As founding editor of Rue Morgue, I penned the magazine’s editorials from 1997 to 2005, a task which always seemed to befall on the final hours of the production cycle. So while I wasn’t happy with everything I wrote, there were some gems. Because I also happened to be the publisher of Rue Morgue, I gave myself the freedom to work with as broad a canvas as possible. I had, after all, named the magazine after a detective story by Edgar Poe and wanted to investigate the horror genre as much as celebrate it. So I gave wings to my thoughts and sometimes they veered far and wide – I think sometimes those editorials were the only thing keeping the original mandate of the magazine alive, which was to better understand what I found interesting about running a horror magazine. Anyway here are some I like.

Beginnings
First published in Rue Morgue #51, November 2005

H.P. Lovecraft
First published in Rue Morgue #50, Halloween 2005

The Mysterious Monsters
First published in Rue Morgue #48, August 2005

Murder
First published in Rue Morgue #44, April 2005

No Soul
First published in Rue Morgue #43 March 2005

Two Faces of Horror
First published in Rue Morgue #39 May/June 2004

Violence
First published in Rue Morgue #38 March/April 2004

Reel Horror
First published in Rue Morgue #33, May/June 2003

Censorship
First published in Rue Morgue #26, March/April 2002

Exploitation
First published in Rue Morgue #25 Jan/Feb 2002

Art and the Movies
First published in Rue Morgue #22 July/August 2001

Yours Truly Jack the Ripper
First published in Rue Morgue #23 Halloween 2001