Famous Monsters of Filmland #19 September 1962 cover painting by Basil Gogos of Peter Lorre Basil Rathbone Vincent Price from Tales of Terror 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #19

Sep-62 • Basil Gogos
Inside This Issue

A Basil Gogos cover with rare star wattage fronts #19 — a reference-hound’s dream. The epic “Shocklist” index anchors the issue, alongside a full Peter Lorre biography and a Mothra photo essay. One collectors return to for the index alone.

Cover Spotlight

Three masters of the macabre share one cover — a painting of Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, and Vincent Price from Roger Corman's deliciously sinister TALES OF TERROR.

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Contents

  • Attention Reader
  • These Were Their Lives
  • The Pre-historic Story, Forry Ackerman Finds the Lost World
  • Shocklist
  • The Lorre Story
  • Monster in the Basement
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Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail
  • Mystery Photo
  • You Axed for It
  • Hidden Horrors
  • Graveyard Examiner
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Films Featured

Tales of TerrorMothraThe Lost WorldThe Son of Dr. Jekyll
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Personalities

Peter LorreBasil RathboneVincent PriceRoger CormanForry AckermanWeaver WrightBoris KarloffLon Chaney Sr.Lon Chaney Jr.Bela LugosiLouis Hayward
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Bylines & Contributors

Mark Thomas McGeeRonald BudovecRobert Klaus

☠ Collector's Notes

Pair it with Issue #13: the epic “Shocklist” makes this the other great reference issue of the early run — the index monster kids actually used. Star wattage on the cover, homework value inside.

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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 Famous Monsters of Filmland #60 cover painting of Dorian Gray by Basil Gogos #60 Dec-69 Famous Monsters of Filmland #108 July 1974 cover painting of King Kong by Basil Gogos featuring adventure monster themes #108 Jul-74 Famous Monsters of Filmland #109 August 1974 cover uncredited painting of Vincent Price from Madhouse featuring horror madhouse themes #109 Aug-74 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #130 December 1976 cover by Basil Gogos featuring iconic portrait of Peter Cushing #130 Dec-76 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #147 September 1978 cover by Basil Gogos featuring menacing Tusken Raider from Star Wars #147 Sep-78 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #169 November 1980 cover by Basil Gogos featuring eerie mother skeleton from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho #169 Nov-80 NEXT ISSUE → Famous Monsters of Filmland #20 November 1962 cover painting by Basil Gogos of Lon Chaney from London After Midnight #20 Nov-62

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FM #19 — September 1962

Three masters of the macabre share one cover — a painting of Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, and Vincent Price from Roger Corman's deliciously sinister TALES OF TERROR. Inside: Tales of Terror, Mothra, The Lost World, and The Son of Dr. Jekyll, and Basil Gogos, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, and Vincent Price.

Who had this one on their shelf? Who swiped it from an older cousin? Spill. ⬇️

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