Necronomicon Magazine - 7 issues - January 1993 - February 1995
Having successfully combined the gothic atmosphere and futuristic visions of the unique H P Lovecraft, Necronomicon
magazine spewed forth its eclectic mix of horror, cult, sci-fi & erotica to generate a fervent following and securing
distribution throughout the UK, Europe & USA courtesy of Diamond Comics, Capital City & Tower Records. Did You Know ?
- The first issue of Necronomicon with a cover price of £2.00 now sells for over £10.00 on the collectors market with a full set of (magnificent) seven issues stretching towards the £100 mark
- Amongst those interviewed were :-
- Richard Stanley (Director of Hardware, Dust Devil)
- Barbara Shelley (star of numerous Hammer Films including Dracula Prince of Darkness)
- Jorg Buttgereit, Monika M (Director of Nekromantik, star of Nekromantik)
- Umberto Lenzi (Cult Italian director)
- "Intelligent, glossy... a must for anyone interested in blood, bondage and B movies !" - Helen Swift, Producer of The Little Picture Show, Carlton Television.
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Necronomicon - The Book - 1996
Successfully completing the transition from magazine to book - the first two volumes being published by Creation Books,
London before Noir Publishing debuted with Book Three in 1999.
Did You Know?
- The first four books have total sales thus far of over 9,000 copies
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Press Comments:
- "Lovingly produced and amply illustrated... engaging... Heady Stuff" - Sight & Sound
- "Invigorating, provocative and exceptionally well researched." - Total Film
- "Essential Collecting for cinema fans, raiders of arthouse video shops, counter culture hedonists and blood junkies." - Skin 2
- "...an indispensable adjunct to the study of the cinema of transgression." - Sight & Sound
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Noir Publishing - 1999 - present
Adding to the success of the Necronomicon film book series, Noir Publishing spread its wings to include other film titles such as the zombie film opus The Dead Walk, the extreme music arena with the gothic excesses of Once Upon A Fiend, before returning to the film genre with the first in the new Necronomicon Presents series - Shocking Cinema of the Seventies. Now, a new chapter is turning in the Noir Publishing evolution as our biggest signing yet - South African wildlife photographer/adventurer Austin J Stevens, climbs aboard as Noir's first eXtreme wildlife series title - "The Last Snake Man". This was successfully launched at the Hay International Literary Festival in May 2007 in front of an enthusiastic audience of over 200 people leading to press coverage in The Sunday Times, Sunday Mirror, The Independent & The Sport newspapers. |
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Publicity
Publisher features in Bizarre magazine, The Bookseller magazine & regional news titles Book of the Month award - Soho magazine Reviews of Noir Publishing titles in the following magazines :- Metal Hammer, Kerrang, Uncut, Record Buyer,Total Film, Shivers, Marquis, Skin 2, Terrorizer, Soho, Alternative Magazine, DVD Monthly, Zero Tolerance, Neo, Travel Africa, Wanderlust, Zoo & Real Travel. |