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Too many movies these days have generic, nondescript titles that tell you nothing about what you’re going to see when you buy a ticket—HOW DO YOU KNOW, JUST GO WITH IT et al. Fortunately, there are still some flicks that tell you all you need to know just from reading the moniker. HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN is one of those films—you’re aware right away of not only what you’re in for, but the spirit in which it will be presented. That name wouldn’t be out of place on a roadside drive-in sign or a 42nd Street marquee from 30 years ago—which is not a coincidence.

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Chris Alexander, Editor-in-Chief

BLOOD TYPE?
Deep Red
HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK AT FANGORIA?
Destiny
WHAT DO YOU DO AT FANGORIA?
Try my damndest to deliver an exciting, eccentric and intelligent monthly magazine, get paid for being a geek
FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE?
Either Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD, Kumel’s DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS, Larraz’s VAMPYRES, Parker’s ANGEL HEART, Holland’s FRIGHT NIGHT or Laughton’s NIGHT OF THE HUNTER or…goddmanit why did you ask me this question!?
FAVORITE TV SHOW?
Rod Serling’s THE TWILIGHT ZONE pretty much defines my life.
WEAPON OF CHOICE? 
Claw Hammer
WHAT HORROR MOVIE SCARED YOU THE MOST?
As a kid – DAWN OF THE DEAD and the 1978 remake of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. As a man – Von Trier’s ANTICHRIST destroyed me on an intellectual and visceral level and in a purely old fashioned, carnival spook house way, James Wan’s INSIDIOUS made my blood freeze.
WHAT FOOD WILL THEY SERVE YOU IN HELL? 
Hopefully Froot Loops and tomato sandwiches
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS?
Teacher, musician, author, TV and radio personality, future filmmaker and half assed boxer.


Michael Gingold, Managing Editor, FANGORIA magazine; writer, editor and chief reviewer, Fangoria.com

altBLOOD TYPE?
Chilled
HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK AT FANGORIA?
Back when I was an NYU student, I applied for an internship, and four hours later got a call to write an article for the mag. It was one of the more difficult interviews I’ve done—with a director who was one of those “It’s not a horror film” types—but I guess it made a good impression, as I became a regular contributor, and then joined the editorial staff a couple of years later.
WHAT DO YOU DO AT FANGORIA?
Just about everything that goes into putting the mag together, plus writing a whole bunch of stuff and writing/editing for the website as well.
FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE?
John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN. Up until I saw that, I had been a little bit afraid of horror movies, but this one scared the hell out of me and made me love it.
FAVORITE TV SHOW?
Probably a tie between BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and 24, even given a weak season or two of each.
WEAPON OF CHOICE?
Cutting sarcasm
WHAT HORROR MOVIE SCARED YOU THE MOST?
See above. In the last decade or so, I’d say [REC] was the movie that I watched the most of through my fingers.
WHAT FOOD WILL THEY SERVE YOU IN HELL?
Vegemite
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS?
Screenwriter of SHADOW: DEAD RIOT and LEECHES!, writer/director of the “Girlkiller” trailer on the DVD compilation SHOCK FESTIVAL, audio commentaries for the original THE STEPFATHER and the 42ND STREET FOREVER trailer discs, reviews for THE MOTION PICTURE GUIDE/TVGuide.com and other books


Tony Timpone, Editor Emeritus; FANGORIA FrightFest acquisitions; Fangoria.com editorial supervisor

BLOOD TYPE?
O+
HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK AT FANGORIA?
Free-lanced to Fango’s sister magazine, STARLOG, while still in college. Hired full-time to work on FANGORIA in 1985, right out of NYU.
WHAT DO YOU DO AT FANGORIA?
Acquire titles for the FANGORIA FrightFest VOD and DVD line; consult on the magazine; supervise website’s editorial bullpen; write for website (blog, news) and magazine; develop special FANGORIA projects, screenings, etc.
FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE?
PSYCHO (1960)
FAVORITE TV SHOW?
Rod Serling’s THE TWILIGHT ZONE pretty much defines my life.
WEAPON OF CHOICE? 
Dirty toothbrush
WHAT HORROR MOVIE SCARED YOU THE MOST?
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974).
WHAT FOOD WILL THEY SERVE YOU IN HELL?
Peanut butter (yech!)
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS?
Edited FANGORIA from 1987-2010; author of MEN, MAKEUP & MONSTERS (St. Martin’s Press; 1996); producer on 100 SCARIEST MOVIE MOMENTS (Bravo; 2004) and THE HORROR HALL OF FAME (1990); emcee/co-producer of FANGORIA’s Weekend of Horrors conventions (1986-2009); a co-host and co-producer on FANGORIA RADIO (2006-2010).


