tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46202428389632134942024-03-13T11:00:47.736-07:00My Monster MemoriesMovies, posters, cartoons, magazines, models, toys, comics, LPs, anything that has to do with the marvelous monsters of my youth are fondly remembered on this blog.Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-86016499592825842772018-05-02T10:46:00.001-07:002018-05-02T10:46:47.439-07:00The Monster Times Issue #5From March 29, 1972, comes this complete issue #5 of The Monster Times, with the cover article on The Creature From the Black Lagoon!<br />
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-49644802151051425322018-04-25T08:29:00.001-07:002018-04-25T08:29:46.039-07:00"Dr. Phibes Rises Again" article from TMTSince starting my Facebook group devoted to The Monster Times (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/280642125800013/" target="_blank">go here to join</a>), I have more pages of TMT to post than ever before, and I will be posting some of them here.<br />
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When I was a teen, I had never seen most of the movies I read about in TMT, and they seemed out of my reach, unless I lucked out and one was playing on TV while I visited my Grandma's house (I had few TV privileges at my own house). So my love for monsters was fed mainly by magazines like FM, COF and TMT. The Phibes films particularly fascinated me, as I picked up on their weirdness from the commercials that played on TV and the articles I read... and the adult themes that were apparent intrigued me. Here is an article from issue 16, published in October of 1972, on the sequel "Dr. Phibes Rises Again."<br />
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-45035224678536314402018-03-28T08:07:00.000-07:002018-03-28T08:36:02.323-07:00The Monster Times Star Trek Special #2: Part OneIn 1974, while perusing the latest issue of The Monster Times I had just picked up, I saw an advertisement for both the Sci-Fi Special (in magazine format) and the newspaper format Star Trek Special #2. Since my grandmother's house was a haven where I could be myself and read what I wanted, and where I stored my collection of magazines and comics to keep them safe from my stepdad, I ordered both and had them delivered to her house. A few weeks later when I visited again, they had arrived and were waiting for me! It was an exciting afternoon and evening, I can tell you that, as I soaked in all the great stuff contained therein.<br />
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Below you will find scans of the issue's first half, with the second half coming soon.<br />
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<br />Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-77298260170653594522018-02-12T10:29:00.001-08:002018-02-12T10:40:46.982-08:00The Monster Times article: The Creature Speaks!Welcome back! We Monster Kids all went cuckoo for The Monster Times, and to celebrate that fact I have started a new group over on Facebook devoted exclusively to it! Go there now and join: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/280642125800013/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/280642125800013/</a><br />
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One of our members is Gary Gerani, contributor to TMT and a beloved genre author and expert. Here is his first contribution to TMT, which also happened to be his first professional paying gig!<br />
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-69830921161303819082015-06-11T06:17:00.003-07:002015-06-11T06:32:03.319-07:00Farewell to a Horror Icon! Christopher Lee Passes.Sad, sad news today, although it took nearly 4 days for it to reach us over here in the U.S., that Christopher Lee passed away at 93 on Sunday, June 7th. Here is a<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jun/11/christopher-lee-dies-at-the-age-of-93-dracula" target="_blank"> link to an article</a> with more details. <br />
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For me personally, Lee was one of those actors who completely dominated any scene he was in. His regal bearing, his intensity of gaze, his expressive hands and fingers, and most of all that incredible voice, all worked together to make his every appearance riveting, even when he was still. And when he burst into action, it was electrifying, and often terrifying!<br />
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My first real memory of Lee was in his most famous role of Dracula, when I was about 11. The middle school I was attending used to show films in the auditorium on certain days, for an admission of 10 cents. The first one I attended was "Dracula Has Risen From the Grave," (which is still my favorite to this day), and what an impression it made on me! Of course, I had seen pictures of Lee in monster magazines like FM, but seeing him on the big screen was a new experience and I was a lifelong fan.<br />
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In memoriam of the greatest horror actor who ever lived (who hated being known as such, but really did his best work there), who showed his class, talent and greatness in many ways and roles, <a href="http://monstermemories.blogspot.com/search/label/Christopher%20Lee" target="_blank">here is a link</a> to all the posts on this blog about him and his films. We will miss you, Sir Lee, and will always remember you!Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-12545924163548342332014-12-22T11:18:00.001-08:002014-12-22T11:18:41.609-08:00Have a Merry, Scary Monstrous Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The blog entry below was originally posted by me on my earlier blog effort, "<a href="http://sweetskulls.blogspot.com/2008/09/fright-of-living-dead.html" target="_blank">Sweet Skulls</a>." Hope you enjoy it here if you missed it there, it goes great with the above video!</div>
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FEAR that deadliest of all emotions clutching at your heart the... Night of the Living Dead.<br />
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Lack of punctuation aside, the skull-oriented "Fear" poster, with the focus on the fright factor, is one of the more unusual promotional efforts done for the movie. While most movies of the time were merely hyped as scary, not delivering on the full extent of the promise, "Night" was one that the posters and hype were unable to communicate the true horrors fully.<br />
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There's little that can be said about "Night" that hasn't been said already, and by better writers than me. What I can do is simply relate what it means to me, which is something unique to each person. If you haven't seen it yet, (is there anyone out there that hasn't?) then this post contains spoilers, and you might want to go watch it first then come back. It's required viewing for any horror fan.<br />
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While watching the movie again last night (I've lost count of how many times I've seen it), I was struck by how that poster described one scene in the movie particularly. If there was any character most affected by the terror, it was poor Barbara. Already skittish about being in the cemetery at the start, the teasing by her brother didn't help things. Then when the attacks begin, her fragile psyche began to fracture, the fear pounding at her mental defenses like the zombies pounding at the doors. As she takes refuge in the farmhouse, her mind also begins to take refuge in the deeper basement levels of shocked isolation. Unable to face the reality of the situation, she begins a rapid descent into a withdrawn catatonia and state of shock. <br />
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Actress Judith O'Dea portrayed a woman whose fear eats away at her before the living dead ever get a chance. We see her begin to fall apart as events beyond her understanding close in around her, going from hysterical denial to simply sitting and staring into space, disconnected from the situation and people around her. Only at the end, as she is grabbed by her reanimated brother and dragged out into the hungry crowd of dead clutching hands, does she seem to come to her senses and make an effort to fight back. Sadly, it is too late, as she is overcome and devoured alive.<br />
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I made this series of screen captures below to illustrate the emotional meltdown, from one short scene as Barbara relates to Ben how she and Johnny were attacked and her brother killed. The outburst ends with her unreasonable demand that they go find him, and when Ben tells her that her brother is dead, she slaps him. One quick jab by Ben to the jaw later, Barbara faints, overcome by the emotion, and retreats from reality for the rest of the film.<br />
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Although there is an impulse to laugh at the display and consider it overacting by Judith and histronics by Barbara, within the context of the film it plays as a pathetic and pitiable expression of terror too terrible to handle. It seems to indicate a psychological problem brought to the surface and exacerbated by the end of normalcy.</div>
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Now, <i>that's</i> Acting, folks! A whole movie's worth of emoting (possibly several), compressed into one short scene about a minute long. Under different circumstances she might have been given the "Shatner Award For Acting Excellence" statue. As it is, we are left hoping we never come to such an emotionally-devasting place where we fall apart in like manner. But if you do laugh at least once while watching it, I can't really blame you. Watching a nervous breakdown in progress is funny until it happens to someone you know.</div>
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-42815434380031427492014-02-14T07:16:00.002-08:002014-02-14T07:17:41.556-08:00Happy Valentine's Day!From Mr. Arthur Grimsdyke to you, "Happy Valentine''s Day!"
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My favorite segment of a great film, "Tales From the Crypt," with Peter Cushing in the role and makeup. Which, by the way, was the best makeup ever conceived for a "living dead" person up to that point!
Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-11362040965486640532013-06-27T11:59:00.003-07:002013-06-27T12:04:06.466-07:00"The Halloween Tree" Finally Released on DVD!<br />
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Yes, it's true, after waiting for so many years to see this great animated film on DVD, Warner is finally releasing it on a "Made On Demand" disc. <br />
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Every Halloween I have had to make do with a grainy transfer from my old VHS tape, but no longer. I am looking forward to having this on my shelf at last!</div>
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I distinctly remember the fright that monster gave me as a six year-old kid!<br />
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First, the awesome and memorable cover painting of the alien from "Invasion of the Saucer Men, by none other than Ron Cobb!<br />
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<strong>Bonus:</strong> from the same issue, the scary giant from "Lost In Space." Since Chambers did the makeup effects for this show, it's likely he had a hand in making this creature also. <a href="http://monstermemories.blogspot.com/2008/09/lost-is-space-monsters.html">Here's an earlier post</a> I did on the model of this monster.<br />
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<strong>Bonus:</strong> from the back cover, a full-page ad for the "Forgotten Prisoner of Castlemare." You can see a whole post I did <a href="http://www.monstermemories.blogspot.com/2010/01/auroras-forgotton-prisoner-of-castel.html">on this model here</a>.<br />
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-67403891260202515442013-03-04T11:39:00.000-08:002013-03-04T11:39:22.882-08:00Elvira Greeting CardWell, the cobweb-covered crypt door squeeks open slowly, and the blogger once again emerges into the moonlight, rested and ready to resume spreading the horrors of his collection cabinet. Sorry for being gone so long! Kicking things off again with the first of a series of greeting cards featuring Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, which came out in 1988 from Hallmark. More to come, plus many other fun things!<br />
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-14644288659426962702012-03-29T07:41:00.012-07:002012-03-29T14:59:26.824-07:001971 "House That Dripped Blood" article<div align="left">"The House That Dripped Blood" was one of those films that I grew up wanting to see, but never did until recently when it came out on DVD. I loved all of the Amicus anthology films, like "Tales From The Crypt," "Asylum," "From Beyond The Grave," "The Vault Of Horror," and others. The images from the film in Famous Monsters and other magazines interested me, but above all that POSTER! What an image! It stuck in my brain over the years as one of the best and most horrific movie posters I had ever seen. From issue #86 of FM, published in September of 1971, comes this article on the film. The cover of the mag featured the poster in the only color version of it I had ever seen, and I think to this day it's one of my favorite FM covers. I have to say, however, that the Amicus anthology films had some of the best posters to come out of any studio.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on the images to enlarge; once it loads, you<br />may have to click again to view full-size.) </em></span><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoevpszqZZO2QjrLOExnxI3na180nbK_GwqV9afrAyab-Mku9c3O6E9hoAtpCDsCsbfn0M7Uo3t7-266Evt16Mwm2DVIe8EpJjEXMTeJKWfOdWti7IZ9cAAvtg2_-bV9XkanWazAaxkfT/s1600/fm_86_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoevpszqZZO2QjrLOExnxI3na180nbK_GwqV9afrAyab-Mku9c3O6E9hoAtpCDsCsbfn0M7Uo3t7-266Evt16Mwm2DVIe8EpJjEXMTeJKWfOdWti7IZ9cAAvtg2_-bV9XkanWazAaxkfT/s400/fm_86_cov.jpg" width="297" height="400" dea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMPPqTcte9fiAhf0EDr1s4vRBmwhd8Nk8UaB-eXsiJBvkQhuAZceSIWWAYv8Wmg2yWSRG4mz0eaKDKCBdQ7S4JRMiTmZ3aPBUKNW9vBhwK56bOGLTn-FE_C5Af6G4JSfDKoWKaxdLhSnS/s1600/fm_86_house_01.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMPPqTcte9fiAhf0EDr1s4vRBmwhd8Nk8UaB-eXsiJBvkQhuAZceSIWWAYv8Wmg2yWSRG4mz0eaKDKCBdQ7S4JRMiTmZ3aPBUKNW9vBhwK56bOGLTn-FE_C5Af6G4JSfDKoWKaxdLhSnS/s400/fm_86_house_01.jpg" width="288" height="400" dea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhS8ftIKjz_MhpXArZCnXD51DyZZeqDdPpboqtz1YyQgB-FS1u004T1Xibfn1uY65FSZiShJLYANGfdbu-zf1yrBjkA3OoPD3hu2JnHPaHwhjO9SSWcPbxGdnpVZIchdJyyahbafzq1P2/s1600/fm_86_house_02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhS8ftIKjz_MhpXArZCnXD51DyZZeqDdPpboqtz1YyQgB-FS1u004T1Xibfn1uY65FSZiShJLYANGfdbu-zf1yrBjkA3OoPD3hu2JnHPaHwhjO9SSWcPbxGdnpVZIchdJyyahbafzq1P2/s400/fm_86_house_02.jpg" width="298" height="400" dea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXpwLGZ9_JwOXoz6O3J4A8729RAKax31NlfV79JJ9hL9NP76mxx7ZZtZjO2W3BpXLuIhgyQoco6RVR0ynrywo0tSz5xKXQxwXjaYpIZYyJ56I_ZO3Dni2mb-0uOYE9cVwyFQ3o9lgv-Hx/s1600/fm_86_house_03.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXpwLGZ9_JwOXoz6O3J4A8729RAKax31NlfV79JJ9hL9NP76mxx7ZZtZjO2W3BpXLuIhgyQoco6RVR0ynrywo0tSz5xKXQxwXjaYpIZYyJ56I_ZO3Dni2mb-0uOYE9cVwyFQ3o9lgv-Hx/s400/fm_86_house_03.jpg" width="298" height="400" dea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhScbRf7JByr82LEsiRXv3OJfuXB9p212cHTDN6ewvou6RftQc32W6Bu9LLsAeZcchVKq9HbEpbVeSAvdOa8SzzQ-MmjAYm-sTELfdHQNPizQc07sD6RhiHJ0Cax28Hnn4BO_efdp9Gzb/s1600/fm_86_house_04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhScbRf7JByr82LEsiRXv3OJfuXB9p212cHTDN6ewvou6RftQc32W6Bu9LLsAeZcchVKq9HbEpbVeSAvdOa8SzzQ-MmjAYm-sTELfdHQNPizQc07sD6RhiHJ0Cax28Hnn4BO_efdp9Gzb/s400/fm_86_house_04.jpg" width="298" height="400" dea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQ0QgS9alx0btsGvUDoMtGQjcBpwjs4TYYgkSqruDL2CNgSqU2giyK86taOnd6fInbtoZk6Am_8ah8QGnNmUuEgJc8s_Wz_G83f5HlFu01NhqE-S_nPRbv9G7Knwu1gldnr5OVx-X1qFX/s1600/fm_86_house_05.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQ0QgS9alx0btsGvUDoMtGQjcBpwjs4TYYgkSqruDL2CNgSqU2giyK86taOnd6fInbtoZk6Am_8ah8QGnNmUuEgJc8s_Wz_G83f5HlFu01NhqE-S_nPRbv9G7Knwu1gldnr5OVx-X1qFX/s400/fm_86_house_05.jpg" width="298" height="400" dea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli0QphSH_SR0OmwP_Q2UdSKQzAB35noT_sNRdnK_GHV4hyKwMnrrwWpUGrpEaOCcYWvqk6yJ3Ed5RDGWTmmY3cdZaiNfLikJVjeDRVurudTnIJfrs4uc1ATWzr7FJUsCCCnjpVP5wyb8T/s1600/fm_86_house_06.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli0QphSH_SR0OmwP_Q2UdSKQzAB35noT_sNRdnK_GHV4hyKwMnrrwWpUGrpEaOCcYWvqk6yJ3Ed5RDGWTmmY3cdZaiNfLikJVjeDRVurudTnIJfrs4uc1ATWzr7FJUsCCCnjpVP5wyb8T/s400/fm_86_house_06.jpg" width="298" height="400" dea="true" /></a></div><br />Bonus: From the same issue, a write-up on a horror fan lucky enough to be able to build his own home theater, a rare thing in those days. I can only imagine the fun he and his friends had over the years. UPDATE: Out of curiosity, I googled Wes Shank to see what he has been up to, and you can see for yourself at these links: "<a href="http://www.phoenixvillenews.com/articles/2009/07/13/news/srv0000005804543.txt">The Man Who Owns The Blob</a>" article, another interview at <a href="http://www.monsters411.com/wesshank.html">Monsters411.com</a> and his own website <a href="http://www.theblobbook.com/">"The Blob Book"</a> by the writer himself! Very cool!