Boycott Fangoria!!!

[Dark Minister]

Hey guys, got a HUGE favor to ask of you. Please stop buying Fangoria magazine, or if you have a subscription cancel it. The main reason that I am asking you to do this is because I entered the Christmas fiction writing contest that they were having back in Dec., and got an email back from that prick Thomas Deja who "writes" for this piece of shite magazine that was insulting to me and the story that I entered. He was unprofessional, rude, and just an asshole in general in this email. Strangely when I emailed the moron editor to complain about it all he could say is that Deja was having "a rough period". Yeah, like anything he writes sucks ass and he thinks that he is a big best selling author even though he can't get anything published outside of this crappy magazine. Oh, and there are other reasons to stop buying this rag as well:

1. It is too expensive! $8.00? Man, why would you pay $8.oo for a bag of dog shit? Well, that is exactly what you are doing if you buy this mag.
2. FUnny how they love a movie until it comes out and bombs, then rip it a new one. (Psycho remake, Mimic, etc)
3. The reviews for movies are written by a complete moron who makes fun of everything and tries very hard to sound like Leonard Maltin but fails miserably (WHy would you want to sound like him anyway?)
4. The limited amount of words these "writers" know. Grab any issue and count the number of times a movie is called a "chiller" it usually runs between 15-30 per issue.
5. Finally, their info is usually wrong. I wouldn't belive these guys if they told me that the sky is blue.

[robk]

I'm sorry to hear of the trouble they've recently given you!
For what it's worth, I don't(& now have no intention of getting) a subscription to Fangoria.
In fact, I primarily look at issues to see the photos they may have.
I agree, though, that, more often than not, the editing, writing, & reviews leave much to be desired(although I've kept their 150th issue which has a wonderful interview with Christopher Lee).
Once again, my condolences on how they've treated you!

[nightmareman]

I cant stand this magazine, back in the day it was good but now it s ass, and way to exspensive.

[Requiem-for-a-Dream]

I know what you're talking about Dark Minister, I hate how reviewers will state that a film is great, then, once critics have trashed will all of a sudden change their minds. Pisses me off. I really hope that you don't take that shit too hard, don't listen to the prick. Anyway, I used to like this mag but recently they haven't been doing a good job with it. This once great mag has turned into a popularity contest, what ever will sell the mag to more people they'll write it.

Matt

[countchocula]

I agree that it's a little costly, but I'm not going to boycott Fango just because one of their employees was an asshole to you or because you're not satisfied with the magazine's content. I am satisfied with it. It keeps me up to date on the genre and is a very entertaining read. I'm not sure what you mean by calling their reviewer, I assume you're referring to Dr. Cyclops, a moron who tries to sound like Leonard Maltin. Could you give me an example? He does give most of the films that he's critiqued negative reviews, but it's not his fault if he's handed one stinker after another to review. It's not like he has much of a choice. Also, they have no way of knowing whether or not a certain film will be decent while the article is being written. They interview actors, directors, producers, writers, and whoever else is involved in the filmmaking process on the set, during the production phase, not after it's released. A certain movie might look great on the set, but that doesn't necessarily reflect how good it will be once it hits theaters or video shelves.