Rebekah McKendry, Director of Marketing

BLOOD TYPE?
Most likely a concentrated mix of Diet Mountain Dew, Tofu, and Pinkberry
HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK AT FANGORIA?
I have a few degrees focused in media and film, which led to internship for the radio show. Then I refused to go away till eventually they started paying me.
WHAT DO YOU DO AT FANGORIA?
Work with our media clients coordinating marketing and ad sales, work conventions, running online promotions, coordinate sponsorships. I’m also a regular writer for the magazine and website, and also sometimes produce videos.
FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE?
I love Grindhouse, so sleazier the better. I’m also a huge fan of Giallo. But overall, I love the horror genre. There are very few horror films I despise.
WEAPON OF CHOICE?
Bear holding a crossbow and a bag of piranha.
WHAT HORROR MOVIE SCARED YOU THE MOST?
When I was a kid, ITS ALIVE scared the hell out of me. Now that I’m grown, I must confess JAWS has subconsciously made me check all lakes, pools, and oversized bathtubs for potential shark-shaped shadows lurking beneath the surface.
WHAT FOOD WILL THEY SERVE YOU IN HELL?
Circus peanuts (those gross orange ones) and watermelon flavored bubble gum. And anything in loaf form that shouldn’t be a “loaf” like meat loaf or tuna loaf. Ick!
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS?
Couple of books out including CINEMA INFERNO and FROM THE ARTHOUSE TO THE GRINDHOUSE. I’m chugging along on a PhD in media. And I moonlight as a Film Professor. I also love hiking, playing pool, and relaxing with my dogs Maggie (named after the Simpson) and Dexter (named after the serial killer).


Samuel Zimmerman, Staff Editor

BLOOD TYPE?
Excellent question.
HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK AT FANGORIA?
As an intern, with a beard and a mission.
WHAT DO YOU DO AT FANGORIA?
Reviews, interviews, copy-editing & news items- all with a staggering amount of hyperbole.
FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE?
An American Werewolf in London.
WEAPON OF CHOICE?
High Kicks.
WHAT HORROR MOVIE SCARED YOU THE MOST?
The Shining.
WHAT FOOD WILL THEY SERVE YOU IN HELL? 
Cookies & Milk & Pumpkin Ale.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS?
Gold star in Karaoke.


Marla Newborn, Contributing Writer

Marla Newborn joined the Fangoria team in 2005 to help launch what was to be Fangoria TV. Down the road she became known as the "queen of short films" and continues to champion the horror short in her writing on fangoria.com and on her blog THE NEWBORN DEAD.

Like everyone else in the FANGORIA family, Marla has been a fright fan ever since she was a little girl growing up in New York City watching Creature Features, Chiller Theatre and all the cool monster and sci fi shows on TV. In fact, she can practically recite lines from almost every Twilight Zone and Alfred Hitchcock episode!

Marla's favorite movie is the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre because the idea of being helplessly held captive by psychotics with no help in sight is one damn scary thought!



Dave McKendry, Job title: 'Hey, you there!'

BLOOD TYPE?
Scotch.
HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK AT FANGORIA?
I snuck in when the night-time cleaning crew wasn’t looking and slept in a broom closet until morning.
WHAT DO YOU DO AT FANGORIA?
Mostly play 'I’m not touching you' with various members of the staff.
FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE?
BRAINDEAD.
WEAPON OF CHOICE?
A lawnmower strapped to my chest, of course.
WHAT HORROR MOVIE SCARED YOU THE MOST?
SALEMS LOT.
WHAT FOOD WILL THEY SERVE YOU IN HELL? 
None.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS?
Like 85% of the population, I can curl my tongue.


Dee Erwine, Customer Liaison

BLOOD TYPE?
None.
HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK AT FANGORIA?
I got my job off the street.
WHAT DO YOU DO AT FANGORIA?
My job entails customer service, classified advertising, office manager, bill paying.
FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE?
The first ‘Halloween’.
WEAPON OF CHOICE?
Garden shears.
WHAT HORROR MOVIE SCARED YOU THE MOST?
The Dutch movie 'The Vanishing'.
WHAT FOOD WILL THEY SERVE YOU IN HELL? 
Green beans and succotash.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS?
Gardener, movie maven, collector.


W.R.Mohalley, Executive Art Director

BLOOD TYPE?
Don’t know.
HOW DID YOU COME TO WORK AT FANGORIA?
Worked at Warrren Publishing ’til the last day. Then sent out resumes and got a call from Starlog Press for an interview. Norman Jacobs interviewed me and was hired February 28, 1983. Been here since.
WHAT DO YOU DO AT FANGORIA?
Design Fangoria cover/editorial. Create the production schedule, make sure Fangoria gets to the printer on time so it will make the On Sale dates, answer advertisers’ questions and solve any problems with their ads, place the ads into the magazine, make sure ads and editorial stay on schedule, stay in touch with the printer and our distributor until the magazine is on the newsstand on time, design any promotional needed, discuss with artists on their assignments, keep the color copier calibrated, work out the best deal leasing and buying anything needed for the company while watching cost and much, much, much more! Maybe if I keep on going, I’ll get alot of browny points from higher up. There might be more things that I do but I am getting tired listing them.
FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE?
Curse of the Demon.
WEAPON OF CHOICE?
M16.
WHAT HORROR MOVIE SCARED YOU THE MOST?
ALIEN.
WHAT FOOD WILL THEY SERVE YOU IN HELL? 
Cat Food.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS?
Doing what I love to do, designing. It’s not easy making a living and never got up in the morning not wanting to go to work.



