DIABOLIQUE NO. 12

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Issue #12 is hot off the press. Following is the contents:

■ Growing Up Lynch - Olivia Saperstein talks to Jennifer Lynch about her new film and the influence her famous father had on her as an artist

■ Anatomy of Eli Roth’s Goretorium - David Calbert interviews Eli Roth about his gory new “Haunted House” in Las Vagas

■ All Abhorred! Ghost Trains & Haunted Attractions - Brandon Kosters traces the roots of some of our most famous haunted attractions

■ Halloween: Boundary Between the Living & the Dead - Kyle Kouri gives us a brief history of everyone’s favorite holiday

■ Biting Commentary - Brandon Kosters on the Batman’s resurgence as a figurehead for macabre social critique

■ It’s Alive! Ghastly Images for the Whole Family - Scott Feinblatt sits down with members of Tim Burton’s production team to discuss the making of Frankenweenie (2012)

■ Karloff on Karloff - Tony Earnshaw interviews Sara Karloff about her father’s incredible career and legacy

■ The Puppeteer’s Tale - Scott Feinblatt talks to the founder of the Old Trout Puppet Workshop as they celebrate grotesque imagery while imparting profound messages in a neglected art form

■ The Forbidden Forest - David Calbert discusses the motif of the “dark forest” in children’s literature

■ Dancing with Death - David Huckvale’s reflections on Gothic ballets devoted to macabre narratives