Fear

[andydecker]

Here are some scans, because I was in the mood and love those covers



Fear 32 (August 1991)

Thses vamps would eat the boy from Twilight alive ;D




Fear 27 (March 1991)

Guess the newsstand loved this motive of fornicating heathens



Fear 17 (May 1990)

Vincent, you are missed. (And you deserved better than to be exploited in this awful new horror comic antho series)

[killercrab]

So what was the signed Pan cover painting up to be won ?

[stephenbacon]

John Gilbert posted a comment on the BFS site a couple of years ago, mentioning that he was trying to get a tribute project to Fear going. I think it might have been an anthology of stories published in the magazine, alongside comments and recollections of how Fear inspired many fledging writers, who are now established.

Looks like it never happened, which is a shame. I enjoyed the magazine at the time, although I think I'm missing a few of the later editions. When I look back at it now, I find far more of interest in there, more than I did at the time. That's probably because my knowledge of the genre has increased over the years, although I have to say Fear helped grow that knowledge. Fear broadened my awareness of writers, in a time when I only read Guy N Smith, Ramsey Campbell, and Stephen King.

[Craig Herbertson]

Showing my age here but I seem to recall nearly getting a story in Fear. I had some long talks with the editor of the first edition (this could be eight pints of Guiness talking) Can I ask how many it ran to?

[andydecker]

@ killercrab

The contest win was Chris Moore´s original artwork for the cover of The Barsoom Project by Niven/Barnes. (Which looks rather generic if you ask me, one of those future cities. Shouldn´t it have been naked girls fighting aginst four armed green giants or something?)

This contest was held at the launch of their new af/fantasy/horrolist - in hardcover?

5 questions.
1: Which Pan title is set in a futirustic dream park?
2: To which book is Star Scroll the sequel?
3: Who was the first editor of the Pan Book of Horror Stories?
4: What is the title of Dan McGirit´s humurous first novel?
5: Name the award-winning comics author whose debut novel is published by Pan in April.

Hm, rather difficult for that kind of thing. Normalley they just ask such inane questions like who is the publisher of the Pan book of Stories?

@craig Herbertson
The last issue I have is Fear 32 from August 91. I really don´t remember if I didn´t continue the susbs or if it was cancelled.

[Craig Herbertson]

Thanks Kc. Then it wasn't Fear although I'm sure I sent them something

[dem bones]

Dec 5, 2008 23:07:32 GMT stephenbacon said:

Looks like it never happened, which is a shame. I enjoyed the magazine at the time, although I think I'm missing a few of the later editions. When I look back at it now, I find far more of interest in there, more than I did at the time. That's probably because my knowledge of the genre has increased over the years, although I have to say Fear helped grow that knowledge. Fear broadened my awareness of writers, in a time when I only read Guy N Smith, Ramsey Campbell, and Stephen King.

Be nice to think that Mr Gilbert was passing some time on the internet some day and he hit upon this thread and in particular those lines, surely the biggest compliment you can pay an editor.

Can't believe i didn't bother with the Black Arts special - was there a Wheatley article in there? - although it could be that the Vampire issue put me off. I mean, nearly two pages wasted on that ghastly, self-serving old publicity vulture from the Count Dracula Fan Club ....

[carolinec]

This thread brings back some memories. Back in the 80s I'd subscribed to Interzone in the vain hope that I might be able to get a story published in it - it was the only genre mag I knew of at the time. But the damn thing was always full of SF - not much horror in there at all. I knew I could never write the kind of stuff they wanted.

Then I chanced across Fear in a local newsagent - much more my kind of thing! Of course, I never got a story published there either - at that time my dreams of getting anything published were very much "pie in the sky" - but it was a much more enjoyable magazine! ;D

And wasn't there another glossy one around at about the same time called Skeleton Crew? I seem to remember picking up a copy or two of those too. Or I may be getting confused as I worked with somebody at around that time who was going out with a fella who was in a band called Skeleton Crew.

Sad fact that when we moved house 12 years ago I was at the stage of getting fed up of packing boxes and boxes full of stuff - and I threw out all my old Fear mags, etc! I do so regret doing that now.

[killercrab]

Pop by Bear Alley for a feature up today on FRIGHTENERS and FEAR.

bearalley.blogspot.com/

[pulphack]

you are not alone, caroline! how many times have i written 'i used to have this book...' and regretted its going. but at one time i moved three times in two years, and lots of stuff got shed along the way. lots more went just because i got fed up with the clutter.

frankly, some of it has been bought again. you will, too... you know you will...

[madpikefan]

Sept 15, 2008 10:03:31 GMT David A. Riley said:

I think it was most likely the usual case of a horror magazine being very easy get hold of .... provided you lived next door a branch of Forbidden Planet!

I think it was a bit easier than that to get hold of. I managed to buy every single issue published, mostly from WH Smiths in Preston, who seemed to stock it well in this neck of the woods.

Word at the time was that the failure of Frighteners was what brought about the collapse of the publishers, and Fear with it, though whether that's true I have no way of veryfying.

David

I used to get it in Nelson! I loved this magazine - good, in depth reviews and articles. I can't stand the glossy stuff filled with photos.

[erebus]

Still got every issue of FEAR. The first issue was good but it was'nt till issue 2 when I really got excited about the mag as it had Herbert and Hutson interviews inside
Oliver Frey I believe painted those stunning covers. Sadly Darkside seemed to kill off FEAR . Shame really as Darkside is still running today . ( Got all them too. Oh and Samhain )

[mathewfriley]

Hi All
I'm new to these boards, but have been reading them for a considerable time. Thought you might be interested in a series of articles that I'll be putting together on Fear and Frighteners over the next few months...
www.mathewfriley.com/2009/05/fear-issue-1/
With best wishes
Mathew F. Riley

[andydecker]

As most fell afoul of ph*t*fu*k, here are the first three issues.

No. 1 was July/August 1988. I can't believe this is thirty years ago. Maybe time for an appreciation.

[dem bones]

Hi Andy. Have just replaced some of the missing scans on the first page, but still too many gaps. Didn't John Gilbert revive Fear a few years back circa the Zombie Apocalypse books?