Famous Monsters of Filmland #15 January 1962 cover painting by Basil Gogos of TV horror host Zacherley 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #15

Jan-62 • Basil Gogos
Inside This Issue

A Basil Gogos cover fronts #15 at the peak of the AIP-contest frenzy. Inside, a Bob Burns makeup feature; on the back cover, Tor Johnson — pure early-’60s monster-kid energy from front to back.

Cover Spotlight

The one and only Zacherley returns — a painted portrait of TV horror's reigning ghoul-host, the face that launched a thousand screams on both coasts.

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Contents

  • The Return of Things to Come
  • I Was a Tin Age Robot
  • Metal Monsters
  • Return of the Burn
  • Your Chance to Appear in a Hollywood Movie
  • Inside Darkest Acula
  • Count Down to Doom
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Recurring Departments

  • Inside Ackerman
  • Fang Mail
  • You Axed for It
  • Mystery Photo
  • Graveyard Examiner
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Films Featured

The Ghost BreakersInvasion of the Body SnatchersBride of the Monster
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Personalities

ZacherleyBob BurnsTor Johnson
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Monsters & Characters

MeKanical Man
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Bylines & Contributors

Forry AckermanCharles NuetzelViktor Vesperto

☠ Collector's Notes

The companion piece to Issue #14, with the AIP-contest fever at full pitch and Tor Johnson glowering from the back cover — front-and-back display appeal in a single book.

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Related Issues

More covers by Basil Gogos
Famous Monsters of Filmland #51 cover painting of Oliver Reed in CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF in multiple colors by Basil Gogos #51 Aug-68 Famous Monsters of Filmland #62 cover painting of Fredric March as Mr Hyde by Basil Gogos #62 Feb-70 Famous Monsters of Filmland #64 cover painting of Vincent Price unmasked from HOUSE OF WAX by Basil Gogos #64 Apr-70 Famous Monsters of Filmland 1971 Yearbook cover featuring Christopher Lee as the Creature from Hammer's Curse of Frankenstein 1971 Yearbook Jul-71 Famous Monsters of Filmland #103 December 1973 cover painting of The Creature from the Black Lagoon by Basil Gogos featuring horror creature themes #103 Dec-73 Famous Monsters of Filmland #112 December 1974 cover painting of Karloff and Lanchester from The Bride of Frankenstein by Basil Gogos featuring horror bride themes #112 Dec-74 Famous Monsters of Filmland #115 April 1975 cover painting of Henry Hull from The Werewolf of London by Basil Gogos featuring horror werewolf themes #115 Apr-75 NEXT ISSUE → Famous Monsters of Filmland #16 March 1962 uncredited cover painting possibly by Basil Gogos of Lon Chaney from Phantom of the Opera #16 Mar-62

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FM #15 — January 1962

The one and only Zacherley returns — a painted portrait of TV horror's reigning ghoul-host, the face that launched a thousand screams on both coasts. Inside: The Ghost Breakers, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Bride of the Monster, and Basil Gogos, Zacherley, Forry Ackerman, and MeKanical Man.

Rip the cellophane off this one in the replies — favorite moments, worst nightmares, cover love, all welcome. ⬇️

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