We Belong Dead #45 is a devilish delight that tosses the spotlight on the ladies of Hammer Horror, though not the younger, buxom sort, but rather those of fiendish maturity, ushered by the bodacious Bette Davis and sensational Shelley Winters.
In addition to this frightful, female queue, #45 holds an insightful article by my friend, writer/director/producer Ansel (Loon Lake) Faraj (as part of his "Asylum for the Psychotronic" column), where he covers the Universal Monsters, adolescent books of the late 1990s/early 2000s. (I remember seeing these, but alas, never purchased one, and now I'm regretting it, due to Mr. Faraj's insightful assessment.)
To accompany the latter, there are perspectives on non-Hammer, British horror; folk horror, Bollywood horror, Italian-inspired horror; angelic, horror movies; electric-chair chillers; drive-ins featured in horror movies, horror-host tunes; fantastic, British TV shows of the 1970s; a rundown of cinematic "fembots"; a dissection of Eddie Romero's Filipino, Blood Island franchise; The Black Cat 1965, Rollerball 1975; The Woman Who Came Back; The Ice House; Hell Night; Parents; an essay on the Frankenstein Monster's brain; an interview with author Steve Guariento; an interview with podcaster Natalie Doig; a visit with actress/filmmaker Emma Dark; and last but not least, a respectful nod to the ever influential Scooby-Doo.
There's much to feast upon in this walloping, 111-page volume, so much so that one will come away not only joyfully full, but edified.
Order We Belong Dead #45 at
https://www.amazon.com/We-Belong-Dead-issue-Cover/dp/B0F7HRX5G2
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