Famous MonstersForryeverDying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!
Famous MonstersForryeverDying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!
Inside This Issue
Basil Gogos paints a living legend for Issue #130: Peter Cushing — a rare FM cover honoring the man rather than the monster. Then comedy strikes: “The Most Horrifying Article We’ve Ever Printed” runs an angry parent’s broadside against the magazine, with Forry’s reply — an exchange fans retell to this day. Space: 1999’s aliens, a Mad Ghoul filmbook, and the wriggling Squirm fill out the issue.
Cover Spotlight
Basil Gogos paints Peter Cushing — a portrait of horror cinema's most gentlemanly terror, the definitive Van Helsing, finally given the Gogos treatment.
☠ Collector's Notes
The “angry parent” exchange is one of the most retold moments in FM lore — owning Issue #130 means owning the original — and the Gogos portrait of Peter Cushing is among the most beloved covers of the late run. A two-reason key issue.
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