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 face that built monster fandom returns: Issue #171 wears a Phantom of the Opera cover painting long attributed to Basil Gogos — Lon Chaney’s Erik back where he belongs. “Horrors of Frankenstein” surveys Hammer’s whole Frankenstein series, Flash Gordon gets a review plus Sam Jones and Max von Sydow interviews, and “Davis Is a Devil” catches Sammy Davis Jr. in the genre’s orbit.
Cover Spotlight
An uncredited painting of Lon Chaney as the Phantom of the Opera — almost certainly by Basil Gogos, and a welcome return to the classic horror territory that launched the magazine.
☠ Collector's Notes
A Chaney Phantom cover in the early-’80s stretch — long attributed to Gogos — brings the magazine full circle to its classic-horror roots, and collectors prize Issue #171 for that symmetry. The Hammer Frankenstein retrospective adds reference depth.
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