by Stephen Jones
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SF Site has been posted twice each month since 1997. Presently, it publishes around thirty to fifty reviews of SF, fantasy and horror from mass-market publishers and some small presses. They also maintain link pages for Author and Fan Tribute Sites and other facets including pages for Interviews, Fiction, Science Fact, Bookstores, Small Press, Publishers, E-Zines and Magazines, Artists, Audio, Art Galleries, Newsgroups and Writers’ Resources. Periodically, they add features such as author and publisher reading lists. Past examples include Jonathan Carroll, Charles de Lint, Philip K. Dick, Paul J. McAuley, Ian McDonald, Kim Stanley Robinson, Dan Simmons and Michelle West.
The 3rd Alternative is a quarterly magazine of new horror fiction, interviews, artwork, articles and reviews. Cover price is £3.75/$6.00, and a six-issue subscription is £21.00 (UK), £24.00 (Europe), $33.00 (USA) or £27.00 (rest of the world) to ‘TTA Press’, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs CB6 2LB, UK. US orders can be sent to ‘TTA Press’, PO Box 219, Olyphant, PA 18447, USA. You can also subscribe by credit card via the secure website. E-mail: .
Video Watchdog is a monthly magazine described as ‘the Perfectionist’s Guide to Fantastic Video’. $6.50 a copy, an annual 12-issue subscription is $48.00 bulk/$70.00 first class (USA), $66.00 surface/$88.00 airmail (overseas). US funds only or VISA/MasterCard to ‘Video Watchdog’, PO Box 5283, Cincinnati, OH 45205-0283, USA. E-mail: .
Weird Tales is now in its 79th year of publication. This latest large-size incarnation of ‘The Unique Magazine’, edited by George H. Scithers and Darrell Scheweitzer, is published four times a year by DNA Publications, Inc. in association with Terminus Publishing Co., Inc. Single copies are $4.95 (USA), $6.00 (Canada) and $9.00 (elsewhere) in US funds. A four-issue subscription is $16.00 (USA), $22.00 (Canada) and $35.00 (elsewhere) in US funds and should be sent to ‘DNA Publications, Inc.’, PO Box 2988, Radford, VA 24143–2988, USA. An e-mail version of the magazine’s writers’ guidelines (no electronic submissions) is available from .
BOOK DEALERS
Cold Tonnage Books offers excellent mail order new and used SF/fantasy/horror, art, reference, limited editions etc. Write to Andy & Angela Richards, Cold Tonnage Books, 22 Kings Lane, Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6JQ, UK. Credit cards accepted. Tel: +44 (0)1276–475388. E-mail: .
Ken Cowley offers mostly used SF/fantasy/horror/crime/supernatural, collectables, pulps, videos etc. by mail order. Write to Trinity Cottage, 153 Old Church Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 7TU, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1275–872247. E-mail: .
Richard Dalby issues semi-regular mail order lists of used ghost and supernatural volumes at very reasonable prices. Write to 4 Westbourne Park, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 4AT, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1723 377049.
Dark Delicacies is a friendly Burbank, California, store specializing in horror books, vampire merchandise and signings. They also do mail order and run money-saving book club and membership discount deals. 4213 West Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505, USA. Tel: (818) 556–6660. Credit cards accepted. E-mail: .
DreamHaven Books & Comics store and mail order offers new and used SF/fantasy/horror/art and illustrated etc. with regular catalogues. Write to 912 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408, USA. Credit cards accepted. Tel: (612) 823–6070. E-mail: .
Fantastic Literature mail order offers new and used SF/fantasy/horror etc. with regular catalogues. Write to Simon and Laraine Gosden, Fantastic Literature, 35 The Ramparts, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 8PY, UK. Credit cards accepted. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1268–747564. E-mail: .
Fantasy Centre shop and mail order has mostly used SF/fantasy/horror, art, reference, pulps etc. at reasonable prices with regular bi-monthly catalogues. Write to 157 Holloway Road, London N7 8LX, UK. Credit cards accepted. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)20–7607 9433. E-mail: .
House of Monsters is a small treasure-trove of a store only open at weekends from noon, that specializes in horror movie memorabilia, toys, posters, videos, books and magazines. 1579 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Gallery 218, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. Credit cards accepted. Tel: (773) 292–0980. E-mail: .
Mythos Books mail order presents books and curiosities for the Lovecraftian scholar and collectors of horror, weird and supernatural fiction with regular e-mail updates. Write to 351 Lake Ridge Road, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901–2160, USA. Credit cards accepted. Tel/Fax: (573) 785–7710. E-mail: .
Porcupine Books offers extensive mail order lists of used fantasy/horror/SF titles via e-mail or write to 37 Coventry Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 4QR, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 8554–3799.
Bob and Julie Wardzinski’s The Talking Dead offers reasonably priced paperbacks, pulps and hardcovers, with catalogues issued regularly. They accept wants lists and are also the exclusive supplier of back issues of Interzone. Credit cards accepted. Contact them at 12 Rosamund Avenue, Merley, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1TE, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1202 849212. E-mail: .
Kirk Ruebotham sells out-of-print and used horror/SF/fantasy/crime and related non-fiction, with regular catalogues. Write to 16 Beaconsfield Road, Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4BX, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1928 560540 (10:00am–8:00pm). E-mail: .
Weinberg Books at The Stars Our Destination is a monthly mail order service from the friendly Chicago bookstore offering the latest horror, fantasy, science fiction and art books with regular catalogues featuring cover illustrations by Randy Broecker. Visit them at 705 Main Street, Evanston, IL 60202, USA. Credit cards accepted. Tel: (847) 570–5919. Fax: (847) 570–5927. E-mail: or .
MARKET INFORMATION AND NEWS
The Fix features in-depth reviews of all SF/fantasy/horror magazines publishing short fiction; interviews with editors, publishers and writers; stories; news and comment columns; artwork and much more. Six-issue subscriptions are £15.00 (UK), £18.00 (Europe), $28.00 (USA) and £21.00 (rest of the world). Payable to ‘TTA Press’, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs CB6 2LB, UK. US orders can be sent to ‘TTA Press’, PO Box 219, Olyphant, PA 18447, USA. You can also subscribe by credit card via the secure website. E-mail: . Try before you buy: to sign up for the free e-Fix send a blank e-mail to .
The Gila Queen’s Guide to Markets is a regular publication detailing markets for SF/fantasy/horror plus other genres, along with publishing news, contests, dead markets, anthologies, updates, etc. A sample copy is $6.00 and subscriptions are $45.00 (USA), $49.00 (Canada) and $60.00 (overseas). Back issues are also available. Cheques or money orders should be in US funds only and sent to ‘The Gila Queen’s Guide to Markets’, PO Box 97, Newton, NJ 07860–0097, USA. E-mail: .
Hellnotes is described as ‘Your Insider’s Guide to the Horror Field’. This weekly Newsletter is available in an e-mail edition for $21.00 per year or hardcopy subscriptions are available for $50.00 per year. To subscribe by credit card, go to: . To subscribe by mail, send US cheques or money order to: ‘Hellnotes’, 27780 Donkey Mine Road, Oak Run, CA 96069, USA. Tel/Fax: (916) 472–1050. E-mail: or .
Brian Keene and Kelly Laymon’s Jobs in Hell! is a weekly Internet guide to horror markets for professional horror writers and artists, A one-year, 52-issue subscription costs $20.00. E-mail: for a complimentary issue.
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