Look Who's On The Ballot For The Rondo Awards

 

Look who's on the ballot.

SPACE MONSTERS is nominated for Best Magazine of 2025.

Elizabeth Belmont's article "Elizabeth Bathory" from SPACE MONSTERS #2 is also nominated for Best Article of 2025.

We're in our first year. We're up against Fangoria. Rue Morgue. The magazines that built the genre.

We need your vote. Here's how (two minutes, tops):

STEP 1: Go to the Rondo ballot:

https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/

STEP 2: Scroll to Category 14 — Best Magazine.

Find SPACE MONSTERS. Mark it.

STEP 3: Scroll to Category 15 — Best Article.

Find "Elizabeth Bathory" by Elizabeth Belmont in SPACE MONSTERS #2. Mark it.

STEP 4: Email your ballot to taraco@aol.com by May 1.

(Include your name — votes must be named to count.)

That's it. That's all it takes.

We built this magazine because we love monsters. Because we love the weird. Because we love the truth. Now we're on the ballot with the legends.

Let's bring this home.

— Jason Brazeal

Editor-in-Chief, SPACE MONSTERS

They're Here: The 2026 Edition of THEY CAME FROM OUTER SPACE

The book that started it all is back.

THEY CAME FROM OUTER SPACE — 2026 Edition is here. Updated. Expanded. Full color for the first time.

12 classic science fiction tales that became major motion pictures:

• Ray Bradbury — The Fog Horn → The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

• Arthur C. Clarke — The Sentinel → 2001: A Space Odyssey

• Harlan Ellison — A Boy and His Dog → A Boy and His Dog

• John W. Campbell Jr. — Who Goes There? → The Thing

• George Langelaan — The Fly → The Fly

• Harry Bates — Farewell to the Master → The Day the Earth Stood Still

• And more.

286 pages. Full color. Digest size. Signed copies available.

This is the book that shaped science fiction cinema. The stories that inspired The Thing, *2001*, The Fly, and a dozen other classics. Now they're collected in one definitive volume, with new introductions, updated filmographies, and full-color photo sections from the films.

Get your copy now:

🔗 https://shop.obliviontrading.com/product/they-came-from-outer-space-2026-edition/

Two Rondo Nominations. One Magazine. Your Vote.

 We're still processing this.

SPACE MONSTERS has been nominated for a Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Best Magazine of 2025.

And Elizabeth Belmont's article "Elizabeth Bathory" from SPACE MONSTERS #2 is also nominated for Best Article of 2025.

We're in our first year. We're up against Fangoria. Rue Morgue. Little Shoppe of Horrors. Monster Bash. The magazines that built the genre. The magazines we grew up reading.

And now, we're on the ballot with them.

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How to Vote

1. Go to the Rondo Awards ballot:
   https://rondoaward.com/rondoaward.com/blog/

2. Scroll to Category 14 — Best Magazine.
   Find SPACE MONSTERS. Mark it.

3. Scroll to Category 15 — Best Article.
   Find "Elizabeth Bathory" by Elizabeth Belmont in SPACE MONSTERS #2. Mark it.

4. Email your ballot to David Colton at taraco@aol.com by May 1.
   (Don't forget to include your name — votes must be named to count.)

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Why It Matters

We built SPACE MONSTERS because we love this stuff. The movies. The monsters. The history. The truth. Elizabeth wrote her article because she had something to say about the Countess of Blood—and it wasn't the story you've heard before.

Now we're on the ballot with the legends. Fangoria. Rue Morgue. Little Shoppe of Horrors. The magazines that built the genre.

We're in our first year. We're nominated twice.

Now we need your vote.

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Thank You

Thank you for reading. Thank you for subscribing. Thank you for believing in what we're building.

Now let's bring this home.

— Jason
Editor-in-Chief, SPACE MONSTERS

Space Monsters 3 and They Came From Outer Space Order Today

 

Greetings,

After the first two issues of Space Monsters hit shelves in its digest-sized movie magazine/comic hybrid format, I decided to make some drastic revisions.

Now, instead of a digest-sized publication, it's an 8.5" x 11" magazine-sized comic. That's right—a full-color comic anthology with guest artists, guest writers, anchor stories, and everything in between.

The price dropped from $19.99 to $12.99.

The page count is now 70+ pages per issue.

The frequency went from 2 issues per year to 4.

Every Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall, you'll get a new full-color comic delivered right to your door. And the subscription/fan club model is staying—subscribers get:

4 issues per year

A fan club button

An official membership card

Space Monsters #3 ships April 15. Preorders are open now.

