One of the fun aspects of cult film fandom is digging through old film-centric magazine back issues to find articles and interviews about our favorite flicks. Not only do these provide some interesting at-the-time insights from the directors, cast and crew, but they can also be a treasure trove of behind the scenes photos and deleted material that never ended up in the final cut of the film. These old magazines were as close as we got to DVD/Blu-ray special features back in the 70s and 80s.
Since we’re covering a horror film this month on the Cult Film Club it gave me an excuse to dive into my collection of vintage Fangoria magazines to revisit their coverage of the 1986 heavy metal Halloween classic Trick or Treat. So we thought it would be fun to share these articles with the listeners. Enjoy!
The coverage started in Fangoria issue number 57 (September, 1986) with a short announcement about the making of the film…
The coverage continued in the next issue, number 58 (from October, 1986) with a set visit to the flick…
Finally, the Fangoria coverage of Trick or Treat concludes with an interview with director Charles Martin Smith in issue 59 (November, 1986). This issue is great because it features a closer look at the Sammi Curr demon incarnation as well as a still from a deleted scene with one of Marc Price’s character (Eddie) having a barbarian, fantasy dream sequence…
But let’s not forget that every month Fangoria would feature a movie pin-up that was included in their gatefold covers. These Scream Greats mini posters were awesome and in issue 63 they featured Sammi Curr…
