Issue 26 (February 1991)
82 Pages in total
Fear Fiction:
When The Taker Came To Town – Lawrence Person – 4.5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Fragments Of Unbecoming – Andy Oldfield – 2.5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Deathday – PF Hamilton – 4 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Nights – John Pritchard – 2.5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Death By Logic – Fergus McNeill – 2.5 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Now You See Me – M J Wells – 2 Pages
[DLS Review to come]
Fiction Files:
Michael Marshall Smith – Fiction File 28 – 0.5 Pages
“Nicholas Royle uncovers the naked truth about Dark Voices 2 contributor, Michael Marshall Smith.”
Shaun Hutson – Fiction File 29 – 0.5 Pages
“As Renegades hits the book shelves, Andy Oldfield tiptoes through the body bags and talks to its author.”
Joel Lane – Fiction File 30 – 0.5 Pages
“Joel Lane takes time off from playing myth against reality to talk to Nicholas Royle.”
Raymond T McNally – Fiction File 31 – 0.5 Pages
“John Gilbert talks to Raymond T McNally, co-author of Dracula: Prince Of Many Faces, who knows more than most about Dracula – the man, the myth and the murders.”
Pro-Files:
Dick Smith – Godfather Of The Grotesque – 3 Pages
“Dick Smith – the most influential special effects make-up man of them all explains how monsters can be good for your psyche.”
Kevin Yagher – Unleashing The Bogyman – 3 Pages
“Monster-freak Kevin Yagher is not only Chucky’s creator but also the man responsible for Freddy Krueger’s dashing good looks.”
Stan Winston - Monsters From The ID – 3 Pages
“Behind every hideous fiend is an evil character trying to get out. At least that;s the case in Stan Winston’s films…”
The World Of Fear:
Dean R Koontz – Stoking The Cold Fire Of Fear – 1 Page
“Dean R Koontz is alive, well and working flat-out. John Gilbert reports on the latest output of the prolific maestro.”
Storm Constantine – Taken By Storm – 1 Page
“Storm Constantine lives in Stafford with her cats, word processor, a large collection of Tarot cards, and an extensive occult library. But she still found room to fit John Gilbert into her life for an hour or so.”
Predator 2 – Stalking Terror In LA – 2 Pages
“JB Macabre tracks down the big game in Predator 2”
Special Effects Make-Up – Making-Up Is Hard To Do – 5 Pages
“Blood, bullets and big bangs are all the province of a movie’s special effects team. There are the people who have to handle the seemingly impossible: age a young actor, destroy New York, or raise a spaceship from an alien city. To get to the bottom of the craft we thought we’d better go to the top, talk to the big names, and lay bare a few secrets. Spread over the next few pages is FEAR’s comprehensive guide to the art and science of special effects…”
Fear Factor:
Graphic Novels - Graphic Detail – 3 Pages
“Once again, Warren Lapworth grabs a number of comics and graphic novels at (semi-)random and gives you his in-depth, fact-filled reviews.”
Macabre Metal:
Cerebral Fix – Hard Core Melting-Pot – 0.5 Pages
“John Gilbert adjusts his leather jacket, polishes his crucifix and trades words of wisdom with Simon Forrest of Cerebral Fix.”
Book Reviews:
Black For Remembrance – Carlene Thompson 4/5
Cold Fire – Dean R Koontz 4/5
The Shaft – David J Schow 3/5
The Chestnut Soldier – Jenny Nimmo 4/5
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland – Lewis Carrol illustrated by Malcolm Ashman 4/5
Writers Of The Future Volume IV – Algis Budrys 3/5
Red Hedz – Michael Paul Peter 1/5
The Devil’s Advocate – Andrew Neiderman 4.5/5
The Dedalus Book Of Decadence (Mortal Ruins) – Brian Stableford 4.5/5
Renegades – Shaun Hutson 4/5
Soul Eater – K.W. Jeter 4/5
Horrorstory Volume Four – Karl Edward Wagner 4.5/5
Spirit Level – Jon Mackley 1/5
Silk Roads And Shadows – Susan Shwartz 4/5
Cannibalism And Human Sacrifice – Gary Hogg 3/5
Winterlong – Elizabeth Hand 4/5
Hermetech – Storm Constantine 4.5/5
Dark Dreamers – Stanley Wiater 3/5
Death Dream – Graham Masterton 2.5/5
Pohlstars – Frederik Pohl 3/5
Mercy – David Lindsey 4.5/5
Moon Dance – S.P. Somtow 5/5
Film Reviews:
Grim Prairie Tales - Directed by Wayne Coe 5/5
Catchfire - Directed by Alan Smithee 4/5
Meet The Applegates - Directed by Michael Lehmann 4/5
Jacob’s Ladder - Directed by Adrian Lyne 3/5
Child’s Play 2 - Directed by John Lafia 2/5
Miracle Mile - Directed by Steve De Jarnatt 4/5
Baby Blood - Directed by Alain Robak 3/5
Captain America - Directed by Albert Pyun 1/5
Total Recall - Directed by Paul Verhoeven 4/5
The Grifters - Directed by Stephen Frears 3/5
Payback - Directed by Russell Solberg 2/5
Die Hard 2: Die Harder - Directed by Renny Harlin 3/5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Directed by Roger Zemeckis 4/5
Tom Savini’s Horror Effects - - Directed by Paul McCollough 3/5
Phantasm II - Directed by Don Coscarelli 2/5
Little Shop Of Horrors - Directed by Frank Oz 3.5/5
The Man With Two Brains - Directed by Carl Reiner 4/5
Moonwalker - Directed by Jerry Kramer and Colin Chilvers 4/5
Mac And Me - Directed by Stewart Raffill 2/5
Action - Directed by Drew Cunningham 3/5
Music Reviews:
The First Ten Years: The Videos – Iron Maiden 4.5/5
Hardware: The Soundtrack – Various 4/5
The Eye – King Diamond 2/5
For Whose Advantage? – Xentrix 3/5
Religion Is Responsible – Broken Bones 1/5
Extremities – Killing Joke 5/5
Unmaker Of Worlds – Golgotha 4/5
Queen At Wembley – Queen 4/5
