home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
The Unsorted BBS Collection
/
thegreatunsorted.tar
/
thegreatunsorted
/
texts
/
txtfiles_misc
/
vamp10.faq
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1995-03-26
|
23KB
|
510 lines
Vampire Societies, Clubs and Amateur Pub'ns
The following is a list of various organizations and publications
devoted to the vampire, vampire aficionados, and/or horror fans.
Please read the INFO provided carefully; not all of these
publication/organizations are strictly vampire-related. Vampire
purists are encouraged to write first for further information.
With all correspondence, including requests for the latest fees,
information, issues and/or subscriptions, it is in your best interest
to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) or International
Reply Coupon (IRC), which is available at the post office. It is also
a good idea to request writer's guidelines before sending in
unsolicited submissions. PLEASE NOTE: PRICES QUOTED BELOW ARE
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
* NAME: ANNE RICE'S VAMPIRE LESTAT FAN CLUB, P.O. Box 58277, New
Orleans, LA 70158-8277.
INFO: Publishes a quarterly newsletter and offers a pen pal
program.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: BATS AND RED VELVET, 47 Cavendish Place, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE2 2NE, ENGLAND.
INFO: Goth magazine.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: BITE ME IN THE COFFIN NOT THE CLOSET FAN CLUB, Jeff Flaster,
72 Sarah Lane, Middletown, NY 10940.
INFO: Seeking members, poems, stories, artwork, 'anything and
everything.'
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: BLACK ROSES QUARTERLY, c/o Jason Puckett, 1357 Benning Place
NE #3, Atlanta, GA 30307 or e-mail lawjdp@gsusgi2.gsu.edu.
INFO: Submissions in the following categories: 'supernatural
fiction a la The Twilight Zone, fantasy/science fiction or
any other fiction, as long as it has a dark/Gothic twist,
black and white illustrations.'
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: BLOODLINES, 305 Hahani Street #296, Kailua, HI 96734.
INFO: Features poetry, fiction, reviews, interviews, information
and artwork.
COST: Yearly subscription is $19.95 for six issues/single & back
issues $5.00. Checks/MO payable to Danis the Dark
Productions.
* NAME: BLOODREAMS: A Magazine of Vampires & Werewolves, Kelly
Gunter Atlas, ed., 1312 West 43rd Street, North Little Rock,
AR 72118).
INFO: BLOODREAMS has recently undergone some changes. Please SASE
Kelly for the latest information.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: BRAM STOKER SOCIETY, Albert Power, 43 Castle Court, Killiney
Hill Road, Killiney, County Dublin, Irish Republic.
INFO: None.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: BRITISH VAMPYRE SOCIETY, THE, Allen J. Gittens, 38 Westcroft,
Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN4 OLY, England, UK.
INFO: 'The world of vampirism in fact and fiction...'
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: CATACOMB, 1825 St. Elizabeth Street, Wilmington, DE 19805.
INFO: 'Don't be afraid of the shadows.'
COST: $3.00 U.S., $4.00 elsewhere, per issue. Checks/M.O. payable
to Debbie Sweeney.
* NAME: CHILDREN OF DARKNESS, 6224 Edgewater Dr., Falls Church, VA
22041-1404.
INFO: None.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: CLUB VAMPYRE, c/o Riyn Gray, 1764 Lugonia, Ste. 104 #223,
Redlands, CA 92374.
INFO: Publishes a vampire/gothic 'zine 25-30 pages, 6 issues per
year; news, reviews, fiction, poetry, etc. SASE for info.
COST: Sample issue $4.00, membership $20.00 US, $26.00 elsewhere.
Make checks payable to Mary J. Meyer, Treasurer.
* NAME: COLLINSPORT RECORD, THE, THE COLLINSWOOD JOURNAL and THE
'FRIENDS OF DARK SHADOWS', Sharida Rizzuto, Editor, P.O. Box
213, Metairie, LA 70004/differing address: P.O. Box 994,
Metairie, LA 70004.
