The Manifest

The Manifest is a gen multimedia anthology of fiction centering around the paranormal.
==From the Editor==
==Issue 1==
The Manifest 1 was published in May 1993 and contains 114 pages.. All art by Deb Walsh.
* Editorial: Manifestly Yours by Deb Walsh
* General Media Paranormal
* Curriculum Vitae by Deb Walsh (an ongoing story tying many paranormal universes together)
* She Wolf of London/Love and Curses
** Poppies by L. C. Wells
* Forever Knight
** Darkheart by Deb Walsh
* Original Horror/Paranormal by P.A. Ritter
** City Driving Is Hell
** Just When I Thought
** Life’s A Beach
** Earla Halgena Efen!
** It Was A Hoot And A Howl
* Shades of LA
** Screwball by Deb Walsh
* Beyond Reality
** Playing With Fire by Kathryn A. Sullivan
* You Are Receiving This Zine Because...
==Issue 2==
Manifest 2 was published in 1994 and contains 153 pages. It was published in two volumes. Portions of the zine can be found online here..
Volume 1
* "Curriculum Vitae" - Deb Walsh Shadow Chasers (a regular feature of series overviews, cast lists and episode listings)
* A Matter of Time (Sapphire & Steel/Shadow Chasers) - M.D. Bloemker
* Brother Love by Sophia R. Mulvey and K. Rae Travers (Shades of LA)
* The Snow Queen by Deb Walsh (She-Wolf of London)
* Helt by L. C. Wells (X-Files)
* Don't Forget to Write by Mary Robertson (Real Ghostbusters)
* Knight of Swords, Knight of Cups by H. L. Avry (Forever Knight/IJ)
Volume 2
* A Matter of Trust (Sapphire & Steel/Shadow Chasers) - M.D. Bloemker (Sequel to “A Matter of Time”)
* Haunting Melody by Deb Walsh (X-Files) (won a 1995 FanQ)
* Leftover Souls by Sheila Paulson (Real Ghostbusters)
* Rift by Mary D. Bloemker (The Tomorrow People) (Reprinted with permission of the author from B7 Complex #2.
* Sword of the Wolf by Deb Walsh (She-Wolf of London/Robin of Sherwood)
* There Can Be More Than One by P. A. Ritter (Original Science Fiction)
* In The Beginning by Deb Walsh (General) - Episode guide to the stories in the issue.
* You Are Receiving This Zine Because ...
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Manifest 3 was published in 1995 and contained two volumes. See the publisher's note below for the explanation. Portions of the zine can be found online here..
Volume 1
* Manifestly Yours by Deb Walsh Editorial
* A Letter from Dr. Julianna Moorhouse - Deb Walsh Shadow Chasers
* Call for Papers: Real Ghostbusters
* Arthampton by L. C. Wells (She-Wolf of London/Indiana Jones) (Reprinted with permission from CrosSignals #6). Summary: this story finds Ian Matheson and Randi Wallace facing off with a witch and her coven, with the redoubtable Indiana Jones at their sides.
* Call for Papers: Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
* The Delphine Dilemma by Aaron Thode (X-Files). Summary: Mulder and Scully have been reassigned, but the death of a scientist, and the unexplained deaths of hundreds of dolphins on the Texas coast reunites the two agents in a race against time and an unknown enemy.
* Call for Papers: Highlander
* Choices by Laura Chevening (Robin of Sherwood/Forever Knight). Summary: Twenty years after accepting the mantle of the Hooded Man, Robert of Huntingdon faces a beast that stalks Sherwood, and he fears it may be an old friend returned from the Crusades ...
* Call for Papers: She-Wolf of London
* The Cassandra Conspiracy by Mary D. Bloemker (The Tomorrow People) (Reprinted from B7 Complex 4). Summary: When their leader, John, is kidnapped, the Tomorrow People find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place.
* Call for Papers: Forever Knight
* Ghosts of Forever by Sheila Paulson (Real Ghostbusters/Highlander). Summary: A P.K.E. meter registers what appears to be numerous ghosts around a dark-haired stranger at Madison Square Garden, and The Ghostbusters are drawn into the intrigues of the Immortals.
* Curriculum Vitae - Deb Walsh Shadow Chasers
Volume 2
* Call for Papers: Beyond Reality
* Zeitgeist by Adam Webb (X-Files). summary: Reports ofa UFO over Dayton, Ohio and the disappearance of a journalist lead Mulder and Scully into a shadowy world of deception and danger.
* Call for Papers: Shades of LA
* Path Out Of Darkness by Deb Walsh (Kung Fu: The Legend Continues). summary: Following the events in 'The Possessed" Peter Caine must come to terms with an ability he never suspected.
* Call for Papers: The X-Files
* Letters for Home by P. A. Ritter and Max Truelov2. summary: Floyd's on the receiving end of Chris's letters from a haunted house in Scotland. More in the original series of life on the weirdside.
