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Rue Morgue is proud to announce our 7th Anniversary Halloween issue, featuring a cover story on the inimitable Clive Barker, who was gracious enough to paint a mural for the cover as well as additional art and writing within the tomes pages. This perfect-bound double issue will premiere at the Rue Morgue Festival of Fear this weekend, followed by a full-scale invasion in stores August 29th. We hope to see you all at our con this weekend! Heres what you can expect in this issue:


THE UNHOLY REBIRTH OF CLIVE BARKER
Clive Barker returns to horror... even though he never really left.
by Jen Vuckovic and Aaron Lupton

EXHUMING HORRORWOOD NORTH
A history of Canadian horror cinema.
by John W. Bowen, The Rue Morguette and Paul Corupe

RETURN TO CAMP BLOOD
Celebrating 25 years of Friday the 13th.
by Calum Waddell and Jen Vuckovic

NIGHT OF THE FLESH EATING COMICS
George Romero brings zombies to comics.
by Gary Butler

MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT
The lowbrow art of XNO.
by Jen Vuckovic

WELCOME TO THE CHURCH OF ED WOOD
For some, bad movies are religion.
by Stuart Andrews

GHOULIES ARE GO!
Introducing pop punks happy horror band.
by Tomb Dragomir

THIRTY TROMATIC YEARS
Troma celebrates three decades of perversion and disgust!
by John W. Bowen

NIGHTMARE PICTURE THEATRE Announcing Rue Morgues original production for the stage.
by Vulnavia Wrick

Note From Underground
7th Anniversary

Post-Mortem
Letters from fans, readers and weirdos.

Dreadlines
Guillermo del Toro to begin companion piece to The Devils Backbone, Garris to release first theatrical King adaptation in twelve years, Filmax greenlights Nacho Cerdas ghostly feature debut.

The Coroners Report
Weird stats and morbid facts. Rue Morgue Sick Top Six Camp Crystal Lake Killings.

Needful Things
Beezle & Bub Plush Toys, Dead Heat Hot Sauce with Coffin Box, Jack the Scarecrow, Suicide Clothing.

Cinemacabre
Featuring: The Toolbox Murders, The Village, Love Object, One Missed Call, The Eye 2m Malice@Doll, Happy Tree Friends Vol. 3: Third Strike, Long Dream, Suicide, Decoys, Boa Vs. Python, H.H. Holmes: Americas First Serial Killer, The Hillside Strangler, The Eldritch Influence: The Life, Vision and Phenomenon of H.P. Lovecraft.

Schizoid Cinephile
Mad musings from Chris Alexander: The She-Beast

Blood in Four Colours
Hans Rodionoff on The Man-Thing. Also: The Milkman Murders #2, Steve Niles' Remains #5, Planetary: Leaving the 20th Century HC, Niles and Zombie's The Nail #2.

The Ninth Circle
Spotlight on Jack Ketchum. Also: Alternative Europe, Godzilla on my Mind, The Devils Wine, Edo van Belkoms Blood Road, The Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in support of the West Memphis Three, Reign of the Dead and Apocalypse End.

Travelogue of Terror
Salem, Massachusetts.

The Gore-met
Menu: the horrors of childbirth.

Audio Drome
Skinny Puppy. Also: Dawn of the Dead Unreleased Tracks, Terror Tract, Van Helsing, Nox Arcana, Onethirtyeight, Burnt, The Residents, The Birthday Massacre, Tiger Army, Dr. Chuds X-Ward, The Route 66 Killers, The Hangmen, DBY, Thee Merry Widows, Weird Fiction Horror Compilation, Bloodsucking Zombies from Outer Space, Burning Image, The Video Dead, The Lurking Corpses, The Villains, The Rabies, Send More Paramedics, Atreyu, Gravediggaz, Strange Boutique, Velvet Acid Christ, Die Haut and Nick Cave, Destroy all DJs, Miguel and the Living Dead, and much more.

Play Dead
DVD Board Game: Atmosfear, The Haunting House Board Game, McFarlanes Evil Prophecy PS2. Plus: Upcoming games.

Classic Cut
Thodore Gricaults The Raft of Medusa
By Clive Barker

Giveaways this issue: 25 new subscribers will recieve an autographed copy of Clive Barker's Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War. Random copies will also include hand-drawn illustrations by Barker!

Jen Vuckovic
Managing Editor
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