THE KING OF CULT Roger Corman, horror filmdom's biggest and boldest independent personality, reminisces about his legendary five-decade long career in an inspiring interview. Plus: The evolution of Corman, film reviews and more. by Paul Corupe and Brad Abraham GRIMMER THAN GRIMM Rue Morgue looks at the recent popularity of children's horror literature. Plus: Interviews with writers Darren Shan, Gris Grimly, Clive Barker, Lemony Snicket, and a spotlight on the kid-inspired art of Dave Devries. by Monica S. Kuebler and Jovanka Vuckovic THE DEFINITIVE 2006 HORROR CONVENTION SCHEDULE Map out the coming year in horror with this indispensable guide to the best genre events in North America. by Staff R.I.P. 2005: THE YEAR IN REVIEW Love it, hate it, debate it - Rue Morgue takes stock of the past year in fear. by Staff

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NOTE FROM UNDERGROUND: Beginnings. DREADLINES: Horror floods the American Film Market; More Romero remakes on the horizon THE CORONER'S REPORT: Weird stats and morbid facts. The Rue Morgue Sick Top Six Instances of Optical Poptitude. NEEDFUL THINGS: Chocolate Skulls, Haunted Memories Changing Portraits, Limited Edition 1:4 Scale Jason Voorhees Statue, Fixeight Characterized Accessories CINEMACABRE: Spotlights Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare, and features reviews of Hostel, Scary True Stories, Unborn But Forgotten, The Gingerdead Man, Cookers, and more! Reissues features Kolchak: The Night Stalker and Dark Shadows: The Revival, and presents reviews of Xtro, Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key, The Freakmaker, Alone in the Dark, The Big Alligator River, A Stranger is Watching, The New Kids, and much more! CINEMARQUEE: King Kong (1933) SCHIZOID CINEPHILE: Horror of the Blood Monsters BLOOD IN FOUR COLOURS: Features Sight Unseen, plus reviews of Six Hundred and Seventy-Six Apparitions of Killoffer, Universal Monsters: Cavalcade of Horror, Night, Chupacabra. THE NINTH CIRCLE: Spotlight on The Complete History of Friday the 13th, with reviews of Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition, Book of the Dead, The Films of Fay Wray, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16, and more! TRAVELOGUE OF TERROR: The Bone Church of Kostnice - Kutna Hora & Sedlac, Czech Republic THE GORE-MET: Menu: Plaga Zombie: Mutant Zone AUDIO DROME: Featuring American metal pioneers Anthrax, plus reviews of Corpse Bride OST, The Fog [2005] OST, Land of the Dead OST, Saw II OST, The Fly/The Fly II OST, Blitzkid, Casket Casey, Muddy River Nightmare Band, Six Feet Under, Ed Gein, Kragens, Destruction, and more! PLAY DEAD: The Suffering: Ties That Bind, Gloom: Unhappy Homes, Horrific CLASSIC CUT: Bauhaus' "Bela Lugosi's Dead"