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VOTE RUE MORGUE IN THE 18TH ANNUAL “RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARDS”

Oscars shmoscars… celebrate the best in classic and contemporary horror with the 18th annual RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARDS!

This year, RUE MORGUE is honoured with nominations in five categories, including BEST MAGAZINE, BEST ARTICLE (‘Rise of the Supermonsters/Monsters from the Closet,’ by Carly Maga/Matthew Hays, RUE MORGUE #189), BEST INTERVIEW (William Friedkin, by Andrea Subissati, RUE MORGUE #190 and Mark Patton, by Rocco Thompson, RUE MORGUE #189), BEST COLUMN (Files from the Black Museum: A Cultural Autopsy of Classic Horror by Paul Corupe, John W. Bowen’s It Came From Bowen’s Basement and The Homicidal Homemaker by Kaci Hansen), and BEST COVER (RM#190 featuring art by Rob Birchfield).

Additionally, Mike Gingold got a nom for his documentary extra on Vinegar Syndrome’s reissue of Spookies.

VOTE FOR RUE MORGUE IN 3 EASY STEPS!
1. Copy-and-paste the ballot below into an e-mail
2. Choose ONE of the options in the BEST INTERVIEW and BEST COLUMN category
3. Send to taraco@aol.com by midnight on March 29, 2020

And don’t forget to include your name in the e-mail!

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BEST MAGAZINE
Rue Morgue

BEST ARTICLE
‘Rise of the Supermonsters/Monsters from the Closet,’ by Carly Maga/Matthew Hays, RUE MORGUE #189

BEST INTERVIEW (choose one)
William Friedkin, by Andrea Subissati, RUE MORGUE #190
OR
Mark Patton, by Rocco Thompson, RUE MORGUE #189

BEST COLUMN (choose one)
Files from the Black Museum: A Cultural Autopsy of Classic Horror, by Paul Corupe
OR
It Came from Bowen’s Basement, by John W. Bowen
OR
The Homicidal Homemaker, by Kaci Hansen

BEST COVER
RUE MORGUE #190 by Rob Birchfield

BEST DVD EXTRA
SPOOKIES (1986; Vinegar Syndrome): ‘Twisted Tale – Unmaking of Spookies’ documentary by Michael Gingold and Glen Baisley.

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Other categories at this year’s Rondo Awards include Best Movie, Best Television Presentation, Best Independent Film, Best Documentary and many more.

For the full list of nominees, visit the official Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards site!

Congratulations and best of luck to all nominees!

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