Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #126 July 1976 cover by Basil Gogos featuring grinning Mr. Sardonicus 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #126

Jul-76 • Basil Gogos
Inside This Issue

William Castle’s showman spirit haunts Issue #126: Basil Gogos paints the villain of Mr. Sardonicus, and the film gets a mini-history inside. “Dracula’s Disciple Renfield!” surveys the career of the great Dwight Frye, “The Sound of Terror” mourns composer Bernard Herrmann — the man who scored the movies’ scariest moments — part two of the Lugosi biography arrives, and TV’s Dr. Who gets a look.

Cover Spotlight

Basil Gogos paints the leering, frozen-faced villain from William Castle's MR. SARDONICUS — a cover as genuinely unsettling as the film's infamous Punishment Poll gimmick.

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Contents

  • The Ogre and the Organ
  • Dr. Who
  • If It's Midnight, This Must Be Transylvania
  • Dracula's Disciple Renfield!
  • Mr. Sardonicus
  • Answer to Mystery Photo. No.89
  • The Sound of Terror
  • Rare Treats
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Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail
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Films Featured

Mr. SardonicusDr. PhibesThe Ghost Catchers
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Personalities

Dwight FryeBernard HerrmannBela Lugosi
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Bylines & Contributors

Bob Cremer

☠ Collector's Notes

William Castle territory rendered by Gogos gives Issue #126 cult-collector pull, and the reference content runs deep: the Dwight Frye career study and Bernard Herrmann farewell are the kind of pieces reference collectors keep. The Lugosi biography rolls on inside.

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FM #126 — July 1976

Basil Gogos paints the leering, frozen-faced villain from William Castle's MR. SARDONICUS — a cover as genuinely unsettling as the film's infamous Punishment Poll gimmick. Inside: Mr. Sardonicus, Dr. Phibes, and The Ghost Catchers, and Basil Gogos, Dwight Frye, Bernard Herrmann, and Bela Lugosi.

What's your memory of FM #126? Got a copy? Got a favorite bit? Let's hear it. ⬇️

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