Saturday 9 November 2019

Phatasmagoria Halloween Special.

I had a story in the Halloween issue of Phantasmagoria magazine(Issue twelve.). Devil's haircut is a story I wrote and did the art for, a spooky rockabilly themed tale which also stars legendary local rockabilly band The Sabrejets, The Rockinist Rock band this side of perdition. Phantasmagoria is a great magazine which seemingly gets better from issue to issue and I am not just saying that because I am in this issue..or am I?It is chockablock with loads of goodies, fascinating interviews and articles and reviews.
             Being able to pick up a magazine like this is so much better than a random dander around the internet (Although that does have its own merits.), and Phantasmagoria has within its pages signs and wonders pointing in the direction you want to go.
                                            (Brian Young signing some original artwork.)
             It was a joy and a pleasure for me to get this opportunity to work briefly with Brian Young and the other guys in the band. To get a look at Brian's wonderful archive of photographs detailing the history of the band and to see his records of the changing face of the music scene over the years. These guys started entertaining people at the height of the troubles, providing Rock N' Roll respite while bits of our home country were being blown to bits and dark events were weighing down the population no matter their age, religion or politics, the Dark Continent of the past was chartless.
              My story is a nod to EC Comics, Famous Monsters and to the spirit of The Sabrejets.
              With the Editor of Phantasmagoria Trevor Kennedy being Northern Ireland's answer to Forrest J Ackerman.
               We are all of us Infamous Monsters.