Diabolique - No. 8 (Jan/Feb 2012)

In this issue

Diabolique covers Hammer Films’ & Alliance Films’ Hotly-Anticipated New Movie, The Woman in Black!

Inside this issue:

FAREWELL, KEN RUSSELL (1927-2011)
Obituary by Robert J.E. Simpson

IN A CAT’S EYE: KANETO SHINDO’S KURONEKO
Feature on the Japanese Horror Classic by Jay McRoy

KANETO SHINDO AND ONIBABA
Jay McRoy on Shindo’s masterpiece

DANIEL RADCLIFFE IN HAMMER’S THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Robert J.E. Simpson on Hammer’s return to its period roots

SUSAN HILL’S THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Raymond Cummings’ sojourn into the original book and the play

HUMAN CENTIPEDE II
Kyle Kouri on the death of a genre and an opportunity for film

CREEPY CRAWLY: MARTIN SPEAKS!
Adrian Smith interviews Laurence R. Harvey, star of HC2

COWBOYS AND CANNIBALS
Adrian Smith interviews the legendary Ruggero Deodato

DR. KNOX’S AUTOPSY TABLE
David Kleiler dissects a key scene from Hitchcock’s Psycho

DICKENSIAN GOTHIC
David L. Rattigan sheds light the Gothic aspects of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

A PACT WITH THE DEVIL
David L. Rattigan looks at Franz Liszt’s A Faust Symphony and the composer’s influence on the horror genre, in his bicentennial year

MARIO BAVA’S BLACK SABBATH
Robyn Talbot’s continuing series on Italian Gothic cinema

Diabolique Magazine Description:

Engage your heart, your mind, and your taste for terror.

Diabolique is a lavishly illustrated print and digital magazine exploring every aspect of horror film, literature and art. The magazine brings fresh perspective to subjects old and new, foreign and domestic – from ancient folklore and Gothic classics to contemporary film releases and modern literary gems. Each issue brims with insightful commentary, analysis and engrossing information complemented by photos, illustrations and handsome, full-color design.

Since its inception in 2011, Diabolique and its writers and artists have been nominated for 17 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, including Best Magazine, Best Article, Best Interview, Best Cover, Best Theme Issue, and Best Overall Issue. In 2015, the magazine won the Rondo for Best Overall Issue. Past issues have included contributions from such horror luminaries as Jonathan Rigby, David Del Valle, David Huckvale, Paul Murray, and Elizabeth Miller.