''Shivers'' was a
UK-based
magazine that began publication in 1992. It was dedicated to
horror
Horror may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Genres
*Horror fiction, a genre of fiction
** Japanese horror, Japanese horror fiction
**Korean horror, Korean horror fiction
* Horror film, a film genre
*Horror comics, comic books focusing o ...
movies, television shows and literature. It ceased publication in May 2008.
History
The first 12 issues were edited by Alan Jones and the next 120 by
David Miller. Issue #1 appeared in June 1992. After David Miller left the company, the final half-dozen contained no editor credit. The last issue (number 138) appeared in mid-2008. The magazine was produced by
Visual Imagination and regular contributors included
David J. Howe,
Alan Jones,
Ingrid Pitt
Ingrid Pitt (born Ingoushka Petrov; 21 November 193723 November 2010) was a Polish-British actress and writer best known for her work in horror films of the 1970s.
Early life
Ingoushka Petrov was born in Warsaw, Poland, one of two daughter ...
,
Jonathan Rigby,
Kim Newman
Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's '' Dracula'' ...
,
Cleaver Patterson and Alex Wylie.
The magazine's regular features for much of its run included a News section written by Jones, an item called ''The Pitt of Horror'' by Pitt, a book review section by Howe, an Opinion column by Newman and an end-of-magazine film analysis called ''The Fright of Your Life'' originated by Patterson and continued by Rigby.
External links
Official Shivers Website
Film magazines published in the United Kingdom
Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom
Fanzines
Horror fiction magazines
Magazines established in 1992
Magazines disestablished in 2008
Speculative fiction magazines published in the United Kingdom
Eight times annually magazines published in the United Kingdom
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