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| Editor | Jan Vincent-Rudzki (Deputy Group Editor) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Horror |
| Frequency | 8 issues a year |
| First issue | June 1992 |
| Final issue Number | May 2008 138 |
| Company | Visual Imagination |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | Official site |
| ISSN | 0965-8238 |
| OCLC | 1064174372 |
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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]
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