Another Stretch Goal Reached, New Contributors Revealed
6 months ago
– Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 09:06:27 AM
As we head into the final week of the campaign, we’re ecstatic to report that you’ve made First in Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium the fifth most funded non-fiction book in Kickstarter history (out of more than 12,000 projects)! Thank you again to all of our backers for your amazing outpouring of support. We quite literally could not have done it without you!
Stretch Goals: We’re also thrilled to announce that the next Stretch Goal has been reached! All backers of a physical edition of First in Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium will now receive a printed 15-month calendar as part of our Kickstarter campaign. Every month of this calendar will include reproductions of best-loved FANGORIA covers and highlight important dates in the history of horror as chosen by the FANGORIA editorial team. This exclusive 8.5” x 11” calendar highlights all of your favorite FANGORIA artwork and will span from October 2026 through December 2027.
And now we get to reveal the campaign’s next Stretch Goal: digital access to The Music of FANGORIA, featuring exclusive tracks from the limited-edition vinyl album reward. This download will be available to ALL supporters of the campaign, no matter what level reward tier you backed. If you want this FREE digital access to brand-new music by some of the greatest composers working in horror, made specifically for THIS campaign, make sure you spread the word and share our Kickstarter page with all of your horror-loving friends and fam!
New Contributors: As we begin work on First in Fright, our roster of horror luminaries and scholars who will be contributing to the book’s insights continues to grow. Among the additional talent who will be lending their voices to The FANGORIA Compendium are Ashley Laurence (Hellraiser franchise), Larry Fessenden (Habit, Depraved, Blackout), Corin Hardy (The Nun, The Hallow, Whistle), Toby Poser and John Adams (Hellbender, Mother of Flies, The Deeper You Dig), Josh Ruben (Heart Eyes, Werewolves Within, Scare Me), and FX artist Trey Lindsay (Hell Hole, Blood Shine, Black-Eyed Susan). Journalists and critics who will be collaborating within the Compendium’s pages include Sean Abley (Queer Horror: A Film Guide), BJ Colangelo (Sleepaway Camp), Brian W. Collins (Horror Movie A Day), Amelia Emberwing (IGN, FANGORIA), Richard Newby (We Make Monsters Here), and Eric Vespe (The Kingcast).
As we wrap up this campaign and continue to work on making the book and archive the absolute best they can be for our backers, we pledge to keep you all in the loop on our progress – AND we will continue to reveal some very special surprises we have in store, so be ready for that. As always, we welcome your input so we can ensure that First in Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium is everything you want it to be and more.
Stay tuned…
New Backers, New Goal, New VIP Tickets…
7 months ago
– Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 02:40:17 PM
Welcome to our latest update, Fango fans!
Everyone at FANGORIA continues to be blown away by the amazing feedback and support we’ve received for First in Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium. The enthusiasm that our 3,800+ backers (so far!) have shown has been incredible. Thank you to everyone who has already backed or is considering this project. Your support means the world to all of us at FANGORIA, and we can’t wait to start showing you more of what we have in store for horror fans.
We have more good news on a number of fronts that we wanted to pass along in today’s update:
New Goal Unlocked: You’ve gone and done it again – thanks to your efforts, we’ve reached yet another Stretch Goal, unlocking access to even MORE horror scholarship as part of this comprehensive project! We’re beyond thrilled to announce that GOREZONE will now join FANGORIA in the Digital Archive, giving all backers (even those who haven’t yet backed a reward tier that includes the archive) the ability to access 27 classic issues of FANGORIA’s sister-magazine, originally published from 1988 to 1994. All backers will now receive a code to unlock their level of Digital Archive access when the book ships, and everyone will find 27 digital issues of GOREZONE packed with behind-the-scenes info and additional splatter-filled coverage waiting.
Next Goal Revealed: We’re also thrilled to announce the next Stretch Goal: an exclusive 15-month calendar highlighted with classic FANGORIA covers throughout, printed just for our backers! This exclusive calendar (spanning October 2026 to December 2027) will be included with all physical orders of First in Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium. This calendar will include important dates in the history of horror… but only if the next Stretch Goal is met. So be sure to let every horror fan in your life know what backers like you have scared up and we’ll push this one over the top!
Slasher Edition and De-Composer Edition Restock: Thanks to the overwhelming response this campaign has already received, several reward tiers have already sold out. As more fans of FANGORIA continue to find this project, we’ve received requests asking if we plan to add more copies to these sold-out tiers. While we originally didn’t intend to restock, we do think it’s fair to those who are just discovering First in Fright: The FANGORIA Compendium so that they also get a chance to back one of the larger bundles.
To accommodate those who would like to back the numbered Slasher Edition or the signed De-Composer Edition of the book, we’ll be restocking both tiers and making them available until they sell out or the campaign ends. The cost for both restocks will be the same as it was for the original rewards that previously sold out and the contents will be exactly the same. Once these additional copies are gone, however, they will be gone for good and we will not be making any more available or restocking again. Those who backed the original Slasher and De-Composer Editions will be guaranteed that their copy will be one of the randomly numbered copies from the original sets of 500 and 250 respectively, while those backing the restocked version will be numbered from the second group.
In addition to making more of these rewards available for new backers, you can also upgrade to either reward if you already purchased a different tier and would like to upgrade to one of the restocked editions. To do this, simply go to “Manage Your Pledge” then “Change Your Pledge” then adjust your selected reward and confirm your purchase. More information on how to do this can be found on Kickstarter here: https://help.kickstarter.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005126814-How-can-I-change-my-pledge-amount-or-reward-selection
VIP Launch Party Tickets: Many have also inquired about the VIP Launch Party tickets that sold out the first day of the campaign, and if we’ll be making additional invitations to this special event available. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be making another 10 slots available to back this reward using a special lottery system. If you would like to be eligible to upgrade your existing reward tier, simply send an email from your email address of choice to [email protected] and we will randomly select from ten existing backers and will send you a direct link to complete the reward upgrade to the VIP Launch Party invitation. Everyone selected must be able to complete the upgrade within 24 hours of when we send the link or your spot will be provided to another randomly selected existing backer until all 10 of the additional invitations are reserved.
Please feel free to reach out to us by leaving a comment or sending a message via Kickstarter or through our support email at [email protected] and someone from our team will respond as soon as possible.
