1.Bloody greetings from Perú,Beril! How are you? How going the things there?
Hi David, thank you for interview request. I’m great thanks, September issue of Alacakaranlik just released, starting working on October issue. And planning our Halloween party. Our program is very intense. Publising monthly magazine cause never ending rush. But I love it!
2.Explain some more the rotten existence of Alacakaranlik Magazine.How been the begings?
Alacakaranlik is first and only labeled horror movie magazine of Turkey. It’s founded at April 2017 by people who running different online movie platforms which were based on B-movies, horror and exploitation movies. At the beginning, just a publising horror zine considered but then decided to be labeled horror movie magazine within a official publishing firm. We started to meet new people who working on horror movies and Alacakaranlik family arised. Everyone in the magazine has different backgrounds. We have academicians, art director, researchers, journalist, even a professional chef (me haha). That’s why otomatically new perspectives occur about horror movies. Language of the magazine more close to academic than popular media language. For example, I’m writing about food studies in horror movies; “How food represents in horror movies?”, “How could be possible understanding movies according to consumption patterns in horror movies?”. I have an article called “Effect of sugar on depression and The Shining” about food consumption of Torrance Family and which food elements turn on their depression, as you know they only can consume food from dry storage and freezer of Overlook Hotel because of the winter conditions. We also have article series like “Woman Representative in Horror Movies” and “Music in Horror Movies” which is just started.
3.How many numbers have Alacakaranlik Magazine out?
September 2018 issue just released and it’s #18. I still can’t believe it!!
4.What are your influences at Alacakaranlik Magazine?
Art collectives from beginning of 20th century like surrealists and dadaists. We don’t want to be just magazine. We want to be also an organisation to associate people who wants to think about horror movies. We’re in action, in a movement! We also influence from cult horror mags like Fangoria, Rue Morgue etc. but just soul of them not in content quality. Maybe we can call our style niche of niche.
5.Are you into Sci-Fi cinema too?
Hell yes! I love 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s science fiction movies and thinking about how and why they created alternative futures in the past. Post-nuclear, post-apocaliptic and science orianted inventions in the movies cause to understand that period’s politic conditions and real fears. The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962), Demon Seed (1977), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), Matango People (1963), Children of the Damned (1964) are some of my favourites. I love also sci-fi literature, huge fan of Philip K. Dick.
6.Your top 5 of horror, terror, gore movies.
All the Colors of Dark by Sergio Martino, The Beyond by Fulci, The Wizard of Gore by H. Gordon Lewis, ReGOREgitated Sacrifice by Lucifer Valentine, Rabid Dogs by Mario Bava.
7.A word to:
Lucio Fulci: Master!!
Mario Bava: Maestro!
Dario Argento: Colors!
Sam Raimi: Action.
8.Beril in your city have events and fairs of horror terror gore cinema?}
If we do yes haha. We did two collector festival and open air movie screening in two years. This event started to be traditional. In this event, collectors (VHS, DVD, action figure, vinyl, poster etc.) and stores who sell collector items come together and open booths, they can sell or exchange their items. We want to continue this festival next years. We did seminar series last winter which include 5 days with 5 different topics. Experts of that day’s topic gave a seminar in old cinema salon in Istanbul. Alacakaranlik also do concept concerts, movie screenings and parties. Our next event is of course Halloween party, looking forward that!
9.Are you fan of Fangoria Magazine? They return with new issues you know?
Yes of course as a horror freak but it’s not to possible find in Turkey, that’s why I have to spend too much money for buy from internet because of the Turkish lira currency. I’m so happy to they return but I couldn’t follow now.
10.Morbid future plans at Alacakaranlik Magazine?
We want to continue horror events, festivals and spreading this culture. As I mentioned before, Alacakaranlik is first and only labeled horror movie magazine of Turkey. That’s why we have more pressure on us to keep doing that. We’ll publish Alacakaranlik till end!
Thank you for having us. Alacakaranlik is in Turkish but if anyone wants to buy, we can post all around the World just send message! GORE FOREVER!
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