INFO: _Dark Shadows_ fan publications.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: COUNT DRACULA FAN CLUB, THE, Dr. Jeanne K. Youngson,
President, 29 Washington Square West, New York, NY 10001.
INFO: Also has a junior division, VAMPIRES ARE US, for those 16 and
under. Membership includes a handbook and a 'Drakpak' of
books published by the club. Publishes something every
month. NOTE: This is the same as the International Count
Dracula Fan Club.
COST: $4.00 for sample newsletter. Pricey but friendly and
informative.
* NAME: COUNT DRACULA SOCIETY, Dr. Donald A. Reed, National
President, 334 West 54th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 752-5811.
INFO: None.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: COUNT KEN FAN CLUB, Ken Gilbert, President, 18 Palmer Street,
Salem, MA 01970.
INFO: Publishes a monthly newsletter.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: COVEN CHRONICLES, THE, Dark Star Productions, P.O. Box 1313,
Mission, KS 66222.
INFO: A quarterly zine dealing with vampires. The first issue was
published in Winter 1994. Original stories, poems, artwork,
interviews, and news about vampires and those who hunt them.
COST: $2.50 per issue; one year's subscription $8.00 (12 month
compilation at no extra charge).
* NAME: DARK SHADOWS COLLECTIBLE CLASSIFIED, Sue Ellen Wilson, 6173
Iroquois Trail, Mentor, OH 44060.
INFO: Movie posters, addresses for DS magazines, and 'more' in each
monthly issue.
COST: $15.00 for 12 issues. Check/M.O. to Sue Ellen Wilson.
* NAME: DEAD OF NIGHT, 916 Shaker Road, Suite 228, Longmeadow, MA
01106-2416.
INFO: 'Imaginative horror, fantasy, mystery, sf, and vampire-
related tales of terror...Ask about our other publications..'
COST: Sample copy $5.00, Two issue subscription is $9.00 U.S.,
$13.00 Canada and $18.00 elsewhere, payable to Dead of Night
Publications.
* NAME: DEAD RECORDS FILE, THE. P.O. Box 7633, Abilene, TX 79608-
7633.
INFO: Quarterly journal dedicated to the vampire in fact, fiction
and art.
COST: Sample issue $1.75; 1 year $7.00. Check/M.O. payable to L.E.
Elliot.
* NAME: DELIRIUM, Sophie Diamantis, 779 Riverside Drive, #A-11, New
York, NY 10032.
INFO: Interviews on musical groups Danzig, Black Sabbath, etc.,
record and book reviews. Vampiric prose, fiction and art are
needed for future issues.
COST: $4.00 U.S./$5.00 Europe/$6.00 elsewhere, payable to Sophie
Diamantis.
* NAME: DYNAMITE FAN CLUB, THE (D.F.C.), P.O. Box 30443, Cleveland,
OH 44130.
INFO: Horror fan club for 'Vampires, Witches, Warlocks and Horror
Film Fans.'
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: DRACULA, Bill Hupe and Peg Kennedy, Footrot Flats, 916 Lamb
Road, Mason, MI 48854-9445.
INFO: _Dracula_ fanzine. First done as a one-shot in ca. 1979, #2
was originally scheduled for publication nearly a year ago,
has been delayed, and is *supposed* to actually appear
sometime in '94, or so the publisher informed The MadBib.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: DRACULA SOCIETY, Bernard Davies, Honorable Chairman, 213
Wulstan Street, London W12, ENGLAND.
INFO: Holds meetings, dinners, film screenings and special events.
Publishes a newsletter and 'Voices From the Vault,' a
periodical of commentaries, articles and reviews; membership
applications are approved by a board.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: ECLIPSE, Nightbird Productions, Ltd., P.O. Box 137, Union-
town, OH 44685.
INFO: By the same publishers as _Onyx_. In the words of publisher
Mark Williams, 'Our next publication, _Eclipse_, will be
similiar in style to _Onyx_, but will include SF, Fantasy,
and Horror of all types.' Scheduled to appear in Fall 1994.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: EULOGY, 2130 Brown Street, Napa, CA 94559.
