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| I feel like I'm 13 again and going to the local newsagents with my pocket money. |
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| need to get download speeds hurried up they are shocking |
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| I don't remember this magazine. It's obviously a knock-off of "Famous Monsters." Published here in the LA area, I see. I recognize only one name, Jim Harmon, pioneer nostalgist and researcher, listed as an advisor. Anyone know the story? |
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| If you Google Ron Haydock, you'll get a whole bunch of information. Ron was a longtime fan, writer of hack fiction under various pseudonyms (he wrote for Warren under one), as well as a rockabilly recording artist(!). A friend of Don Glut's, his is quite a story. |
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| As a kid in the 60s, I used to find these scattered here and there and let me tell you,they were a real treat! They were very hard to locate but were a welcome addition to my monthly FMoF fix! Now I can finally read the ones I missed on the magazine rack !
Thank you so very much for making these available! |
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| Regarding the credits: Bob Burns, next to Forry Ackerman, is one of the foremost collectors of fantasy movie memorabilia. He often played a gorilla in comedies and television shows. Paul Blaisdell designed monster costumes and props for many AIP and Corman film productions in the Fifties. This was their attempt to do a monster magazine that was a little more scholarly than Famous Monsters. The magazine did well until a fire destroyed their production facilities. |
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| Paul Blaisdell is "Count Downe" on page 64.
Also, if you're curious about the short film "The Cliff Monster" advertised in this issue, it's been uploaded to YouTube. |
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| Additional Information |
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| IN THIS ISSUE |
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| Page 4: | VAMPIRE BATS IN MY BELFRY - furry flying creatures strike again |
| Page 7: | TERRORS FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE - exclusive photos from the rod serling series |
| Page 8: | DEVIL'S WORKSHOP - build a monster to frighten your friends |
| Page 10: | HORROR'S HAIRIEST HORROR - follow the prowl of the wooly wolf man |
| Page 14: | MATINEE MENACE - amazing adventures with saturday's heroes |
| Page 16: | DAWN AGE BEASTS - prehistoric monsters on the loose |
| Page 18: | "BLACK LOTUS" - masterpiece of terror by robert bloch |
| Page 22: | HORRORS IN HOLLYWOOD - frankenstein takes you behind-the-scenes |
| Page 25: | MYSTERY MUSEUM - little known facts about film fiends |
| Page 26: | DESTINATION MOON - george pal's classic science fiction movie |
| Page 31: | I DIED SCREAMING - shock scenes requested by the readers |
| Page 32: | KILLER DILLER APE - heartwarming story of a blood-curdling beast |
| Page 34: | DEAD TIME TALES - courtesy of mother goose-pimple |
| Page 36: | FLASH GORDON'S FIGHT FOR LIFE - conqueror of space battles a merciless Ming |
| Page 40: | FAVORITE FIENDS - horrorwood's ghoulish favorites |
| Page 41: | MATINEE IDOLS - Judd holdren's fighting rex barrow |
| Page 42: | DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL - demonic robot threatens world destruction |
| Page 50: | "THE TWO-TALE HEART" - jim harmon takes up where poe left off |
| Page 55: | CONFESSIONS OF A MAD MUMMY - a kooky kharis' crumbling niumblings |
| Page 56: | THINGS TO COME - sneak preview of tomorrow's terrors |
| Page 58: | THE MAGIC SWORD - an incredible weapon combats black magic |
| Page 64: | TOMBSTONE TIMES - monster world's own newspaper |
| Page 66: | MONSTER OF THE MONTH - giant full color pin-up of the she creature |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of Galactic Central. |
