As the rules of the horror sequel dictate, the second issue of Phantasmag is bigger, better, and bloodier. Over 124 pages, we have a whole new host of horrors waiting for you, from Mads Mikkelsen’s personal cannibal chef (Janice Poon) to the costume designer who made Lisa Frankenstein a firm cosplay favourite (Meagan McLaughlin Luster). If you dare to join us once again, welcome back...
Featuring interviews with:
Jack Haven - actor, I Saw the TV Glow; editor, Waif magazine; and director, October Crow
Janice Poon - food stylist, NBC’s Hannibal
Meagan McLaughlin Luster - costume designer, Lisa Frankenstein
Eric LaRocca - author of This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
Havana Moon (@blueghosts) - TikTok horror creator and collector
Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Catelyn Maclay - authors of Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema
Marc C. Green - British folk horror illustrator
Contents:
15 Minutes of Fang: The Miss American Vampire Contest
To promote the 1970 film House of Dark Shadows, MGM staged a beauty contest like no other
A Walk Through the Haunted Landscapes of Marc C. Green
The folk horror artist on childhood scares, finding inspiration in nature, and the story behind his exclusive piece for Phantasmag: ‘God of the Moors’
Unabashed Grotesquerie: In Conversation with Eric LaRocca
The writer on a lifelong attraction to darkness and finding catharsis through his transgressive queer horror
Revisiting Belle: A Black Queer Horror Icon
Mark O. Estes on his enduring love for Fright Night Part 2’s arresting, androgynous vampire - and why they still matter today
Show and Tell All: Inside Havana Moon’s Spooky Collection
The TikTok star, known as BlueGhosts, discusses a lifelong love of knick-knacks, the thrill of the eBay hunt, and bizzare movie memorabilia
Horror is Waif: Catching Up With Jack Haven
After gracing the scary screen with two visceral performances, the I Saw The TV Glow star is carving outa new kind of career
Discomfort Food: How Janice Poon Made Cannibalism Look Delicious
The food stylist reflects on NBC’s Hannibal and a life exploring every corner of the arts
Reanimating the 80s: Breaking Down the Fashion of Lisa Frankenstein with Meagan McLaughlin Luster
Character by character, the costume designer walks us through her work on the cult classic in the making
Zooming In: Queer Horror Fandom and In the Mouth of Madness
As the the Carpenter cult classic celebrates its 30th anniversary, we’re zooming in on its representation of horror fandom. We hope you’re not camera-shy.
The “Beautiful, Strange Path” to Corpses, Fools and Monsters
Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli sat down with the authors of the groundbreaking new book Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema—talking everything from body horror to filtering gender through Halloween costumes
Scream: Ranked
We take a stab at crowning the best of the slasher satire series
Death by Sex and Other Scary Stories: Kim Petras’ TURN OFF THE LIGHT
Queer horror goes clubbing in this hidden gem of a Halloween album
Freaks in the Sheets
A lurid list of horror’s sexiest ghosts
Featuring interviews with:
Jack Haven - actor, I Saw the TV Glow; editor, Waif magazine; and director, October Crow
Janice Poon - food stylist, NBC’s Hannibal
Meagan McLaughlin Luster - costume designer, Lisa Frankenstein
Eric LaRocca - author of This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances
Havana Moon (@blueghosts) - TikTok horror creator and collector
Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Catelyn Maclay - authors of Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema
Marc C. Green - British folk horror illustrator
Contents:
15 Minutes of Fang: The Miss American Vampire Contest
To promote the 1970 film House of Dark Shadows, MGM staged a beauty contest like no other
A Walk Through the Haunted Landscapes of Marc C. Green
The folk horror artist on childhood scares, finding inspiration in nature, and the story behind his exclusive piece for Phantasmag: ‘God of the Moors’
Unabashed Grotesquerie: In Conversation with Eric LaRocca
The writer on a lifelong attraction to darkness and finding catharsis through his transgressive queer horror
Revisiting Belle: A Black Queer Horror Icon
Mark O. Estes on his enduring love for Fright Night Part 2’s arresting, androgynous vampire - and why they still matter today
Show and Tell All: Inside Havana Moon’s Spooky Collection
The TikTok star, known as BlueGhosts, discusses a lifelong love of knick-knacks, the thrill of the eBay hunt, and bizzare movie memorabilia
Horror is Waif: Catching Up With Jack Haven
After gracing the scary screen with two visceral performances, the I Saw The TV Glow star is carving outa new kind of career
Discomfort Food: How Janice Poon Made Cannibalism Look Delicious
The food stylist reflects on NBC’s Hannibal and a life exploring every corner of the arts
Reanimating the 80s: Breaking Down the Fashion of Lisa Frankenstein with Meagan McLaughlin Luster
Character by character, the costume designer walks us through her work on the cult classic in the making
Zooming In: Queer Horror Fandom and In the Mouth of Madness
As the the Carpenter cult classic celebrates its 30th anniversary, we’re zooming in on its representation of horror fandom. We hope you’re not camera-shy.
The “Beautiful, Strange Path” to Corpses, Fools and Monsters
Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli sat down with the authors of the groundbreaking new book Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema—talking everything from body horror to filtering gender through Halloween costumes
Scream: Ranked
We take a stab at crowning the best of the slasher satire series
Death by Sex and Other Scary Stories: Kim Petras’ TURN OFF THE LIGHT
Queer horror goes clubbing in this hidden gem of a Halloween album
Freaks in the Sheets
A lurid list of horror’s sexiest ghosts
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