APOCALYPSE SOON. . .

[SOURCE: L.A. FREE PRESS.]

I AM CURIOUS. . . YELLOW WALLPAPER

It seems highly unlikely to see a highly regarded vintage ghost story published in all places, a men's magazine. Even stranger, the story, "The Yellow Wallpaper" (first published in 1892) by American author Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is often cited as an example of early feminist literature -- although I'm sure this was lost on the editors of EVE magazine when they published it in their first issue, dated July 1962. The magazine's contents was definitely female-centered, but it was far from feminist-centered -- for obvious reasons.

Gilman's story of a woman experiencing a slow burn mental breakdown in a house where the wallpaper seems to be alive with the ghost of a former insane woman, has been anthologized numerous times over the years, and for good reason -- it's an excellent story.

The photos in this men's 'zine are pretty tame; as a matter of fact, the whole magazine seems pretty tame. Maybe that was the point -- showing Eve's softer instead of seamier side?

BONUS! An article from EVE #1: the history of FREDRICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD!

FLESH AND FANGS

The British soft-core men's mag, FIESTA was first published in 1966 and is still being published today. It is generally considered to be the best-selling men's mag in the U.K. Along with its sister 'zine, KNAVE, they are published by Galaxy Publications.

The May 1981 issue has an article by Alastair Duncan on vampires. It's basically an overview of vampires in THE movies (with the obligatory nod to original screen "vamp", Theda Bara), and is accompanied by a couple photos from the adult film, BLOOD LUST. This is far from being the first time that vampires have been associated with sex and horror.