Threshold to Dreams
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| Title: | Threshold to Dreams |
| Publisher: | Midnight Press |
| Editor(s): | MariLynn |
| Date(s): | 1991-1992 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast |
| Language: | English |
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Threshold to Dreams is a het Beauty and the Beast anthology.
Issue 1
Threshold to Dreams 1 was published in February 1991 and contains 134 pages.
The art is by Phyllis Berwick, Carolyn Gonzales, Barbara Gipson, Sue Glasgow, Bruce Holroyd, Kevin Hopkins, Kerin Rose Houseburg, Shirley Leonard, J. Ley, Paula Ollie, and K. Wooding.
From the editorial:
'Threshold of Dreams 'is the culmination of one of my own dreams: to publish a fanzine about "Beauty and the Beast," to suspend reality for a moment and step Into another dimension where fairy tales still do exist and where lovers really can live happily ever after. I hope you, too, will enjoy crossing that threshold with me.
[...]
I don't know at this point if there will be a 'Threshold To Dreams' II. Would you, the reader, like to see a second volume? If so, what stories would you enjoy reading? What did you like about 'Threshold to Dreams'? I would love to hear from each one of you -- both the positive and negative. It would be of invaluable help to me in making a decision whether or not to publish a second 'zine. If you would like a reply to your letter, please enclose a SASE and I will respond.
For many of us, it is our most fervent hope that Vincent and Catherine (Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton) will someday be reunited on the 'big screen" in a feature film that will fulfill our dreams of a truly happy ending for the lovers. Until that time may come, let each of us continue, in our own way, to keep their dream alive!
- Letter from the Editor (4)
- All Fall Down (song lyrics, Ron Peterson/Harlan Howard. Ree Publishing Company, Inc., BMI) (6)
- Whenever You Doubt by MariLynn ("Vincent's hope was beyond reason, to reclaim Catherine from Death's dominion.") (9)
- Promises of Midnight, poem by MariLynn (37)
- Promises of Midnight by MariLynn and Margaret Davis (39)
- One More Forever, poem by Kay Simon (59)
- Reflections, poem by Debbie Ristick (61)
- The Threshold of Our Dreams, poem by Kerin Rose Houseburg (65)
- After the Storm by Anita Hoosen (67)
- A Father-Daughter Talk, poem by Winifred McBeth (88)
- Sleeping Angel, poem by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (89)
- Treasure by Roxanne Shearer Koogler and MariLynn ("Joe purchases a gift for his love, a special treasure.") (91)
- In Dreams, poem by MariLynn (119)
- These I Have Loved by Linda Mooney ("A snowman, old movies, and popcorn fill a special winter afternoon.") (121)
- This Night, poem by MariLynn (127)
- Vincent's Journal by Sharon Wells (129)
- Catherine's Journal by MariLynn (131)
from issue #1, Bruce Holroyd
from issue #1, Kevin Hopkins
from issue #1, Paula Ollie
from issue #1, Phyllis Berwick
from issue #1, J. Ley
from issue #1, Kerin Rose Houseburg
from issue #1, Carolyn Gonzales
from issue #1, Barbara Gipson
from issue #1, K. Wooding
from issue #1, Barbara Gipson portrays Diana Bennett
from issue #1, Phyllis Berwick portrays Diana Bennett and Joe Maxwell
from issue #1, Bruce Holroyd
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1
This zine contains a variety of story lines which return Catherine to Vincent. Some stories deal with Catherine surviving the morphine injection while in 'Whenever You Doubt,' Vincent battles Death, itself, for Catherine. Diana appears as a friend and Joe's significant other in some stories. Nice art. [2]
Issue 2
Threshold to Dreams 2 was published in February 1992 and contains 130 pages. It was edited by MariLynn.
The art is by Amy Bechtel, Bruce Holroyd, Kevin Hopkins, Kathy Jacobson, Jean Kluge, Sue K, Mary Ellen Nicosia, Paula Ollie, Pam Tuck and K. Wooding.
From the editorial:
And, to all those who bought 'Threshold of Dreams' (and wrote such lovely letters of comment), a very warm thank you for all your kind encouragement. I welcome letters of comment on 'Threshold of Dreams II. Please let me know what you liked -- and what you didn't about this 'zine. 'Threshold of Dreams' II will end my series of 'zines on Vincent and Catherine's happy life after her rescue from Gabriel's murder attempt. However, with my co-writer, Debbie Ristick, I am publishing a Classic Beauty and the Beast novel called Once Upon a Fairy Tale, an unabashedly romantic fantasy about Vincent and Catherine meeting in another time. another place.
To Everyone: Be Well. be Happy, and keep the dream alive!
- Table of Contents (3)
- Dedication and Acknowledgments (4)
- The Bridge, poem by Sue Krinard (5)
- All the Sun Long by Ann Bechtel ("Will Catherine's wish to walk with Vincent in the sunlight finally come true? A special anniversary story.") (6)
- Vincent's Journal Entry by Sharon Wells (29)
- Baby Bunting by Linda Mooney (31)
- Be My Life, poem by Kay Simon (35)
- Love's Reflection by Margo Ann Quigley ("A beautiful story-poem about Vincent and Catherine.") (36)
- In the Span of a Heartbeat by Debbie Ristick ("Father faces death... and realizes he has everything to live for.") (41)
- Out of Time, poem by Linda Jordan (60)
- In Spite of It All by Margaret Davis (61)
- Theory by Roxanne Shearer Koogler (69)
- A Winterfest Carol, poem by Winifred McBeth (81)
- The Gift by Bruce, poem W. Holroyd (82)
- ...Never a Bride by Marilynn (83)
- Miracle, poem by MariLynn (102)
- In Sunshine or in Shadow, poem by Anita Hooson ("Winterfest! A time of celebration, of joy... and for Vincent and Catherine, a time to remember, and to love.") (103)
- Daddy's Little Girl by Sue Krinard (126)
from issue #2, K. Wooding
from issue #2, Paula Ollie
from issue #2, Bruce Holroyd
from issue #2, Jean Kluge
from issue #2, Jean Kluge
from issue #2, Paula Ollie
from issue #2, Bruce Holroyd
from issue #2, Bruce Holroyd, portrays Diana Bennett and Joe Maxwell
from issue #2, Amy Bechtel, portrays Diana Bennett
from issue #2, Kevin Hopkins, portrays Jamie and Sebastian
from issue #2, Amy Bechtel
from issue #2, Mary Ellen Nicosia
from issue #2, Sue K
from issue #2, Sue K
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2
This second in this SND series extends and interlinks many of the storylines and events of the first volume into an ongoing narrative. The series as a whole shows Catherine and Vincent, now married, overcoming lingering doubts and memories and facing the ordinary events of everyday life Below. In the stories, Diana is a close friend but in love with Joe; in Roxanne Shearer Koogler's 'Theory,' they fight over the danger of her work, and in MariLynne's 'Never a Bride,' they marry. The central event of this zine is Father's suffering near cardiac arrest (Debbie Ristick's 'In the Span of a Heartbeat') and his being subsequently hospitalized ('In Spite of It All' by Margaret Davis). Anita Hooson's 'In Sunshine or in Shadow' recounts the birth of V/C's second child. Other fiction by Amy Bechtel, Linda Mooney, Sharon Wells; poetry by Margot Ann Quigley, Kay Simon, Linda Jordan, Winifred McBeth, Bruce Holroyd, MariLynne and Sue K. [3]
References
- ^ from the Helpers' Network Quality Fanzine Review Online
- ^ from The Beauty and the Beast Buyer's Guide to Fanzines
- ^ from the Helpers' Network Quality Fanzine Review Online