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocpKCQKD79ysRMuK0eyYV0e7oo521M9mJe-rCZsgBxRt6wSL6UczP1JCctIC1kVuhI35nG7qKb1bZCnZdTEGNdLloB59rKiCU4RMG9w1K2zcbyJuumsCTNJeGYmmNnpMAsY-oGwI1HyLM/s1600/fm_86_home_theater.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocpKCQKD79ysRMuK0eyYV0e7oo521M9mJe-rCZsgBxRt6wSL6UczP1JCctIC1kVuhI35nG7qKb1bZCnZdTEGNdLloB59rKiCU4RMG9w1K2zcbyJuumsCTNJeGYmmNnpMAsY-oGwI1HyLM/s400/fm_86_home_theater.jpg" width="298" height="400" dea="true" /></a></div><br />Bonus: the back cover of the same issue, featuring the alluring and full-hipped Vampi. My 12 year-old self was turned on by the ads for Vampi in these mags, and I drew her several times. Wish I still had those drawings! I used to save everything I ever drew, but much of my artwork mysteriously disappeared over the years I was home. I think my mother used to throw them away if she didn't like the subject matter, which was most of the time.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Lt7FUo8hPDc7FjkskTuIU8V-EJU3sSu3xi3V4k3uFol7bE-cWT7sZt5OFkrgCQP22hHBSd8lx5FYcFnmW01r8LFjz_iWwG-kdPF8gVwblTaFkh_QuIEHzmyuBQo5eyQjH_bbcr1kWl5u/s1600/fm_86_cov_back.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Lt7FUo8hPDc7FjkskTuIU8V-EJU3sSu3xi3V4k3uFol7bE-cWT7sZt5OFkrgCQP22hHBSd8lx5FYcFnmW01r8LFjz_iWwG-kdPF8gVwblTaFkh_QuIEHzmyuBQo5eyQjH_bbcr1kWl5u/s400/fm_86_cov_back.jpg" width="297" height="400" dea="true" /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-29444000414755933622012-03-22T09:47:00.010-07:002012-03-22T10:52:20.121-07:001977 FM Article on Hammer's Dracula Films<div align="left">From issue #133 of the venerable Famous Monsters magazine, (published April 1977) we find an awesome article on Hammer's Dracula films with Christopher Lee, with rare behind-the-scenes photos from several of the movies. First, the cover with a fantastic colorful painting of Robby... </div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge; you may have to click again to view full-size.)<br /></em></span><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck2OUFp2Y5RR00HGbKfn8O5jPCghn6YzHT3cH_N5JVemb8-voh2DG7S5TIdKgf_7sgw8RdAtEUHrHosVcvVemZXY4mUmfTAt_SU_QqKiabJRiCuMkrSWTHd4NomSEFxZWwYi1K8c7dpnD/s1600/fm_133_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck2OUFp2Y5RR00HGbKfn8O5jPCghn6YzHT3cH_N5JVemb8-voh2DG7S5TIdKgf_7sgw8RdAtEUHrHosVcvVemZXY4mUmfTAt_SU_QqKiabJRiCuMkrSWTHd4NomSEFxZWwYi1K8c7dpnD/s400/fm_133_cov.jpg" width="288" height="400" aea="true" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;">Robby was uncredited for having first invented the Vulcan hand salute.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator">And the anticipated fang-tastic feature itself...<br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0tIvzmB2glj6k4XMGoprONr_hgoZEqZ3BgQ4nCBcP7tHL62N_RwTYQZJz1-kYuFh-VoChYFPR7NDHRadWTTzJKd7Zuh1nJO5CAaz8wnrzkqMx2DjtFa3XfFtaWYT7TYT89WtVT_24Z6G/s1600/fm_133_drac_01.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD0tIvzmB2glj6k4XMGoprONr_hgoZEqZ3BgQ4nCBcP7tHL62N_RwTYQZJz1-kYuFh-VoChYFPR7NDHRadWTTzJKd7Zuh1nJO5CAaz8wnrzkqMx2DjtFa3XfFtaWYT7TYT89WtVT_24Z6G/s400/fm_133_drac_01.jpg" width="288" height="400" aea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQOO0YWUUcg7n-e-wOq4iBZQzA0hNHoiANZOx5fgT9X6hWer6NIKIbqFweSYw2Rtvo2Fw8Q3-vUqKfF6eJpOLZ7sV_ls0j8gVO5_cjR6FnUSlUeCjksZLwBSSjSVf1P6y0vkn9kUJ11Un/s1600/fm_133_drac_02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQOO0YWUUcg7n-e-wOq4iBZQzA0hNHoiANZOx5fgT9X6hWer6NIKIbqFweSYw2Rtvo2Fw8Q3-vUqKfF6eJpOLZ7sV_ls0j8gVO5_cjR6FnUSlUeCjksZLwBSSjSVf1P6y0vkn9kUJ11Un/s400/fm_133_drac_02.jpg" width="288" height="400" aea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; 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Usually, the only time I would get into them very much was when I was packing them up for a move. That was a killer; if you look at them <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZvNXn61Do4O4C38XRxEiT1H8_MG5l9t-XysD7bKJHXR2eZmqp4In9Inb8eN7y97Y422xj0UOzPiHF5x-ASrNA6Mx78ETH6WP_9kFqVZ7e78JNu-jiNMTfO4SEWKzCNnTMBZTL_xfURU/s1600-h/bookcases.jpg">in this picture</a>, you might never guess that they would fill up ten banana boxes each. That's 30 <em>heavy</em> boxes total. I hope I never have to move them again, but that's hoping for too much, I suppose. Otherwise, I only reached into them occasionally as I was looking for something to read on a bathroom visit that threatened to be of extended length. Under such circumstances, you grab what you can off the top of a stack and hoof it!<br /><br />Now, though, I am seeing things I haven't seen in years, re-discovering items I had forgotten I had. In many cases it's like seeing a friend you haven't come across in years.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazb37kvtg-nYIJ6Xo5nC1IKTkuG2thQQMv4RtIkP-dr_ajabTULPsf87pSRMjQLfOUbjAocukhaVSMCEQAQDzFQ46U1YocXjvUBGs7i0Hv2RcZTKWlAgRhePxDHqB-NakW18UDF9Mtxo/s1600-h/strange_change02.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239010288158116978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazb37kvtg-nYIJ6Xo5nC1IKTkuG2thQQMv4RtIkP-dr_ajabTULPsf87pSRMjQLfOUbjAocukhaVSMCEQAQDzFQ46U1YocXjvUBGs7i0Hv2RcZTKWlAgRhePxDHqB-NakW18UDF9Mtxo/s400/strange_change02.jpg" /></a></div><br />Anyway, these ads for the "Strange Change" model kits from the early 70's were something I had forgotten about completely. It must have been well over 30 years since I saw these ads and thought about them! Or course, I never owned one of the kits; if you've read this blog much you know I kept my collecting to things like books, magazines and comics that could fit flat in a drawer, for easy hiding and quick packing. But that didn't keep me from reading and wishing!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge95un4xirIbbV_apgyuSXRnZBEVvWUSGvE8bHKLBUV7setNHM-zvydiJ_pgvztTEv-ImmTjVgA6FpglEmwSxbEoxwNnNciU4wVOVWXbOxnLp-o-LoBn4FO0MM_WApSD43bKgSM7rZ2Hk/s1600-h/str_chng_panel01.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239260650476574802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge95un4xirIbbV_apgyuSXRnZBEVvWUSGvE8bHKLBUV7setNHM-zvydiJ_pgvztTEv-ImmTjVgA6FpglEmwSxbEoxwNnNciU4wVOVWXbOxnLp-o-LoBn4FO0MM_WApSD43bKgSM7rZ2Hk/s320/str_chng_panel01.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff33;">"Ah, excuse me, do you have any toilet paper over there? Hello?"</span></p>The Vampire was the one I wanted most; I mean, changing from a "living" vampire to a skeleton, and back, how incredibly cool was that? I thought it was the coolest idea in the whole line of hobby kits put out in the MPC line, including the <a href="http://monstermemories.blogspot.com/2008/08/haunted-mansion-hobby-kit-ad.html">Haunted Mansion</a> and <a href="http://www.sweetskulls.com/2008/08/skeletal-pirates.html">Pirates of the Caribbean</a> kits. It was like a scene from a Hammer Dracula movie!<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHPVUsQJJ62WDuleTvm-0RCF80NKjZfrkC-RAUelryFuEe0GEFDrIQxwQxuGHIlGrJkMcjfrNDNj8EFBDADg8RyMO3p1TMBc3a6SEsyMBUC-xC0RSXrVnUCLcAk-pQAW_MB5SWC8cpwg/s1600-h/str_chng_panel02.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239260648435957826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqHPVUsQJJ62WDuleTvm-0RCF80NKjZfrkC-RAUelryFuEe0GEFDrIQxwQxuGHIlGrJkMcjfrNDNj8EFBDADg8RyMO3p1TMBc3a6SEsyMBUC-xC0RSXrVnUCLcAk-pQAW_MB5SWC8cpwg/s320/str_chng_panel02.