Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope

Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope is an American cult movie magazine that is released four times a year.

History and profile

It was started as a newsletter in January 1993.[1] The publication was founded and is edited by Joe Kane[2] and has spawned a reference book entitled The Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos.

Recent issues have included interviews with such well known B-movie directors as John Waters, James Gunn, Roger Corman, George A. Romero, Walter Hill and Brian Yuzna and such famed cult actors as Crispin Glover, Adrienne Barbeau, L. Q. Jones, Tobin Bell, and Clint Howard.

The magazine is based in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

Works

Books

  • The Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest, and Weirdest Genre Videos, By Joe Kane. Three Rivers Press, New York, September 2000, 592 pp. ISBN 0-8129-3149-1
  • The Phantom's Ultimate Video Guide, by Joe Kane. Dell Books, New York, October 1989, 756 pp. ISBN 0-440-50212-8
  • "Night of the Living Dead: Behind the Scenes of the Most Terrifying Zombie Movie Ever", by Joe Kane. Citadel Press,New York, August 2010, 272 pp. ISBN 0-8065-3331-5.

Staff

Videoscope's most frequent writers include Debbie Rochon, Terry and Tiffany DuFoe, Tom Weaver, Don Kaye, Calum Waddell, Tim Ferrante, Robert Freese, Dwight Kemper, Dan Cziraky, Nancy Naglin, Kevin G. Shinnick and Kane himself.

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References
  1. "Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope Magazine enters 15th Year". Cinema Treasures. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. Steve Ward (14 July 2009). "The Phantom Speaks! An Interview with Cult Movie Critic Joe Kane". Pop Matters. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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