The
May 2007 issue of Locus Magazine is a special horror-themed issue, including:
- An interview/discussion with Peter Straub, John Clute, and Gary K. Wolfe on the analytical and emotional aspects of horror, and an interview with author Joe R. Lansdale
- Essays on the current state of horror by Ellen Datlow, Peter Crowther, Paula Guran, Elizabeth Hand, Laird Barron, and others
- Two convention reports, from the International Conference on the Fantastic, and from the World Horror Convention
- New stories about recent developments in SF/F/H publishing, including news of the Tiptree, Pulitzer, Philip K. Dick, and Bram Stoker awards winners, and the purchase of Bookspan by Bertelsmann
- People & Publishing news about Arthur C. Clarke, Philip Roth, Gore Vidal, Orson Scott Card, Greg Egan, and many others.
- A new commentary by Cory Doctorow, "In Praise of Fanfic"
- Obituaries of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Christopher James Bishop, Theodore L. Thomas, and others
- Bibliographic listings of the month's New Books and Magazines published in the US and UK
- Lots of reviews, including
- Gary K. Wolfe on Susan Palwick and Ken MacLeod;
- Faren Miller on Lane Robins and Dave Duncan;
- Tim Pratt on Ramsey Campbell and David Wellington;
- Carolyn Cushman on Lois McMaster Bujold and Tad Wiliams;
- Karen Haber on art books by Kinuko Craft and byRafal Olbinski;
...among many others
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Cover Design: Arnie Fenner
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