* Call for Papers: Seeing Things
* Wishes on the Wind by Deb Walsh (Kung Fu: The Legend Continues). summary: Shaolin priest Kwai Chang Caine and Police Captain Paul Blaisdell must join forces to track down Peter Caine's killer.
* Call for Papers: Lois and Clark
* Conspiracies by Adam Webb (X-Files). summary: In this sequel to "Zeitgeist," with the X-Files unit disbanded, Mulder discovers that no one and nothing can be trusted, with the possible exception of his old partner, Dana Scully.
* In The Beginning by Deb Walsh (General) (Episode guide to the stories in the issue).
* Words From The Graveyard Shift - Letters of comment
* You Are Receiving This Zine Because...
Interior art gallery samples:
File:Manifest 3 v1 int by barbara caldwell.jpg|example of Barbara Caldwell's art, issue #3, vol. 1, X-Files
File:Manifest 3 v1 int by laura miles.jpg|example of Laura Miles' art, issue #3, vol. 1, X-Files
File:Manifest 3 v1 int by sharon palmer.jpg|example of Sharon Palmer's art, issue #3, vol. 1, The Real Ghostbusters
File:Manifest 3 v1 int by star urioste.jpg|example of Star Urioste's art, issue #3, vol. 1, Robin Hood
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Manifest 4 was published in 1996 and contains 294 pages. Art is by Barbara Caldwell, Laura Miles, Sharon Palmer, and Deb Walsh. Cover collage is designed by Deb Walsh.
In the fourth issue of The Manifest, Dr. Julianna Moorhouse issues her Call for Papers for the Georgetown Institute Paranormal Conference. In addition, more great paranormal multimedia fiction and art abounds - Forever Knight, Shadow Chasers, Real Ghostbusters, X-Files, Beyond Reality and original paranormal.
* "Call For Papers" - Deb Walsh Shadow Chasers
Real Ghostbusters
* Cult Buy Me Love by Liz Vogel. (short story) Cultists gather in Central Park, and the Ghostbusters are on the scene. But when Egon is selected for sacrifice, Janine makes a "sacrifice" of her own.
* Fashion Risk by Sheila Paulson (short story) When a publisher's new home becomes haunted by his clothes, the Ghostbusters take charge, breathing new life into the term "fashion victim."
* "Bustin' Shadows" (PDF) by Pat Dunn and Diana Smith (Real Ghostbusters/Shadow Chasers) ("The Ghostbusters are on the case when Ramapithecus rampages after Jonathan MacKensie and a voodoo vixen vamps Edgar Benedek.) (also in Relaxovision!)
X-Files
* Voices by Cody Nelson (short story; previously posted on alt.tv.xfiles.creative) College students are dying at their own hands, but Fox Mulder believes an outside agency is responsible. Suddenly, he finds himself in a race to defeat the entity before it claims his life, as well.
* The Bridge by Tracy Taylor (short story; alternate timeline) A year after Dana Scully's death, Fox Mulder searches for a reason to go on.
: Hummer by RC (novella) A strange humming noise leads three students to their deaths, and Mulder and Scully on the trail of a deadly phenomenon.
She-Wolf of London
* Possession Is 9/10 Of The Law by AND (She-Wolf of London/Quantum Leap) (short story; reprinted with permission from CrosSignals#6) Sam Beckett leaps into London at the full moon, and finds himself face to face with a werewolf.
Forever Knight
* A Walk By The Lake by Maddog (short-short) LaCroix entertains a late night visitor on whom the years hang heavily, and finds himself facing up to some disturbing questions.
* Forget Not by Maddog (short story) Detective Don Schanke is troubled by dreams of blood and a child's death. In the spirit of friendship, his partner, Nick Knight, helps him forget, opening up new horrors for Schanke.
Beyond Reality
* Return to Serenity by Kathryn A. Sullivan (Beyond Reality/MacGyver) (novella; sequel to "Playing With Fire" from The Manifest #1) Dr. Laura Wingate plays mediator between MacGyver and his ancestor in a quest which will fulfill an ancient promise and divert a future threat.
Original Paranormal
* House of Gingerbread by Mary Robertson (short-short) An old house, old legends, and a new terror haunt a hopeful homeowner.
* The Truth Is Out There by P. Ritter (short-short) When strange and brutal killings start taking the lives of Chinatown residents, Floyd finds herself swept up in an investigation of the weird.
Call for Papers
* Sliders
* The Champions
* Due South
* Friday The 13th: The Series
* Indiana Jones
* Kolchak: The Night Stalker
* Shadow Chasers
* The Tomorrow People
* Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) 
* VR.5
* Sapphire and Steel
* The X-Files (Reprise #1) 
* The X-Files (Reprise #2)
* In The Beginning
Episode guide to the stories in this issue, plus episode listings for Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Earth 2, MacGyver, Quantum Leap, Robin of Sherwood, seaQuest DSV and Vanishing Son.
==References==
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