STARBURST MAGAZINE
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The World's Longest Running Magazine of Fantastic Films & Television. First published in 1977, our 492nd issue is in shops now, or can be ordered directly from us over at www.starburstmagazine.store
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STARBURST Issue 492 [NEW!]
Direct from the STARBURST MAGAZINE laboratory comes Issue 492, and with it, our tribute to a horror icon just in time for the 90th anniversary of her (re)birth... THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Naturally...
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The Winter edition of #StarburstMagazine is OUT NOW! Find it in your nearest TGJones, selected WHSmith travel stores, Barnes & Noble, and more!
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Just in time for the holidays, it's a new @starburst.bsky.social! In my Book Wormhole column, I take a look at a #weridfiction classic: Gertrude Barrows Bennett's "Claimed!" (exclamation mark mandatory). Meanwhile, over in our 1001 Films Feature, I spotlight the Japanese horror film #Reincarnation.
The Winter edition of #StarburstMagazine is OUT NOW! Find it in your nearest TGJones, selected WHSmith travel stores, Barnes & Noble, and more!
Alternatively, our official store ships to you direct! Order your copy here ⬇️ starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
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STARBURST Issue 492 [NEW!]
Direct from the STARBURST MAGAZINE laboratory comes Issue 492, and with it, our tribute to a horror icon just in time for the 90th anniversary of her (re)birth... THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Naturally...
starburstmagazine.store
December 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just in time for the holidays, it's a new @starburst.bsky.social! In my Book Wormhole column, I take a look at a #weridfiction classic: Gertrude Barrows Bennett's "Claimed!" (exclamation mark mandatory). Meanwhile, over in our 1001 Films Feature, I spotlight the Japanese horror film #Reincarnation.
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This BEAUT of an issue is out NOW! I’ve got the cover feature - the story of The Bride of Frankenstein in all media - and the final part of my Super Sentai deep dive. Plus Telephemera on that time Red Buttons played a reluctant spy! Plus, editor Martin interviews the Greasy Strangler’s Jim Hosking!
The Winter edition of #StarburstMagazine is OUT NOW! Find it in your nearest TGJones, selected WHSmith travel stores, Barnes & Noble, and more!
Alternatively, our official store ships to you direct! Order your copy here ⬇️ starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
Alternatively, our official store ships to you direct! Order your copy here ⬇️ starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
STARBURST Issue 492 [NEW!]
Direct from the STARBURST MAGAZINE laboratory comes Issue 492, and with it, our tribute to a horror icon just in time for the 90th anniversary of her (re)birth... THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Naturally...
starburstmagazine.store
November 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This BEAUT of an issue is out NOW! I’ve got the cover feature - the story of The Bride of Frankenstein in all media - and the final part of my Super Sentai deep dive. Plus Telephemera on that time Red Buttons played a reluctant spy! Plus, editor Martin interviews the Greasy Strangler’s Jim Hosking!
Benoit Blanc is back, with a seemingly impossible locked room case to crack! Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is in cinemas now.
Read our review -
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Read our review -
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WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY - STARBURST Magazine
Wake Up Dead Man is the third mystery from the team of writer-director Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig’s genius detective Benoit Blanc.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Benoit Blanc is back, with a seemingly impossible locked room case to crack! Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is in cinemas now.
Read our review -
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/wake...
Read our review -
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Missing an issue of STARBURST MAGAZINE? Check out our Black Friday sale to save 70% off any of our 200+ back issues!
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November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Missing an issue of STARBURST MAGAZINE? Check out our Black Friday sale to save 70% off any of our 200+ back issues!
Store: starburstmagazine.store
*Discount automatically applied at checkout. Offer lasts until Dec 1st
Store: starburstmagazine.store
*Discount automatically applied at checkout. Offer lasts until Dec 1st
The Winter edition of #StarburstMagazine is OUT NOW! Find it in your nearest TGJones, selected WHSmith travel stores, Barnes & Noble, and more!