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff33;">"Goodbye, I'm off to the age of dinosau....Aaaiieee!"</span></p>I always thought it was "strange" that the time machine had the monsters appear <em>inside</em> the craft, but I guess they were taking dramatic license, and assumed that we kids would figure it out that it wasn't merely a fatal design flaw by a careless inventor.<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dchT1UPdFUKU8lZxIn1Vl-nX-P9ySu2FJfjgaZVBqVHp77KVoswzsL-LfWC4z8ItM2ljYLdnydzfDUfYLrGe2FUcfyvFcCptKHLCM0TWkc9oYHNgnvIkOy7qcGW7H_zw4m6R3wdrvqE/s1600-h/str_chng_panel03.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239260655254095442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dchT1UPdFUKU8lZxIn1Vl-nX-P9ySu2FJfjgaZVBqVHp77KVoswzsL-LfWC4z8ItM2ljYLdnydzfDUfYLrGe2FUcfyvFcCptKHLCM0TWkc9oYHNgnvIkOy7qcGW7H_zw4m6R3wdrvqE/s320/str_chng_panel03.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffff33;">"Close it, close it! Gosh, this is my private time, Mom!"</span></p><br /><p>The Mummy was kind of neat, but he only got a little distressed and dishevelled in his change, not that big a difference. I think the Wolfman would have been a better candidate for a dramatic change. But what would they have put him in? A dog kennel?</p><br /><p>If they wanted a truly strange change, they could have made one where Frankenstein's monster changes into the Bride! But that would have been a little ahead of it's time.</p><br /><p>Of course, the ultimate would have been to make one with Vampirella; where she changes between slightly dressed and completely undressed! Ah, <em>one can dream...</em> </p><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239993291307720962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAsqaCvGHHrpuLdOmqtLpYvvRY4hMMuvFQuAjfRB2MtRIVE6eXl_wFkmyNmcY9gmL0o_kbZMAZzwzwxNHuRzEx19u8lhzkn4X9y0y-GbRqAUH8fBfVR444CkgkKRUPBhCiJN_DgzPHcje/s400/mm_banner_sm.gif" /></p>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-18542980459697962762011-06-12T19:45:00.000-07:002011-06-14T10:35:09.989-07:00The Thing<div align="left">From the July-August 1982 issue of Cinefantastique, comes this extensive article on the original 1951 movie "The Thing." One of the great early sci-fi films, "The Thing" was actor James Arness' first genre role, only glimpsed fleetingly as the menacing alien. Another sci-fi role followed three years later in "Them!" This time he played the hero, his face not obscured in heavy makeup. The snappy overlapping dialog, a trademark of Director Hawks, helped make a film with a way-out premise seem more realistic and down-to-earth.This article is full of facts and behind the scene photos, so enjoy!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge.)<br /></em></span><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN69tPpzZ9KudtgpRdbUwvnu-nsGnjY3DpSBge9jpVAEyk4oKZxSSX5pe_YFFj5rv40qvROery-YELxA_8gbuEGBAshEIoew_yq8UIBYdTijfp8j5144v5_5XSsNPwik_b09NcdrCjl2Hs/s1600/cf_thing_01.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN69tPpzZ9KudtgpRdbUwvnu-nsGnjY3DpSBge9jpVAEyk4oKZxSSX5pe_YFFj5rv40qvROery-YELxA_8gbuEGBAshEIoew_yq8UIBYdTijfp8j5144v5_5XSsNPwik_b09NcdrCjl2Hs/s400/cf_thing_01.jpg" width="300" height="400" t8="true" /></a></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; 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CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1ggdVXXEc87l33JzDfwdWQHWX2-NKBzrjPFy0JwKP9qyKgFAZu5Y57UOI8E28fznESnW4q177Z7yx-e45DjTUBqhFAAmPywlzgzRuNpB0OrpYVh0wQcWqBLcJltStYboHNJJ8Z7-Qaf3/s1600/cf_thing_04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1ggdVXXEc87l33JzDfwdWQHWX2-NKBzrjPFy0JwKP9qyKgFAZu5Y57UOI8E28fznESnW4q177Z7yx-e45DjTUBqhFAAmPywlzgzRuNpB0OrpYVh0wQcWqBLcJltStYboHNJJ8Z7-Qaf3/s400/cf_thing_04.jpg" width="300" height="400" t8="true" /></a></div>Below, some of the (thankfully) unused makeup tests range from the hilariously thumb-like Thing (which shows they were once considering taking the "intellectual carrot" premise more literally) to a couple that seem to have inspired the look of the drag queen "Divine," without being quite as unappealing. <br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; 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In Book Form!<div align="left"><strong>Note:</strong> this entry was originally posted on an earlier blog of mine, "<a href="http://www.sweetskulls.blogspot.com/">Sweet Skulls." </a>Thought my readers of this blog would enjoy it now! </div><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,102)"><span style="font-size:78%;">(Click on images to enlarge) </span></span></em></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoICoVIvdfyM2eeha7l_f18yoFffWJlBQEZUfm7qikjhF2lLVRF9E5quwXfnAyIAwtdTjvhh2lFH5T390FoDoCYFmeEzE-wFKyJgDAZoiZ6i99ILN_es1Z3deTOpP1-oyKxF96GACXyKY/s1600-h/drac_returns_cov.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227419231988471522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoICoVIvdfyM2eeha7l_f18yoFffWJlBQEZUfm7qikjhF2lLVRF9E5quwXfnAyIAwtdTjvhh2lFH5T390FoDoCYFmeEzE-wFKyJgDAZoiZ6i99ILN_es1Z3deTOpP1-oyKxF96GACXyKY/s400/drac_returns_cov.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,102);font-size:85%;" >"Hey, I'm over here, behind this big ol' skull!"</span></p><br /><div align="left">My grandma's house was a few miles from a small bookstore called Bill's on Ingleside Ave in Macon, GA. As a young teen, when visiting her house on the weekend, I would sometimes walk the distance to look for the latest issue of The Monster Times or other cool magazines. After all, they had a better selection than the closer-to-home drugstore where I usually went. One summer, in 1973, I came upon the first in the Dracula Horror Series titled "Dracula Returns," and had read it nearly halfway through on the walk back to her house. It's a wonder I made it without getting run over, but I was pretty good at walking and reading. I still recall exactly where I was in the book at particular points as I walked home, passing under the oaks draped with spanish moss, blowing in the faint breeze. </div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLC70GGtl-l3ZkUxp_kYg99pspsnc_DQFJadUYZNZh-rsgy3TXMEPvqv2vFPU_hgwG0C1SZKY72yqw2gn3Lg53S82NRNzAlxLqn2mRb5UU6mks7eVzfgZVczjJvvUghdutJHraGdXS6g/s1600-h/drac_returns_back_cov.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227423932895909762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLC70GGtl-l3ZkUxp_kYg99pspsnc_DQFJadUYZNZh-rsgy3TXMEPvqv2vFPU_hgwG0C1SZKY72yqw2gn3Lg53S82NRNzAlxLqn2mRb5UU6mks7eVzfgZVczjJvvUghdutJHraGdXS6g/s400/drac_returns_back_cov.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,102);font-size:85%;" >Most horrifying of all, the flower in his buttonhole seemed fresh! Aaaiiiieeee! I never knew the Count liked wearing a daisy on his suit.</span> </p><br /><p>The series was begun as we learn how the telekenetic wheelchair-bound Professor X... uh, I mean, Professor Harmon, is drawn by Dracula's consort/slave (and sometimes black cat) Isis... I mean, Katara, into bringing the Count back to life. The Professor thinks he can control the Prince of Darkness by implanting a sliver of wood next to his heart, and triggering the mechanism with his mind to temporarily kill him should the need arise. He intends to use the vampire as a weapon in the war against crime. Needless to say, you can't keep such a creature on a short leash without getting bitten. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7VCdF2XwXNj7i5paCVVptAgTHuXaSQSf2pnpX21UoByTC_6klwTA1AjejME9gBvagPyZTO9Zjym4D_0S1FgSrHe49lQMvvgy_I2q8nr9ke14zWCvXtB3HJSI7sPoahiu97XodQinT38/s1600-h/Quincy_Harker_001.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229238409098339890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7VCdF2XwXNj7i5paCVVptAgTHuXaSQSf2pnpX21UoByTC_6klwTA1AjejME9gBvagPyZTO9Zjym4D_0S1FgSrHe49lQMvvgy_I2q8nr9ke14zWCvXtB3HJSI7sPoahiu97XodQinT38/s400/Quincy_Harker_001.jpg" /></a> I might point out that close to the same time, Marvel was publishing the first issue of "Tomb Of Dracula," which I bought and still have. The wheelchair-bound protagonist Quincy Harker <em>(depicted to the right)</em> resembled the character of Professor Harmon, at least superficially, but with the publishing dates so close it might have only been a coincidence. However, Harmon wanted to use Dracula, and Harker only wanted to kill him.</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsEO7FCPNFTNjtub0-yvWrxZH0APrQxR2g8BStDQ88Bc21cIyPAWnxvn8JDWUgsnoCM_CuYPSgCU8sdg9YS3R3Z11V7kO42EoAnYNMqbyvgQiZsWnL-r_AOLpIEcUqzREhXc3V-qGR64/s1600-h/dracs_hands_cov.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227423451529338482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsEO7FCPNFTNjtub0-yvWrxZH0APrQxR2g8BStDQ88Bc21cIyPAWnxvn8JDWUgsnoCM_CuYPSgCU8sdg9YS3R3Z11V7kO42EoAnYNMqbyvgQiZsWnL-r_AOLpIEcUqzREhXc3V-qGR64/s400/dracs_hands_cov.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,102);font-size:85%;" >"Put your head on my shoulder..." The awkward positioning of Katara makes it look as if her head has been grafted onto Drac's right shoulderblade.</span></p>Assisted by Cameron Sanchez, a strong and devoted friend, Harmon unleashes this supernatural force on those seemingly above the laws of man. The shape-shifter Katara helps out, but always with her Master's best interest in mind. Although Harmon considers himself morally above the criminal element he is seeking to expunge, Dracula knows that he in his own way is as blood-thirsty as the vampire he is using, and points that out, to the Professor's unease. Is he any better than the criminals and Dracula, by using such harsh and brutal methods? He is certainly no hero, but the thought doesn't hinder him from continuing to risk using his unwilling ally. And the blood flows copiously as Dracula, unleashed upon various criminal elements, metes out gory justice with slashing fingernails and fangs. They'd have been better off in jail. <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinc5-bM1kqUkJTu84aeiqtc2e0uIRWQ92K1lURpJVuVSLX8iE0fH4DspFxVxn5IZoal4JASRScC_XwngBcW5YLCh2S0tfXkFsyY-fpnWkNpcbTu_G0JqaOGFyWSSf_LpZfJWtY4-vAg4U/s1600-h/dracs_bros_cover.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227423339154409010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinc5-bM1kqUkJTu84aeiqtc2e0uIRWQ92K1lURpJVuVSLX8iE0fH4DspFxVxn5IZoal4JASRScC_XwngBcW5YLCh2S0tfXkFsyY-fpnWkNpcbTu_G0JqaOGFyWSSf_LpZfJWtY4-vAg4U/s400/dracs_bros_cover.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,102);font-size:85%;" >The part of Professor Harmon will be played this episode by Boris Karloff.</span></p><br /><p align="left">As a youth I enjoyed the book, detailing Drac's return to "life" in modern times, and the various missions he sends the Count on fulfill his thirst for blood and the Professor's for justice. But Vlad's own agenda and desire for freedom mean that he is always looking for ways to escape the restrictions and feast on the Professor's own blood. Travelling from country to country during their adventures, the unlikely quartet meet with what seems to be a supernatural threat, but only turns out to be someone faking it. Though not always the case, this happens to such an extent that you begin to think that at the end, the bad guys are going to say "and I would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't been for that meddling wheelchair guy and his vampire!" Then Dracula slaughters them. </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQo1G3xSYLnFiU3hT9N-C-rqRJqUU1kcc3lt1rokv9KhNqZvCx6aSZ2O0Zi74dd-nnU74PSxUplDOFXRCDEGjO8mDCubK1XuxB87J9Nl6eU1Dn_S-zs5pHIEXhV8-wAjtYMhFwdqxeL0/s1600-h/dracs_gold_cov.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227419536194497874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQo1G3xSYLnFiU3hT9N-C-rqRJqUU1kcc3lt1rokv9KhNqZvCx6aSZ2O0Zi74dd-nnU74PSxUplDOFXRCDEGjO8mDCubK1XuxB87J9Nl6eU1Dn_S-zs5pHIEXhV8-wAjtYMhFwdqxeL0/s400/dracs_gold_cov.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,102)">"One... two... three! Three million beautiful gold coins! Ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaah!"</span> </span></p>The series was successful enough to generate eight followups, which came out in extremely rapid succession, three of which I was able to find. After that I lost track of them. From what I've seen, after about #5 the artwork started to slide and Drac became more of a cartoon figure. But if I were to run across any at a used bookstore, I would pick them up and read them just for old time's sake. If the series were honest, it would end with Dracula finally turning on Harmon, proving the truth of the saying "he who lives by the sword dies by the sword." The revenge on evil, using evil to inflict it, that the Professor engineered would certainly turn on him at last. I doubt that ever happens, though. A continuing series such as this rarely ever concludes and wraps things up, as there might always be another book if the last sold well. The author is not willing to burn his coffins behind him. <br /><p align="center">Ad from Famous Monsters about the book series...</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzhJy9SWHvIdorZ20zsasj0qt6xu1SjyEKeg_wmwvRqf9IZVzPoH5r2I82GBtBGAnPseEIz0b05r9L0jHaajxx3NpdXGJLsEkFbF49xcB8iUzQQqwNt2qbbyjakIDPUfgyd_Y68qvFbA/s1600-h/drac_returns_books_ad.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227424561890158386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzhJy9SWHvIdorZ20zsasj0qt6xu1SjyEKeg_wmwvRqf9IZVzPoH5r2I82GBtBGAnPseEIz0b05r9L0jHaajxx3NpdXGJLsEkFbF49xcB8iUzQQqwNt2qbbyjakIDPUfgyd_Y68qvFbA/s400/drac_returns_books_ad.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,102);font-size:85%;" >Kids! Ask your parents for the money to order!</span></p>Side note: In the same "vein," we have a novel that was published in 1973 that purports to be "non-fiction," in which a series of letters, journal entries and newspaper clippings tell the story of Dracula's resurrection and subsequent neck-bitings. Although a fun read at the time, the cover art depicts a very anemic-looking, not to mention fey, Count which reinforces the common Lugosi stereotype. <br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxQYzpZjt92WyFtbC7_ONSTSdzcXEHqbrmqwY_caKeuFa2q-m3wDhKbcgL3oVRdJiVX1UOSHMSy6_9OT_i7bS3vyYeEVX0lbLylZZ1lIXWERRie7l_QOFCYa18nsuqJlo2HLd91BNnfE/s1600-h/drac_archives_cov.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227423131653461474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxQYzpZjt92WyFtbC7_ONSTSdzcXEHqbrmqwY_caKeuFa2q-m3wDhKbcgL3oVRdJiVX1UOSHMSy6_9OT_i7bS3vyYeEVX0lbLylZZ1lIXWERRie7l_QOFCYa18nsuqJlo2HLd91BNnfE/s400/drac_archives_cov.