Robert Martin, the original editor of "Fangoria", a magazine dedicated to horror and exploitation films, led the publication from 1979 to 1986, a period known as the slasher-film boom years.
As a journalist, Martin's acting career was a by-product, and he played a prominent role as a wheelchair-bound geek in "Madhouse", a video made by the band Anthrax, directed by Amos Poe.
A collaborative relationship with writer-director Frank Henenlotter resulted in two produced screenplays, with Martin writing initial drafts from Henenlotter's detailed outlines.
In 1994, Martin, under the pseudonym "Ed Flixman", became the editor of "Sci-Fi Entertainment", the "Official Magazine" of the Sci-Fi Channel, and held this position until October 1996.
Martin's column of film news continued to run in the magazine until an argument with the editor regarding remarks in his column that the new editor feared might incur the wrath of the Sci-Fi Channel.
In December 1996, Martin relocated from his native New York to Los Angeles, where he primarily worked as an internet technician, but also wrote press materials for a few films, most notably "The People vs. Larry Flynt", in which his description of Flynt as "the last champion of the sexual revolution" generated considerable press for the film.
In his original description, the phrase had been "the last champion of a failed sexual revolution." As of January 2006, Martin is working as a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas.
Person Biography:
Robert Martin is a former journalist and editor, best known for his work on the magazine "Fangoria" and as the editor of "Sci-Fi Entertainment".
