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Coming Soon: Cryptology, a new “retro-horror” magazine from TwoMorrows Publishing

By John Freeman on April 18, 2024 • ( 0 )

American independent publisher TwoMorrows Publishing has announced plans for a new “retro horror” magazine, titled Cryptology, due to launch in time for Halloween later this year.

Widely admired for supporting the work of horror artists and small publishers the new title will be edited by Peter Normanton, editor of From The Tomb, the acclaimed UK horror magazine. He’s also author of titles such as the recently-released book, It Rose From The Tomb.

TwoMorrows new Cryptology title will be a quarterly, all-colour magazine, intended to “to satiate your sinister side, with coverage of the best (and worst!) retro-horror from the depths of creep culture.”

The launch comes as TwoMorrows publisher John Morrow celebrates the launch of Jack Kirby Comic Collector, 30 years ago this year.

In the first issue, due for release on Wednesday 2nd October 2024, available to preorder here, Peter exhumes the worst Horror Comics excesses of the 1950s, Killer “B” movies to die for, and the creepiest, kookiest toys that crossed your boney little fingers as a child!

But wait… do you dare enter the House of Usher, or choose sides in the skirmish between the Addams Family and The Munsters?! Can you stand to gaze at Warren magazine frontispieces by this issue’s cover artist, Bernie Wrightson, or spend some Hammer Time with that studio’s most frightening films? And if Atlas pre-code covers or terrifying science-fiction are more than you can take, stay away!

All this, and more, is lurching toward you in TwoMorrows Publishing’s latest, and most decrepit, magazine – just for retro horror fans, and featuring my henchmen Will Murray, Mark Voger, Barry Forshaw, Tim Leese, Pete von Sholly, and Steve and Michael Kronenberg.

• Head to the TwoMorrows website to pre-order Cryptology #1

• Issue Two follows on 8th January (Pre-order here) | Issue Three on 9th April (Pre-order here); and Issue 4 on 9th July (Pre-order here)

• Don’t miss an issue! Subscribe to Cryptology here on the TwoMorrows website

With thanks to Paul Gravett for the heads up

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.