Famous Monsters of Filmland #17 May 1962 cover painting by Basil Gogos of Elsa Lanchester from Bride of Frankenstein 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #17

May-62 Basil Gogos
Inside This Issue

A marquee Basil Gogos cover fronts #17. Inside, a Glenn Strange profile (“The Lone Stranger”) and a rare Lionel Atwill reveal tucked into Hidden Horrors — a strong issue for the Universal-monster faithful.

Cover Spotlight

Elsa Lanchester as the Bride of Frankenstein — wild-haired, electric-streaked, magnificent — a painting of one of horror cinema's most iconic and strangely lovely images.

Contents

  • The Thing from Another World
  • The Clown at Midnite
  • The Lone Stranger
  • He Killed Dorian Gray
  • New Monster Club Members

Recurring Departments

  • Inside Ackerman
  • Fang Mail
  • You Axed for It
  • Hidden Horrors
  • Mystery Photo
  • Graveyard Examiner

Bylines & Contributors

☠ Collector's Notes

The Glenn Strange profile is the draw for Universal devotees — the “other” Frankenstein Monster finally getting his due in print. And watch the letters pages of this era: future genre names like Dan O’Bannon turn up young.

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Discussion

FM #17 — May 1962

Elsa Lanchester as the Bride of Frankenstein — wild-haired, electric-streaked, magnificent — a painting of one of horror cinema's most iconic and strangely lovely images. Inside: The Bride of Frankenstein, A Picture of Dorian Gray, Mystery of the Wax Museum, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Basil Gogos, Elsa Lanchester, Forry Ackerman, and Bill Warren.

Tell us the first monster from this one that lived in your head rent-free. ⬇️

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