Western Australian publisher Brimstone Press is announcing the launch of a new magazine: Black: Australian Dark Culture magazine. Black covers pop culture and entertainment with a dark flair: from movies, music, and books, to politics, witchcraft, fashion, comics, gaming, true crime, bizarre medical cases, and more.
Editor-in-Chief Angela Challis says “Crime dramas are the most popular shows on TV, horror movies are flooding video stories, and paranormal books are incredibly popular. Everyone is drawn to the dark side, and there is clearly a demand for dark-themed entertainment, but until now, there has not been a publication that caters to the enjoyment of all things dark. Black will fill this expanding and increasingly popular niche.”
Managing Editor and political reporter Shane Jiraiya Cummings views the magazine as a vehicle to explore the darker side of the human spirit, as well as pop culture and entertainment. “Almost everyone loves the villain, and Black caters to that, but dark culture is more than just scary movies and brooding anti-heroes. Black addresses serious social issues that many consider taboo like alternative lifestyles, euthanasia, and political censorship.”
The premiere issue, which will be on newsstands on 14 July, features:
* Heath Ledger as The Joker in the forthcoming Batman: The Dark Knight
* M. Night Shyamalan on his new movie The Happening
* China’s Olympic ghost ban
* Stephen King’s Dark Tower series
* a glimpse into life as a dominatrix
* a tour through Brisbane’s necropolis
* a short story by Stephen King from his upcoming book Just After Sunset