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Xerox Ferox The Wild World of the Horror Film Fanzine

Xerox Ferox The Wild World of the Horror Film Fanzine

by John Szpunar

Published by Headpress

800p, b&w, softcover, 5"x8"

$34.95

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"From Famous Monsters of Filmland to Fangoria… and everything in between, XEROXFEROX is much more than a book about monster magazines. It is the first book of its kind to examine the home-grown DIY fanzines that dared to dig deeper than the slick and shiny newsstand mags ever would... or indeed even could.

The titles were as lurid as the films that they covered. Gore Gazette. Deep Red. Sleazoid Express. Before message boards, before blogs, before the Internet itself, the fanzine reigned as the chief source of news and information for horror fans worldwide. Often printed on the cheap and sold for the price of postage, madcap mags like Slimetime, The Splatter Times, Shock Xpress, and Subhuman traveled the globe, creating a thriving network of fans and professionals alike.

XEROXFEROX traces the rise of the horror film fanzine, from the Famous Monster-starved kids of the 1960s to the splatter-crazed gorehounds of the Fangoria generation. Featuring in-depth interviews with fifty writers, editors, and industry pros, XEROXFEROX is the final word on an era that changed the world of fandom forever…

XEROXFEROX is the first title to cover the horror film fanzine phenomenon and culture in encyclopedic depth. The book also contains lengthy chapters that deal with the New York zine scene and the hub of its grindhouse activity, Times Square. In many ways, the book works as time capsule of that era