Famous Monsters of Filmland #66 cover painting of woman being attacked from THE OLD DARK HOUSE by uncredited artist 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #66

Jun-70 Uncredited
Inside This Issue

#66 is a heavy reprint issue built around an Old Dark House filmbook — James Whale’s 1932 proof that Universal horror could be witty and genuinely frightening at once — with Verne Langdon’s “The Apes of Wrath” along for the ride. One for collectors who prize the deeper Universal cuts.

Cover Spotlight

A woman in the grip of unseen terror — a painting from James Whale's THE OLD DARK HOUSE, the film that proved Universal horror could deliver wit and genuine dread at the same time.

Contents

  • Castle of Terror
  • The Apes of Wrath
  • The Old Dark House

Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail
  • Graveyard Examiner
  • You Axed for It

Personalities

☠ Collector's Notes

When Issue #66 ran its Old Dark House filmbook, the film itself was nearly impossible to see — FM was covering a ghost. Issues that preserved the memory of then-unavailable films did real cultural work, and this is a prime example.

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Discussion

FM #66 — June 1970

A woman in the grip of unseen terror — a painting from James Whale's THE OLD DARK HOUSE, the film that proved Universal horror could deliver wit and genuine dread at the same time. Inside: THE OLD DARK HOUSE and INVADERS FROM MARS, and Verne Langdon.

What's your memory of FM #66? Got a copy? Got a favorite bit? Let's hear it. ⬇️

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