Cinefantastique

Cinefantastique is a horror, fantasy, and science fiction film magazine started in 1970 by publisher/editor Frederick S. Clarke. Intended as a serious critical/review journal of the genres, the magazine immediately set itself apart from such competitors as Famous Monsters of Filmland and Monster Times due to its slick paper stock and use of full color interior film stills. Cinefantastiques articles and reviews emphasized an intelligent, near-scholarly approach, a then-unusual slant for such a genre-specific magazine.

Related Topics:
Horror - Fantasy - Science fiction - Genres - Famous Monsters of Filmland - Monster Times

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The magazine quickly came to be known for its lengthy, information-filled "tribute" articles devoted to the full production details of such classic films as The Incredible Shrinking Man and Planet of the Apes. Based on the popularity of these articles, Cinefantastique began producing huge double-issues centering on comprehensive Making-Of looks at such movies as Star Wars (the magazine's first double-issue), Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner, and The Thing. Many of the articles have since become accepted as the definitive source of production information regarding these and other genre titles.

Related Topics:
The Incredible Shrinking Man - Planet of the Apes - Star Wars - Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Blade Runner - The Thing

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On October 17, 2000, Clarke died, apparently a suicide. Rights to the continuing publication of Cinefantastique were acquired by Mark A. Altman's Mindfire Entertainment, who re-named the magazine "CFQ".

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