It's time for another Halloween 'zine review! Growing up as a punk rock kid, I collected many a fanzine through the years. Small, DIY handmade photocopied, low-budget mini magazines that covered all aspects of the music genre, created and produced by the very participants within that scene. There's just something about holding a small magazine that was created and assembled by hand that always felt so tactile and genuine to me. And when I later became a home haunter, I discovered the same medium and immediately began collecting them.
Up next is Ghostlore Zine created by Wychwood Arts. I originally followed the Wychwood Arts Instagram page for all of the cool Halloween art, but when I saw that they also made 'zines, I was in!
I ended up grabbing three issues of Ghostlore from the Wychwood Arts Big Cartel page. Unfortunately, the first issue is sold out, so I'm left hoping for a reprint to complete my set.
The zines themself are a ton of fun. Each perfect-bound (no staples) issue is packed full of great original art and stories, awesome "Terror On Tape" dark music reviews (my favorite!), cool interviews, and pages of fun word searches and puzzles. And perhaps the best part of all is the extra inserts and personalized, hand-drawn thank you note that were included. You can really tell that lots of care went into each issue. Each is a great black-and-white presentation on Halloween creepiness and fun and I HIGHLY recommend every one!
Issues 2, 3, and 4 are still available over at the Wychwood Arts Big Cartel page (along with great, original art and other merch), and it was recently announced that issue 5 will be dropping this week, so get on it!!
Ghostlore is definitely a great addition to my Halloween zine October reading list.
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