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Wednesday
Season two of Netflix’s goth-friendly take on The Addams Family is already upon us, with the second batch of episodes dropping on 3 September. Draw the curtains, light some black candles and enjoy 10 pages of coverage, including conversations with director/producer Tim Burton and four of the cast: Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Jenny Ortega and Joy Sunday.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Having reunited with Carol, everyone’s favourite crossbow wielder is continuing his European wanderings in season three, which this time see him wending his way to Spain. We visit the set in Madrid and talk to showrunner David Zabel and stars Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride.
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren are bowing out with the fourth and final entry in the horror franchise’s flagship series. We find out what’s in store – and how you recreate Pennsylvania in England – from director Michael Chaves.
The Long Walk
First published in 1979 under his Richard Bachman pseudonym, Stephen King's The Long Walk is set in a dystopian USA, and centres on a walking contest which can have only one survivor. We ask director Francis Lawrence how he approached bringing this deadly yomp to the big screen.
The Toxic Avenger
Trash merchants Troma’s most iconic character is back – and this time there's a proper budget behind him! Accordingly, Kevin Bacon and Elijah Wood are among the cast. We speak to writer/director Macon Blair about reviving everyone’s favourite mop-wielding mutant.
Peacemaker
With season two of the Suicide Squad spinoff show hitting our screens soon, we catch up with Steve Agee (John Economos) to talk dance sequences and beard dye.
And that’s not all, feature-wise. We also find out what to expect from new Universal Monsters theme park world Dark Universe, and continue our series of Stranger Things retrospectives with a look back at season two. Plus we profile novelist Sierra Greer, winner of this year’s Clarke Award, and get Charlie Jane Anders to answer our author questionnaire.
Red Alert
And the big features are just the tip of the iceberg! As ever, our news section, Red Alert, is crammed with insights into yet more movies, TV shows, comics and books. In the spotlight this month: season three of Invasion, an audio drama of ‘70s show Sky, this year’s Halloween Horror Nights offering, and tons of comics, including new Doctor Who, Event Horizon, Godzilla, Predator, Thor and 2000 AD titles.
Reviews
The SFX verdict on The Fantastic Four: First Steps kicks off 20 pages of searing critical analysis, as we inform you which of the latest films, TV shows, books, comics, audio plays, and video games are worth splashing your hard-earned cash on!
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