Famous Monsters of Filmland — Issue

Описание: Famous Monsters of Filmland — Issue #184 — June 1982

Our Cover:
Natassja Kinski of “The Cat People” eyes you… Dragonslayer flies for you… and Conan the Barbarian flexes his Hyborean muscles for you on our triple threat cover that covers a few of the exciting imagi-movies awaiting you within our pages.

Staff
James Warren — Founder & Publisher
Forrest J Ackerman — Editor-in-Chief
W.R. Mohalley — Managing Editor
Jeff Rovin — Consulting Editor
Brian L. Forbes — Editorial Assistant
Michael Schneider — Circulation Director
Donato Velez — Traffic Department
Jacinto Soto — Traffic Department
Primitivo Gonzalez — Traffic Department
Special services: Kenneth Anger, Ron Borst, Eric Caidin, Harvey Clarke, David Del Valle, Walter J. Daugherty, Don Glut, Eric Hoffman, Mark McGee, Randy Palmer, Jay Suna
Foreign correspondents: Chris Collier, Luigi Cozzi, Luis Gasca, Hajime Ishida, Peter Kuczka, Juergen Menningen, Hector Pessina, Jean-Claude Romer, Salvador Sainz, Giovanni Scognamillo, Peter Vollmann

Description
This issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland — Issue #184 — June 1982 delivers a fun mix of fantasy, science fiction, and monster movie nostalgia from the Warren era. Forrest J Ackerman and the FM crew guide readers through some of the most talked-about genre films of the early 1980s while still tipping their hat to the classics.
Inside this issue you’ll find features on Dragonslayer, the stylish remake of Cat People, and a look at the mighty Conan the Barbarian and his cinematic ancestors. There’s also a curious update on Godzilla, plus a clever article highlighting films that start with the letter “B.”
The issue also includes fan mail, mystery photos, rare treasures from the Ackermansion vault, and the ever-popular Graveyard section. Like many FM issues of the time, it blends humor, fandom, and film history into a monster-loving magazine that still brings back the thrill of finding it on the newsstand.

Contents and pages
4 — Fang mail
Filmdom’s fang-tastic fans have sent this department another outpouring of sympathy, rage and/or empassioned opinion.
6 — Watch out for 3-D!
Soon to be jumping off the screen at a theater near you… The Creature! The Parasite! The Mirrorman! And more.
11 — Birthday witches
A stellar collection of birthday luminaries grace these pages this month. Now you can send them your best too.
12 — Dragonslayer
Winging your way by the time you read these words… a re-release of 1981’s stop-motion and special effects standout.
18 — Cat people
A cat has nine lives… and the 1942 classic has just been given its second. Though the scripter tells us he started from scratch.
23 — Mystery photo
If you can’t guess who this horrifying monstrosity is then just try again with our fiendish scrambled clue.
24 — B.C. = Before Conan
A pectoral pictorial on strongmen of the cinema. Hercules! Samson! Goliath! Don Knotts! (Don Knotts?)
31 — Godzilla
What happened to the flamin’, maimin’ monster that we all knew and loathed? He’s still around… but now he’s a 500-foot pussycat.
37 — Obituaries
Veterans of fantastic films summoned of late to Sirki’s domain include Nils Asther, Stanley Clements and Gloria Grahame.
38 — 60 “B” pix
Not an article on “B” movies… or killer “B’s”… but on films whose titles begin with the letter “B.” U won’t B-lieve your I’s.
44 — Rest in peace
A different type of horror film… a mellow drama without blood by the flood and gore galore. By a once and present FM fan.
46 — Son of wings
Featuring the sky things left up in the air by last issue’s installment. Flight fright fans are soar to find it uplifting.
61 — Rare treats
Scared out of your pants? Ha! We’ve just begun to fright as we scour the Ackermonster’s vault for these pix and fanta-photos.
62 — The graveyard
From the murky depths, the GE has exhumed these tasty treats for your edification, amusement and plain fun.

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