Details revealed for the Kevin Smith edited issue of Fangoria

It was announced a few months ago that Fangoria #348 would mark the second time in the magazine's history that an issue would be edited and curated by a guest editor – the first time having been Hannibal's Bryan Fuller on issue #343. #348's guest editor is RED STATE / TUSK / YOGA HOSERS director Kevin Smith, and it was supposed to be on store shelves by the end of July. Unfortunately, Fangoria has been going through a rough patch lately, so the issue ended up being delayed.

Fangoria has now announced that the digital edition of issue #348 is ready to go, set to be made availabe through the Fangoria.com store later today. The magazine's subscribers should also be receiving a complimentary copy in their inboxes soon. Along with this announcement comes the unveiling of the issue's cover, which can be seen below, and the reveal of the issue's contents. 

Fangoria #348 will include an exclusive essay by Kevin Smith on his personal horror fandom, as well as articles related to some of his favorite entries in the genre – RE-ANIMATOR, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, MOTEL HELL, the YOGA HOSERS-inspiring PUPPET MASTER. Among the more Smith-centric articles are an interview with him; a retrospective on the rape/revenge film VULGAR, which he executive produced; a piece on the great Michael Parks, who starred in Smith's RED STATE and TUSK; and an exclusive preview of what Smith and special effects artist Robert Kurtzman have in store for audiences with MOOSE JAWS, the final chapter in Smith's True North Trilogy (following TUSK and YOGA HOSERS).

Also featured in the issue will be Fede Alvarez / DON'T BREATHE, Eric Red, THE MIND'S EYE, LAKE NOWHERE, Stranger Things, and more, including an interview with director Tom McLoughlin, looking back on his film JASON LIVES: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI thirty years later.

This sounds like an awesome issue. Kevin Smith, '80s classics, an article on the movie that got me into horror (JASON LIVES)… it's almost like this was put together specifically with me in mind.

Information on a physical edition of the issue (and the last few issues) is forthcoming. In the meantime, here is the full list of Fangoria #348's contents:

INTERVIEW Max Hawthorne 
As prehistoric horror fiction is resurrected, the acclaimed novelist reveals why they call him the Prince of Paleofiction

EXCLUSIVE ESSAY: Kevin Smith 
The independent cinema icon discusses his lifelong relationship to the world of horror

EXCLUSIVE RETROSPECTIVE: VULGAR 
Actor Brian O’Halloran and COMIC BOOK MEN star Bryan Johnson revisit this transgressive rape-revenge flick

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Brian Yuzna 
The underrated master of FX-driven scare fare finds a new audience in the age of HD

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Robert Kurtzman 
The FX Legend-turned-director gets candid about his 30+ year career in horror

FX FEATURE: THE MIND’S EYE 
FANGO gets into the heads- exploding or otherwise- of filmmaker Joe Begos and FX duo Brian Spears & Peter Gerner

INTERVIEW: Fede Alvarez 
The filmmaker behind EVIL DEAD (2013) returns with his most nerve-racking horror offering to date, DON’T BREATHE

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MOTEL HELL
Director Kevin Connor reflects on the legacy of this seminal horror satire

EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: HOUSE OF RE-ANIMATOR 
Screenwriter Dennis Paoli talks the past- and potential future- of this RE-ANIMATOR reunion

FEATURE: The Haunted Scarehouse
As Escape Rooms sweep the nation, FANGO investigates this unholy marriage of haunted walkthrough and interactive puzzle

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Kevin Smith
Our Guest Editor spills his guts about Wes Craven, REAPER, and other professional collisions with the horror genre

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: DIVORCED DAD
What’s lurking behind Astron-6’s surreal send-up of public access talk shows?

EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: Michael Parks
One of cinema’s greatest character actors speaks up about becoming Kevin Smith’s macabre muse

INTERVIEW: LIGHTS OUT
Director David Sandberg discusses his journey from online sensation to Hollywood horror prodigy

EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: WE’LL SEE YOU IN HELL
Joe DeRosa and Patrick Walsh chart the evolution of their popular FANGORIA podcast

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rick Baker
The FX Great discusses his Academy-Award winning FX work on AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: THE STRAIN
Producers Carlton Cuse and Chuck Hogan discuss the visceral third season of FX’s hit vampire saga

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Stephen David Brooks
The filmmaker exorcises memories of his time as writer and VFX artist on Tobe Hooper’s THE MANGLER

EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: MOOSE JAWS
Kevin Smith and Robert Kurtzman offer up a first look at this Canadian creature feature

EXCLUSIVE FX FEATURE: FRANKENSTEIN CREATED BIKERS
James Bickert offers up a bloody behind-the-scenes look at this gore-filled convention favorite

RETROSPECTIVE: Junji Ito
FANGORIA looks back at the nightmarish manga master’s groundbreaking genre work

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Eric Red
The filmmaker behind THE HITCHER, NEAR DARK, BODY PARTS, BAD MOON, and more celebrates three decades of crafting cinematic creeps

EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: PUPPET MASTER
Producer Charles Band and screenwriter C. Courtney Joyner disassemble the seminal direct-to-video fright franchise

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: David DeCoteau
The prolific master of schlock revisits his beloved ‘80s sleaze classic, SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: STRANGER THINGS
Producers Dan Cohen and Shawn Levy talk about the Netflix’s nostalgic phenomenon

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: FANGORIA Musick’s DRACULA
Audio horror master Anthony DP Mann talks about his Tony Todd-starring adaptation of Bram Stoker’s iconic story

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Tom McLoughlin
With FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE GAME around the corner, McLoughlin reflects on resurrecting Jason Voorhees 30 years ago in PART VI

EXORDIUM
Filmmaker Kevin Smith shares his first encounter with FANGO

MONSTER INVASION
Features on LAKE NOWHERE and SUN CHOKE

BLOOD DROPS
Spoorloos gets under your skin with THE HILL

KILL SCREEN
Our new horror gaming column looks back at the sleazy, chaotic MICHIGAN: REPORT FROM HELL