From 1988 to 1997, The Scream Factory provided an exhaustive and often irreverent overview of all aspects of horror—from fiction to film and beyond. It became a go-to reference for horror aficionados around the globe. 20 years after the magazine ceased publication, editors Peter Enfantino, Robert Morrish, and John Scoleri have sifted through the contents of the magazine’s 20-issue run to assemble this 608-page 8.5” x 11” epic collection.
The Best of The Scream Factory reprints more than 70 articles from the magazine’s golden age, covering such diverse topics as: the best horror novels of the ‘80s; a viewer’s guide to Godzilla movies; horror in the pulps; the worst in horror; dark suspense fiction; the influence of Night of the Living Dead on fiction and film; horror on old-time radio; sci-fi/horror hybrids; western horror; werewolf fiction; British horror fiction and films; Canadian horrors; and horror in the comics. In addition to the nearly 600-page selection of “greatest hits,” the editors have penned a brand new 25,000 word introduction! This is the Cemetery Dance hardcover edition — limited to 450 signed and numbers copies sold out pre-publication — this is an unsigned presentation copy from the editor's personal stash. This copy can be signed or inscribed by John Scoleri upon request. The Cemetery Dance hardcover includes 18 pages exclusive to this edition not available in the Cimarron Street trade paperback release — a selection of letters to the editor from the magazine's original run, along with a cover gallery of the first five issues of the magazine.
