Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #185 July 1982 cover featuring painting of Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis the Mummy with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan photos 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #185

Jul-82 • Uncredited
Inside This Issue

1982’s embarrassment of riches crowds Issue #185: Poltergeist, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Blade Runner, E.T., Conan, and The Wrath of Khan all jostle for pages, while an uncredited painting of Lon Chaney Jr.’s Kharis holds the cover for the classics. “Maestro of Monsters” profiles Alex Gordon, the producer who fathered the She-Creature.

Cover Spotlight

An uncredited painting of Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis the Mummy shares this cover with photos from STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN — classic horror and the finest of the Trek films, sharing FM's front page.

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Contents

  • From Shampoo to Real Boo!
  • Future Fright Flicks-sci-fi Films Too
  • Birthday Wishes
  • Ghost That's Not So Nice-that's Poltergeist
  • What Goes There? the Thing
  • Bladerunner 40 Years Futureward
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  • The Forbidden World of the Mutant
  • Now It Can Be Told: the Wrath of Khan!
  • Conan the Barbarian
  • Maestro of Monsters- Alex Gordon: She Creature's Father
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Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail
  • Mystery Photo
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Films Featured

Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanPoltergeistThe Thing (1982)Blade RunnerE.T. the Extra-TerrestrialConan the Barbarian
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Personalities

Lon Chaney Jr.Steven SpielbergRidley Scott

☠ Collector's Notes

Issue #185 is 1982 in a bottle — six future classics previewed in one issue — and that preview density makes it a favorite time-capsule pull. The Chaney Jr. Kharis cover keeps a classic face on a forward-looking issue.

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FM #185 — July 1982

An uncredited painting of Lon Chaney Jr. as Kharis the Mummy shares this cover with photos from STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN — classic horror and the finest of the Trek films, sharing FM's front page. Inside: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Poltergeist, The Thing (1982), and Blade Runner, and Lon Chaney Jr., Steven Spielberg, and Ridley Scott.

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

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