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Scratch Art: A Collection of Scratchboard Art By Tattoo Artists

Scratch Art: A Collection of Scratchboard Art By Tattoo Artists, is finally available for purchase. This gorgeous hardcover book, brought to you by Guy Aitchison and Michele Wortman’s Proton Press, collects scratch board art by tattoo artists from around the world. I’m thrilled to have a piece published in it, right next to Bob Tyrrell, […]

ART THEFT

Arist Jason D’Aquino has informed me that one of his art pieces was stolen from the Carnivora show in Detroit. Let’s try to help him catch the degenerate who stole it. It’s disgusting anyone would even think of doing such a thing. Please repost this elsewhere.

Rue Morgue Wins Rondo Award for BEST MAGAZINE!

Rue Morgue Magazine just won the 6th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for BEST MAGAZINE! Woo Hoo!!! I’m proud of my team and the magazine we create every month.
“A five-year winning streak for Best Magazine by Video Watchdog, a sophisticated journal of horror and cult film studies, was snapped with a win by […]

The Vampira Show! (LA)

If you’re in the LA area, you GOTTA go to this. Dana Gould is fucking hysterical! He’s an Emmy award-winning writer for The Simpsons and a huge horror fan. He’s doing horror comedy! And Joel from MST3K! Pretty damned cool, kids…

Grand Opening of Last Rites Gallery (New York)

This is going to be a killer event. Don’t miss it! I’ll be lurking around, being evil. See you guys there… .
Last Rites Gallery Brings the New York Art World Over to the Dark Side
(New York, NY) On April 5th, the New York art scene is going to get a lot darker. Legendary painter and […]

R.I.P. Ben “The Gillman” Chapman (1928-2008)

It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of longtime Rue Morgue friend, Ben “The Gillman” Chapman, who passed away this morning at 12:15 AM Hawaii time after being taken off life support, as per his living will. He was 79 years old.
Ben Chapman is most remembered for his role as The […]

The Deadly Donut: A Weird Tale by Jovanka Vuckovic

This is an old journal entry from when our office was on Queen Street. I came across it recently and thought I’d post it here, to warn you about…
The Deadly Donut
This morning I strolled in to the local donut shop on Queen Street for a shot of their special brand of super-caffinated, rancid, dirty dishwater […]

The Miala “Vampira” Nurmi Memorial Fund

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Dana Gould, Gabrielle Geiselman, and Piggy D., a memorial fund has been established in tribute to the late Maila “Vampira” Nurmi. Generous donations have helped secure her a final resting place in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and also provided assistance to homeless animals through the Best Friends Animal Society, […]

R.I.P. Vampira (Maila Nurmi)

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Maila Nurmi, who died in her sleep several days ago. She was 85. Her dear friend Dana Gould contacted me to give me the unfortunate news. He tells me she passed away peacefully, of natural causes.
Dave Alexander conducted an interview with Nurmi (very […]

Do Androids Dream of Galaxies of Terror?

WE SURE DO!
I wrote an editorial in the January issue of my magazine gushing over the Roger Corman-produced, kooky sci-fi/horror mind bender, Galaxy of Terror. I love, love, LOVE this movie, which has yet to see a proper DVD release, and publicly begged home entertainment distributors to track it down and do up a nice […]