Fright Night

Dancing With Zombies and Ghosts at Carnival in Haiti

Before Haiti was catapulted into the news following the catastrophic earthquake in January that killed 230,000 people, it was mainly known for two things: Wyclef Jean from the Fugees and Voodoo. Full story

Hell On Earth

Yemen is Crippled by Terrorism, Drought and Civil War

Situated at the southernmost tip of the Middle East, just across the Gulf of Aden from Somalia, Yemen is the region's poorest country, and one of the more heavily armed Arab nations. Full story

The Guatemalan Lady Killers

Mystery Surrounds the Deaths of Thousands of Women

While Mexico fights a war against the drug cartels that control much of its northern border, a lesser-known struggle is talking place in Guatemala, its neighbor to the south. Full story

Erotic Fiction, Puritan Censorship And Gynaecological Detail

An Interview With Jack Fritscher

Jack Fritscher, the award-winning author of hundreds of stories and articles and 20 books, is about as informed as anyone on the history of erotic fiction, its importance, and the state of erotic publishing today. Full story

Duncan Fallowell

At 21 Duncan Fallowell was the Spectator’s first rock critic. He then released the anthology Drug Tales in 1979, before promptly giving up drugs to prevent “burning out.” Full story

Norman J. Warren

Until the mid-1970s, British horror films tended to be camp, period rehashes of American horror classics in which hammy, top hat-wearing toffs would end up being killed by the big guys from the gore of yore. Full story

Raving, We’re Raving

What Gavin Watson Did After Skins & Punks

In 1989, Gavin Watson went from being a documenter of skinhead culture to being one of the only people who managed to operate a camera through the ecstasy haze that enveloped England that year. Full story

You're Gonna Die!

Gigadeath and Other Terrifying Thoughts of Hugo de Garis

Within the next 30 years, technology will advance at such a rate that it will produce an intelligence explosion, cause a world war, and create new variations of the human species. Full story

David Chambers

You have almost certainly never heard of David Chambers, but he makes suits for some of the best-dressed people in the world, from David Bowie to Terence Conran, with a long semi-secret list of other clients. Full story

Look Out!

"Militia Babes" are Ready for War

One of the main problems with paramilitary groups is they’re all a bit uptight and unapproachable and are almost always made up of intimidating men. Full story