Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #180 January 1982 cover featuring uncredited painting of Karloff's Frankenstein Monster and photo from The Grim Reaper 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #180

Jan-82 • UNCREDITED
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An uncredited painting of Karloff's Frankenstein Monster shares this cover with a photo from THE GRIM REAPER — classic horror and contemporary dread occupying the same page.

▶Contents
  • Main Features
  • HALLOWEEN 2 filmbook part 2
  • AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON behind-the-scenes
  • THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS preview
  • QUEST FOR FIRE preview
↻Recurring Departments
  • Fang Mail
  • Graveyard Examiner
▶ Films Featured
Halloween 2The Watcher in the WoodsThe Grim ReaperAn American Werewolf in LondonQuest for FireThe Mad Ghoul
★ Personalities
Boris KarloffSteven SpielbergMelvyn DouglasForrest J Ackerman
☠ Collector's Notes

Werewolf double feature

Landis & Baker interview

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FM #180 — January 1982

An uncredited painting of Karloff's Frankenstein Monster shares this cover with a photo from THE GRIM REAPER — classic horror and contemporary dread occupying the same page. Inside: Halloween 2, The Watcher in the Woods, The Grim Reaper, and An American Werewolf in London, and Boris Karloff, Steven Spielberg, Melvyn Douglas, and Forrest J Ackerman.

What's your memory of FM #180? Got a copy? Got a favorite bit? Let's hear it. ⬇️

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