Forbidden Planet NYC Deep Red Launch Party

July 4, 2018 Matt Desiderio Events 0

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Forbidden Planet is beyond stoked to announce another in-store event of epic proportions. Horror fans take note, this July, Friday the 13th is your lucky day. Join us for a party in celebration of the relaunch of Deep Red Magazine.

FantaCo publishing has resurrected the late great horror journalist Chas Balun’s legendary horror magazine Deep Red for a whole new generation of gore hounds. With a slew of original contributors on hand and a batch of talented new blood, they have put together a tome that lives up to the publications legacy and is more than worthy of it’s moniker. Put it this way… this magazine is not for wimps.

Just look at the line up we have in store:

Publisher – Tom Skulan – FantaCo Publications founder
Editor-in-chief – John Szpunar – Xerox Ferox
Managing & Copy Editor – Kaz Sanchez
Writer – Chris Poggiali – Temple of Schlock
Writer – Dennis Daniel – original Deep Red contributor.
Writer – Nick Cato – The Atrocity Vendor
Writer – Mike Hunchback – Pulp Macabre
Writer – Art Ettinger – Ultra Violent
Artist – Matt Putrid Carr – Organ Fanzine
Artist – Eric Rot – Illustrator

So come on down to Forbidden Planet on Friday the 13th of July from 6-8. Pick the brains of some of the most feral journalists in the game, marvel at the lurid work by contributing artists (prints, etc. will be available for sale), mingle with the madmen who brought you the newest issue of one of the most important magazine in the history of the genre and honor the legacy of the one and only Chas Balun, the man who created the template for modern horror journalism. Make sure to mark your calendars because this is an event you won’t want to miss

What’s that you say? You can’t make it to the event… shame on you! But sure, we can hook something up. There will be a limited number of signed copies for pre-order on our website so place your order now and we will get all attending guests to autograph your copy, then we’ll ship it right to your door after the event on July 13th. This way you can tell everyone how cool it was to hang with the Deep Red staff when really you were just sitting on the couch watching reruns of the Facts of Life.

Pre-order a signed copy here.

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Matt D has been a manager, buyer and event coordinator at Forbidden Planet since 2005 or maybe it was 2006. Who can remember? We didn't even have computers back then. A native New Yorker from the borough of Queens, raised on Sunday Funnies, Monster Movies and Rock N' Roll. What better place to end up than Forbidden Planet where he can use his position to influence the city's pop culture. A responsibility he takes seriously more now than ever due to New York's consistent change for the worse. The last thing NYC needs is another cafe or bank so thank whatever it is you believe in that Forbidden Planet is here to stay. Beyond the walls of FP, Matt is a publicly recognized expert in cult and horror cinema with a focus on VHS. He is the founder of Horror Boobs a collective that books screenings and distributes weirdo films, the producer of the documentary Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS collector, the publisher of the Blood Video zine, and is regrettably responsible for resurrecting the career of schizophrenic Shot-on Video director Carl J Sukenick. E-mail him at Mattdfpnyc@gmail.com Follow him on various social media at @horrorboobs