I always look forward to getting the new issue of Dark Realms because it is one of the most polished, and best looking horror mags on the market. Printed on slick, high quality paper, this is always a feast for the eyes and filled with goodies. The other thing I like about Dark Realms is that it’s not looking to compete with the scads of horror magazines, which primarily print short fiction. While there is always one short story in each issue, Dark Realms looks to cover the breadth of the horror scene, from movies and music to books and video games, all complemented by outstanding and intelligent articles.
Among the articles in issue #24 is Joseph Iorillo’s piece on circus freak shows of a bygone era. These often-repugnant human spectacles included all manner of human deformities including Siamese twins, wolf-boys, giants, and people born without limbs.
Russell Williams takes a look at the mystery of the Black Dahlia, the subject of numerous books and a recent major Hollywood film. Aspiring actress Elizabeth Short’s body was found severed in half and mutilated on January 15, 1947, kicking off one of Hollywood’s great unsolved mysteries as the gruesome case remains unsolved sixty years later.
Dark Realm’s Artist Spotlight features the work of photographer Patricia Gonzalez. Gonzalez photographs cemetery monuments, chapels, and mausoleums, capturing a brooding, gothic art form which at once pays tribute to the dead but can be quite haunting to the living. The most mesmerizing picture for me was the winged stone angel weeping over the tomb of one C.F. Bode. Like the old saying goes, “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.”
There’s also a short, but interesting piece on digital artist Eddie Allen. You may not know the name, but you certainly know his work. Allen creates those chilling Halloween portraits that turn from normal into a horrifying image when you view them at different angles. Along with the articles are a host of film, book, and music reviews and news from the horror front. It’s always a great day when Dark Realms shows up in my mailbox!
– Tim Janson
- Interview with J.R. Bookwalter - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Andrew J. Rausch - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Rick Popko and Dan West - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Director Stevan Mena (Malevolence) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Screenwriter Jeffery Reddick (Day of the Dead 2007) - January 22, 2015
- Teleconference interview with Mick Garris (Masters of Horror) - January 22, 2015
- A Day at the Morgue with Corri English (Unrest) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Writer/Director Nacho Cerda (The Abandoned, Aftermath) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Actress Thora Birch (Dark Corners, The Hole, American Beauty) - January 22, 2015
- Interview with Actor Jason Behr, Plus Skinwalkers Press Coverage - January 22, 2015
