In part one (see here) of my Talk to Me, Baby! blog—inspired by our new clutch of FANGORIA TV interviews on this site (four on THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE alone this week! More to come on the Tribeca Film Festival, George A. Romero, SPLICE and BEST WORST MOVIE), I recalled the early interviews that set me off on a career in journalism, a trajectory that led straight to FANGORIA for the last 25 years. Anyway, to pick up the story…

In case you haven’t noticed, Fangoria.com has been ramping up its video interviews lately. You can now find collected segments—including my chats with the KICK-ASS kids and Michael Gingold’s sit-down with BITCH SLAP and FRIDAY THE 13TH hottie America Olivio—on the homepage’s right side under FANGORIA TV, or on the top navbar underneath MOVIES/TV. I think you will dig these one-on-ones, which have been edited and expertly assembled by award-winning filmmaker Bill Hall (also a talented musician; check out his band, Evil Prince Ludwig, here).

With the release of the big-budget, monster-filled (but charm-lacking) CLASH OF THE TITANS 3-D remake upon us (see our review here), I thought it would be fun to reflect on the oeuvre of the original film’s FX pioneer, the legendary Ray Harryhausen.

Next Tuesday marks the official newsstand release date of FANGORIA #292. In case you’ve been in the Middle East fighting the Taliban and have not been around a computer for the last few months, there have been big changes afoot at the magazine, as noted in the Things to Come box on page 82 of that issue. As of the May issue (#293, on sale in April), I will no longer be serving as editor in chief of FANGORIA.