NUMBER 260
MARCH/APRIL 2012
12 FM’S GUIDE TO VALENTINE’S SHOPPING Skip the candy and flowers—we know what monster lovers really want this Feb. 14th
16 IN MY WRITE MIND Richard Schellbach on Hammer’s more memorable assets 18 LAND OF THE RISING MONSTER August Ragone talks vampires of
Japanese cinema
22 HORROR AND BEYOND: CHRISTOPHER LEE The life and films of cinema’s consummate gentleman
24 CHRISTOPHER LEE AND HAMMER’S LAST GASP Lee’s final days with horror’s legendary studio
26 THE WOMAN IN BLACK Director James Watkins on Hammer’s newest terrifying tale
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS 28
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FROM CHICAGO TO BARSOOM A reflection on action’s greatest author and his real-life adventures
HOW THE FAMOUS MARTIAN SERIES BEGAN Deep from the Ack-ives, Edgar Rice Burroughs as interviewed by our very own Ackermonster in 1948
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE MIND Where to begin your literary trek into the world of Burroughs
40 GHOST RIDIN’ FROM COMICS TO FILM One of comics’ most beloved characters hasn’t always been the easiest to bring to life on page or screen
EDGAR ALLAN POE
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TERROR THROUGH THE CINEMATIC AGES Horror’s most storied author and his many forays onto the big screen
THE RAVEN Actor John Cusack and Director James Teigue on their new thriller surrounding the mysterious death of the famed author
HERE LIES EDGAR A POE Step into the shoes of Edgar Allan Poe as you travel through the life of the literary legend
THE TELL-TALE HEART Director John LaTier and actor Patrick Michael Flueger on adapting Poe’s most famous story for their upcoming film FORGOTTEN LORE Off the beaten literary path with Poe
58 MONSTER MASTER CLASS School is back in session as Professor Elsey schools you in the art of making your own Nosferatu
70 THE BRIDE PART 4 The gripping Kong-clusion of Kevin Burns’ comic adaptation of this horror classic
8 Opening Wounds • 10 Fangmail • 84 Famous Monsters What If? FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND • MAR/APR 2012 7
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