Friday, January 3, 2025

BEFORE THEY WERE SCREAM QUEENS: JEANNE CARMEN + BONUS


Retro-horror film fans will recognize the name Jeanne Carmen from her role in the low-budget -- but highly enjoyable -- thriller, THE MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS (1959). She also made appearances in the exploiters  UNTAMED YOUTH (1957), BORN RECKLESS (1958), horror flick THE DEVIL'S HAND (1961), and was brought out of retirement for a bit part in THE NAKED MONSTER (2005).


During her amazing career she also hobnobbed with celebrities such as Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra, as well as Las Vegas mobster Johnny Roselli. She also called Marilyn Monroe a close friend. Before her film career she was an accomplished golfer and was known for her skill at trick shots.

Rare comedy LP.

The well-photographed Miss Carmen appears here in STARE (August 1955), one of Martin "Marvel Comics" Goodman's many humor magazines that he published for over two decades.





Read more about Jeanne Carmen HERE.

BONUS!
Getting a page of her own is famed author, model and photographer Linnea Eleanor "Bunny" Yeager, There's also a fun photo-story featuring one of the most popular pinup models ever, Betty (aka "Bettie") Page. Along with fetish-photographer Irving Klaw, Yeager is credited with popularizing Miss Page, who appeared in countless photographs and magazines during the 1950's. After she was "re-discovered" years later, her career was revived for a new generation of admirers. Yeager is known to have taken over a thousand photographs of Page during her heyday.












And last but not least, famous burlesque queen Tempest Storm makes an appearance in this issue, too!

Thursday, January 2, 2025

BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (CRESTWOOD HOUSE)


One in the later series of "purple covers", Carl R. Green and William R. Sanford adapted Garret Fort's screenplay of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN for the Crestwood House "Movie Monsters" line. Intended for young readers, these books served as a "gateway" for a new generation of Monster Kids.

This edition was published in 1985 by MCA Publishing using the Crestwood House imprint. It was edited by Dr. Howard Schroeder, "Professor of Reading Language and Arts, Department of Elementary Education, Mankato State University", no doubt to ensure it was appropriate for youngsters. The book was designed and produced by Baker Street Productions, Ltd.

See more Crestwood House books HERE.



























Wednesday, January 1, 2025