Inside the Hollywood estate auction of Sharon Tate
As we approach 2019, let us take a moment to brace ourselves for the oncoming onslaught of Manson Family “tributes” destined for the 50th anniversary…
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Legendary ‘zine Ben Is Dead turns 30: ‘We’re just gonna do it’
The fanzine Ben Is Dead was, and still is, a fucking LEGEND as far as ‘zines go so, interviewing founder Darby Romeo about her life…
Morbid melodies: Tune in and terror out
Every October I try to challenge myself to find a few new spooky songs to add to what I lovingly call my “morbid melodies” collection.…
Fangoria editor’s amazing collection of classic trash horror film ads
The ongoing triumph of digital is pushing into the grave many art forms once so ubiquitous (and tethered to low commerce) we hardly think of…
Is this Yoko Ono’s audio diary recorded during The Beatles’ ‘White Album’ in 1968?
Over the weekend, I got a message from writer, cultural historian, and all-round-good guy Simon Wells. He’s a DM pal and has written a shelf-load…
Gorgo smash, Gorgo chomp, Gorgo roar: Gorgo comics 1961-65
When Ray Bradbury wrote “The Fog Horn” he probably didn’t imagine the whole bestiary of monsters his short story would inspire. Though his beast from…
Fun in the Sun: Pop culture icons catching some waves and a tan
Marilyn Monroe after a swim in the sea. Since the 18th-century, doctors have prescribed a trip to the beach or seaside and bathing in (or…
Burning Down the House: Talking Heads perform live showcase at Entermedia Theater, 1978
Forty-years-ago, like a gazillion other kids, I was smitten by the sounds of New Wave. The needle had worn out on punk and there was…
The surprising origins of the KISS merchandising machine that generated $100 million in the 1970s
It’s a common misconception that the band KISS had a master plan from their earliest beginnings. We recently told you how the marketing of the…
‘Rock Wars’: The super-trippy 1979 sci-fi graphic novel about the quest to reunite the Beatles
The psychedelic sci-fi graphic novel Rock Wars concerns a group of twelve volunteers from Galaxcentra (the center of the galaxy), who have been sent to…