Famous Monsters of Filmland wasn't the only monster magazine published in 1958. While it was the first regularly published monster 'zine ever (first issue on sale date February 27, 1958), competitors were soon hot on Warren's and Forry's heels; MONSTER PARADE followed in September and WORLD FAMOUS CREATURES in October.
One 'zine that seems to have flown under the radar all these years was the 12-page FAMOUS HORRORS OF THE SCREEN. Published by Raymond R. Stuart, it appeared sometime in 1958. With the odd dimensions of 10.25" X 13.5" it was unlikely not a publication for the newsstand and was probably privately printed. Still, somebody else caught on to the burgeoning horror craze and emulated FM with their own version.
Subtitled, "A Pictorial Album", FHOTS contained no text and featured full-page stills from various FRANKENSTEIN movies. It seems to be rather rare as I've come across only one copy up for sale at an auction. An oddity, but it should be included in the history of monster movie magazines.
Nifty. I liked seeing that oddball image Frankenstein 1971. What a weird movie that is.
ReplyDeleteIndeed it is. In some markets it was billed with Queen of Outer Space. I can't imagine . . .
ReplyDeleteThat's a weird combo. That's a neat idea actually, to take those oddball combos from ages gone and watch them as they were presented to audiences back then.
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