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Shivers (magazine)

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Shivers
Issue #1 cover
EditorJan Vincent-Rudzki (Deputy Group Editor)
CategoriesHorror
Frequency8 issues a year
First issueJune 1992
Final issue
Number
May 2008
138
CompanyVisual Imagination
CountryUnited Kingdom
WebsiteOfficial site
ISSN0965-8238
OCLC1064174372

Shivers was a U.K.-based magazine published between 1992 and 2008. It was dedicated to horror movies, literature and occasionally, video games.

History

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The publication took its name from the 1975 film of the same name by David Cronenberg.[1] It was published by Visual Imagination, and its inaugural issue appeared in June 1992.[1] The first 12 issues were edited by Alan Jones and the next 120 by David Miller. After David Miller left the company, the final half-dozen contained no editor credit. The last issue (number 138) was published on 14 May 2008.[2]

The magazine's regular features for much of its run included a news section written by Jones, an item called The Pitt of Horror by Ingrid Pitt, a book review section by David J. Howe, an opinion column by Kim Newman and an end-of-magazine film analysis called The Fright of Your Life originated by Cleaver Patterson and continued by Jonathan Rigby. Critic Alex Wylie was also a contributor.

References

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  1. ^ a b Jones, Alan (June 1992). "Editorial". Shivers. No. 1. London: Visual Imagination. p. 3. ISSN 0965-8238.
  2. ^ "Issue #138". visimag.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008.
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