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Verne Langdon, Makeup Artist, R.I.P.

Verne Langdon, Makeup Artist, R.I.P.

Multi-talented artist, mask maker, musician, composer, record producer, writer passes at 69.

Harry Knowles to run Famous Monsters.com

Harry Knowles to run Famous Monsters.com

Congrats to Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News! He’s revealed that he’ll be running Famous Monsters.com for new owner Philip Kim.
Knowles has been a devotee of the late Forrest J Ackerman, long-time genre fan, literary agent, and Editor of the original Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, the seminal Horror/Science Fiction publication. Aimed [...]

Supernal Dreams: Prince Sirki calls Forry to the grave

Supernal Dreams: Prince Sirki calls Forry to the grave

Since Steve has already given us the germane facts about Forrest J. Ackerman in his wonderful obituary on Forry, I just want to write a few personal observations about the FJA I knew as my editor.
But first, I’d like to quote something Ray Bradbury told me shortly after Vincent Price passed away. When I mentioned [...]