Alternatively, our official store ships to you direct! Order your copy here ⬇️ starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
Alternatively, our official store ships to you direct! Order your copy here ⬇️ starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
STARBURST Issue 492 [NEW!]
Direct from the STARBURST MAGAZINE laboratory comes Issue 492, and with it, our tribute to a horror icon just in time for the 90th anniversary of her (re)birth... THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Naturally...
starburstmagazine.store
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Winter edition of #StarburstMagazine is OUT NOW! Find it in your nearest TGJones, selected WHSmith travel stores, Barnes & Noble, and more!
Alternatively, our official store ships to you direct! Order your copy here ⬇️ starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
Alternatively, our official store ships to you direct! Order your copy here ⬇️ starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
With subscriber copies currently dropping through the letterboxes of our UK readers, the Winter edition of STARBURST is now available to order through our official store ahead of its Nov 28th street date!
For more info and to purchase a copy, visit: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
For more info and to purchase a copy, visit: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
With subscriber copies currently dropping through the letterboxes of our UK readers, the Winter edition of STARBURST is now available to order through our official store ahead of its Nov 28th street date!
For more info and to purchase a copy, visit: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
For more info and to purchase a copy, visit: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
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The Shout soundtrack release officially announced at Starburst @starburst.bsky.social
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Cult Classic THE SHOUT Gets Soundtrack Release - STARBURST Magazine
The 1978 film The Shout is finally getting a release for its soundtrack. The Shout, adapted from a short story by Robert Graves and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, is highly regarded amongst British ho...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Shout soundtrack release officially announced at Starburst @starburst.bsky.social
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The first WICKED movie stole my heart. I reviewed the second for @starburst.bsky.social Sad to say, I wasn’t feeling the magic so much this time around
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WICKED: FOR GOOD
Wicked: For Good struggles to recapture the magic of either the first half or the stage show it's based on.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The first WICKED movie stole my heart. I reviewed the second for @starburst.bsky.social Sad to say, I wasn’t feeling the magic so much this time around
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/wick...
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"It’s still a thoroughly enrapturing adaptation of the stage show, but one can’t help but feel as this return journey to Oz has come off the rails."
Our reviewer takes a look behind the curtain at Wicked: For Good...
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Our reviewer takes a look behind the curtain at Wicked: For Good...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"It’s still a thoroughly enrapturing adaptation of the stage show, but one can’t help but feel as this return journey to Oz has come off the rails."
Our reviewer takes a look behind the curtain at Wicked: For Good...
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/wick...
Our reviewer takes a look behind the curtain at Wicked: For Good...
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/wick...
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Happy new PREDATOR day! I had a blast reviewing BADLANDS for @starburst.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Happy new PREDATOR day! I had a blast reviewing BADLANDS for @starburst.bsky.social
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Interviewed the one & only Derek Smalls, formerly of Spinal Tap, about his new solo material for @starburst.bsky.social. It was delightful. www.starburstmagazine.com/features/der...
Derek Smalls • SPINAL TAP (formerly) - STARBURST Magazine
Legendary rock bassist Derek Smalls is best known for his time in hard rockers Spinal Tap, having had his tenure with them twice documented in film, first in 1984’s This is Spinal Tap and again in th...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Interviewed the one & only Derek Smalls, formerly of Spinal Tap, about his new solo material for @starburst.bsky.social. It was delightful. www.starburstmagazine.com/features/der...
Spooky Season has officially begun! 👻
To celebrate, we're slashing 10% off ALL orders; so it's a perfect time to renew that subscription, pick up a back issue or two, check out our merch, or grab the latest issue!
Head to starburstmagazine.store and enter the code SPOOKY at the checkout stage!
To celebrate, we're slashing 10% off ALL orders; so it's a perfect time to renew that subscription, pick up a back issue or two, check out our merch, or grab the latest issue!
Head to starburstmagazine.store and enter the code SPOOKY at the checkout stage!
