Slipknot’s Corey Taylor plans to relaunch iconic ‘Famous Monsters’ horror magazine

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Slipknot’s Corey Taylor purchased the rights to the iconic ‘Famous Monsters’ brand earlier this year, and now plans to relaunch the iconic zine.Speaking to Rolling Stone, Taylor confirmed that he plans to relaunch the horror zine – whose original fans ranged from Stephen King to punk band the Misfits – and use the brand name to make toys, produce films and host festivals.“Our job is to build a foundation to bring Famous Monsters into the modern age, while also honouring the legacy that came before,” Taylor told Rolling Stone. “It’s the whole reason that we were fans to begin with.”He continued: “It was the first real place where we, as horror nerds, could feel safe and feel connected feel like we weren’t alone.

The internet has made it easy for us to connect, so I want to kind of make this another viable place for them to come.”Initial plans for Taylor’s takeover include digitising every issue of Famous Monsters so they can be made available to fans online.

After that, he plans to re-establish a Famous Monsters convention where he hopes to honour the zines founders and history.“We do that by celebrating them at the conventions with special Famous Monsters setups, almost like a moving museum of sorts, trying to recreate the ‘Ackermansion’ in a weird way,” Taylor told Rolling Stone.He then plans to relaunch the magazine, make toys under the brand name and finally head into film with the brand.“I’ve been writing my own scripts now for the last five, six years.

And I’m trying to get some of my stuff into production right now,” he explained. “There’s a handful that are very, very close.