THE SHUNNED HOUSES OF TAKASHI SHIMIZU A look at one of Japan's most celebrated and effective chillers, Ju On: The Grudge. Plus: Inside Sam Raimi's Ghost House, and more. by Dave Alexander, Jen Vuckovic, The Gore-Met and John W. Bowen AMERICAN GIALLO Get ready for Saw, a new breed of slasher assaulting theatres this September. by Jen Vuckovic ART WITHOUT ANAESTHETIC This is the world through Joe Coleman's eyes. by Rod Gudino and Gary Pullin THE MAN WHO DREAMED MONSTERS A new book of memoirs, Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life, celebrates the life's work of the undisputed magician of the movies. by Brad Abraham CAUSTIC CINEMA The FanTasia 2004 Festival preview. by Barrett Hooper THE PHILOSOPHY OF SNUFF A look inside the mind of Julian Richards, the real killer behind The Last Horror Movie. by Rod Gudino ALONE AT SEA Open Water, an ambitious new independant film, breaks the surface. by Jen Vuckovic

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NOTE FROM UNDERGROUND: Literature. DREADLINES: Rue Morgue launches Canada's first national horror expo, Romero-less Dead prequel has fans enraged. THE CORONER'S REPORT: Weird stats and morbid facts. The Rue Morgue Sick Top Six Instances of Gray Matter Consumption. NEEDFUL THINGS: Halloween group plaques, Killer Pumpkin greeting cards, Zachary Malice grim grimoire collection, Vampire wine crate, Vampire vodka. CINEMACABRE: Presents reviews of Shaun of the Dead, Van Helsing, The Card Player, Godsend, Hangman's Curse, Wild Zero, Something to Scream About, and more! CINEMARQUEE: The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936) SCHIZOID CINEPHILE: Willard. BLOOD IN FOUR COLOURS: The Walking Dead #9, Army of Darkness: Ashes 2 Ashes #1, The Goon #7, Supernatural Law #4, The Witching #1. THE NINTH CIRCLE: Spotlight on Leisure Books, plus reviews of Michael Reeves: British Film Makers, The Christopher Lee Filmography, The Crow: The Story Behind the Film, Savage Membrane, and more! TRAVELOGUE OF TERROR: Coffee Shop of Horrors - Gainesville, Georgia. THE GORE-MET: Menu: Japanese splatter-porn. AUDIO DROME: Spotlight on Bella Morte, plus reviews of Silence!, Irreversible, Mark of the Devil, Silverscream- The Movie, Re_Agent, The Voodoo Organist, Zombie Night in Canada, Balzac, Blitzkid/Mister Monster, The Dead Elvi, Crimson Spectre, Phantom Creeps and Damien Storm. PLAY DEAD: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Siren, X-Files: Resist or Serve. CLASSIC CUT: Freaks.