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October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Spooky Season has officially begun! 👻
To celebrate, we're slashing 10% off ALL orders; so it's a perfect time to renew that subscription, pick up a back issue or two, check out our merch, or grab the latest issue!
Head to starburstmagazine.store and enter the code SPOOKY at the checkout stage!
To celebrate, we're slashing 10% off ALL orders; so it's a perfect time to renew that subscription, pick up a back issue or two, check out our merch, or grab the latest issue!
Head to starburstmagazine.store and enter the code SPOOKY at the checkout stage!
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@frankiekevich.bsky.social is in Silent Hill f, out tomorrow, & I spoke with her about it (& VELOCIPASTOR 2!) for the @starburst.bsky.social YouTube channel. youtu.be/WWOErH8-yy4?...
Actor Frankie Kevich Talks SILENT HILL f, VELOCIPASTOR 2 and More!
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September 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
@frankiekevich.bsky.social is in Silent Hill f, out tomorrow, & I spoke with her about it (& VELOCIPASTOR 2!) for the @starburst.bsky.social YouTube channel. youtu.be/WWOErH8-yy4?...
In our latest issue, we take a look back at the glory days of the iconic British genre studio Amicus Productions, and get to know the twisted minds currently conjuring up its resurrection!
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Order your copy from our official store, here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
September 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In our latest issue, we take a look back at the glory days of the iconic British genre studio Amicus Productions, and get to know the twisted minds currently conjuring up its resurrection!
Order your copy from our official store, here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
Order your copy from our official store, here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
A nineties pop sensation is forced to fend off the affections of an obsessive fan in Borderline.
This absurdist comedy-thriller from Cocaine Bear writer Jimmy Warden stars Samara Weaving and Ray Nicholson, and is streaming now.
Our review:
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/bord...
This absurdist comedy-thriller from Cocaine Bear writer Jimmy Warden stars Samara Weaving and Ray Nicholson, and is streaming now.
Our review:
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/bord...
September 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A nineties pop sensation is forced to fend off the affections of an obsessive fan in Borderline.
This absurdist comedy-thriller from Cocaine Bear writer Jimmy Warden stars Samara Weaving and Ray Nicholson, and is streaming now.
Our review:
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/bord...
This absurdist comedy-thriller from Cocaine Bear writer Jimmy Warden stars Samara Weaving and Ray Nicholson, and is streaming now.
Our review:
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/bord...
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner will be Lara Croft in Prime Video's upcoming Tomb Raider series, created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
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Sophie Turner is Lara Croft in New TOMB RAIDER Series - STARBURST Magazine
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has been confirmed as the new face of Lara Croft in Prime Video's upcoming Tomb Raider series.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner will be Lara Croft in Prime Video's upcoming Tomb Raider series, created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
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Issue 491 is out now! For your autumnal reading (and just in time for #Halloween), I take a look at #PoppyZBrite's #horror novel "Lost Souls". And over in our 1001 Films feature, I gush about the fantastic Katsuhiro Otomo #anime anthology "Memories". #scifi #fantasy #Wednesday
The Autumn issue of STARBURST MAGAZINE is shipping to our fabulous subscribers from today, so if you've not subbed yet and would like Issue #491 delivered for FREE (within the UK) ahead of its August 29th release date, sign up below!
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September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Issue 491 is out now! For your autumnal reading (and just in time for #Halloween), I take a look at #PoppyZBrite's #horror novel "Lost Souls". And over in our 1001 Films feature, I gush about the fantastic Katsuhiro Otomo #anime anthology "Memories". #scifi #fantasy #Wednesday
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Another MAGNIFICENT of this essential mag, with bits by me in the history of Wednesday Addams, the story of Amicus Productions, the second part of my 50 Years of Super Sentai retrospective, and my usual Telephemera column on Hard Time On Planet Earth! PACKED!
💥It's NEW STARBURST DAY!💥
In shops now or available delivered to your door via our official store here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
In shops now or available delivered to your door via our official store here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
August 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Another MAGNIFICENT of this essential mag, with bits by me in the history of Wednesday Addams, the story of Amicus Productions, the second part of my 50 Years of Super Sentai retrospective, and my usual Telephemera column on Hard Time On Planet Earth! PACKED!
