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THE LIFE AND CAREER OF A MASTER OF MENACE

It occurred to me that out of over 6,00 posts, I only have one on the outré British actor Tod Slaughter. Known as one of the last performing barnstormers, he starred in a string of 30's and 40's horror/mystery movies, including THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, THE FACE AT THE WINDOW, HORROR MANIACS and others.

A Blu-ray boxed set of eight Tod Slaughter films is currently available from various online retailers.

Following is a concise, informative article covering the life and career of Mr. Murder himself written by Steve Green, a journalist and editor based in England. It appeared in the UK newsstand magazine, YOURS RETRO #71 (February 2024). A good piece to acquaint or re-acquaint yourself with a criminally (no pun intended) overlooked master of menace.

You can visit Steve's site HERE.

BIG GORGO SPECIAL EDITION + EXTRA!

You no doubt saw the banner I had under the WoM title last week. That's because I received my copy of Richard Klemensen's overwhelming, 250-+ page tome on everything Gorgo last week. I can't stress enough how well done this is and it's crammed full of sharp images and a novel's-worth of text, including an in-depth making of the picture and tons of extras.

"The Klem" has opted to go with a print-on-demand edition instead of publishing it himself and it more than maintains the quality of his magazine, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS. Sadly, this will be the next to the last of his 'zine that has been around for over 50 years. Richard deserves to retire and enjoy the rest of his life, but I'll sure miss this gem of a mag.

I give the special all-Gorgo issue of LSOH my highest recommdation.

Order direct from the publisher HERE.

EXTRA! Here's the 9th issue of Charlton's Gorgo comic book series just 'cause.

Read the other 8 issues HERE.

GORGO

Vol. 1 No. 9

October 1962

Charlton Comics Group

Editor: Pat Masulli

Cover: Joe Sinnott; Vince Colletta

Pages: 36

Cover price: 10 cents

CONTENTS

"Return From the Deep"

Script: Joe Gill?

Art: Joe Sinnott; Vince Colletta

"The Executioner"

Script: Joe Gill?

Art: Bill Molno

"The Greatest Mystery"

Script: Joe Gill?

Art: Bill Molno