INFO: 'The best of the horror underground.'
COST: $18.00 for a subscription.
* NAME: FANG GANG, THE, P.O. Box 273895, Tampa, FL 33688-3895.
INFO: None.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: FORREST FOLIEADEUX, RR9-274, Oswego, NY 13126.
INFO: An alternative pen-pal magazine that also features articles
and stories; the September-October issue features 'Religious-
Gothic-Art-Neo-Colonial,' with an emphasis on vampire and
occult-oriented stories.
COST: $1.00 bi-monthly.
* NAME: GOOD GUYS WEAR FANGS, Mary Ann B. McKinnon, Editor, 254 Blunk
Avenue, Plymouth, MI 48170.
INFO: Multi-media vampire fanzine.
COST: Varies per issue.
* NAME: HUPE, BILL AND/OR PEG KENNEDY, Footrot Flats, 916 Lamb Road,
Mason, MI 48854-9445, fax 517-676-0588.
INFO: They distribute the following 'zines: THE VAMPIRE'S CRYPT,
CATCHING CAT, PRISONERS OF THE NIGHT, DYAD: THE VAMPIRE
STORIES, KNIGHT TIME, GOOD GUYS WEAR FANGS, ON THE WINGS OF
THE NIGHT, FEAR NO EVIL (Quantum Leap post-Mirror Image
novel; includes 'Speak No Evil,' about a vampire leap),
HEARTSBLOOD, FOREVER NET, HUNGRY HEARTS and a great deal
of DARK SHADOWS material.
COST: Varies. For further information on the above, send 52 cents
postage for their latest listings).
* NAME: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF IRREPRODUCIBLE
VAMPIRE AND LYCANTHROPY RESEARCH, Reverend Sean Manchester,
Founder/President, P.O. Box 542, Highgate, London N6 6BG,
England UK.
INFO: Membership by invitation only; publishes a quarterly
newsletter entitled 'The Cross and the Stake.'
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: JOURNAL OF THE DARK, P.O. Box 28296, Chattanooga, TN 37424-
8296.
INFO: Covers all aspects of the vampire community: books, movies,
legends, fiction, and lifestyles. Submissions of fiction,
poetry, artwork, questions, commentary, news, reviews,
research and interviews encouraged. E-mail JohnFrac@aol.com
for free flyer with submission guidelines.
COST: Single issues $3.50; year subscription (4 issues) $12.00.
Make checks payable to John Beckett.
* NAME: JUST MY TYPE, Whatever You Do, Don't Press!, Mystery Frank,
145 LaFontenay Drive, Louisville, KY 40223-3123.
INFO: A multi-media vampire 'zine.
COST: First class $19.90, Mexico/Canada $21.90, Overseas $29.00.
* NAME: MISS LUCY WESTERNA SOCIETY OF THE UNDEAD, Lewis Sanders,
President, 125 Taylor Street, Jackson, TN 38301.
INFO: Publishes 3-4 newsletters annually. You receive an ID card,
membership certificate, 5 newsletters and other items as
available).
COST: Dues are $15.00/year.
* NAME: NECROPOLIS, Chad Savage, P.O. Box 69, Kirkville, NY 13082.
INFO: Quarterly zine of darker creations: b&w art, verse, prose,
essay, fiction, reviews, observations, no taboos, no
restrictions, no judgments. For those 'who know that there
is beauty in the macabre.' Submissions also welcome in this
'zine of poetry, art, etc.
COST: $2.00 sample, $12.00 for six issues; Canada add $.50 per
issue; elsewhere, add $1.00 per issue, payable to Chad
Savage.
* NAME: NEFARIOUS, Rosey Lettich, 1804 Academy Street, Sumner, WA
98309.
INFO: Quarterly. Poetry, short stories, articles, artwork, etc.
Four yearly issues plus once a month newsletters. NOTE: The
MadBib says: 'Ads for this say monthly newsletter but I've
never received one.' All contributions welcome.
