Famous monsters

Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine #202

Aurora's first first six monster models

Trying to find copies of Famous Monsters when domiciled 3,000+ miles away from the action was a tad frustrating, more so when the series jumped from #69 to #80 in one month. It was only years later I discovered that the jump was to help the magazine reach #100 sooner. I would suggest … Continue reading "The Horror, The Horror! Classic Covers to Famous Monsters of Filmland"

Dressing up isn't reserved for Halloween night when you're a monster movie fan, and trying to recreate those spooky looks becomes a lifelong mission we undertake so we can feel closer to those creatures of the night.Back in 1965 Forrest J. Ackerman hired make-up artist Dick Smith to help him create the first tutorial book on recreating those monstrous looks at home- The Do-It Yourself Monster Make-Up Handbook.It sold for .60 cents and set the standard for all monster makeup tutorials to…

Crimson Ghost

Famous Monsters of Filmland is an American genre-specific film magazine, started in 1958 by publisher James Warren and editor Forrest J Ackerman. h/t: vintag.es

KURT BARLOW , SALEMS LOT, 1979

Bela Lugosi, aka Dracula, was originally supposed to play Frankenstein!