PITCH BLACK PANIC With Lionsgate finally releasing Neil Marshall's The Descent in North America next month, the British director is set to rejuvenate the long-lost UK horror film. Marshall introduces himself and reveals the reason behind his film's much talked-about altered ending. Plus: The new wave of UK horror, an advance peek at Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat, and more! by Dave Alexander, Mark R. Hasan, Adele Hartley, and Tom Murray THE HISTORY OF HORRORCORE Rue Morgue traces the evolution of a hip-hop movement that takes its cues from the horror genre. Plus: six essential horror rap albums. by Jason Lapeyre MEMOIRS OF AN ACCIDENTAL SCREAM QUEEN Following the publication of her new autobiography, Adrienne Barbeau discusses her unplanned yet enduring career in genre films. by Joseph O'Brien DISTURBING THE NORMAL Accomplished makeup effects artist Chet Zar explores the beauty of the grotesque in his unsettling fine art. by Jovanka Vuckovic A DECADE OF DEVIANT CINEMA The 2006 FanTasia festival preview. by Stuart Andrews

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NOTE FROM UNDERGROUND: Honesty. DREADLINES: New King television anthology follows in footsteps of Masters of Horror; Award-winning filmmaker collaborates with Ginger Snaps creator on claymation series; Zombie Fest gathers the undead faithful in England. THE CORONER'S REPORT: Weird stats and morbid facts. The Rue Morgue Sick Top Six Instances of Digital Destruction. NEEDFUL THINGS: Mad Balls, Sick on Sin Tess and Panties, Voodoo Babies, Coffin Table CINEMACABRE: Featuring: Reeker, One Missed Call 2, Mortuary, See No Evil, Curse, Death & Spirit, Minotaur, The Heirloom, Room 6, and more! Reissues presents Burst City, Grizzly, Day of the Animals, Evils of the Night, Warning Sign, Lifespan, The Rawhide Terror, and much more! CINEMARQUEE: The Curse of the Crying Woman (1961) SCHIZOID CINEPHILE: The Omega Man BLOOD IN FOUR COLOURS: Nightwolf: The Price, Family Bones, Recess Pieces, Road to Hell, Tag, X Isle THE NINTH CIRCLE: Spotlight on The Toxic Avenger: The Novel, also featuring Disaster Movies, Roger Corman: Metaphysics on a Shoestring, Horror: Another 100 Best Books, Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Vol. 3, Brett Alexander Savory's The Distance Travelled, and more! TRAVELOGUE OF TERROR: The Donnelly Homestead - Lucan, Ontario. THE GORE-MET: Menu: Hong Kong's Cat III films. AUDIO DROME: Featuring Symphony Number Fourteen by Dmitri Shostakovich, plus reviews of The Hills Have Eyes OST, An American Haunting OST, Stay Alive OST, Cosmic Voodoo, The Matadors, The Creepshow, Skinless, The Vincent Black Shadow, Bava soundtracks reissued, and more! PLAY DEAD: Scratches, The Haunting House 3: Don't Go In The Attic!, Rampage: Total Destruction CLASSIC CUT: Julian Roffman's The Bloody Brood