1962
Issue 1 1962
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Issue 2 1962
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Issue 3 1962
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Issue 4 1962
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Issue 5 1962
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Issue 6
Fall 1962
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Issue 7
Winter 1962
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This 5 page (single-sided) issue features a long review/filmbook of the 1943 Universal horror film, "The Wolf Man" starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Bela Lugosi, and previews the Roger Corman film "Tales of Terror" starring Vincent Price and Peter Lorre, plus the usual fan news.
Issue 8 1962
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Article by Boris Karloff titled "It's Good to Go Home" (reprinted from "Parade" magazine) in which the actor discusses his life, "Frankenstein" and his then-current television series, "Thriller". There is a book review on Edmond Hamilton's novel, "Battle for the Stars"; a review of Boris Karloff's film "Mr. Wong, Detective"; preview of "The Day of the Triffids"
1963
Issue 9 1963
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- Interview with Forrest J Ackerman by Dave Keil; review of "Five Weeks in a Balloon" (with Peter Lorre); book review of "The Survivor and Others" by H. P. Lovecraft; new film/fan news and coverage of the 1962 World SF Convention.
Issue 10 1963
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Issue 11 1963
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Articles include a review of the 1962 Hammer "The Phantom of the Opera" directed by Terence Fisher as well as the previous Lon Chaney and Claude Rains versions; there's a new films column; retro-review of the Boris Karloff "Mr. Wong, Detective"; article on the holiday of Halloween; G. R. Guy laments that publisher James Warren won't allow Forry Ackerman "to write seriously for F.M.". Noted fanzine artist Larry Byrd provides fiction ("Cosmonaut") and a reprint of the original 1934 Paul Ernst story, "The Thing in the Pond".
Issue 12 1963
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8 page fanzine include editorial by Dave Keil, crossword puzzle, letters column and short reviews of then-current horror films Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds", Hammer films, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"; "Varan the Unbelievable"; "First Spaceship On Venus"; "The Manchurian Candidate" and others.
Issue 13 1963
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The Bela Lugosi cover artwork is by fanzine artist Larry Byrd and articles include fan fiction, poetry, monster crossword puzzle and book reviews. There's a preview of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"; a biography of Bela Lugosi; a reprint of the 1958 story "But Who Can Replace a Man?" by famed British author Brian W. Aldiss ("Frankenstein Unbound"); plus the usual letters column.
Issue 14 1963
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