''Murky Depths'' bylined as "The Quarterly Anthology of Graphically Dark Speculative Fiction" was a British horror and

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which began publishing in 2007. The magazine editor-in-chief was Terry Martin and the editor was Anne Stringer. The magazine was published four times a year. It blended illustrated prose short stories with comic strips. Since Issue #3 it featured a gloss laminated card cover, whereas Issue #1 and #2 covers were on the same paper stock as the contents. From Issue #7 the cover artwork had been wraparound. Its size was unusual for a magazine, being

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or graphic novel format. Murky Depths received the British Fantasy Awards Best Magazine/Periodical in 2010 and shortlisted for the same award in 2011. The last issue of ''Murky Depths'' was published in October 2011 but the publishers, The House of Murky Depths (based in the village of Fosdyke in South Lincolnshire, according to Yell.com), continue to sell back issues.

Issues

*''Murky Depths'' Issue #1 – September, 2007 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #2 – December, 2007 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #3 – March, 2008 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #4 – June, 2008 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #5 – September, 2008 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #6 – Winter, 2008 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #7 – Spring, 2009 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #8 – Summer, 2009 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #9 – Autumn, 2009 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #10 – Winter, 2009 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #11 – Spring, 2010 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #12 – Summer, 2010 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #13 – Autumn, 2010 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #14 – Winter, 2010 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #15 – Spring, 2011 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #16 – Summer, 2011 – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #17 – Autumn, 2011 (print error: Summer, 2011 on back cover) – *''Murky Depths'' Issue #18 – Winter, 2011 –

Contributing writers

Authors published by ''Murky Depths'' included

Robert Rankin Robert Fleming Rankin (born 27 July 1949) is a prolific British author of fantasy comedy, comedic fantasy novels. Born in Parsons Green, London, he started writing in the late 1970s, and first entered the bestsellers lists with ''Snuff Fictio ...

, Jon Courtenay Grimwood,

Stan Nicholls Stan Nicholls (born 1949) is a British author and journalist, working full-time since 1981. He is the author of many novels and short stories but is best known for the '' Orcs: First Blood'' series. Career His journalism has appeared in ''The Gu ...

, Sam Stone,

Eugie Foster Eugie Foster (December 30, 1971 – September 27, 2014) was an American short story writer, columnist, and editor. Her stories were published in a number of magazines and book anthologies, including ''Fantasy Magazine (2005), Fantasy Magazine'', ...

, Richard Calder, Edward Morris, Edward M. Erdelac, Chris Huff, Matt Wallace, R. D. Hall, Mike Carey, Juliet E. McKenna, C. J. Carter-Stephenson and

Lavie Tidhar Lavie Tidhar (; born 16 November 1976) is an Israeli-born writer, working across multiple genres. He has lived in the United Kingdom and South Africa for long periods of time, as well as Laos and Vanuatu. As of 2013, Tidhar has lived in London ...

. A comprehensive list is available at the Murky Depths website.

Cover artists

''Murky Depths'' cover artists included

Les Edwards Les Edwards (born 7 September 1949) is a British illustrator known for his work in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres, and has provided numerous illustrations for book jackets, posters, magazines, record covers and games during his ...

, Edward Miller, Steve Stone, Richard Calder, Chris Moore and Geoff Taylor. A comprehensive list is available at the Murky Depths website.

Comic artists

''Murky Depths'' comic strip artists included

, Luke Cooper, David Ryan, Lucas Hinchley, Richard Calder, Leonardo M. Giron and Neil Roberts. A comprehensive list is available at the Murky Depths website.

Story illustrators

''Murky Depths'' story illustrators included Nancy Farmer, Ed Norden, Jason Beam, Glen James, James Fletcher, Mark Bell and

Nathaniel Milljour Nathaniel Milljour is a self-taught Canadian artist, painter and sculptor from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Milljour's Artwork ranges far and wide in subject matter, from traditional architecture, to figures of incredible emotion, depth and color, ...

. A comprehensive list is available at the Murky Depths website.

Awards

* Voted Best Magazine/Periodical in the British Fantasy Awards 2010 * Cover of Issue #4 by Vincent Chong shortlisted for BSFA Best Artwork 2008 * "Looking in Looking Out" by Martin Deep nominated for BSFA Best Artwork 2007 * Shortlisted for Best Magazine/Periodical in the British Fantasy Awards 2011History of the BFAs
, British Fantasy Society

References

External links

''Murky Depths''

''The House of Murky Depths''
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