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In the Beginning…
LSoH
first appeared in 1972. Newly
discharged from the Viet Nam era army, I was excited to show my interest in
classic horror films, influenced by great fanzines like GORE CREATURES
(later to be MIDNIGHT
MARQUEE), PHOTON and CINEFANTASTIQUE.
The early issues were rough, but we were learning and making
contacts throughout England – as Hammer would eventually be our main focus.
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #1
First
published June 1972. Went through
three printings. 70 pages with 40
stills. Featured: AIP: A Brief Visit
to the World of Monsters, Motorcycles and Beach Parties; A Visit with Roy Ashton;
A Visit to Hammer’s Bray Studios, reviews of current Hammer and other
horror films; and HAMMER: THEIR WORLD OF FANTASY FILMS.
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #2
First
published March 1973. Went through
three printings. 86 pages with 80
stills. A Tribute to Bernard
Robinson (Hammer’s set designer); AMICUS: TWO’S A COMPANY (extensive
history of Amicus, with interviews with producer Milton Subotsky, director
Freddie Francis and screenwriter Robert Bloch); many current film reviews;
interview with Spanish horror superstar, Paul Naschy.
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #3
First
published February 1974. Went
through 2 printings. 104 pages with
100 stills. The Films of Eiji Tsuburaya
(Japanese effects master); Andre Morell: Actor (interview with Dr. Watson
from Hammer’s HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES); Lon Chaney, Jr. – A Tribute (with
his interview from Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show); The Music of Hammer;
Interview with Vincent Price; Terence Fisher interview (huge interview with
the premiere Hammer director. Dozens
of rare behind the scenes photos).
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #4
Published
April 1978. The definitive, to that
time, study of Hammer films. Over
130 pages. Hundreds of photos, many
behind the scenes shots. Our first
color cover and slick paper & typeset.
Gary Dorst looks at the Dracula series. First lengthy interview with Dave Prowse,
after STAR WARS came out. Hammer
interviews included: Michael Carreras, Anthony Nelson Keys, John Gilling,
Roy Ward Baker, Val Guest, Roy Ashton, Les Bowie and dozens more. Hammers long-time head producer, Anthony
Hinds, called it “bloody brilliant.”
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The Hammer Journal #1 (LSoH #5)
Published
August 1980. 28 pages with 38
photos. For this one issue, I
thought to start a four-times-a-year newsletter devoted to Hammer. About that time, Michael Carreras lost
Hammer and the new owners weren’t too keen on such a fan organ (they were
busy trying to buy the company!). So
this issue – only 400 copies printed – is the hardest to find, and the one
I will one day reprint to bring down the cost for it on the open market. Lots of Hammer news, the new HAMMER HOUSE
OF HORRORS TV series, and interviews with Syd Pearson (SPFX Man) and
producer Anthony Hinds.
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #6
Published
July 1981. 48 pages with 75
photos. Reviews of the first 13 episodes
of THE HAMMER HOUSE OF HORRORS; A
Tribute to Terence Fisher (with contributions from many who worked with
him); interview with James Bernard (Hammer music composer).
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #7
Published
December 1982. 72 pages with 100
photos. The Quatermass series, with
interviews with Val Guest & Nigel Kneale; Interviews with Barbara
Shelley, Harry Robinson and Josephine Douglas (producer of DRACULA A.D.
1972); Doug Murray on collecting Hammer (went three issues); Brian
Clemens on CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER; photo tour of Bray Studios.
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #8
Published
May 1984. 96 pages with 137
photos. Our first theme issue, covering
the “Karnstein” films, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, LUST FOR A VAMPIRE & TWINS
OF EVIL. Over twenty interviews with
producers, directors, screenwriters and actors. Plus a lengthy interview with Veronica
Carlson (DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE actress).
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #9
Published
April 1986. 120 pages with 168
photos. The Rise and Fall of FAMOUS
MONSTERS OF FILMLAND; coverage of THE HAMMER HOUSE OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE;
“Bray Ghosts”: The Story of Bray Studios; the making of VAMPIRE CIRCUS
(Interviews with producer Wilbur Stark, Director Robert Young and
screenwriter Judson Kinberg); A look at THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES;
interviews with Yvonne Monlaur, Terence fisher, Jack Asher, Michael Ripper
and many more. One of my favorite
issues.
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #10/11
Published
July 1990. 172 pages. First full color cover painting by Steve
Karchin. The Making of KISS OF THE
VAMPIRE, with interviews with director Don Sharp, Producer Anthony Hinds,
music composer James Bernard and actors Isobel Black, Jennifer Daniel and
Edward deSouza; Music for the Hammer Horror: An In-depth Examination
(interviews with music director Philip Martell and composers David
Whittaker, Harry Robinson & Malcolm Williamson); the Unfilmed Hammer:
An A to Z guide; Two Titans of Animation: Ray Harryhausen and Jim Danforth;
Interviews with Andree Melly, Oscar Quitak, John Carson, Thorley Walters,
Linda Hayden and Jenny Hanley.
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #12
Published
April 1994. Steve Karchin color
cover painting. First 4 page color
cover. 132 pages. “Dennis Wheatley at Hammer” The Making of THE DEVIL RIDES OUT, THE
LOST CONTINENT & TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER with interviews with
Christopher Lee, Michael Carreras, Charles Gray, Anthony Hinds, Rosalyn
Landor, James Bernard & Dana Gillespie; Sir James Carreras: The Man Who
Would Be King; I Met David Peel; The Ladies of Hammer – interviews with
Raquel Welch, Valerie Leon, Stephanie Beacham and the story of Yutte
Stensgaard; QUATERMASS AND THE PIT Revisited – interviews with Barbara
Shelley, Julian Glover and Andrew Keir; Hammer’s Old Guard – interviews
with Noel Willman, Francis Matthews and Hugh & Pauline Harlow; Horrors
of the Black Nylon Museum.
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Little Shoppe of Horrors #14
Published
December 1999. 132 pages. Front cover painting by Jeff Preston. 50+ page “Making of article on THE BRIDES
OF DRACULA” (Hammer 1960) by Bruce Hallenbeck; exclusive interviews on the
film with Peter Cushing, Anthony Hinds & Andree Melly. Never before published quotes with
director Terence Fisher and other behind-the-scenes personnel; Margaret
Robinson on Bernard Robinson and his sets for BRIDES OF DRACULA (with
original set design photos); Part
Two in our “Ladies of Hammer Interviews” – Yutte Stensgaard (LUST FOR A
VAMPIRE), Madeleine and Mary Collinson (TWINS OF EVIL); Janette Scott (THE
OLD DARK HOUSE & PARANOIAC) and Janina Faye (HORROR OF DRACULA);
Hammer’s Old Guard – interviews with Renee Glynne (Continuity Woman) and
William “coco” Epps (Bray Studios/Hammer driver); tributes/interviews with
Len Harris (camera operator) and Roy Ashton (Makeup man). Plus – interviews with John Peverall (1st
Assistant Director) and Tom Edwards (Stills photographer). Interior artwork by Bruce Timm, Neil
Vokes and Murad Gumen.
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“Now, all of
these out-of-print issues of LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS will be available as
high-quality PDF files on disc.
Check for the issues as they become available. $10 + $1 postage shipped first class in
the U.S.A. For
overseas shipping rates, contact me at klemdia@msn.com
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