Stop Reading That!

A review of the 50s and 60s magazine Girl Watcher and the novella Running Wild by JG Ballard. Girl Watcher 1: https://archive.org/details/Girl_Watcher_01_1959-03 Girl Watcher 2: https://archive.org/details/Girl_Watcher_02_1959-06 Running Wild: https://archive.org/details/runningwild00ball

Stop Reading That! returns with the 90s British sex/fetish magazine Divinity, which is a swingin' good time. Divinity 1: https://archive.org/details/Divinity01Starbrite Divinity 2: https://archive.org/details/Divinity02Starbrite Divinity 3: https://archive.org/details/Divinity03Starbrite

People’s Temple, People’s Tomb by Phil Kerns is the story of a man who escaped Jim Jones’s People’s Temple and then tried to convince two members of his family to do the same. Archive link: https://archive.org/details/peoplestemplepeo00kern

The Ku Klux Klan OR Invisible Empire is a fascinating primary source document that provides a look into the organization’s origins through the eyes of its founders. It's racist even by 1914 standards and self-serving, but should be of interest to history buffs and people looking for an angle not taught in school. ia802308.us.archive.org/25/items/cu319240835301

Raw Virus is a reminder that there is no time like the present if you want to get your voice out. Issue 1: https://ia801901.us.archive.org/21/items/RawVirus1edit/Raw%20Virus%231%28edit%29.pdf Issue 2: https://ia801907.us.archive.org/28/items/RawVirus2edit/Raw%20Virus%232%28edit%29.pdf

Mentally Penetrated by an Acid Enema has great reviews, but the self-conscious weirdness doesn't always work in its favor. Issue 6: https://ia800104.us.archive.org/33/items/MentallyPenetratedByAnAcidEnema06Starbrite/Mentally_Penetrated_By_An_Acid_Enema_06%20%28Starbrite%29.pdf Xerox Ferox: https://www.amazon.com/Xerox-Ferox-World-Horror-Fanzine/dp/1909394106

Uncensored Detective is an interesting look at America's postwar mindset, but is unfortunately lacking in the sleaze department. Volume 2: https://archive.org/details/uncensored-detective-v2-n6-1946-12

Whether you read it for the articles or for the appreciation of the female form, Whisper is a hoot. Volume 3 Issue 7: https://archive.org/details/whisper-magazine-v3-n7-1950-05

Front Page Detective is a great example of the human desire for lurid, prurient entertainment. Volume 14 no 12: https://archive.org/details/Front_Page_Detective_v14n12_1955-03.Dell

Gorehound is a nifty horror rock zine that has something to offer even to those outside of its seemingly narrow focus, while the comic book John Wayne Gacy: "The Killer Clown" doesn't have much to appeal to those outside true crime fandom. Greyhound 1: archive.org/details/Gorehound-HorrorPunkZineCompilationDisc John Wayne Gacy, "The Killer Clown": archive.org/details/PsychoKillers-JohnWayneGacyComicBook

A review of the music zine Bullshitdozer from Kaliningrad, Russia. Please pardon the audio issues. Issue 3: https://archive.org/details/bullshitdozer_3 Issue 4: https://archive.org/details/bullshitdozer_4 Issue 5: https://archive.org/details/bullshitdozer_5

A review of the British exploitation zine Sheer Filth. Plus, a few comments on Kevin Allred, Kino Jimenez and the streets of San Francisco. Sheer Filth 1: https://archive.org/details/Sheer_Filth_01 Sheer Filth 2: https://archive.org/details/Sheer_Filth_02 Sheer Filth 7: https://archive.org/details/Sheer_Filth_07_August_1989 Sheer Filth 8: https://archive.org/details/Sheer_Filth_08_Jan_1990 Sheer Filth 9: https://archive.org/details/Sheer_Filth_09

Invasion of the Sad Man Eating Mushrooms seems a bit uneven at first, but is a great example of how zines are used in community-building. Issue 1: https://archive.org/details/Invasion_of_the_Sad_Man_Eating_Mushrooms_01_Noose Issue 7: https://archive.org/details/InvasionOfTheSadManEatingMushrooms07Starbrite

Wisconsin's anti-communist punk zine demonstrates how little has changed since 1982. Issue 2: archive.org/details/communist_atrocity_2

Videooze is great for fans of the horror genre, but it is missing that intangible ingredient that would make people outside fandom more curious. Plus, Spatular Extremities is now Stop Reading That!I Issue 1: https://archive.org/details/Videooze_1_toecutter Issues 6&7: https://archive.org/details/Videooze_6-7_Naschy_Special_djangokiller Issue 8: https://archive.org/details/Videooze_8_Spring_1996_gorbag

A NSFW review of Volume 1 of the Canadian video review zine Cinema Sewer. Vol. 1: https://archive.org/details/Cinema_Sewer_Volume_1 Cinema Sewer website: http://www.cinemasewer.com Bitchute video: https://www.bitchute.com/video/GUeWtCrPHm1W

A short review of the Louisiana trash entertainment zine Boom!, plus an impression of Ron Perlman. Boom!: https://archive.org/details/Boom1toecutter Background: https://twitter.com/perlmutations/status/1011295781653921793

A review of the 90s Bronx-based anarchist zine Poison Pen. Issue 2: https://archive.org/details/poisonpen-02 Issue 3: https://archive.org/details/poisonpen-03 Issue 4: https://archive.org/details/poisonpen-04 Issue 5: https://archive.org/details/poisonpen-05

A review of the 90s sexploitation cinema zine Highball. Vol. 1 Issue 1: archive.org/details/Highball0101Starbrite Vol. 2 Issue 1: archive.org/details/Highball_v02n01_1994

A review of the 1987 British horror zine Yeeeuuch!, plus a short review of the 2017 Colombian zine Cheap Shit. Yeeeuuch!: https://archive.org/details/Yeeeuuch1 https://archive.org/details/Yeeeuuch2 https://archive.org/details/Yeeeuuch3 https://archive.org/details/Yeeeuuch4 Cheap Shit: https://archive.org/details/cheapshit01 https://archive.org/details/cheapshit01 https://archive.org/details/CheapShit3 https://archive.org/details/CheapShit4Pdfversion

A review of the Fort Myers, FL zine Rodent Cake and GG Allin’s (S)Crapbook. Rodent Cake 1: archive.org/details/RodentCake-Issue1 Rodent Cake 2: mediachrist.blogspot.com/2012/07/rodent-cake-magazine-issue-2-feb1995.html GG Allin’s (S)Crapbook: archive.org/details/Ggsscrapbook Sluggisha Tapes: sluggishatapes.bandcamp.com

A review of the British splatter film zine that was produced in Denmark. Issue 1: archive.org/details/BannedInBritain1 Issue 2: archive.org/details/Banned_in_Britain_2_c2c_2004_Crapscans

A review of the short-lived 1990s grindhouse horror fanzine Sleazorama. Issue 1: archive.org/details/Sleazorama01Starbrite Issue 2: archive.org/details/Sleazorama02Starbrite Issue 3: archive.org/details/Sleazorama03Starbrite

A supplement to the COUM Transmissions and Throbbing Gristle episode. Kindred Spirit was a Hull-based fanzine in the 1980s. This episode discusses a 1984 piece on Chris and Cosey. Kindred Spirit: http://kindredspiritfanzine.blogspot.com Twitter: twitter.com/jillwebb2005

A look at the performance art group COUM Transmissions and Throbbing Gristle, the band that arose from the group. Contains NSFW descriptions. City of Hull COUM Transmissions exhibit: https://www.hull2017.co.uk/discover/article/who-are-coum-transmissions/