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HERE IS THE BALLOT FOR
THE
ELEVENTH ANNUAL
RONDO HATTON CLASSIC
HORROR AWARDS
This
year's awards are dedicated to the memory of Ray Bradbury.
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1. BEST MOVIE OF 2012 (Pick one)
-- AVENGERS
-- BURKE & HARE (Landis version) -- CABIN IN THE WOODS -- DARK KNIGHT RISES -- DARK SHADOWS -- FRANKENWEENIE -- HITCHCOCK -- THE HOBBIT: THE UNEXPECTED JOURNEY -- THE HUNGER GAMES -- INNKEEPERS -- JOHN CARTER -- LOOPER -- MEN IN BLACK III -- PARANORMAN -- THE POSSESSION -- PROMETHEUS -- THE RAVEN -- SILENT HILL: REVELATION -- TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN (Part 2) -- WEREWOLF: THE BEAST AMONG US -- WOMAN IN BLACK
-- Or write in another
choice:
2. BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION
-- AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM, 'I Am Anne Frank
(Parts 1 and 2)' 11.7.12-11.14.12, The identity of Bloody Mask is revealed.
'You can begin by kissing her cold lips. Don't worry, she won't bite. I
took her teeth.'
-- THE BIG BANG THEORY, 'The Transporter Malfunction,' CBS,
3.29.12. Leonard Nimoy shows up in the apartment as a Spock action figure.
'My Mr. Spock doll came to me in a dream and forced me to open it.'
-- CAROL FOR ANOTHER CHRISTMAS, TCM, Rebroadcast of long lost
1964 Rod Serling TV special about a Cold War yuletide. 'How can you sit
there and eat like that, when these people are starving?'
-- DOCTOR WHO, 'The Angels Take Manhattan,' BBC, 9.29.12. The
future intrudes on the time travelers in 1930s New York. 'Statues, the man
said. Living statues that moved in the dark.'
-- FRINGE, 'Transilience Thought Unifier,' Fox, 9.28.12. The
final season shifts to 2036 as the Fringers search for former allies.
'Nobody wants to find Olivia more than I do, but you're going to need some
pants, Walter.'
-- GRIMM, 'Last Grimm Standing,' NBC, 2.24.12. Murder
investigation leads to an underground all-monsters fight club. 'The beasts
were loosed into the arena, and among them, a beast of huge bulk and ferocious
aspect. Then the slave was cast in.'
-- MOCKINGBIRD LANE, Halloween special, NBC, 10.26.12. A new
cast of Munsters move into the neighborhood in this reboot directed by Bryan
Singer. 'You were never a Munster until I made you a Munster. Eddie was born
one.'
-- ONCE UPON A TIME, 'The Doctor,' ABC, 10.28.12, Dr. Whale is
revealed as another mad doctor in this surprise homage to Universal horrors.
'When they say I charge an arm and a leg, that's meant as a figure of
speech.'
-- SUPERNATURAL, 'Party On, Garth,' The CW, 3.30.12. Hunter
Garth needs help fighting a Japanese Shojo, only visible when the hunter is
drunk. 'Can you even get drunk anymore? It's kind of like drinking a vitamin
for you, right?'
-- TRUE BLOOD, 'Authority Always Wins,' HBO, 5.17.12. The undead
Authority is revealed. 'I was in the ground. What's your excuse?'
-- WALKING DEAD, 'Pretty Much Dead Already,' AMC, 10.27.12. The
search for Sophia comes to a shocking conclusion. 'You and I have our
differences, the way we look at walkers.'
-- WHITECHAPEL III, 'Episode 5,' BBC America, 2.27.12. A killer
channels the ghost of Lon Chaney's vampire in London After Midnight. 'They
needed counseling on account of what they saw.'
