Schellbach joins Mondo Cult
Writer Richard Schellbach has joined the gang at Mondo Cult Magazine making it a sweet trifecta with gigs at Mondo Cult, FM and Undying Monsters.
"Just wanted to drop by for some self horn tooting. I'll be
writing a column for Mondo Cult #3. I'm excited to be working with Jessie again
and for Brad Linaweaver, finally. I met Brad at Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror
Weekend in 2010 and we've become friends and fans of each others' work. So this
is a bit of a dream come true for me.
Mondo Cult gives me the chance to
write a different type of column. In fact, I'm extremely lucky to be writing for
Famous Monsters, Undying Monsters and now Mondo Cult and being able to write
unique columns for each one, while still be myself in all of them.
Anyway, look for me in Mondo Cult #3 and, if I can find something to
blackmail either Brad or Jessie with, also in Mondo Cult 4, 5, 6, 7,
8...
Thanks to both Jessie and Brad."
it's MONSTERIFIC!!
In what this horrorhead can only consider the most excellent of news, former FM Editors and Writers Michael Heisler and Mark Redfield have joined forces once again to bring us...
Both men at the pinnacle of their craft, Heisler and Redfield reunite not even a year after their exit from FM 3.0, increasing the bounty for us Monster Kids giving us yet another foray into all things monsters.
Monsterpalooza Magazine, named for Eliot Brodsky's Monsterpalooza convention, is sure to pack a Kongsized wallop. As evidentiary support I suggest visiting their site.
But be forewarned..
..there are monsters afoot!!!!
The premiere issue is jam packed with
goodies to tickle the skeletal frame of all Monster Kids! Inside issue #1 we
have FRANKENSTEIN and DRACULA at 80! THE FINE ART OF VINCENT PRICE!
The John
Chambers Interview! 2011 HANDY HALLOWEEN HANDBOOK! Chart a course for THE ISLAND
OF LOST SOULS!
Who Put The 'Monster' In Monsterpalooza? We answer : Chaney
and Pierce, of course! THE THING(S) FROM ANOTHER WORLD!
KNB:EFX FrightNight!
APES RISING!
AND MUCH, MUCH, MORE!
yes, it's okay to grab that drool towel.
Coming soon to planet earth, you can preorder No.1 today right here!
FM 257
it was said.."Purrrrrrrrrrrdy"
FM Writer spreads his Monster Classic wings
Hey gang. Here's some great news from FM Writer Richard Schellbach:
I am very pleased to announce that, starting with issue #2,
I'll be writing a regular column for Undying Monsters Magazine
called "Just My Type". Dave Davey and I met at this year's Monster
Bash and hit it off. Late last week, we hammered out a deal and now we're off
and running. I am very excited to be working with Dave and the rest of the gang
at Undying Monsters. We're all hoping for big things in the future - making sure
we give the fans of "classic" horror a fun and informative read.
My introductory column will be in issue #3 but I'm writing a column for
issue #2, which is the Vincent Price issue, because I have a small personal VP
story that I'd like to share. That issue goes to the printer in a little over a week so we
won't have time for introductions till the following issue.
This will
in no way effect my column in Famous Monsters Of Filmland. In fact, when I told
Phil (Kim) about the deal he told me that he likes Dave and supports Undying Monsters Magazine
. Dave is working like a madman to make issue number
#2 worthy of its cover celebrity. That means he won't be updating
undyingmonsters.com to include my addition to the magazine for a few days. I was holding
back this announcement until he did the official Press Release but he's given me
the official "okay" to post it here.
I hope my regular
readers who haven't checked out Undying
Monsters
will give it a try. And thanks to all of you for
your support over the past year. Your good wishes mean the world to
me.
Regards,
Rich
FM 71 AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW
Check this out, Horrorheads...
Oh yeah, baby. It's magic.
JESSIE LILLEY TO RESURRECT MONDO CULT
With her publishing juices flowing like the flood that took out Frankensteins castle, Jessie Lilley has decided to leave Famous Monsters and return to her first love; Mondo Cult.
Jessie's tenure at FM, while shortlived, delivered big monster fun in the issues she put together. Truly, FM has been fortunate with the talent that has come thru the door: Heisler, Redfield, Lilley.. It's anyone's guess what happens now. All I'm sure of is that Phil Kim is driven to make FM the best, and he has done nothing short of that.
Best of luck, Jessie. Rock on.
FM 70 DELIVERS - OLD SCHOOL
UNHOLY SMOKES!!!!!!
As I mentioned further down on this news ticker, FM 70 was coming our way. Seemingly stepping thru the teleport of time, in an effort to shift space and reinsert the reader back to their bedrooms of old, complete with record player, 8 track tapes, posters of Lugosi and Raquel, and hidden Playboys.
Mission Accomplished.
By the opening of the first page I could feel something special coming on. To once again see my beloved FM in its inceptual form; to gaze upon the pulp of undying promise; to see our beloved Forry honored to the point of posthumous editorship (but was he not involved?); to flip page after page and recognize in a pod instant I was indeed 10 years old again.
Joining Forry's undying monster spirit is Jessie Lilley, Max Cheney, August Ragone, Ed Blair, Elizabeth Haney, Justin Halliwell, Scott Essman and artist George Chastain. Max Cheney is also known as the Drunken Severed Head, creator of easily the best blog on the internet.
For their efforts, they acheived goose bumps on the arm, lifting of my spirit, and joy in my heart. This is what I remember. This is my old friend.
This is the heyday of Famous Monsters. And yet this is today for Famous Monsters.
And this is Phil Kim and his new Famous Monsters.
Bravo. Bravo.
RICK BAKER WINS OSCAR GOLD!!
Rick Baker the Monstermaker, and Dave Elsey won the Academy Award last evening for their brilliant work in The Wolfman.
