No Fango at Suncoast

Mortis · 01-15-2006, 08:45 AM

Fango no longer to haunt Suncoast

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The FANGORIA staff wants to let readers know that they will no longer be able to pick up their monthly fix of fear at Suncoast video stores. The company is undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, and as a result will not be selling Fango from this point on. However, the magazine can still be found at Barnes and Noble, Borders, B. Dalton, Hastings Books & Records and other bookstores and local comic shops, or you can save 40 percent off the cover price by clicking here and subscribing.

http://fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=5407

SaviniFan · 01-15-2006, 02:26 PM

Not terribly surprising when you sell your merchandise at MSRP. I imagine places like FYE can't be far behind.

Wez4555 · 01-15-2006, 05:04 PM

fango and suncoast suck, so its no big deal to me. $9 for a thin ass sorry excuse for a horror magazine? no thanks.

Anthropophagus · 01-15-2006, 05:08 PM

Though I used to buy Fangoria frequently about twenty years back, I'll take Rue Morgue Magazine over Fangoria any day now. Fangoria is just too expensive and the writing sucks now.

01-15-2006, 06:25 PM

I didn't know Suncoast was going bankrupt, but it doesn't surprise me. The only things I have ever bought there are movie posters. You would think by now they would know why nobody buys anything from them, and therefore lower their prices. In any case I never bought Fangoria from them, actually I never buy Fangoria at all. It's so thin I usually just go to Borders and page through, just reading what interests me.

01-15-2006, 07:25 PM

Fango is actually raising their subscription rates. Tony Timpone can suck a fat one.

rxfiend · 01-15-2006, 08:01 PM

why does Fango cost so much? that's the main reason i don't pick up the mag anymore.

eric_angelus · 01-15-2006, 08:26 PM

Most magazines in general are outrageous. The pubs. do not want you to buy them in stores...they want you to subscribe.
Three cheers to another nail in Suncoasts coffin!!

WesReviews · 01-15-2006, 09:20 PM

Can't say I'm sad to see Suncoast leaving. Although, the one good thing about them...they usually had a lot of rare/obscure stuff. I know when something goes out of print, I always try to check Suncoast because they usually still have it, even up to a month after it's become unavailable. They might've only had maybe one or two copies of certain things, but this allowed them to have a lot more individual titles. A much better selection, even if they were outrageously expensive compared to the competition. So, it was usually a good place to browse before heading over to Best Buy or Circuit City to actually buy something.

As for Fango...the last one I bought was the one with Freddy vs Jason on the cover. It's simply too expensive for what you get. Of course, I've not been extremely impressed with any of the horror mags that are out there. Rue Morgue isn't much better at all.

Demon · 01-15-2006, 09:27 PM

Fangoria is a complete shit magazine now anyway, to look at how much the fucking thing is and seems like 50% of it is god damn ads anyway........Any true fans oughta look at some underground magazines like Penny Blood or Ultra Violent!

BloodMan · 01-15-2006, 09:56 PM

Hahah... Ultra Violent puts out a mag... every couple years. I have em all... but ya. Hahah.

Rue Morgue is GOD now.

SaviniFan · 01-15-2006, 10:01 PM

I like everything about Rue Morgue. The articles, the reviews, and I really like the layout. I think most of thier covers too are of a high quality.

I think it's been at least 3 years since I've purchased a copy of Fangoria. They've really been on the decline.

Demon · 01-15-2006, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BloodMan

Hahah... Ultra Violent puts out a mag... every couple years. I have em all... but ya. Hahah.

Rue Morgue is GOD now.

Whats so funny about that?? I'd rather have 2 quality magazines a year than 12 books I could wipe my ass on!! hahaha

17thJuggalo · 01-15-2006, 11:31 PM

Suncoast is going out of business? This is great news! I can finally clean house like I did when Media Play was going under a few weeks ago!

01-16-2006, 10:17 AM

I'm glad Suncoast is going out of business. They have such horrible prices....I look but never, ever buy.