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,255,102)">"I vant to suck... your blood! Vhat did you <em>think</em> I vas going to say, you naughty, naughty boy?"</span> </span></p><br /><p align="left">Just to be a completist, below you will find the remaining covers to the rest of the books in the series. These I scavenged from around the web, but the ones above this I scanned in from my own copies.</p><br /><p align="center">The complete list:</p><br /><p align="center">#1: Dracula Returns (Pinnacle 1973)</p><br /><p align="center">#2: The Hand of Dracula (Pinnacle 1973)</p><br /><div align="center">#3: Dracula's Brothers (Pinnacle 1973)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">#4: Dracula's Gold (Pinnacle 1973)</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAz5lFLNg_E6Pbl7oDmAMzlXX-DQxpsmoAfqJqFHAAkxL1Q-Gl8ldXkFlhqRQnYFIfCvjxf9IkD5H0MbRQUi7uCJDqIA6PAu9J0QJTSTwjjCeuE6l8MX6kq5-RM8JY-nmoqBVDjFOUR8/s1600-h/Drums%20of%20Dracula.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229178228862994546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAz5lFLNg_E6Pbl7oDmAMzlXX-DQxpsmoAfqJqFHAAkxL1Q-Gl8ldXkFlhqRQnYFIfCvjxf9IkD5H0MbRQUi7uCJDqIA6PAu9J0QJTSTwjjCeuE6l8MX6kq5-RM8JY-nmoqBVDjFOUR8/s400/Drums%2520of%2520Dracula.jpg" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center">#5: Drums of Dracula (Pinnacle, 1974)</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOatjqG0UL7fmcnDhfrdYhKp5CHdBAeH_QRnzNa3GqOshHHpH1NrtzHKpuEUsUMyQb8RspBQ9gYO7TiajtjFiLyFpYDI9uv5Tovm7SW-knrYQQs2mnyKtalt0v03h8afcAkApg-mnMGk/s1600-h/Witching%20of%20Dracula.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229182912694926546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOatjqG0UL7fmcnDhfrdYhKp5CHdBAeH_QRnzNa3GqOshHHpH1NrtzHKpuEUsUMyQb8RspBQ9gYO7TiajtjFiLyFpYDI9uv5Tovm7SW-knrYQQs2mnyKtalt0v03h8afcAkApg-mnMGk/s400/Witching%2520of%2520Dracula.jpg" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center">#6: The Witching of Dracula (Pinnacle, 1974)</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtlRQNZxUJMNDGXPjR-0r2rIHM-OYQbMBbsclvHeIx3stQxaOR2441uXMOENtdkmEiLVAF7lVh1NC0nLcM-PY37mn1isJYqrK8K3f04SlKsCRGpZ3oyaOahTtXd9MPTDLoawr2lbPd10/s1600-h/Dracula"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229178227688868834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtlRQNZxUJMNDGXPjR-0r2rIHM-OYQbMBbsclvHeIx3stQxaOR2441uXMOENtdkmEiLVAF7lVh1NC0nLcM-PY37mn1isJYqrK8K3f04SlKsCRGpZ3oyaOahTtXd9MPTDLoawr2lbPd10/s400/Dracula%2527s%2520Lost%2520World.jpg" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center">#7: Dracula's Lost World (Pinnacle, 1974)</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvvrvVXFogNbsOWhTlEZuOWxvgUCVvdX6k-deNbHwzLj6yJJdFVmAO4i65HLflZXfKRrwdyx4Np-styH8-LGpkNTmEyOVHHT5hrjsYdn85UrAV_pV7-ASep7n7P3DPGhwo2Fzqy_Vu0I/s1600-h/Dracula"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229178225033607282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvvrvVXFogNbsOWhTlEZuOWxvgUCVvdX6k-deNbHwzLj6yJJdFVmAO4i65HLflZXfKRrwdyx4Np-styH8-LGpkNTmEyOVHHT5hrjsYdn85UrAV_pV7-ASep7n7P3DPGhwo2Fzqy_Vu0I/s400/Dracula%2527s%2520Disciple.jpg" /></a> </p><br /><p align="center">#8: Dracula's Disciple (Pinnacle, 1975) </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrIFRphVEH5b-4uu9Mz-tT1uLZGl3tziFBOKdXrNh3_-HwbXQVKA_eoYnR1kHITsuZQP0zXccZB4ZjAZ22Y6PKvxrS9By7DOan-QLR1lDTWMNNXUHKKeEkz6Z0mgxDfHeEB9rf8E_77g/s1600-h/dracula9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229178226108927538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrIFRphVEH5b-4uu9Mz-tT1uLZGl3tziFBOKdXrNh3_-HwbXQVKA_eoYnR1kHITsuZQP0zXccZB4ZjAZ22Y6PKvxrS9By7DOan-QLR1lDTWMNNXUHKKeEkz6Z0mgxDfHeEB9rf8E_77g/s400/dracula9.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">#9: Challenge to Dracula (Pinnacle, 1975) </p><br /><p align="left"><strong>Update:</strong> Hey, you want to really know more about the Dracula Series, from someone much more erudite than I am? Read the excellent and comprehensive post on it over at the <a href="http://groovyageofhorror.blogspot.com/search/label/SERIES%20Dracula%20Horror">Groovy Age of Horror blogspot!</a> Makes me want to take mine down out of shame.</p><br /><p align="left"><strong>4-18-2011 Update:</strong> Dracula author Robert Lory is alive, and interviewed on <a href="http://sidneywilliams.blogspot.com/2011/04/interview-robert-lory-author-of-dracula.html">Sidney Williams' blog</a>... check it out!!!</p>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-85130796016257353122011-03-16T19:56:00.000-07:002011-03-17T07:47:46.974-07:00Castle Of Frankenstein #2: The Many Faces Of Christopher LeeFrom the second issue of the great monster mag, "Castle of Frankenstein," published in 1962, comes this photo-heavy feature on "The Many Faces Of Christopher Lee." I consider myself very lucky to have this issue!<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge.)</em></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYu-lep19QjQSZzvOUjALZpc76x3mCAhCiL-b7CebSFVjL39Ev0vD9NHTSHx9SxlSgncGmlsmTOAgzy6rdFjQ5wxrkZW-YZ1rg8W3NRTcEmsD-FWYi2i-ePkTfILSJj4AImS_cpuSCjXn/s1600/castle_of_frank_ish_2_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYu-lep19QjQSZzvOUjALZpc76x3mCAhCiL-b7CebSFVjL39Ev0vD9NHTSHx9SxlSgncGmlsmTOAgzy6rdFjQ5wxrkZW-YZ1rg8W3NRTcEmsD-FWYi2i-ePkTfILSJj4AImS_cpuSCjXn/s400/castle_of_frank_ish_2_cov.jpg" width="308" height="400" r6="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlCYXSdAYoL6gI3leSr6asgpYdy6iqWSUJV8zmL94qVSnGwERXU_B9HzJMbESRXou3OtEni96dkuYcnlfz3OkI_rD7BMWzBQqhpj8IKU1PJSnaE08AHbE0Eea7AlC7-qeh7xNInV1x0bK/s1600/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg01.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlCYXSdAYoL6gI3leSr6asgpYdy6iqWSUJV8zmL94qVSnGwERXU_B9HzJMbESRXou3OtEni96dkuYcnlfz3OkI_rD7BMWzBQqhpj8IKU1PJSnaE08AHbE0Eea7AlC7-qeh7xNInV1x0bK/s400/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg01.jpg" width="400" height="307" r6="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCcB_oITYTZJlM-rbt_B-ly7ObWMQGMZH4PfxRyfGoJJHSAjcGKZ1OLc9vnUoJnKQGN8q48C9nUJq8WB7dogIwesf-yf511ddNJ1fDq84q2g6Jdy0LjgHnrn5BQCnmEjrEZz43eo7IsF9/s1600/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCcB_oITYTZJlM-rbt_B-ly7ObWMQGMZH4PfxRyfGoJJHSAjcGKZ1OLc9vnUoJnKQGN8q48C9nUJq8WB7dogIwesf-yf511ddNJ1fDq84q2g6Jdy0LjgHnrn5BQCnmEjrEZz43eo7IsF9/s400/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg02.jpg" width="308" height="400" r6="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; CLEAR: both; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68ZklI9k0bBx9x_yoYT7HESfHnsTMU1HEs1GWHilPDQxtTl0LKCDvCnvQay95IjRHPtvLPsDIvjNN9oP7Lb-sfchIvlLsj3GTvnWKVo6LGKiJCsu_fBCkYcPA8t5q6lgZhkEaMJkmIbiB/s1600/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg03.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68ZklI9k0bBx9x_yoYT7HESfHnsTMU1HEs1GWHilPDQxtTl0LKCDvCnvQay95IjRHPtvLPsDIvjNN9oP7Lb-sfchIvlLsj3GTvnWKVo6LGKiJCsu_fBCkYcPA8t5q6lgZhkEaMJkmIbiB/s400/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg03.jpg" width="308" height="400" r6="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPjgDgVugbSaBJcgRArJsyG4VRLkWW_MrXcz0AjuUtPXfDdLUhTLxQ5zUzGLwTQednilNwE1PNejgqUl0_5673qsxLWhpTAGyh4hsBH8W7_woU9Kp8Esh94tUjTMff5D_ZgzAkUj1swLF/s1600/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPjgDgVugbSaBJcgRArJsyG4VRLkWW_MrXcz0AjuUtPXfDdLUhTLxQ5zUzGLwTQednilNwE1PNejgqUl0_5673qsxLWhpTAGyh4hsBH8W7_woU9Kp8Esh94tUjTMff5D_ZgzAkUj1swLF/s400/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg04.jpg" width="308" height="400" r6="true" /></a><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHfE60lVfjM9dPrKihBNtesA36dEfKxiWkEvnX0du7T-mHAVTLw40seNp80H3PotKLyLcZnZhogzo_IFVWuunMIflDrn8V_HEKdWeJDhutwowRA0T0OEtcQplxxVAAe1Xx2NM1w73o3is/s1600/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg05.