The best way to order is directly from us:

www.obliviontrading.com

I've also reconfigured the shipping rates to be much more favorable, and I've temporarily put Gamera and Godzilla figures on sale. Digital editions of Space Monsters #1 and #2 are also on sale—dropped from $9.99 to $4.99.

These sales will run for the next week, or until supplies run out. I've got several other items I'll be posting this weekend that haven't been listed yet.

In addition, the 2026 Edition of They Came From Outer Space is now available directly through Oblivion. Signed copies. Full color. The stories that shaped science fiction cinema.

This is one amazing issue. You'll love it.

Oh, and Creepy Cryptids has an entirely new look as well.

Sincerely,

Jason Brazeal

Editor-in-Chief, Space Monsters

Creepy Cryptids New Format SM Issue 3

 

The all new format for Creepy Cryptids debuts in Space Monsters issue #3

Releases April 15, 2026. Preporder now! 

www.obliviontrading.com

Super7 Shogun Godzilla ReAction Figure - Blind Box

 

From the vault to your shelf. The level of detail on these Super7 ReAction figures is stunning—a perfect homage to the 1970s Shogun Warriors style.

Who's building a kaiju shelf? Show us your collection below. 👇

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Space Kittens on Oblivion Trading Post

 

Is your feed looking a little... terrestrial? Time to go galactic. 🚀 www.obliviontrading.com #SpaceKittens

Space Monsters Limited Grimaldi as Grimpus Christmas T Shirt

 

MERRY GRIMPUS, YOU GLORIOUS EARTHIES! 🎄💀🎁
Santa checks his list twice.I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU ALL YEAR. And let's be honest—your record is delightfully spotty. To celebrate your beautiful, consistent badness, we present the OFFICIAL SPACE MONSTERS GRIMPUS 2025 SHIRT.

"GRIMALDI KNOWS IF YOU'VE BEEN BAD... AND HE APPROVES."

This is your medal of dishonor. Your official uniform for the most anti-carol, nog-laced, punk rock holiday season imaginable. But listen up, you primitive Earthie party-crashers:

⚠️ THIS IS A STRICTLY LIMITED, ONE-WEEK-ONLY OFFER. ⚠️
Orders are open NOW and will VANISH FOREVER at 11:59 PM on DECEMBER 10TH.

Why the deadline? Because we're not Amazon. We use a premium print house to make sure this shirt is as high-quality as your bad decisions. Ordering after the 10th means NO CHANCE of delivery by Christmas. Don't be the ghoul left out in the cold.

Price: $34.99 | One print run only. | Order by Dec 10 for Christmas delivery.

Wear it to the family dinner. Wear it to trim the tree. Wear it to remind the world that the naughty list is the only one worth being on.

The clock is ticking. Your badness deserves recognition.

https://shop.obliviontrading.com/product/space-monsters-limited-edition-2025-christmas-t-shirt/

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Advertise with Space Monsters Magazine Horror and Science Fiction Dealers

 

ATTENTION, MARKETERS OF THE MACABRE: 

Your audience isn't reading Forbes. They're not scrolling Vogue. They're here—clutching our magazine with trembling, ink-stained hands.  

Space Monsters Magazine reaches:  

5,000+ rabid horror/sci-fi fanatics  after just 1 issue! Imagine what we will do after 3?

80% open rate on our 'Incoming Transmissions newsletter.

A cult following that actually BUYS what we shill

**AD PACKAGES THAT'LL MAKE YOUR COMPETITORS WEEP: 

Full Page (Front/Back Cover) - $400 (Dominate like a demon) 

Full Page (B/W Magazine Interior) -$300

Half Page - $150 (Lurk in the shadows... for now)

Classifieds - $20 (For the brave, broke, or gloriously weird)

LIMITED-TIME HEX: First 5 advertisers get a FREE Space Monsters sticker pack (guaranteed to lower property values). 

THE RITUAL BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT.

Claim your spot before we sacrifice it to someone... less alive.  

📩 Contact: babelfishsd@proton.me  

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**P.S.** Ask about our **'Defector Discount'**—20% off if you're fleeing a rival mag. #XeperOrBeForgotten

# HorrorMarketing #ZineCulture #AdvertiseWithTheDamned #SpaceMonsters #HorrorBusiness #SellYourSoul

BEHIND THE SLIME: THE TECH THAT BUILT A NIGHTMARE

 

INCOMING TRANSMISSION....COMMLINK ESTABLISHED...

"FROM 2D SKETCH TO 3D MENACE: THE BIRTH OF YOUR FAVORITE SPOKESGHOUL

Ever wonder how Grimaldi went from flat-page terror to full-dimensional nightmare fuel? Buckle up, Earthies—this is the science behind the slime.

