''Peeping Tom'' was a British small press magazine that existed between 1990 and 2000.

History and profile

''Peeping Tom'' was launched in 1990. It was initially published by David Bell and edited by Stuart Hughes (they later swapped roles). The magazine was published on a quarterly basis. The headquarters was in

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. It specialised in dark fantasy and horror, featuring such British authors as

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, Ian Watson, Derek Fox, D F Lewis,

Nicholas Royle Nicholas Royle (born 20 March 1963 in Manchester) is an English novelist, editor, publisher, literary reviewer and creative writing lecturer. Literary career Author Royle has written seven novels: ''Counterparts'', ''Saxophone Dreams'', ''The Mat ...

Stephen Laws Sir Stephen Charles Laws, is a British lawyer and civil servant who served as the First Parliamentary Counsel between 2006 and 2012. Laws read law at Bristol, graduating in 1972. He was the first in his family to go to University. After a year ...

Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...

and Peter Tennant, as well as artwork by Dallas Goffin, Madeleine Finnegan, Chico Kidd, Gerald Gaubert and others. It received the

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Award for "best small press" in both 1992 and 1993. The magazine ceased publication in June 2000.

References

External links

British Fantasy Society Awards - official listing

Detailed index to issues #1-33, provided by Back Brain Recluse
Quarterly magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct literary magazines published in the United Kingdom Horror fiction magazines Magazines established in 1990 Magazines disestablished in 2000 Mass media in Leicestershire {{UK-lit-mag-stub