Stay Chilled!

From 1984 ...

Believe it or not, there was a time when Stephen King books were not full of overstuffed cultural references and stream-of-consciousness rants.  They had plots which ticked along, and the things actually had endings!

Well, maybe the ones from the Eighties and earlier had all those things, but perhaps the versions that got published in those Olden Tymes had been judiciously trimmed?  Comparing the shorter version of The Stand first published awith the mound of excess that was later released as the "uncut" version, a lot NEEDED to be cut.

[editor's note: this blog post was once four times as long before editing]

See you Monday!

  

An Instant Paperback About the King of Monsters!

 Scary Books, Kiddies!

 

The Frankenscience Monster.  By Forrest J Ackerman.  Ace Books, 1969.  Cover painting by Verne Tossey.

            Rushed into print soon after Karloff’s passing, this fine little paperback is one of a long line of “instant books.”  Of course in ye olden days “instant” took awhile.  Everyone’s favorite “uncle monster” died on February 2, 1969.  According to Ackerman’s preface, “Farewell to the Master,” FJA got the OK from Donald Wollheim of Ace Books on March 7.

            This is a worshipful tribute to the gentleman of horror.  The book is an anthology of salutes and reminiscences from the likes of Chaney, Lee, Bloch, Bradbury, Glut, and many others.

            This is a fine production by “the world’s biggest sci-fi fan,” back when a sobriquet like that meant something.

            We salute you, Henry Pratt, and you also, Ackermonster!  See you on Friday, fellow Fiends!

 

Still Milkin' the Munsters!

Yup, we STILL haven't finished presenting ALL of the 1965 MUNSTERS coloring book!

Say!  Shouldn't we call this page "BOO-gle practice"?

The lame-o illustrated above is a guy who met Marilyn at a costume party and offered to walk her home.

How apt that the above image is THE LAST PAGE of the coloring book!  However, I cannot promise that you've seen the very last of this tome .... but it WON'T be on Wednesday.  

Come back to see just WHAT it is!