THE COMPANIONS OF ELEUSIS
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The magazine / Issue two / September 2026
KRIMI! #2
The many deaths of Dr. Mabuse. And a world of European crime cinema.
New archival findings, forgotten films and unexpected connections. Explore the stories inside our second issue.
200 pagesFull color85,000+ words
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01 / Cover story · 70 pages
THE MANY DEATHS OF DR. MABUSE
What happened to the scripts and ideas for the CCC Dr. Mabuse movies after 1964's DIE TODESSTRAHLEN DES DR. MABUSE?
- The different storylines of Fritz Lang and Norbert Jacques. All movies and books up to 1964
- Mabuse screams: Laslo Fodor Script for DAS HORRORKABINETT DES DR. MABUSE (1966) and the evolution into THE DISORIENTATED MAN and finally SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN (1970)
- Mabuse in Space: NO SURVIVORS PLEASE (1964), RAUMPATROUILLE ORION (1966), ASSIGNMENT TERROR and THE GREEN HORNET
- EITOPOMAR calling: THE GIRL FROM RIO and Jess Franco's lurid Mabuse fantasies
- The homages: VENGEANCE OF DR. M and all the others
- The y2K MABUSE graphic novels
- The 2027 CCC-produced TV-series - exclusive set-visit and background coverage
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
CONTINENTAL RULES!
The complete history and all the films policiers of CONTINENTAL FILMS the big-time studio the Nazis established in occupied France to keep the French amused: WHO KILLED SANTA CLAUS, PICPUS, THE LAST OF THE SIX, CECILE IS DEAD, THE RAVEN, THE HAND OF THE DEVIL, THE LAST SOU, THE CELLARS OF THE MAJESTIC, STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE, THE KILLER LIVES IN APT. 21, THE FARM OF WOLVES.
PENELOPE WALLACE
Complete biography and all of her published crime novels, read and reviewed for the first time ever.
THE WHITE CARPET AND DER HENKER VON LONDON
What happened to the Bryan Edgar Wallace book "The White Carpet," and what is the story behind DER HENKER VON LONDON (1962).
DER ALTE
When Krimi OG Siegfried Lowitz got his own Krimi-TV show, heavily influenced by Maigret, people were skeptical. How did this turn out? The full story.
DAS RÄTSEL DES SILBERNEN HALBMONDS/SEVEN BLOODSTAINED ORCHIDS
What became the last RIALTO Edgar Wallace movie was in fact based on a book by film noir author Cornell Woolrich ... or was it? Read about all of this and the Colombo connection here
OF VAJDAS AND MOSQUITOS
Some called him "The Yugoslavian Ed Wood," but most don't know him at all. Let's talk about David Vajda (I), David Vajda (II) and David Vajda (III) and, of course, Alon D'Armand and their opus magnum, MOSQUITO/BLOODLUST, which surely was the most depraved of all Krimis.
TEN RIALTO EDGAR WALLACE MOVIES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
Hand-picked by Boris and Holger, these are the 10 Edgar-Wallace Krimis you definitely should have watched in your life.
Inside KRIMI!
A closer look at the issue
Packed with new archival findings, KRIMI! brings new information and fresh perspectives to the 70-year history of European crime cinema.
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EDITIONS & ISBN
| Edition | Format | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| KRIMI! #2 | Hardcover | 979-8175320283 |
| KRIMI! #2 | Softcover | 979-8175117401 |