Superman will return in Man of Tomorrow, coming to cinemas July 9th 2027, James Gunn has announced.
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SUPERMAN Will Return In MAN OF TOMORROW - STARBURST Magazine
James Gunn has announced that the next big-screen Superman movie will be Man of Tomorrow, and will be released July 9th, 2027.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Superman will return in Man of Tomorrow, coming to cinemas July 9th 2027, James Gunn has announced.
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"The Long Walk is brutal and unforgiving as it digs down to the core of human nature, harshly pushed to its absolute limit."
Teenagers compete in a life-or-death trek across America in this Stephen King adaptation, in cinemas September 12th.
Our review:
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...
Teenagers compete in a life-or-death trek across America in this Stephen King adaptation, in cinemas September 12th.
Our review:
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...
September 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"The Long Walk is brutal and unforgiving as it digs down to the core of human nature, harshly pushed to its absolute limit."
Teenagers compete in a life-or-death trek across America in this Stephen King adaptation, in cinemas September 12th.
Our review:
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...
Teenagers compete in a life-or-death trek across America in this Stephen King adaptation, in cinemas September 12th.
Our review:
www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...
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Our latest British Horror Studio update features BREAKING NEWS on @starburst.bsky.social fantastic coverage of Amicus Productions great comeback, our Welsh premiere at the @rhyllerthriller.bsky.social Festival, and more! www.patreon.com/posts/huge-a... #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity
September 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Our latest British Horror Studio update features BREAKING NEWS on @starburst.bsky.social fantastic coverage of Amicus Productions great comeback, our Welsh premiere at the @rhyllerthriller.bsky.social Festival, and more! www.patreon.com/posts/huge-a... #horrorfamily #horrorcommunity
At last! THE TOXIC AVENGER opens in UK cinemas today, courtesy of @signatureuk.bsky.social!
Read our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review here starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...
and in case you missed out, we still have a few copies left of our terrific TOXIE tribute issue, here
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Read our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review here starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...
and in case you missed out, we still have a few copies left of our terrific TOXIE tribute issue, here
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August 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
At last! THE TOXIC AVENGER opens in UK cinemas today, courtesy of @signatureuk.bsky.social!
Read our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review here starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...
and in case you missed out, we still have a few copies left of our terrific TOXIE tribute issue, here
starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
Read our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review here starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-...
and in case you missed out, we still have a few copies left of our terrific TOXIE tribute issue, here
starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
💥It's NEW STARBURST DAY!💥
In shops now or available delivered to your door via our official store here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
In shops now or available delivered to your door via our official store here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
August 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
💥It's NEW STARBURST DAY!💥
In shops now or available delivered to your door via our official store here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
In shops now or available delivered to your door via our official store here: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
The Autumn issue of STARBURST MAGAZINE is shipping to our fabulous subscribers from today, so if you've not subbed yet and would like Issue #491 delivered for FREE (within the UK) ahead of its August 29th release date, sign up below!
THE STARBURST STORE: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
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August 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Autumn issue of STARBURST MAGAZINE is shipping to our fabulous subscribers from today, so if you've not subbed yet and would like Issue #491 delivered for FREE (within the UK) ahead of its August 29th release date, sign up below!
THE STARBURST STORE: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
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Your friendly neighborhood pop culture journalist has written for Starburst since 2013. This #Wednesday piece is his first cover story. Go buy a copy & then shower me with compliments.
Our Autumn edition is nearly here, folks! Subscriber copies will start shipping later this week, so if you're a UK reader who'd like to get it delivered straight to your door (with free P&P!) before the Aug 29th release, head to our official store: starburstmagazine.store/products/sta...
August 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Your friendly neighborhood pop culture journalist has written for Starburst since 2013. This #Wednesday piece is his first cover story. Go buy a copy & then shower me with compliments.