Future of Horror Magazines

  I love horror magazines.  There is something about the scenes of terror depicted on the full-color slick pages.  Somehow, websites just can't compete with them.

  In the old days, I used to avoid them because magazines like Fangoria would show spoilers about the films, like revealing what the creature in the film looked like.  Nowadays, most of them are very well done and informative.  Reviews, previews, in-depth stories, interviews, and of course, great pictures.

   There are more now than ever.  There are even two named almost the same- Screem from the U.S.A. and Scream from the U.K..  However, they may be in a death spiral that many genres of magazines are experiencing.  Horror magazines seem to be spiraling faster than other types. 

 Competition from web sites, which are free and more timely, has cause the magazines to not only raise the prices, but also lower the number of pages contained in each issue.  As an example, Fangoria is now $10.99 and issue for 80 pages of content.  It is getting to the point where only die hard horror fans with plenty of cash can afford to buy these publications.

  I think some will go on, but very soon the herd will be culled.  I think horror fiction magazines, like Cemetery Dance will continue.  They have very little print or web-based rivals.



  Amid this, Full Moon Features is about to put out a new magazine in February of 2014.  It is called Delirium. The link is below.

http://www.deliriummagazine.com/

 It will be interesting what they will do with it.  They have the advantage of being inside the industry, and yet the disadvantage of not being able to do impartial reviews.

  I really hope these magazine thrive in some way, as they really support the horror community in more ways than one.