01-15-2006, 02:26 PM	#2
SaviniFan I Have A Fetish Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On the cutting room floor. Posts: 5,446	Not terribly surprising when you sell your merchandise at MSRP. I imagine places like FYE can't be far behind. __________________ Exercise. Eat right. Die anyway. PS3 Gamer Tag: SaviniFan Steam Gamer Tag: ToastyBuffoon My DVD Profiler

01-15-2006, 08:01 PM	#7
rxfiend Joe Six-Pack Join Date: May 2001 Location: Southern IN Posts: 4,060	why does Fango cost so much? that's the main reason i don't pick up the mag anymore. __________________ My web domain * Night Screams BLOG

01-15-2006, 08:26 PM	#8
eric_angelus Testacular Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Framingham, MA Posts: 1,906	Most magazines in general are outrageous. The pubs. do not want you to buy them in stores...they want you to subscribe. Three cheers to another nail in Suncoasts coffin!! __________________ "You gotta be quick...you gotta be quick with me...I'm from Erie, PA!" On Facebook The reason I'm in debt

01-15-2006, 09:20 PM	#9
WesReviews HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Pikeville, KY Posts: 1,462	Can't say I'm sad to see Suncoast leaving. Although, the one good thing about them...they usually had a lot of rare/obscure stuff. I know when something goes out of print, I always try to check Suncoast because they usually still have it, even up to a month after it's become unavailable. They might've only had maybe one or two copies of certain things, but this allowed them to have a lot more individual titles. A much better selection, even if they were outrageously expensive compared to the competition. So, it was usually a good place to browse before heading over to Best Buy or Circuit City to actually buy something. As for Fango...the last one I bought was the one with Freddy vs Jason on the cover. It's simply too expensive for what you get. Of course, I've not been extremely impressed with any of the horror mags that are out there. Rue Morgue isn't much better at all. __________________ "This Scientology stuff for real? Sounds like some weird cult you'd find in a Troma movie." - S-10 Oh, The Horror! Reviews - Horror movie reviews... all decades, all sub-genres. ACTION ALLIANCE - Action film talk with action film fans. "Life differs from the play only in this... it has no plot, all is vague, desultory, unconnected till the curtain drops with the mystery unsolved." - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

01-15-2006, 09:27 PM	#10
Demon Don't Fuck With Dolly! Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: 22 Acacia Avenue Posts: 842	Fangoria is a complete shit magazine now anyway, to look at how much the fucking thing is and seems like 50% of it is god damn ads anyway........Any true fans oughta look at some underground magazines like Penny Blood or Ultra Violent! __________________ W W W . D E A D P I T . C O M

01-15-2006, 05:04 PM	#3
Wez4555 Happy Trees Motherfucker! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dirty South, Louisiana Posts: 2,953	fango and suncoast suck, so its no big deal to me. $9 for a thin ass sorry excuse for a horror magazine? no thanks.

01-15-2006, 05:08 PM	#4
Anthropophagus Anthrosnuphalufugus Dad Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 3,224	Though I used to buy Fangoria frequently about twenty years back, I'll take Rue Morgue Magazine over Fangoria any day now. Fangoria is just too expensive and the writing sucks now.

01-15-2006, 06:25 PM	#5
Tien21 Guest Posts: n/a	I didn't know Suncoast was going bankrupt, but it doesn't surprise me. The only things I have ever bought there are movie posters. You would think by now they would know why nobody buys anything from them, and therefore lower their prices. In any case I never bought Fangoria from them, actually I never buy Fangoria at all. It's so thin I usually just go to Borders and page through, just reading what interests me.

01-15-2006, 07:25 PM	#6
Golgo13 Guest Posts: n/a	Fango is actually raising their subscription rates. Tony Timpone can suck a fat one.

01-15-2006, 09:56 PM	#11
BloodMan Kill Time B4 It Kills You Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 4,432	Hahah... Ultra Violent puts out a mag... every couple years. I have em all... but ya. Hahah. Rue Morgue is GOD now. __________________ We Are Never Very Far From Those We Hate, For This Very Reason, We Shall Never Be Truly Close To Those We Love If I Don't Have The Right To Torture You, Why Then Do You Have The Right To Torture Me By Taking Away The Pleasure That I Could Get From Torturing You? Remember, one cannot make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on their butt, and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?

01-15-2006, 10:01 PM	#12
SaviniFan I Have A Fetish Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On the cutting room floor. Posts: 5,446	I like everything about Rue Morgue. The articles, the reviews, and I really like the layout. I think most of thier covers too are of a high quality. I think it's been at least 3 years since I've purchased a copy of Fangoria. They've really been on the decline. __________________ Exercise. Eat right. Die anyway. PS3 Gamer Tag: SaviniFan Steam Gamer Tag: ToastyBuffoon My DVD Profiler

01-15-2006, 11:31 PM	#14
17thJuggalo HackMaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,592	Suncoast is going out of business? This is great news! I can finally clean house like I did when Media Play was going under a few weeks ago!

01-16-2006, 10:17 AM	#15
henrychinaski Guest Posts: n/a	I'm glad Suncoast is going out of business. They have such horrible prices....I look but never, ever buy.

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