-- Or write in another choice
3. BEST
CLASSIC DVD
-- ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET
FRANKENSTEIN (Blu-Ray)
-- DIAL M FOR MURDER (3D Blu-Ray) -- GOJIRA/GODZILLA (Criterion)
-- HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON
(Bava)
-- HOUSE/NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (separate releases) -- ROSEMARY'S BABY (Criterion) -- TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS, 1973 (Olive) -- TWINS OF EVIL (Synapse) -- Or write in another choice: 4. BEST CLASSIC DVD COLLECTION
-- COMPLETE HAMMER HOUSE OF HORROR
(Synapse). All 13 episodes of 1980s series.
-- DAIMAJIN (Mill Creek). Japanese trilogy from 1966 features giant statue of vengeance. -- DARK SHADOWS: The Complete Original Series. All 1,225 episodes on 131 DVDs. -- UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS: The Essential Collection. Nine restored films, from Dracula and Frankenstein to a 3-D Creature. -- ALFRED HITCHCOCK: The Masterpiece Collection. Fifteen of his all-time films. -- WHEN HORROR CAME TO SHOCHIKU (Criterion). X from Outer Space, Goke, Living Skeleton and Genocide. -- Or write in another choice: 5. BEST RESTORATION
-- CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (3-D version). Included in
Blu-Ray Universal set.
-- DRACULA (1931). Blu-Ray restoration of Lugosi classic, sound and image, is revelatory. -- HALLOWEEN II: TV cut includes deleted scenes and different ending. (Shout) -- INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (Olive): Superscope widescreen sparkles on Blu-Ray. -- LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Includes the complete giant-monster plant finale.
-- MOST DANGEROUS GAME (Flicker Alley): Best it has looked;
audio restored as well.
-- SHIVER OF THE VAMPIRES (Kino). One of six Rollin restorations, this one from original negative. -- A TRIP TO THE MOON (Flicker Alley): Blu-Ray restores original colors from 1902 version. -- ZAAT! (Film Chest): DVD/Blu-Ray restoration is eye-popping and head-shaking. -- Or write in another choice: 6. BEST COMMENTARY
-- Michael Gingold, Chris Poggiali,
Edwin Samuelson, 42ND STREET FOREVER (exploitation film trailers)
-- Rick Jewell, THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (Flicker Alley) -- David Kalat, Criterion's GOJIRA/GODZILLA -- Tim Lucas, Mario Bava's HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON -- Or write in another choice: 7. BEST DVD EXTRA
-- 'Gow, the Headhunter,'
Exploition-era 1931 documentary included with MOST DANGEROUS GAME.
-- 'Ike, Adlai and Eli.' Eli Roth talks about the impact the film had on his career. MOTHER'S DAY -- 'Incredible Mr. Lippert,' featurette from Ballyhoo on 1950s sci-fi producer Robert L. Lippert. MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE 3000 XXIII. -- 'Mad Monster Party: Making of a Cult Classic,' featurette on Blu-Ray. MAD MONSTER PARTY. -- 'The Original House of Horror,' 50-page booklet included with UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS set. -- 'Remembering Rosemary's Baby,' ROSEMARY'S BABY -- Or write in another choice:choice: 8. BEST INDEPENDENT FILM (Click on VIDEO LINKS to see clip or trailer)
-- AMERICAN MARY, directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska. The perfect
body, taken to extremes. Video link
-- DEAD WEIGHT, directed by Adam Bartlett, John Pata. 'Minneapolis is under some kind of attack.' Video link -- THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. 'Repo' veterans reunite for a musical journey to a carny hell. Video link -- GRABBERS, directed by Jon Wright. Can binge drinking defeat tentacled monsters? Video link -- HOUSE OF GHOSTS, directed by Christopher R. Mihm. Dinner party terrors in this tribute to William Castle. Video link
-- LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
ROSALIND LEIGH, directed by Rodrigo Gudino. The dark side of angel worship,
including an old dark house. Video link
-- PLAY DEAD, directed by Shade Rupe. Teller's magic-filled spook show documented. Video link -- SUICIDE SHOP, directed by Patrice LeConte. Animated musical from France about a shop that helps with ... well. like the title says. Video link -- Or write in another choice: 9. BEST SHORT FILM (Click on VIDEO LINKS to see the film, a clip or trailer)
-- THE BEAST FROM TWENTY ZILLION YEARS AGO, directed by Ryan
Lengyel. Shot in the shadow of Three Mile Island. Video link
-- EVEL KNIEVEL ON SKULL ISLAND: The Rescue of Ann Darrow, directed by Brian Nichols. Worlds collide. Video link -- THE CAPTURED BIRD, directed by Jovanka Vuckovic. A day at the park reveals a dark shadowed secret. Video link.
-- THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, directed by Raul Garcia.
Animated version narrated by Christopher Lee. Video link
-- HOWIE'S HAUNTED HALLOWEEN, created by Ethan Black. Animated short in the classic style. Video link -- INCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 73, directed by Brian Thompson. Two men disappear in the desert on Christmas Eve. Video link. -- JOE COMES TO LIFE, directed by Tom Woodruff Jr. The original armature of Mighty Joe Young is re-animated. Video link -- NARRATIVE OF VICTOR KARLOCH, directed by Kevin McTurk. Puppets tell a Gothic ghost story. Video link.
-- NICKY, directed by Dom Portalla. The truth about a little
brother's abduction.Video
link
-- NUKA-SAURUS, directed by Dylan Druktenis. Recreating a horror from '1957,' in color. Video link -- THE OTHER SIDE, directed by the Santoro Brothers. A nanny and an intruder spark horrors at a farmhouse. Video link -- POSTHUMAN, directed by Cole Drumb. A hacker, a dog, and ESP. Video link
Or write in another choice:
10. BEST DOCUMENTARY (full length; Click on VIDEO LINKS to see the film, a clip or trailer)
-- THE AMERICAN SCREAM, directed by Michael Stephenson. Visits
with a trio of Halloween-obsessed families. Video link
-- AMICUS: HOUSE OF HORRORS, directed by Derek Pykett. Two DVDs of history and interviews with Amicus alumni. Link -- BEAST WISHES: THE FANTASTIC WORLD OF BOB & KATHY BURNS, directed by Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger. The history of fandom's 'goodwill ambassadors.' Video link
-- THE COMPLETE BOB WILKINS CREATURE
FEATURES. The horror host's best work collected. Video link
-- CORMAN'S WORLD: EXPLOITS OF A HOLLYWOOD REBEL, directed by Alex Stapleton. Hollywood's biggest stars recall the low-budget king. Video link -- THE FLESH AND THE FURY: X-POSING TWINS OF EVIL, directed by Daniel Griffith. In-depth look at the 'Karnstein' trilogy. Link
-- MEN IN SUITS,
directed by Frank H. Woodward. The saga of the actors within the gorilla, alien
and monster suits. Video
link
-- MY AMITYVILLE HORROR, directed by Eric Walter. Thirty-five years later, the man who lived there in real life talks about the emotional scars to him and his family. Video link -- THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING, directed by Erik Hollander. New interviews and background footage on the making of JAWS. Video link. -- UNDER THE SCARES, directed by Steve Villeneuve. A look at the indie horror industry through the eyes of Kaufman, Rochon, Romero and others. Video link -- Or write in another choice: 11. BOOK OF THE YEAR
-- AMERICAN SILENT HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY FEATURE
FILMS, 1913-1929, by John T. Soister, Henry Nicolella, Steve Joyce, William F.
Chase and Harry Long (McFarland, 2 vols., softcover, 830 pages, $95). A
comprehensive survey of the early films of silent imagination.
-- CAROLINE MUNRO: First Lady of Fantasy, by Robert Michael
'Bobb' Cotter (McFarland, hardcover, 172 pages, $45). All her films and TV
appearances compiled in detail, with analysis and career notes.
-- CLAWS AND SAUCERS: Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film,
1902-1982, by David Elroy Goldweber (Lulu, softcover, 680 pages, $47.95).
Obsessively complete reviews and ratings of more than 1,500 movies.
-- THE FORREST J ACKERMAN OEUVRE, compiled by Christopher M,
O'Brien (McFarland, hardcover, 242 pages, $45). Lists more than 3,000 works in
all media by Golden Age sci-fi fan and editor of Famous Monsters.
