The Dark Side (magazine)

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The Dark Side
The Dark Side 2016 Issue 179 Magazine Cover.png
Issue 179 cover, 2016
EditorAllan Bryce
Categories Horror fiction
FrequencyBi-monthly
PublisherGhoulish Publishing
Founded1990
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Website https://thedarksidemagazine.com/
ISSN 0960-6653
OCLC 500038477

The Dark Side is a UK magazine covering the field of horror cinema. Published every four weeks, it covers new releases and features interviews with directors and actors. Launched in 1990, [1] it has been edited throughout its run by Allan Bryce. Originally owned by part of Robert Maxwell's publishing empire, it was later bought by Stray Cat, in which Bryce was a partner.

Contents

The original 1st 12 issues of the magazine were designed by Jeff Gurney - Designer and Art editor, who came up with the original layout and design concept, headers and title logo of the magazine which was hand drawn and is still used today.

Jeff Gurney stopped designing the magazine after the Maxwell company was dissolved after Maxwells death and it was sold and handed over to Allan Bryce of Stray Cat with help and instruction from Jeff Gurney of the design, to help keep the magazine going in its same format.

It also has a DVD and book imprint. Releases include a reissue of John Martin's study of the "video nasty" phenomenon, The Seduction of the Gullible.

The magazine ceased publication in September 2009, but was re-launched under Ghoulish Publishing a year and a half later, going on sale on a bi-monthly basis from 21 April 2011, the first issue being dated May/June 2011. [2] In November 2012, Ghoulish Publishing launched Dark Side Digital, a bi-monthly online subscription magazine which alternated each month with the print edition found on shelves. The Dark Side is available in the UK and abroad, and as of issue 166 the print magazine was available every six weeks and a digital edition is available simultaneously at the magazine's website.

As of May 13, 2021 The Dark Side and its sister publication Infinity, a cult sci-fi/TV magazine, began being published every four-weeks. [3] [4]

Writers

At the time it suspended publication, The Dark Side's regular contributors included John Martin, Calum Waddell, Alan Jones, Eileen Daly, Jason Slater, Jonathan Sothcott and Brad Stevens. Past writers include Stan Nicholls, Steve Green, John Brosnan, Barry Hurford and David Kerekes. Since its relaunch it has also taken on Simon Hooper, Denis Meikle and many more genre experts; Green, Martin and Waddell have also contributed to the new series.

Infinity

Infinity, is a cult TV and retro magazine from the publishers of The Dark Side which was first published in 2017. [5] Infinity is focused on a slightly later period of TV and youth culture than Yours Retro, with many of the articles being about television shows of the 60s, 70s and 80s. [6] In this regard it is similar to SFX magazine's Cult TV Magazine spin-off from the mid 1990s, though Infinity also has features on films like Indiana Jones and toys like Dinky cars in addition to articles about Crackerjack, The Green Hornet and Hawaii Five-O. [7] [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. Hawnt, Andrew, "The Dark Side Magazine Hits 200 Issues". Horrornews.net. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. "Relaunch: Darkside". In Publishing. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. https://thedarksidemagazine.com
  4. "Issue 223: A Living Hell that Time Forgot! | the Dark Side".
  5. "INFINITY INDEX 1 by Mark Campbell | Infinity".
  6. https://www.yoursretro.co.uk
  7. https://infinitymagazine.co.uk
  8. "Infinity 38: Monkey Magic! | Infinity".
  9. "Infinity 39: The Green Hornet! | Infinity".
  10. "Infinity 40: Raiders of the Lost Ark at 40! | Infinity".