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHfE60lVfjM9dPrKihBNtesA36dEfKxiWkEvnX0du7T-mHAVTLw40seNp80H3PotKLyLcZnZhogzo_IFVWuunMIflDrn8V_HEKdWeJDhutwowRA0T0OEtcQplxxVAAe1Xx2NM1w73o3is/s400/castle_of_frank_ish_2_lee_pg05.jpg" width="308" height="400" r6="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="left">I'll be posting more from this issue is the near future!<br /><br /></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-50791856913971985602011-02-21T15:37:00.000-08:002011-02-21T15:49:21.776-08:001974 FM cover article on Christopher LeeWelcome back! I've been so busy lately, that this blog kind of got neglected. But hopefully I can update it regularly for awhile now. Thanks for hanging around (like a vampire bat.)<br /><br />From the March 1974 issue #105 of the beloved Famous Monsters, comes a 12 page article and interview with the Prince of Darkness himself, Chris Lee. We start with the awesome cover by the legendary Basil Gogos...<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge.)<br /></em></span><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY-FCoCvu6y9TbzXlJpWBE7Uu0Lim1AY35PFMEaGJalXQsDyNrG4rb5RBy13yVuFmI2PrO6CeWUOJsqDFf2G-ZCiqwxtMEbu52AWgei9dPrjvbjwrc2wUL7d8LZJWWC_O8yRxHejWZ-hU/s1600/fm_105_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiY-FCoCvu6y9TbzXlJpWBE7Uu0Lim1AY35PFMEaGJalXQsDyNrG4rb5RBy13yVuFmI2PrO6CeWUOJsqDFf2G-ZCiqwxtMEbu52AWgei9dPrjvbjwrc2wUL7d8LZJWWC_O8yRxHejWZ-hU/s400/fm_105_cov.jpg" width="297" height="400" j6="true" /></a></div><br />and the article itself... enjoy!<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; 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CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="left">Bonus: the Lee-as-Dracula cover from issue #84, which, oddly enough, does not feature anything significant about Lee inside; so I thought it would go nicely here. What a great photo, that made a striking cover!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator" align="left"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhVUbiqkHX_cJZCs2xIjbNFi6ps_3wTDLFO7kzIZ8PXJGo3h1bt1IjNxopu8sDGKitz8Q4rJroL0Q5Gd6DFN3geFzxFjleE438uPwGsPCCOYLiK0aasnsYZDmeW_GydTR9dmewdbBmCyC/s1600/fm_84_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhVUbiqkHX_cJZCs2xIjbNFi6ps_3wTDLFO7kzIZ8PXJGo3h1bt1IjNxopu8sDGKitz8Q4rJroL0Q5Gd6DFN3geFzxFjleE438uPwGsPCCOYLiK0aasnsYZDmeW_GydTR9dmewdbBmCyC/s400/fm_84_cov.jpg" width="298" height="400" j6="true" /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-8622994522730867942010-10-29T12:26:00.000-07:002010-10-29T12:30:09.554-07:00Elvira and The Universal Classic MonstersTo honor the spirit of Halloween, here's a full-page reproduction of a painting by Robert Redding, from an issue of Forry Ackerman's 1984 "Monsterland" magazine.<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on image to view full-size.)<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcX_wsKJFQmLRRWfvIogkm200L20YLAJzxiGx99NLpvWk7U9_OkfQcWy2lYNbwBArf6O-C_txa2akWJQoV9GxU6VmqkJ7dSktOQYk39Zkv5Kx6JWQp6l98MVYwTBmL2r_xW1EBWblb8KFS/s1600/elvira_classic_monsters.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533551476111115618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcX_wsKJFQmLRRWfvIogkm200L20YLAJzxiGx99NLpvWk7U9_OkfQcWy2lYNbwBArf6O-C_txa2akWJQoV9GxU6VmqkJ7dSktOQYk39Zkv5Kx6JWQp6l98MVYwTBmL2r_xW1EBWblb8KFS/s400/elvira_classic_monsters.jpg" /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-87155180610433921422010-10-29T12:11:00.001-07:002010-10-29T12:15:00.169-07:00Elvira's Movie Comic Adaptation CoverFrom 1988 comes the cover of the magazine-format comic adaptation of "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark." A nice painting that makes Elvira look about 16, but the details in the crowd faces is where most of the humor comes from. <br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on image to enlarge.)<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedNjYwbJM4rkrkQal15fBt70lKVvacS5RwLEvVdytLs9cmrrcSSLEf9cr1kqjE13tgI7-XTvmmTbMxEFQ1vYEh23HVH1fbxnnaSMsfTHp-j3QaO6sjWbNhgXJxKYXU-boxXz5Jguyigiw/s1600/elvira_comic_tagged.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533547452789410274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedNjYwbJM4rkrkQal15fBt70lKVvacS5RwLEvVdytLs9cmrrcSSLEf9cr1kqjE13tgI7-XTvmmTbMxEFQ1vYEh23HVH1fbxnnaSMsfTHp-j3QaO6sjWbNhgXJxKYXU-boxXz5Jguyigiw/s400/elvira_comic_tagged.jpg" /></a></p>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-76931084931956955462010-10-29T11:39:00.000-07:002010-10-29T11:40:38.233-07:00Full-Page Ad for Thriller Video With ElviraFrom a late 80's large-format video industry magazine comes this full-page ad for Thriller Video featuring the incomparable Elvira!<br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on image to enlarge... you <strong>know</strong> you want to.)<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1w9S0lkoIubpflCNUQy_R1Gh-5vFVzQkMtqw69aWgnUFdw84EgLGa9qnH07EKF5RS9HGi2RXcFLV2HLjf0eI1R9Fghbhqv4I-ZEONTY0yV-M1hVwz-gcbsPie1hKREqSvsu6WTJmkkSq/s1600/elvira_video_poster_tagged.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533538529141225458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1w9S0lkoIubpflCNUQy_R1Gh-5vFVzQkMtqw69aWgnUFdw84EgLGa9qnH07EKF5RS9HGi2RXcFLV2HLjf0eI1R9Fghbhqv4I-ZEONTY0yV-M1hVwz-gcbsPie1hKREqSvsu6WTJmkkSq/s400/elvira_video_poster_tagged.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-48199564799727391502010-10-28T10:45:00.000-07:002010-10-28T11:13:37.648-07:001990 Article on Monster Maker Paul Blaisdell: Part 2<div align="left">Last time, if you recall (if not, <a href="http://monstermemories.blogspot.com/2010/10/1990-article-on-monster-maker-paul.html">read it here</a>), we opened the pages of the May 1990 issue of Cinefantastique, to look at their in-depth retrospective on one of the genre's least-known monster makers; Paul Blaisdell. Least-known by name, that is... but his work has been seen and appreciated by several generations of monster movie aficianados. This time I finish posting the rest of the pages on this talented but somewhat tragic figure whose creations figured so prominently in our monster memories.</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge.)<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUJ2wTVcultUYBA1x7RYczVybNLRQXiGG-egiek2ogVZ63mCIeNBz2wwnxE11avfE4c45lGizsQTYjhFFO6pKYjY_d-L-UVSkizlOsvIhH2jzu-VO-cdAqbsnfR1lQ9XPZszKjDw70JoZ/s1600/pb_article_01_pg_12.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533154463022085010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUJ2wTVcultUYBA1x7RYczVybNLRQXiGG-egiek2ogVZ63mCIeNBz2wwnxE11avfE4c45lGizsQTYjhFFO6pKYjY_d-L-UVSkizlOsvIhH2jzu-VO-cdAqbsnfR1lQ9XPZszKjDw70JoZ/s400/pb_article_01_pg_12.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLSWBnyEce-1ximNQ14F7A299qzJbuhjgpYchyphenhyphen91LAgIGYCEQcQ4Zv5UbCsEnH8AU2HtBtezXVq4c1Y_mokZN_JyBKKBZUeERd5fdd3RBVBf-HrXRHyvCisPBZ8QfSzMy9gwG7nn2tzbU/s1600/pb_article_01_pg_13.