Stop Reading That!

A review of the 50s and 60s magazine Girl Watcher and the novella Running Wild by JG Ballard.

Girl Watcher 1: https://archive.org/details/Girl_Watcher_01_1959-03

Girl Watcher 2: https://archive.org/details/Girl_Watcher_02_1959-06

Running Wild: https://archive.org/details/runningwild00ball

Stop Reading That! returns with the 90s British sex/fetish magazine Divinity, which is a swingin' good time. Divinity 1: https://archive.org/details/Divinity01Starbrite Divinity 2: https://archive.org/details/Divinity02Starbrite Divinity 3: https://archive.org/details/Divinity03Starbrite

People’s Temple, People’s Tomb by Phil Kerns is the story of a man who escaped Jim Jones’s People’s Temple and then tried to convince two members of his family to do the same. Archive link: https://archive.org/details/peoplestemplepeo00kern

The Ku Klux Klan OR Invisible Empire is a fascinating primary source document that provides a look into the organization’s origins through the eyes of its founders. It's racist even by 1914 standards and self-serving, but should be of interest to history buffs and people looking for an angle not taught in school. ia802308.us.archive.org/25/items/cu319240835301

Raw Virus is a reminder that there is no time like the present if you want to get your voice out.

Issue 1: https://ia801901.us.archive.org/21/items/RawVirus1edit/Raw%20Virus%231%28edit%29.pdf

Issue 2: https://ia801907.us.archive.org/28/items/RawVirus2edit/Raw%20Virus%232%28edit%29.pdf

Mentally Penetrated by an Acid Enema has great reviews, but the self-conscious weirdness doesn't always work in its favor.

Issue 6: https://ia800104.us.archive.org/33/items/MentallyPenetratedByAnAcidEnema06Starbrite/Mentally_Penetrated_By_An_Acid_Enema_06%20%28Starbrite%29.pdf

Xerox Ferox: https://www.amazon.com/Xerox-Ferox-World-Horror-Fanzine/dp/1909394106

Uncensored Detective is an interesting look at America's postwar mindset, but is unfortunately lacking in the sleaze department. Volume 2: https://archive.org/details/uncensored-detective-v2-n6-1946-12

Whether you read it for the articles or for the appreciation of the female form, Whisper is a hoot. Volume 3 Issue 7: https://archive.org/details/whisper-magazine-v3-n7-1950-05

Front Page Detective is a great example of the human desire for lurid, prurient entertainment. Volume 14 no 12: https://archive.org/details/Front_Page_Detective_v14n12_1955-03.Dell

Gorehound is a nifty horror rock zine that has something to offer even to those outside of its seemingly narrow focus, while the comic book John Wayne Gacy: "The Killer Clown" doesn't have much to appeal to those outside true crime fandom.

Greyhound 1: archive.org/details/Gorehound-HorrorPunkZineCompilationDisc

John Wayne Gacy, "The Killer Clown": archive.org/details/PsychoKillers-JohnWayneGacyComicBook