FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND

One of the great magazines to reach its biggest peak during the Monster Craze of the mid 1960s was Warren's FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND. Created by Forrest J. Ackerman, the publication began its run back in 1958 as a one shot issue but it went into a second printing due to popular demand and soon enough it turned into a monthly, bi-monthly and annual periodical.

FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND Number One

Every Halloween season, I dust off my small collection of FM magazines and browse through those ancient pages which even now, still appear informative and entertaining.

A MOBSTER NICK HALLOWEEN TALE!

 

HALLOWEEN HALL O' FAME!

 These are images from some of my favorite Halloween-themed films, TV specials and cartoons:

MUNSTER, GO HOME

Feature film starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, Al Lewis and Butch Patrick

(1966)

THE MUNSTERS REVENGE starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo & Al Lewis

TV Special (1981) NBC

Jonathan Winters in "HALLOWEEN HALL O' FAME" from 

WALT DISNEY'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR, 

aired October 30, 1977

HALLOWEEN WITH THE NEW ADDAMS FAMILY

TV Special (1977) starring Carolyn Jones, John Astin and Ted Cassidy

FLIP THE FROG CARTOONS

THE CUCKOO MURDER CASE

SPOOKS

Ichabod Crane from Walt Disney's 

THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1949)

Katrina Von Tassel

from Walt Disney's THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (1949)

THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN

from Disney's LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

                                                                 CLAWS FOR ALARM

                                      (1954 Merrie Melodies Cartoon starring Porky & Sylvester)

                                         

                                         

                                         

                                         

CLAWS FOR ALARM 

ROD SERLING, THE MASTER OF TV SUSPENSE AND FANTASY

This is the cover of the first TWILIGHT ZONE comic I ever bought. It was back in 1962 and I had been a fan of the TV show from its premiere in 1959 until it was canceled in 1964. The issue in question was the first published under the Gold Key label after Dell Publishing Co. ended its partnership with Western Publishing.

I bought almost every issue of TZ up until the early 70s and I still keep most of them in my collection. The quality of the stories and artwork varied, with the earlier ones being the best all around. 

These are some of my favorite issues:

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension

as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between

light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit

of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of

imagination. It is an area which we call "The Twilight Zone".-Rod Serling

ROD SERLING

(1924-1975)

On WIKIPEDIA:

Rod Serling

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