.

cheers, Hel.