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Image: Nosferatu in Exquisite Terror 4, Leonardo Gonzalez, 2014 © Exquisite Terror

CONTRIBUTORS

NAILA SCARGILL

Naila is the founder, editor and publisher of Exquisite Terror. Holding a broad editorial background, she has worked with an eclectic variety of content, ranging from film, comics and the counterculture, to political news and finance.

UNCLE BOB MARTIN (RIP)

Uncle Bob was the original editor of the much-loved Fangoria, helming the title through until 1986. Writer of Frankenhooker and Basket Case 3, UncleBob authored Brain Damage, an adaptation of the Frank Henenlotter film, and currently contributes to Dread Central.

JIM READER

Jim is a London-based journalist who has worked for a number of titles, including Bizarre, Vogue, Boxing News and the Daily Sport. He graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2009 and became a Master of Research in American Literature in 2010.

STEFANIE CUTHBERT

Stefanie’s corruption began with a pre-pubescent viewing of A Nightmare On Elm Street and went downhill from there. A recovered journalist and current comms professional, they’re an AuDHD trans femme enby, parent, and struggling indie author (writing as Fox N. Locke).

NICK SOULSBY

Nick Soulsby is the author of Everything Keeps Dissolving: Conversations With Coil (2022); Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over (2019); Swans: Sacrifice And Transcendence (2018); Thurston Moore: We Sing A New Language (2017); Cobain On Cobain: Interviews & Encounters (2016); I Found My Friends: The Oral History Of Nirvana (2015); and Dark Slivers: Seeing Nirvana In The Shards Of Incesticide (2012). His words feature in an upcoming book on artist Marc Hurtado and The Abrahadabra Letters by John Balance/Anthony Blokdijk. In 2014 he curated No Seattle: Forgotten Sounds Of The North West Grunge Era with Soul Jazz Records, wrote the liner notes for the re-release of We Are Urusei Yatsura (2022), and also the oral history of Fire Ants for the reissue of their 1993 EP Stripped. In 2024, he completed two new works on the noise/anti-art group The New Blockaders and on the history of the Centro Iberico anarchist centre and anarcho-punk venue 1971-1983.

THOMAS OVERLOOK

Thomas Overlook is a writer and critic living in upstate New York. After receiving his doctorate in English literature, Thomas left the academy and became a freelance writer. He writes fiction that blurs the lines between genres. When he is not working or writing, Thomas raises chickens and enjoys silence.

PAUL TALBOT

Paul is owner of Spydergoth Illustrations. Previously having drawn for GoreZone and Shock Horror, he currently provides artwork for various bands and film production company FilmMA.

LEONARDO GONZALEZ

Leonardo Gonzalez is an artist, residing in New Britain, CT. A recent graduate from the University of Hartford with a degree in illustration, he is pursuing a career in the comics field. Currently, he contributes to T Publications and is working on his “Seasons” illustrations.

PAUL McCAFFREY

Paul’s obsession with all things horrific may have begun at the age of four, when he was given a copy of the comic Web Of Horror #2. Of course, he may have been ‘a bit strange’ since birth. He works mainly in the area of scholastic illustration (lots of stuff you’ll never see for people you’ve never heard of) but is currently hard at work drawing Adler for Titan Comics, written by Lavie Tidhar.