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Fangoria was first planned in 1978 under the name Fantastica as a companion to the science fiction media magazine Starlog; just as Starlog covered science fiction films for a primarily teenaged audience, Fantastica was intended to cover fantasy films for a similar audience. The publishers were anticipating a groundswell of interest in fantasy owing to the plans at that time for bringing Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian to the screen, plans first announced in 1978.

The Conan film did not arrive until several years later and, when it did, no groundswell in the demand for fantasy films occurred. But before the magazine was even launched, other factors intervened to change the magazine's focus and direction.

 

The first issue was assembled under the editorship of "Joe Bonham," a pseudonym taken from the quadriplegic hero of Dalton Trumbo's pacifist novel Johnny Got His Gun. This was a cover for Rolling Stonecontributor and screenwriter Ed Naha and writer Ric Meyers, best known for his encyclopedic Great Martial Arts Movies: From Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan.

 

Shortly after the publishing trade press announced the coming launch of Fantastica, the publishers of a Starlog competitor, Fantastic Films magazine, brought suit on the basis of "unfair trade," contending that its young audience would be confused by the magazine's similar title.

The launch of the magazine was delayed by several months as the court deliberated the issue. When, in early 1979, the decision was made in favor of the plaintiff, the publishers of Fantastica were without a usable name, and a pressing need to get the long-delayed issue to the printers. Some quick brainstorming sessions resulted in the name Fangoria, over the objections of Robert "Bob" Martin, who was hired as editor during the delay.

The first issue of Fangoria was entirely designed around the original "fantasy film" concept for the magazine, and proved to be an abysmal failure, as were several issues that followed, all continuing with the same conceptual approach.

By the time that issue number four was on the stand and number six was in preparation, the publisher confided to Martin that the magazine was losing approximately $20,000 per issue, not an amount that the small publisher could continue to sustain for long.

Two phenomena allowed Martin to reshape the magazine and bring it back from the abyss of debt. First, was the immensely positive audience response to one of the articles that appeared in the first issue of Fangoria, an article that celebrated the craft of special makeup effects artist Tom Savini, and his very wet-looking special effects for the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead.

Second was the palpable stench of defeat that was surrounding Fangoria. With its demise all but certain, senior employees and the two owners of the publishing firm stood back from the fray and allowed the untried young editor to take the lead, reshaping the entire book according to what he believed would work.

Issue seven, with a cover story on Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining, was the first issue of any national magazine to wholly concern itself with horror film as produced in the closing quarter of the 20th Century, with no trace of daintiness about its subject matter. It also was the first issue of Fangoria to achieve a profit.

Fangoria Italy, Issue 1. 1990.

 

Subsequent issues would sharpen the focus, but by issue twelve, the formula was well-set, and remains largely unchanged to this date. Martin continued as editor to 1986, with co-editor David Everitt added in the early 1980s, and after leaving Fangoria worked with film director Frank Henenlotter on the screenplays for Frankenhooker and Basket Case 3: The Progeny. Everitt left the magazine shortly after Martin's departure, and was replaced by Starlog editor David McDonnell, who handled both magazines for several months before turning over the reigns to current editor Tony Timpone.

In the late 1980s and early 90s, Fangoria tested numerous international horror markets, releasing issues of the magazine modified for various foreign languages. These publishings (released in Italy, Japan, Czechoslovakia, and elsewhere) lasted only a handful of editions before being discontinued.

In 1990, Timpone brought current managing editor Michael Gingold on-board, having been previously introduced to his horror-themed fanzine, Scareaphenalia.[1] In addition to his editorial duties at the magazine, Gingold posts the majority of the news updates at Fangoria.com.

Creative Group purchased Fangoria (and its parent publication Starlog) in the early 2000s, hoping to branch out the brand identity of the magazine to radio, television, and comics. After several failed ventures, Creative Group filed for Chapter 11 on March 21, 2008.[2] In the summer of 2008, Fangoria and all of its related brands were purchased by The Brooklyn Company, Inc., led by longtime Fangoria president Thomas DeFeo.[3] Under DeFeo's ownership, Fangorias brand identity was radically modified in early 2009. The most notable of his changes were the transformation of the company's long-standing logo and a drastic overhaul to the magazine's cover. Starting with Issue 281, Fangorias cover no longer carried its original logo, trademark film strip, tagline, or additional embedded photos.

As they have been since their inception Fangoria is currently the most widely-read horror-themed publication in the world.[citation needed] Their center of operations, as of 2009, is based just north of New York City'sTimes Square.

 

 

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