Friday, August 21, 2026

R.I.P. LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS


Here it is, the post I was dreading to write: the last issue of
LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS is shipping. Richard Klemensen is raising the drawbridge after 53 issues.

Klemensen began his 'zine that specializes in classic British horror films back in 1972 and since then it has attracted major artists and writers in the field.

If you are a classic horror film fan and especially a Hammer Horror film fan, this is essential reading.

Order the new issue and back issues HERE.


Featuring:
  • 'The Legacy of Little Shoppe of Horrors': 17 key mentors, authors, artists and readers comment on the history and influence of LSoH  
  • 'There is No Yeti!' — The Making of The Abominable Snowman By Bruce G. Hallenbeck
  • Interview with Clive Dawson on the Unfilmed Snowman
  • A Chat with Forrest Tucker (Tom Friend himself) by David Aquino and George Stover
  • 'Messing Around in the Laboratory' — The Making of The Horror of Frankenstein By John Hamilton  
  • 'Goon Squad' — The Unmaking and Making of The Gamma People By Stephen R. Bissette  
  • 'Desperate Joys' — Some 70s Hammer Favorites By John Logan
  • 'My Hammer Hero' — In Praise of Martine Beswicke By John Logan  
  • Christopher Lee Interview By Denis Meikle  
  • Peter Cushing Interview By Denis Meikle  
  • 'Mister Hammer' — Anthony Hinds Interview By Denis Meikle  
  • 'Hammer Has Other Family Connections' — Roy Skeggs 1963-2000 By Gloria Skeggs  
  • Philip Martell — Hammer's Music Director By David Huckvale  
  • 'History of Horror Film Fanzines' — Cult Movies 1990-2005
Plus... * Letters to LSoH * The Keith Dudley Report * Hammer News * The Keith Dudley Report * Book Reviews.

Covers
  • Front Cover by Steve Karchin (Who did our first painted cover back in 1990 and LSoH #10/11)
  • Back Cover by Paul Watts (text by Mark Maddox) Dick Klemensen (the famous Klem) and Nancy Emdia (the LSoHgirl) - Still Hammer dreaming after all these years.
  • Inside Front Cover by Mark Maddox
  • Inside Back Cover by Lee Copeland
8-Page Center Section of original color art.
148 pages - slick paper/perfect bound
Lots of Original Artwork and Rare Photos!
The Best Classic British Horror Film Coverage Since 1972
$14.95 + $5.05 first class shipping ( USA)

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

HOUSE OF HAMMER NO. 13 (PART 1)


THE HOUSE OF HAMMER
Vol. 1 No. 13
October 1977
Top Sellers Ltd. (Warner House)
Editor: Dez Skinn
Art editor: Nigel Money
Cover: Brian Lewis 
Pages: 52
Cover price: 35p (About 50 cents)

CONTENTS
"Plague of the Zombies"
Adaptation by Steve Moore
Art: Trevor Goring; Brian Bolland

"The Curse of Cormac" (Dr. Van Helsing's Terror Tales)
Script: Steve Parkhouse
Art: Brian Lewis