Hammer Dracula mag ... in Spanish

[Rowdon]

I don't know if there are any Hammer completists on here who will want this - or anyone who wants to practice their Spanish, but this month's Scifiworld magazine is excellent. I'd never bought it before, but the cover (by Alejandro Colucci) made it a must have; so nice to see Christopher Lee lording it over the magazine racks.

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Inside, a full page studio portrait of Lee kicks off a ten page feature based around an exclusive interview covering everything from his days with the SAS to his regret at not accepting the role in Airplane to his refusal to retire, full of colour photos and sidebars on the main awards, his records, his 'forgotten gems' (probably not forgotten on here) ... After that, there's an eight page feature on the early cinema vampire (1896 - Le manoir du diable - to 1969 - various, from France, Japan ...), THEN it's a ten-page chronology of "The Hammer Vampires", from "Dracula" to "Let Me In", again full of photos and film posters. That's followed by a five page article on vampire films from the 70s until now (Salem's Lot, Martin ... We Are the Night etc). Then, six pages on vampires in comics (Vampirella, Dracula Lives) leading to a 6 page article on Dracula - but not one you'd expect; the Frank Langella one from 1979, which Scifiworld considers underrated. Klimowsky's vampire saga is then looked at - possibly of less interest to Britmovie fans, starring Narciso Ibanez Menta, referred to as "the Spanish Vincent Price". Then 3 pages on 1977's Spanish Dracula flick "The Young Dracula", a couple of pages on Asian horror, then, to finish it off an article (5 pages) on Coppola's "Bram Stoker's Dracula" ... plus all the news and reviews you'd expect from a monthly magazine.

Sorry to go on, but I started and then ... anyway, I'm looking forward to many hours of great reading for 3.50 euros. If anyone in the UK runs a magazine and wants any of this translated into English, PLEASE let me do it!!!

[tv horror]

Many thanks for showing the magazine and I have to agree it is a great cover, can you tell me where can I buy a copy, thanks.

[Rowdon]

Hi tv horror,

The magazines are all on the website:

http://www.scifiworld.es/indice.php

but I think you actually have to register with them in order to buy anything ("registro nuevo usario" on the right), then you go to 'publicaciones' in the top menu and buy it like Amazon or something (it drops into your 'cesta de compra' (shopping basket) then you 'procesar pedido' (process the order) etc.). If you don't know anybody who speaks Spanish and the whole thing seems overwhelming, then PM me your address and I'll get you a copy here and send it to you. Probably easiest. Soon though, as it's a monthly and it's been out for a couple of weeks.

[moonfleet]

Hi Rowdon

Looking to the site, they say a remake of Starship Troopers is on its way, pity, wasted money one more time...

[Richard_in_wales]

The Spanish do seem to love horror films.

[Rowdon]

The Spanish do seem to love horror films.

Don't they though? Paul Naschy is certainly the most international of Spain's horror exponents: this little clip is a nice run through of film posters of his. I think you have to admire taglines like "See it with someone you hate" or listing the cast "In order of their disappearance" ... Peaceful, too, as there's no soundtrack.