Our Tunnel World

Our Tunnel World is a het Beauty and the Beast (TV) anthology of fiction by Lynn Murray. 
It contains art by Marina Broers & Rosemarie Hauer. The art by Hauer (and possibly Broers) has all appeared in other zines. There is also a small uncredited illo by Lynette Combs.
In it, Vincent and Catherine have many children, as do Devin and Jenny.
==Some Meta and Violating the Fourth Wall==
"Make Believe?" is a story where Devin Wells is a showrunner for Beauty and the Beast (TV), something he doesn't tell anyone. Because people Below have no television, they have no idea their lives have been put on the small screen. He invites Catherine and Vincent Above to view the show for the first time, though they leave Father in the dark about it all: 
==Some Blatant and Ignorant Homophobia, and Then a Lecture on Accepting Those Who are Different==
The story, "New Addition to the Family," contains some blatant homophobia. 
After Vincent Wells and Devin Wells hug, Jenny calls the two brothers "fairies": 
The story, "An Unwelcome Guest" features a man named Brian who comes to live below. He is a cruel sociopath and a religious zealot who is disgusted by the fact that Catherine and Vincent are physically intimate.
==Contents==
* Dedication to Roy Dotrice by Gwen Lord (frontispiece)
* Just Another Day (Vincent is injured and comforted by his children (Charles and Margaret).) (1)
* Make Believe? (very meta, Catherine and Vincent go Above and watch "Beauty and the Beast," the television show that was created by Devin Wells about themselves. It stars Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton.) (5)
* New Addition to the Family (Mary (Father's wife) is pregnant.) (7)
* Sanctuary for Mike (An abused boy from Above is adopted by Vincent and Catherine.) (17)
* Naming Ceremony (An interchange between Charles Chandler and Jacob Wells (Father): "'What you have created here is a piece of Old World England isn't he? Admit it, [Jacob], you got tired of brash, modern American and decided to turn back the clock. Now my Cathy is as happy as a lark living out a scene from the past.' Jacob looked thoughtful, and said, 'You know maybe I was trying to go back to olden day values,' he admitted.") (29)
* An Unwelcome Guest (A man, Brian, comes to live below. He is a cruel sociopath and a religious zealot who is angered by an intimate relationship between Catherine and Vincent.) (35)
* A Little Night Music (Catherine and Vincent declare their undying love while listening to an orchestra.) (43)
* Mike Finds His Place (Mike settles into his new family, Catherine and Vincent make a death pact.") (45)
* Mouse's Secret (Mouse finds a baby Above, keeps it a secret, and after three weeks, he and Jamie (platonically) decide to raise the baby together.) (53)
* And Baby Makes Three (Catherine is taking the birth control pill, but she still becomes pregnant with their first child. She is a afraid Vincent "will make her" have an abortion.) (57)
==Sample Interior==
 
Image:ourtunnelworld-2.jpg| dedication to Roy Dotrice, illo by Lynette Combs
Image:ourtunnelworld-3.jpg|"The Little Things of Life" - Rosemarie Hauer
Image:ourtunnelworld-4.jpg|Marina Broers
 
Category:Beauty and the Beast Anthology Zines Category: Beauty and the Beast Het Zines 
Category:2002 Zines