Art the Clown from the Terrifier series is on the cover of issue 384, which comes bagged with a clutch of gruesome gifts: a double-sided A2 Terrifier 3 poster, a cut-out mask, an A4 art card (or should that be an Art card?), and a sheet of seven stickers. As an extra treat (rather than a trick), we’ve bumped up the pagination to 116 pages.
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Terrifier 3
Our horror extravaganza issue kicks off with a 10–page set visit feature on the third entry in the cult killer clown franchise. It includes interviews with writer/director Damien Leone, producers Michael Leavy and Phil Falcone, production designer Olga Turka, Art the clown himself (David Howard Thornton) and his co-stars Lauren LaVera and Daniel Roebuck.
Salem’s Lot
Stephen King's classic 1975 vampire novel Salem’s Lot has been brought to the screen for a third time (and yes, it does include a version of that creepy bit where a boy floats outside the window). We speak to producer Michael Clear.
The Radleys
Speaking of vampire novels: Matt Haig wrote one too, back in 2010, and it’s now been made into a movie for Sky Cinema. We take a trip to glamorous Watford to go on location, and speak to director Euros Lyn and star Damien Lewis.
Interview with the Vampire
And the vamps just keep coming! In the first of four retrospective features, we mark the 30th anniversary of the Tom Cruise-starring movie of Anne Rice’s novel by speaking to director Neil Jordan.
Being Human
Remember when a vampire, a ghost, and a werewolf ended up sharing a house? Creator Toby Whithouse tells us about the early days of the much-loved BBC Three show.
The Munsters
We also detail the genesis of the seriously spooky ‘60s sitcom, with contributions from child star Butch Patrick and Nate Derman (who played Eddie in the original pilot).
And that’s not all feature-wise. We also look back at the making of 28 Weeks Later with director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, and preview some of the horror comics coming out this scary season. Plus we have shorter pieces on Hellboy: The Crooked Man, Smile 2, From season three, A Quiet Place videogame The Road Ahead, animated show Gremlins: The Wild Batch, Texas-based sci-fi-horror series Teacup, series two of The Devil’s Hour, the final season of What We Do In The Shadows, and the latest Halloween Horror Nights attractions. Phew!
Red Alert
And the big features are just the tip of the iceberg! As ever, our news section, Red Alert, is crammed with insights into yet more movies, TV shows, comics and books. In the spotlight this month: Alice Lowe’s centuries-spanning romcom Timestalker; DreamWorks animated movie The Wild Robot; Michael Bay-free origin story Transformers One; Netflix show Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft; and new Star Wars and The Terminator comics.
We also speak to Alan Moore about his new novel The Great When, and get Susanna Clarke to fill in our author questionnaire.
Reviews
The SFX verdict on Joker: Folie à Deux kicks off 23 pages of searing critical analysis, as we inform you which of the latest films, TV shows, books, comics, audio plays, and video games are worth splashing your hard-earned cash on!
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