COST: A year's subscription is $5.00; sample issue $1.50
* NAME: NOCTURNAL ECSTASY VAMPIRE COVEN (formerly NOCTURNAL EXTACY),
P.O. Box 147, Palos Heights, IL 60463-0147.
INFO: Poetry, short stories, non-fiction, art, book/movie reviews,
etc.; tri-annual journal and membership packet.
COST: $15/year U.S., $20/year Canada/Mexico, $23/year everywhere
else). Make checks payable to Darlene Daniels.
* NAME: NOX, Loretta M. Accado, P.O. Box 2467, Grand Central Station,
New York, NY 10163-2467.
INFO: Fiction, poetry, reviews, etc. about vampires, death and
other dark topics.
COST: $3.00 for sample copy ($3.50 Canada, $4.00 elsewhere). One
year subscription (3 issues) is $9.00 ($10.50 Canada, $12.00
elsewhere). Checks in U.S. funds to Loretta M. Accardo.
* NAME: ON NIGHT'S WINGS: the Vampire and Horror Magazine for the
Discriminating Fan, SMB Productions, P.O. Box 232-E,
Kathleen, FL 33849-9232.
INFO: 'Sophisticated, mature vampire, horror, and dark fantasy
poetry, fiction, artwork, photography, reviews, articles,
etc.
COST: Sample issue $3.95 U.S., $5.25 elsewhere. One year (6
issues) $21.95 U.S. or $25.95 elsewhere. FL residents please
add 6% sales tax). Payable to SMB Productions.
* NAME: ONYX, Mark Williams, P.O. Box 137, Uniontown, OH 44685.
INFO: Newsletter for literature, movies, myths and legends.
Includes short stories, artwork, book reviews and discussions
of vampire fandom.
COST: Year's subscription is $10.00 for 4 issues U.S., $12.00
elsewhere. Sample issue is $3.00 U.S., $5.00 elsewhere.
** NOTE: ONYX HAS CEASED PUBLICATION! **
* NAME: ORDER OF THE VAMPIRE, Ambrose, 234 A.B.T.B., Lewes, DE 19958.
INFO: Society for vampires and people interested in them.
Membership includes: correspondence, newsletters and
bulletins, information clearinghouse; possible invitation to
the inner society. Interested in hearing about vampire
stories, fantasies, attacks, etc.)
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: PASSIONATE PUBLICATIONS, 9 Audrey Road, Latham, NY 12110.
INFO: 'Publishers of fine chapbooks: Vampyristic, Surreal and
Melancholic is now now accepting manuscripts...'
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: POISON COFFIN, 3 Gatensbury Place, Princes Risborough, Bucks,
HP27 ODS, ENGLAND.
INFO: Goth 'zine, but the first number included an interview with a
real-life vampire.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: P.N. ELROD FAN CLUB, THE, 1201 S. Byrd #39, Tishomingo, OK
73460.
INFO: Quarterly newsletter including Q&A column by Elrod herself.
COST: One year membership is $5.00 U.S., $7.00 elsewhere.
Check/M.O. in U.S. funds to Jackie Black.
* NAME: PRISONERS OF THE NIGHT, MKASHEF Enterprises, P.O. Box 688,
Yucca Valley, CA 92286-0688.
INFO: 'An _adult_ anthology of erotica, intrigue, fright, allure
and VAMPIRISM!'.
COST: Varies per issue.
* NAME: REALM OF THE VAMPIRE, P.O. Box 517, Metairie, LA 70004-0517.
INFO: 'Encompasses scads of fascinating articles, reviews, short
fiction, poetry, interviews, free classifieds, artwork and
news briefs concerning vampirism. Gothic and necromantic
themes in film and literature by vampirephiles...'; includes
semi-annual 100 page journal, semi-annual 12 page newsletter,
2 *extensive* lists of vampire books and films. A division
of Baker Street Publications.
COST: $7.90/issue or $22 for 2 issues. MONEY ORDERS ONLY payable
to REALM OF THE VAMPIRE. Enclose a SASE with all
correspondence.
