Fangoria is an internationally distributed American film fan magazine specializing in the genres of horror, slasher, splatter, and exploitation films, in regular publication since 1979.
Fangoria was first planned in 1978 under the name Fantastica as a companion to the science fiction media magazine Starlog; just as Starlog covered science fiction films for a primarily teenaged audience, Fantastica was intended to cover fantasy films for a similar audience. The publishers were anticipating a groundswell of interest in fantasy owing to the plans at that time for bringing Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian to the screen, plans first announced in 1978.
The Conan film did not arrive until four years later and, when it did, no major groundswell in the demand for fantasy films occurred. But before the magazine was even launched, other factors intervened to change the magazine's focus and direction.
The first issue was assembled under the editorship of "Joe Bonham," a pseudonym taken from the quadriplegic hero of Dalton Trumbo's pacifist novel Johnny Got His Gun. This was a cover for Rolling Stone contributor and screenwriter Ed Naha and writer Ric Meyers, best known for his encyclopedic Great Martial Arts Movies: From Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan.
Fangoria are a Spanish electropop duo, consisting of Olvido Gara (aka Alaska, main vocals, occasional guitar), and Nacho Canut (keyboards, occasional bass guitar). Fangoria have sold 1 million records worldwide since 1989.
In 1977 Alaska, along with Nacho Canut and Carlos Berlanga, formed the band Alaska y los Pegamoides. Later, in 1982, they changed the name to Alaska y Dinarama. The group was popular and influential during La Movida Madrileña. Some of their famous recordings include Abracadabra, Ni Tú Ni Nadie,(which was entered for the Spanish heats of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 and later covered by the Mexican group Mœnia in 2004 and by the Puerto Rican band Circo in 2005) and ¿A quién le importa? (later covered by Mexican musician Thalía in 2002).
In 1989 Carlos Berlanga left, and the band transformed once again, this time adopting the name of the American horror film magazine Fangoria — they had already made clear their fascination with American z-movies with songs like "Mi novio es un Zombi" ("My Boyfriend Is A Zombie") and "La rebelión de los electrodomésticos" ("The household appliance rebellion"). With each name change, the band drove away from punk and embracing electropop, although strong guitars are normally present in their performances.
Fangoria is an American magazine devoted to horror and exploitation films, which has a number of associated brands:
Fangoria may also refer to:
Vi el cielo abierto y comprobé qué esto es lo mío, tranquilamente me encontré en el vacío, sé qué no hay forma de acabar más elegante, con ésta idea de moral, recalcitrante, Y no me pidas qué renuncie a la verdad.
No hay celo sin dolor, ni pena sin amor,
es más fácil olvidarse qué vengarse, no hay fuego sin calor, ni cielo sin un Dios,
al que ya no volveré a rezar.
En la tormenta encontré el equilibrio,
quién lo podía imaginar?, amo el peligro,
vi mi futuro y lo cambié, por el presente,
de la memoria me olvidé, siempre me miente.
Y ahora sabemos de lo que yo soy capaz,
no hay loco sin razón, ni falta sin perdón,
yo prefiero perdonarte que engañarte, no hay joya sin ladrón, ni esclava sin señor,
y esta esclava no obedece más.
No hay celo sin dolor,,ni pena sin amor,
es más fácil olvidarse qué vengarse,
no hay fuego sin calor, ni cielo sin un Dios, al que ya no volveré a rezar.
En la tormenta encontré el equilibrio,
quién lo podía imaginar?, amo el peligro.