• Publication: Black Static, August-September 2008Publication Record # 277751 (View All Issues) (View Issue Grid)
• Editor: Andy Cox
• Date: 2008-08-00
• Publisher: TTA Press
• Price:
  $4.99^?$: US dollar
• Pages: 269
• Format:
  ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
• Type: MAGAZINE
• Cover: Black Static, August-September 2008 by David Gentry
• Notes: Issue 6. PDF version. U. S. price from Fictionwise. Also available in physical format. "Back on the Road" first appeared in French (under the title "Nous reprendre à la route") in Mélanie's collection Serpentine (date unknown). This version was translated by Kay Hamdan. Some of the reviewed books have no fantastic content. They are: The Victoria Vanishes by Christopher Fowler, The Isle of Dogs by Daniel Davies, The Gospel According to Luke by Emily Maguire, Lost Boys by James Miller, Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek, The Final Murder by Anne Holt. ISSN: 1753-0709

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 9 • White Noise (Black Static, August-September 2008) • [White Noise] • essay by Peter Tennant
• 16 • The Better Part of You • novelette by Simon Avery
• 16 •  The Better Part of You • interior artwork by David Gentry
• 47 • Fur * Lon Chaney * Boris Karloff • [Electric Darkness] • essay by Stephen Volk
• 47 •  Electric Darkness: Fur * Lon Chaney * Boris Karloff • interior artwork by David Gentry
• 54 • Back on the Road • short story by
  Mélanie Fazi^?Melanie Fazi
  (trans. of Nous reprendre à la route 2004)
• 55 •  Back on the Road • interior artwork by David Gentry
• 78 • Interference (Black Static, August-September 2008) • [Interference] • essay by Christopher Fowler
• 78 •  Interference (Black Static, August-September 2008) • interior artwork by David Gentry
• 85 • Special Needs • short story by Peter Tennant
• 85 •  Special Needs • interior artwork by David Gentry
• 109 • Night's Plutonian Shore: The Dark Knight * Junot Diaz • [Night's Plutonian Shore] • essay by Mike O'Driscoll
• 109 •  Night's Plutonian Shore: The Dark Knight * Junot Diaz • interior artwork by David Gentry
• 116 • En Saga • short story by Nina Allan
• 116 •  En Saga • interior artwork by David Gentry
• 140 • Case Notes: Some Facts About Scott Sigler • [Case Notes] • essay by Peter Tennant
• 141 •   Review: Infected by Scott Sigler • review by Peter Tennant
• 143 • Q&A (Black Static, August-September 2008) • interview of Scott Sigler • interview by Peter Tennant
• 151 •   Review: The White Corridor by Christopher Fowler • review by Peter Tennant
• 157 •   Review: I, Zombie by Al Ewing • review by Peter Tennant
• 160 • Q&A (Black Static, August-September 2008) • interview of Al Ewing • interview by Peter Tennant
• 162 •   Review: The Empty Page by Peter Wild • review by Peter Tennant
• 172 •   Review: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill • review by Peter Tennant
• 176 •   Review: The Appetite by Nicholas Royle • review by Peter Tennant
• 182 •   Review: Chemical Wedding by Bruce Dickinson and Julian Doyle • review by Peter Tennant
• 184 •   Review: Charles Fort by Jim Steinmeyer • review by Peter Tennant
• 187 • Review of the nongenre novel "Say Goodbye" by Lisa Gardner • essay by Peter Tennant
• 190 • All Mouth • short story by Paul Meloy
• 190 •  All Mouth • interior artwork by David Gentry
• 212 • Blood Spectrum: Inside & Out • [Blood Spectrum] • essay by Tony Lee
• 214 • Blood Spectrum: Inside & Out • [Blood Spectrum] • interview of
  Jaume Balagueró^?Jaume Balaguero
  and Paco Plaza • interview by Tony Lee
• 246 • Viva Las Vegas • short story by Ray Cluley
• 246 •  Viva Las Vegas • interior artwork by David Gentry