* NAME: ROUGE ET NOIR #4, Preternatural Productions, P.O. Box 786,
Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613.
INFO: 'Editor and publisher Meg Thompson calls this number a
'vampire chapbook.''
COST: '$6.00 (includes postage)
* NAME: SCREEM IN THE DARK FAN CLUB, Screem Jams Productions, Inc.,
P.O. Box 138300, Chicago, IL 60613.
INFO: A quarterly publication includes vampire fiction/fact,
poetry, record updates, interviews, art, etc. Also the
'official fan club of the industrial Egyptian Metal Rock
Band, The Dark Theater.'
COST: Yearly membership $13.00 U.S. or $18.00 elsewhere.
* NAME: SECRET ORDER OF THE UNDEAD, T.J. Teer, 155 East C Street,
Suite 323, Upland, CA 91786.
INFO: Looking for members, submissions and correspondents.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: 7 METHODS HOW VAMPIRES GAIN YOUR CONFIDENCE, MSB 1606 18th
Avenue, South #15, Nashville, TN 37212.
INFO: 'The treatise details the techniques that vampires use to not
only gain your confidence but to seduce you and finally
enslave you.'
COST: $1.00 plus stamp.
* NAME: SHADOWDANCE, Michelle Belanger, Box 474, Hinckley, OH 44233.
INFO: Poetry, fiction and art from the midnight realms of the mind.
COST: Sample issue $2.50 U.S., $3.00 elsewhere; 1 year (6 issues)
$13.00 U.S., $15.00 elsewhere. Cash, check/M.O to Michelle
Belanger, ed.
* NAME: SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT, P.O. Box 17006, Rochester, NY 14617.
INFO: 'A vampire society for the mature fan'; submissions needed
and membership welcome.
COST: Send SASE for further information.
* NAME: SHADOWYN, c/o Elizabeth Bancroft, 1014 Ann Avenue, Dixon, IL
61021.
INFO: None.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: SPLATTERLISP, Ron Damon, P.O. Box 7326, Erie, PA 16510.
INFO: 'An APA-like publication for people who wish they were
vampires.' Subscriptions require an age statement that
you're over 18.
COST: $5.00/issue or $15 for subscription of 6 issues.
* NAME: STAKE: HUMOR AND HORROR FOR A DYING PLANET, THE, Bill
Meyers, III Publishing, P.O. Box 17063, San Francisco, CA
94117-0363.
INFO: 'The official publication of III Publishing, publishers of
several horror books. Mostly short fiction and excerpts from
several of their books.
COST: $3.95/issue, subscriptions $12 for 4 issues.
* NAME: TEMPLE OF SET, P.O. Box 470307, San Francisco, CA 94147.
INFO: None.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: TEMPLE OF THE VAMPIRE, Box 3582, Lacey, WA 98503.
INFO: None.
COST: Information packet fee is $5.00; membership dues are $10.00
per month.
* NAME: VAMPIRE ARCHIVES, 2926 West Leland, Chicago, IL 60625.
INFO: 'Looking to keep you up to date on what's happening in the
world of vampirism.' Publication schedule is *very*
irregular.
COST: Subscription is $35.00 U.S., $45.00 elsewhere.
* NAME: VAMPIRE GUILD, THEE, Phill White, 82 Ripcroft, Southwell,
Portland, Dorset, DT5 2EE, England, UK.
INFO: Looking for new members.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: VAMPIRE INFORMATION EXCHANGE, Eric S. Held, Director, P.O.
Box 328, Brooklyn, NY 11229-0328.
INFO: Information clearing house; publishes 'The Vampire
Information Exchange Newsletter' six times a year. Contains
member-contributed clippings, artwork, classifieds. Each
issue has a different focus, eg. P.N. Elrod, vampires in
comics.
COST: Sample issue $4.00. Subscriptions $15.00/year U.S.,
$17.00/year elsewhere. Checks/M.O. payable to Eric Held.