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; 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Paul Blaisdell. I have scanned and am posting (in two parts) this extensive series of articles from the May 1990 issue of the best genre mag ever made, in my opinion; Cinefantastique. We Monster Kids grew up on the movies, and the images of these monsters in various magazines, but never hearing much about their creator. Find out the whole story now!<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge.)<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkaL-1qSG1UNzn4HItOBAWSeLR6cT8Ig-ZgJ4SCRCRyxN7MVLeGJeHw-dcQ8piqU0FB9QBXwUImV4sLExU0kUZXdnikh0VdSfc1k02hm5LrO1DhVow9aUWNOkohd7dYTkhuwGIUsFQbxV/s1600/cinefantastique_1990_cov.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532365352913823138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkaL-1qSG1UNzn4HItOBAWSeLR6cT8Ig-ZgJ4SCRCRyxN7MVLeGJeHw-dcQ8piqU0FB9QBXwUImV4sLExU0kUZXdnikh0VdSfc1k02hm5LrO1DhVow9aUWNOkohd7dYTkhuwGIUsFQbxV/s400/cinefantastique_1990_cov.jpg" /></a> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYvSVpaLx1hSWvm-P-ZWSclsngOjKj0PAW8Khif_EGr-3Xwx9EwQgOTWzD1tN_U8LbKDDXxxbcWiyZYyg5Bi_k7_lPrEXbn7p5ht7KPtm8pg8KYDSbDPHerV0JrJ-c4D_Hzacd-c65jG-/s1600/pb_article_01_pg_01_and_02.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532363122220383746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzXv-ObPoAlJRj-YMTkcKu0CNeHqolgen6_1atBS_5WX2ut8agg4a-aimACLN5L1JbEbJ0u61kR8kd90diD0CQh-Niz26LWo99HAQFmuXWMWnGPQX2CQ8nLJktxDb8rXkRB76RoW8t9o1/s400/pb_article_01_pg_10.jpg" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93qM61q4xHHeBSYGZOlGGugLOjvAsBwbuUx4OATps355n_tA0Y7KLU-oKHmBgHdHeKCiJFTG9eNCSnoWoMAbSnSpPPJBs0Gy_1VCqyw-YhvK2FuAtNnlIIy4I5UmdA2tCFPKzIank-lSW/s1600/pb_article_01_pg_11.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532363111796427106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93qM61q4xHHeBSYGZOlGGugLOjvAsBwbuUx4OATps355n_tA0Y7KLU-oKHmBgHdHeKCiJFTG9eNCSnoWoMAbSnSpPPJBs0Gy_1VCqyw-YhvK2FuAtNnlIIy4I5UmdA2tCFPKzIank-lSW/s400/pb_article_01_pg_11.jpg" /></a></p><p>Come back for <a href="http://monstermemories.blogspot.com/2010/10/1990-article-on-monster-maker-paul_28.html">Part Two</a> very soon!</p>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-67644106429765063152010-10-24T14:15:00.000-07:002010-10-26T07:51:49.650-07:00"Thriller Video" flyer featuring Elvira<div align="left">Way back in the 80's, Elvira hosted and hawked the horror "Thriller Video" line. Here's one of the flyers listing the various releases, consisting mostly of episodes of "Hammer's House of Horror." </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge.)<br /></em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFovP20zNksJQeWYFJjUK1vSfNHBfRVB6MBHAF0tVsqqFM7ax6oqqLHl7DQtvxO6D2heVq_lHFw6ALQ7xY5Hvn06zkMOvUpOf1ImYSiiKvTN76bdtJ2AIoh_OO9bdbUfwIA4PpnIqxwcUA/s1600/thriller_video_flier_01.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721674105656610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFovP20zNksJQeWYFJjUK1vSfNHBfRVB6MBHAF0tVsqqFM7ax6oqqLHl7DQtvxO6D2heVq_lHFw6ALQ7xY5Hvn06zkMOvUpOf1ImYSiiKvTN76bdtJ2AIoh_OO9bdbUfwIA4PpnIqxwcUA/s400/thriller_video_flier_01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKcuK1pMXWDgVrbF7JGg-yFz8mNfztQJZvWx1VkPEf4IOXA8gRqmxT4xtjqiaIYnYu1QmRdZpByL98r7uYOYAZ8Y6PjAahq_KCPeFRgExoMRJnG-jwgLjn3UZNRU3TGD5p6O6tgXq_tS1/s1600/thriller_video_flier_02.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721666506822402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKcuK1pMXWDgVrbF7JGg-yFz8mNfztQJZvWx1VkPEf4IOXA8gRqmxT4xtjqiaIYnYu1QmRdZpByL98r7uYOYAZ8Y6PjAahq_KCPeFRgExoMRJnG-jwgLjn3UZNRU3TGD5p6O6tgXq_tS1/s400/thriller_video_flier_02.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGhLe0b1osbxfWdwi64CR9XGEAqdFgLn2aat3GTnupl8nuocdM22I7SuUKC9zVFaSZeqxOCO1Mt4nLMlvFmF3o8PAUPhf_1EcVZVdhcPLi5UE4XhCdkM8dsX9RPdr0IAvQu1sBT8tqzW_/s1600/thriller_video_flier_03.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721664881290882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGhLe0b1osbxfWdwi64CR9XGEAqdFgLn2aat3GTnupl8nuocdM22I7SuUKC9zVFaSZeqxOCO1Mt4nLMlvFmF3o8PAUPhf_1EcVZVdhcPLi5UE4XhCdkM8dsX9RPdr0IAvQu1sBT8tqzW_/s400/thriller_video_flier_03.jpg" /></a></p>More ads for these videos featuring Elvira, coming soon!Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620242838963213494.post-43566833338210727562010-08-30T09:58:00.000-07:002010-08-30T10:37:16.292-07:00Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1969 articleFrom issue #14 of Castle of Frankenstein, (see the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWw89ApC_ezNSXDGy8h_EZul5wKEUMF5_ScgYC4b8Vg6eK_T8FdXSu9RuK7ZQSnI5JPvIa2NzeIYcc1tMEkpt2Hroc4mMQ1icFmRVRc-Q_YCh1E5JCB_OX5mN_x2q7hS-bsJ0ZIVxuBJv/s1600-h/cof_14_cov.jpg">cover here</a>, from a <a href="http://mystartrekscrapbook.blogspot.com/2010/03/1969-star-trek-critique-article.html">previous post </a>on another blog) published in 1969, comes this short preview of the next Hammer sequel "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed."<br /><div align="center">(Click on images to enlarge.)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u9CtQytT2IaB-3dCHC-D67a0DuGVZ0JUw8yrpknjtgpslYOdtC2K_3YFt-RiajkvfMWeot4PaiKAoZrNT8sdfEskhd1sipwM1LSXRSxKK2IAt3_EjxKXwkKbRmvlONO8cu1wFfUjEs2-/s1600/cof_fmbd_01.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 312px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511248036603166002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u9CtQytT2IaB-3dCHC-D67a0DuGVZ0JUw8yrpknjtgpslYOdtC2K_3YFt-RiajkvfMWeot4PaiKAoZrNT8sdfEskhd1sipwM1LSXRSxKK2IAt3_EjxKXwkKbRmvlONO8cu1wFfUjEs2-/s400/cof_fmbd_01.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left">In the publicity still above, we see a good example of the sneaky "Cushing Grope," a maneuver he often makes with his bosomy co-stars. Watch for it every time he "assists" a female costar... he subtly moves his thumb into direct contact with the starlet's breast! Peter, you sly old dog you. I wonder how many of them noticed it? If you look for it in his films, you will see it as a signature move.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mUMuXg8BKUi35S7hcVDtg6daiiXAeFzmXTD2DlQ8Iw9oaozq9gkiEvNOWpixf8BhM-UTx1CXSphQ5PB4oe3LsUdDc9B7JuDtJ21LLZVyREDRBXXRfK1cjd_I0ozvtskELiC3rzUn_Y3s/s1600/cof_fmbd_02.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511248026555115826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mUMuXg8BKUi35S7hcVDtg6daiiXAeFzmXTD2DlQ8Iw9oaozq9gkiEvNOWpixf8BhM-UTx1CXSphQ5PB4oe3LsUdDc9B7JuDtJ21LLZVyREDRBXXRfK1cjd_I0ozvtskELiC3rzUn_Y3s/s400/cof_fmbd_02.jpg" /></a></p>Below, another page from the same issue, on a previous entry in the Frankenstein series of films.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub7N0b3ysT4w7uzWxKvTBSEsWEgN7lwCnXV45CqDilMCR1UuSk6_pFgN7E21iT00y_nHCPimgHQmG0KAIgvR9hMpyBA66MmBqZ32NcRmgRfuciDvbpdjNttyWgQNbn-75jf9ESlxLtmiN/s1600/cof_fmbd_03.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 306px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511248019105805058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgub7N0b3ysT4w7uzWxKvTBSEsWEgN7lwCnXV45CqDilMCR1UuSk6_pFgN7E21iT00y_nHCPimgHQmG0KAIgvR9hMpyBA66MmBqZ32NcRmgRfuciDvbpdjNttyWgQNbn-75jf9ESlxLtmiN/s400/cof_fmbd_03.jpg" /></a></p>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com3