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
The big ape’s encore: Issue #132 doubles down on the 1976 remake with “King Kong 1977” and “The King in New York,” with Basil Gogos back on Kong duty for the cover. The issue’s gravest note is “The Great Man Is Gone,” the farewell to Fritz Lang, maker of Metropolis; “Experiments Extraordinary” surveys the Quatermass films, “Here There Be Dragons” charts dragon cinema, and “The Great Lugosi” keeps the Bela biography burning.
Cover Spotlight
Basil Gogos returns to King Kong for a second painted portrait of the great ape — proof, if any were needed, that some subjects are simply inexhaustible.
☠ Collector's Notes
Kong-remake completists need Issue #132 — the magazine’s deepest dive on the 1976 film — and the Fritz Lang farewell, “The Great Man Is Gone,” gives it film-history weight far beyond the genre press of its day. The Quatermass overview is a bonus for the British-SF crowd.
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