* NAME: VAMPIRE JUNCTION, 505 NW 13th Street, Gainesville, FL 32601.
INFO: Artwork, poetry, short stories, book and movie reviews, and
personal theories of vampires. Often has news of recently
published and forthcoming books. You can also get a Vampire
Junction T-shirt.
COST: Sample issue $3.00. Subscription $15.00 for 9 issues.
Checks to C. Cosner. T-shirt $10.00 for S/M/L, $13.00 for
XL. Checks to Candy Cosner.
* NAME: VAMPIRE REGISTER, THE, 7 Cornell Road, Stourbridge, West
Midlands, DY8 4TE ENGLAND.
INFO: Publishes a 'zine called _Obituary_.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: VAMPIRE RESEARCH CENTER, Stephen Kaplan, Director, P.O. Box
252, Elmhurst, NY 11373.
INFO: Information clearing house; collects data on vampires.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: VAMPIRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, P.O. Box 21067, Seattle, WA
98111.
INFO: None.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: VAMPIRE RESEARCH SOCIETY, Reverend Sean Manchester, Founder/
President, P.O. Box 542, Highgate, London N6 6BG, England UK.
INFO: For a deluxe hardcover copy of _The Highgate Vampire_,
completely revised and expanded for 1991 by Rev. Manchester,
send a check or international money order for 19.99 British
pounds made payable to The Vampire Research Center at the
above address.
COST: Payments *must* be made in pounds sterling; includes postage/
handling).
* NAME: VAMPIRE STUDIES, Martin V. Riccardo, Director, P.O. Box 151,
Berwyn, IL 60402.
INFO: Not a membership organization but an information clearing
house, lectures. Interested in hearing about vampire
fantasies.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: VAMPIRES ANONYMOUS (order of Xanastia), P.O. Box 778, Exton,
PA 19047.
INFO: A quarterly journal of symbolic stories, poetry, art and
articles about Xanastian Vampires. Members entitled to
'secret rituals in addition.' Quarterly journal of pagan,
vampire and occult poetry, art, stories, and articles.
Submissions Welcome.
COST: Sample copy $5.00 U.S., $7.00 elsewhere. Subscription $18.00
U.S., $25.00 elsewhere.
* NAME: VAMPIRE'S CRYPT, Bill Hupe, Footrot Flats, 916 Lamb Road,
Mason, MI 48854-9445.
INFO: Fiction, poetry, artwork, reviews and interviews, featuring
an on-going article by our own Mad Bibliographer.
COST: Varies with issue.
* NAME: VAMPIRISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE, P.O. Box 21067, Seattle, WA
98111.
INFO: Offers fan survey #9221.
COST: $2.00 U.S., $3.00 elsewhere.
* NAME: VAMPYRE SOCIETY, Allen J. Gittens, Founder and President, 38
Westcroft, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 OLY England, UK.
INFO: Publishes a quarterly journal called 'For the Blood Is the
Life.'
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: VELVET VAMPYRE, THE, P.O. Box 68, Keightly, West Yorkshire
BD22 6RU ENGLAND.
INFO: None.
COST: Unknown.
* NAME: VIRTUTE ET MORTE MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 63113, Philadelphia, PA
19114-0813.
INFO: 50+ pages of art, music, poetry, reviews, vampire erotica,
cemetery coverage, surreal dreams and more. Catalog of t-
shirts and other products available for SASE.
COST: Sample $3.50 U.S., $4.50 elsewhere, $13.00 U.S., $16.00
elsewhere for '4 issues tri-annual subscription.' NO CHECKS.
Money orders to Lynnea Mamalli.
* NAME: WICKED MYSTIC, P.O. Box 3087, Astoria, NY 11103.
INFO: Horror fiction, poetry and art -- not for the faint-hearted.
Nominated best magazine, 1993, by The Small Press Writers &
Artists Organization.
COST: Issue #22 is a special full-size, double issue (100 pages),
$6.50 U.S., $8.50 elsewhere, payable to Andre Scheluchin.