Fanboys and girls across the globe were no doubt howling at the moon in celebratory delight when the winner card was read. Even up to that moment I was supposing they wouldn't win even tho they clearly deserved to. Why? Because I'm still shocked Ricks makeup for Planet of the Apes didn't even get nominated. Just another faux pas of the Oscars. Happily that was not the case last evening.
When the makeup for film was being shown on the big screen, the presenter remarked 'that's gross' when 'The Wolfman' shot was shown. How perfect and accurate. Just another example of how Rick and Dave nailed it. Much of the make up was indeed 'gross', which is why it was so perfect and excellent!!
This is Rick's 7th Academy Award and Dave's 1st.
Rick's impressive list of Oscar wins is listed below:
NEW ADDITIONS TO TIM BURTON'S DARK SHADOWS
Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter are set to join Johnny Depp in Collinwood for the upcoming production of Dark Shadows; shooting set for sometime in 2011.
Pfeiffer and Carter are presumed to play Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and Dr.Julia Hoffman, respectively. This is a big miss in my opinion, as Pfeiffer is almost a spot on match for Angelique Bouchard. Carter, on the other hand, is perfect for Hoffman. She will give the character much needed believeability to parlay any probability of her supposing Barnabus' affections. Provided that's in the storyline of course.
Rooms to the past, parallel deminsions, hidden vaults, secret rooms, creaky coffin's, vampires, werewolves, witchcraft, zombies rising from the grave, man made monsters...so many possibilities.
Perhaps they should consider this a franchise?
FM welcomes new writer!
The CHFB's very own Cinemacabre, or Richard J. Schellbach in real life, has been brought on board the Horror Bus that is Famous Monsters of Filmland. Longtime visitors to CHFB have learned over the years just how knowledgeable, in depth, and humorous Rich can be, and his credits are most impressive.
NBC's "Alf" , Nickolodean's "Are You Afraid Of The Dark?", NBC's "SpaceCats" and Showtime's "Chris Cross" are but a few of the projects lining the resume of Sir Macabe. Whether writing, editing, or showcasing his puppeteer prowess, Richard Schellback brings a humorous side, twisted with the happy reflections of a true Monster Kid Fanboy.
The boards are all abuzz with the news!
He makes his FM debut in #253!
Harry at Aint it Cool News to run FM.com!!!
Boy, it just get's better and better.
In what is a serious coup, Phil Kim has brought in Harry Knowles of Aint it Cool News to run FamousMonsters.com! For those not fortunate enough to understand the greatness of this move, just know that AICN is the end all be all of fanboy online entertainment. Add to that he is a mouth frothing fan of Uncle Forry and determined harbenger of truth in 4e's regard, and it's just way too natural a fit. Like a crackle popping electrode this sparks with anticipation.
I can not wait until this goes down officially. Well, okay. It has gone down officially. But the makeover of FM.com should be superfantastical!
Bring it home, Harry. Bring it home.
HAMMER HORROR LEGEND INGRID PITT PASSES AWAY
Oh boy, does this hit me in the face like a frying pan.
Born Ingoushka Petrov in Warsaw, Poland, Ingrid Pitt was Hammer Horrors Queen of Fangs; truly, every young boys vampire fantasy.
Stunningly beaufitul, and likewise talented, Ingrid escaped the early binds of a Nazi concentration camp, as well as Communist rule, before making her film debut in Doctor Zhivago. Soon after came Where Eagles Dare with Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton, but it was Hammers The Vampire Lovers, followed closely by Countess Dracula that thrust her into the limelight and set her path as legend.
As her film career came to a close, Ingrid became more than proficient as a writer, penning her autobiography, books, screenplays, and columns for numerous magazines, all with her flair for the macabe. There seemed to be no end to what she could do.
We all must make the journey from this life to the next, but it's never easy to watch when it's someone who's been a fixture of our fancy for literal decades. Stargazing beauty who was incredibly kind to her fans.
She will be missed by the masses. Ingrid was 67.
FM 250 - A LOVING TRIBUTE TO FORRY
After more than a few baloney sandwiches swallowed by that endlessly waiting, torch bearing public of the previous regime, who were told repeatedly the issue had been printed, and sent!..and it never had!, the job of getting FM250 to its waiting public was up to Phil Kim, kingpin of the new FM.
His accomplishment to that end fell to Michael Heisler and Jessie Lilley. And it is a masterpiece of love; a tribute to the legendary Forrest J Ackerman, or Uncle Forry.
Forrystation was evident as this tributary knocked down the timbers of the damn, slammed flowing waters of respect toward the village, and dispatched of all ungrounded and unneccessary things.
Proud of his film history to be sure, our beloved Uncle must be gushing in the great beyond that his theatrical endeavors would be held to such high esteem. Surely for the common man, this means little, but to that countess number who spied him in film after film remarking 'hey, it's forry', it's the end all, be all of respect for Mr.Sci Fi himself.
Very happy, am I, that this hallmark issue has Forry stamped all over it. How perfect it is.
How perfect, indeed.
Frank Frazetta passes away at age 82
The greatest and most influential fantasy illustrator of all time, Frank Frazetta, as passed into the halls of his fathers.
His work is a treasure trove of the fantastic, some of which graced the covers of fantasy magazines such as CREEPY, EERIE, Tarzan, Vampirella, and Conan the Barbarian.
Born in 1928, Frazetta got his start in the 40's with Lil Abner. An inauspicious start for someone who would become all that the word 'legend' offers.
He had just been out to dinner with his daughters, where later they walked and talked about his next studio, which he hoped would have a view of the gulf. Still in the process of painting we will be forever cheated of what new marvels he might have had in store for us.
One of the iconic artisans in this century, he will be greatly missed.