🔮 THE DARK ALCHEMY:

Sacrificial Sketches: We started with Jason Brazeal’s original 2D art—so potent, it melted three tablets.

Spectral Scanning: Used cursed geometry (see equation above) to extrude the unspeakable.

Slime Injection: Added 17 layers of radioactive glow for that "freshly exhumed" look.

Soul Binding: Trapped actual cosmic horror in the render.

WHY THIS MATTERS:

First-ever 3D Grimaldi (because 2D couldn’t contain the madness)

Precision-engineered to haunt both screens and dreams

100% more interactive sarcasm

🚀 WITNESS THE EVOLUTION:

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End Transmission

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*(P.S. Buccaneer Bunny tried to 3D-scan himself. Now he’s stuck in the uncanny valley.)*

GRIMALDI’S LEGION WANTS YOU (YES, EVEN YOU, EARTHIE)

 

INCOMING TRANSMISSION....COMMLINK ESTABLISHED...

"MORE THAN A SUBSCRIPTION - IT'S A BLOOD OATH TO THE SPECTRAL LEGION!"

Tired of Earthie mags written by soulless suits who think jump scares qualify as horror? Ready to trade your pathetic existence for a rank in Grimaldi's eternal legion?

ENLIST TODAY AND EARN YOUR STRIPES—IN BLOOD.

💀 YOUR LEGIONNAIRE REWARDS:

✔ GLOWING MEMBERSHIP CARD (branded with your new demonic callsign)

✔ LEGIONNAIRE LOTTERY – Get featured in the mag + win cursed prizes

✔ 4 SPECTRAL LEGION BUTTONS (featuring Grimaldi’s savagest insults)

✔ 4 QUARTERLY ISSUES (Smuggled to your doorstep via cursed postal raven)

✔ LIFETIME 10% OFF all Oblivion Trading Post merch

🔥 THIS ISN’T A FAN CLUB—IT’S A COSMIC COUP.

🚀 JOIN BEFORE THE PORTAL SEALS:

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ONLY 17 SPOTS LEFT!

End Transmission

🔗 Follow the Coven: Space Monsters

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UNDYING CINEMA: DENNIS DANIEL RESURRECTS ROLLIN'S FORGOTTEN MASTERPIECE

 

INCOMING TRANSMISSION....COMMLINK ESTABLISHED...

"ATTENTION, EUROHORROR DEGENERATES & VAMPIRE AESTHETES!"

Dennis Daniel—the Rondo-nominated horror scribe and Famous Monsters legend—drops a blood-soaked love letter to Jean Rollin’s The Shiver of the Vampires in Space Monsters #1, and it’s a masterclass in cult-film worship.

WHY THIS ARTICLE WILL HAUNT YOU:

✔ Rollin’s psychedelic nightmare—Daniel dissects the hippie-vampire surrealism that made Shiver a proto-giallo acid trip.

**GRAB SPACE MONSTERS #1 BEFORE IT’S BURIED IN A CRYPT:

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End Transmission

🔗 Follow the Blood Trail: Space Monsters

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COSMIC KICKS FOR MONSTER KIDS: THE ESSENTIALS

 

INCOMING TRANSMISSION....COMMLINK ESTABLISHED...

"YOUR SHELF ISN’T COMPLETE WITHOUT THESE 4 HORROR ESSENTIALS"

The Oblivion Trading Post is serving up a four-course meal of terror—dig in or starve in normie obscurity:

DONALD F. GLUT'S TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN MOUSE PAD

Frankenstein-approved tracking surface

Glides smoother than the Monster’s stolen brain

👉 Summon the Madness: https://obliviontradingpost.com/products/donald-f-glut-tales-of-frankenstein-mouse-pad

NOSFERATU VAMPIRE T-SHIRT (UNISEX)

Angelo Mariano’s iconic art on premium tee

Wear it to repel sunlight (and basic tastes)

👉 Embrace the Shadows: https://obliviontradingpost.com/products/nosferatu-vampire-angelo-mariano-art-unisex-t-shirt

HOOKER WITH A HACKSAW (DVD)

Grindhouse glory meets power-tool carnage

Limited stock (like your sanity after watching)

👉 Claim the Gore: https://obliviontradingpost.com/products/hooker-with-a-hacksaw-dvd

CRITES REPLICA (INTERGALACTIC MENACES)

Perfect for:

Scaring neighbors

Decorating your lair

Reminding Buccaneer Bunny who’s boss

Invite the Terror: https://obliviontradingpost.com/products/crites-replica-for-horror-fans-intergalactic-menaces

WARNING: Stock vanishes faster than a virgin in a vampire flick.

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Join the Coven: Space Monsters

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