 Fangoria, Issue 7; this was the first issue to exclusively feature horror content. | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Phil Nobile Jr. |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Founded | 1979 |
| First issue | August 1979[1] |
| Company | Fangoria Publishing, LLC |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Website | fangoria |
| ISSN | 0164-2111 |
| OCLC | 4618144 |
Fangoria is an internationally distributed American horror film fan magazine, in publication since 1979. It is published four times a year by Fangoria Publishing, LLC and is edited by Phil Nobile Jr.
The magazine was originally released in an age when horror fandom was still a burgeoning subculture; in the late 1970s, most horror publications were concerned with classic cinema, while those that focused on contemporary horror were largely fanzines. Fangoria rose to prominence by running exclusive interviews with horror filmmakers and offering behind-the-scenes photos and stories that were otherwise unavailable to fans in the era before the Internet. The magazine would eventually rise to become a force itself in the horror world, hosting its own awards show, sponsoring and hosting numerous horror conventions, producing films, and printing its own line of comics.
Fangoria began struggling in the 2010s due to issues arising from the internet, including difficulty in generating enough ad revenue to cover printing costs.[2] Publication became sporadic beginning in fall 2015, and the magazine ran through a succession of editors in 2015–2016, culminating with the February 2017 announcement of Ken Hanley's December 2016 departure. After this, the magazine ceased publication. The magazine remained dormant throughout 2017.
In February 2018, Dallas-based entertainment company Cinestate bought Fangoria and, under new editor-in-chief Phil Nobile Jr., relaunched the magazine as a print-based quarterly publication.[3] In October 2018, Cinestate released the first new Fangoria magazine under their ownership, stylized as "Volume 2, Issue 1."
In August 2020, Tara Ansley and Abhi Goel acquired Fangoria from Cinestate under Fangoria Publishing, LLC, and, as of issue 9, are the publishers of the magazine and owners of the brand.[4]
- ^ "25 Years with Godzilla". Fangoria. No. 1. August 1979. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Looking Into Fangoria, Thomas DeFeo and The Brooklyn Company Inc". www.thedevilseyes.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ McNary, Dave (February 15, 2018). "Cinestate Buys Fangoria Magazine, Plans Brand Expansion Into Movies". variety.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ Squires, John (May 19, 2018). "Fangoria Again Re-Animated With New Owners and Multimedia Plans". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 29, 2020.