Dear Ed and everyone, I just wanted to share a few things...
Dear (and thankfully not departed) Famous Monsters,
I’ve had a wonderfully wicked time enjoying your magazine since getting my first issue, No. 56, July 1969, at the eerie age of eight.
I knew then, that because of you, I was forever changed. At that time I constantly dreamed of having one of my drawings or paintings printed under your WANTED! MORE READERS LIKE heading in your Fang Mail section. But at the time I was unable to get any adult help with, for me, the complicated process of mailing. Then, as I aged, I, alas, also conformed to mundane mediocrity and my art style like-wise became status quo and would have been totally unacceptable for your creepy consideration. Then it seemed for a while, you disappeared as I morphed into middle- age mania—UNTIL NOW! You’re back ad I’ve discovered you again and I’ve been reborn as the monster I was originally meant to be. So now I know how to mail stuff, and I hope you’ll now consider my horror homage art worthy of making a monstrous appearance on your PRINTS OF DARKNESS page. Keep on Ghouling guys! You’re the greatest!
Sincerely yours,
“Scary” Gary Woolard Clyde, NC
Dear Editor, Hi,
Like millions, I grew up with FM and I am so happy it is back. Bookstores are going the way of whalebone corsets and easter bonnets, but I am still able to find FM if I look hard enough. I’d like to share a story about FM from my high school days (1971-1975).
I was a bullied, un-athletic, lachrymose teenager and loved FM and comic books. When I was a senior in high school there were several obnoxious bullies who tormented me in a history class, and the teacher did nil, and would often laugh. I brought an issue of FM to class one day and the teacher became unglued, took it away from me, tersely told me never to bring them again, and called up my dad—which was uncalled for. At the time I was very naive in many ways, and I sought refuge in the pages of FM and always loved Mr. Ackerman’s plucky humor. If I could, I’d simply like to tell that history teacher how FM was read by future film directors and had a hand in shaping people’s lives, and I’d also like to tell him that the only saving grace of his class was that my chronic insomnia was temporarily resolved for fifty minutes each weekday.
Cy Gaffney Chicago, IL
I know I’ve been a ‘harsh’ critic with this version of FM and thats because this ‘little’ monster magazine and Forry had such a big impact on my life and my art. And I truly appreciate that you’ve all treated me with respect and have supported my art! I’ve noticed the changes in recent issues and they’re great. I never really had a problem with you covering new movies, I just thought the classics were being slighted. Truly loved the Halloween issue, and any time Vampirella is covered is fine with me.. since I’ve painted her several times. As far as Christopher Lee is concerned, what can I say? I’m such a big fan. The very first Hammer film I ever saw was DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE. I was ten and I thought it was great! He is such a fine actor and sadly the last of the legends. And finally, I ‘grew up’ watching
Tarzan movies as they were on Saturday mornings. And I just enjoyed so much movies like THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT and the others that were made in the 70’s. Thanks for letting me share. Yours truly, Malcolm
Send your letters and art to:
fangmail@famousmonsters.com P.O. Box 19123 Encino, CA 91416
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