-- FRIGHT NIGHT ON CHANNEL 9: Saturday Night horror films on New
York's WOR-TV 1973-1987, by James Arena (McFarland, softcover, 216 pages, $35).
Remembering the glory days of monster movie television.
-- FXRH COLLECTION, by Ernest Farino and Sam Calvin (Archive
Editions, softcover, 330 pages, $49.95). The first four issues of influential
Harryhausen fanzine collected, plus substantial supplemental material.
-- LON CHANEY AS THE MAN WHO LAUGHS, by Philip Riley (BearManor
Media, softcover, 272 pages, $24.95). Alternate film history, includes Chaney
bio by Adela St. Johns.
-- MASSACRED BY MOTHER NATURE, by Lee Gambin (Midnight Marquee
Press, softcover, 222 pages, $25). Films where nature strikes back.
-- MUSIQUE FANTASTIQUE: 100 Years of Fantasy, Science Fiction &
Horror Film Music, Book One, by Randall D. Larson (Creature Features, $29.95 ).
With cover art by Bill Nelson, this first volume (1900-1959), updates a classic
examination of the music behind the screams.
-- NO TRAVELER RETURNS: The Lost Years of Bela Lugosi, by Gary
D. Rhodes and Bill Kaffenberger (BearManor Media, softcover, 346 pages, $26.95).
Bela's struggles from 1945-1951 reveal a proud actor finding steady work -- and
sometimes applause.
-- RAY HARRYHAUSEN'S FANTASY SCRAPBOOK, by Harryhausen and Tony
Dalton (Aurum Press, softcover, 192 pages, $55). Secrets of the master's
stop-motion magic revealed in archival detail.
-- REEL TERROR: The Scary, Bloody, Gory Hundred-Year History of
Classic Horror Films, by David Konow (St. Martin's Griffin, softcover, 608
pages, $18.99). A sure-footed survey of horrors from silents to today's
paranormal.
-- REGIONAL HORROR
FILMS, 1959-1990: A state-by-state guide with interviews, by Brian Albright.
(McFarland, softcover, 345 pages, $45). The locales and makings on indie horror
films.
-- SHOCK THEATRE, CHICAGO STYLE:
WBKB-TV's Late Night Horror Showcase, 1957-1959, by Donald F. Glut (McFarland,
softcover, 204 pages, $35). The second city was second to none when it came to
television frights.
-- 6 REELS UNDER, by David Del Valle (BearManor Media,
softcover, 252 pages, $19.95). Close encounters with Ackerman, Price, Steele and
Gough (among many others), from a Hollywood insider.
-- THE SPACESUIT FILMS: A History, 1918-1969, by Gary Westfahl
(McFarland, softcover, 371 pages, $50). Tracing the history of Hollywood and
foreign movie adventures into space.
-- STANDING IN THE SPIRIT AT YOUR ELBOW: A History of Dickens'
Christmas Carol as Radio/Audio Drama, by Craig Wichman (BearManor Media,
softcover, 238 pages, $19.95). Tracing the aural tradition from 1905 to
today.
-- STUDIES IN TERROR: Landmarks of Horror Cinema, by Jonathan
Rigby (Signum, hardcover, 304 pages, $25.95). Exploring 130 moments that changed
the genre, from Nosferatu to Let the Right One In.
-- TOO MUCH HORROR BUSINESS: The Kirk Hammett Collection.
(Abrams, hardcover, 216 pages, $29.95) Metallica's monster kid offers a
sumptuous tour of his monster collection.
-- URBAN TERRORS: New British Horror Cinema, by MJ Simpson
(Hemlock, softcover, 296 pages, $20). A look at the revival of British horror
films.
-- X-CERT: The British Independent Horror Film, 1951-1970, by
John Hamilton (Hemlock edition, softcover, 252 pages, $23.27). Reviews, rare
photos, commentary and production details about a hard-to-find era.
-- THE Z FILES: Treasures from
Zacherley's Archives, by Richard Scrivani with Tom Weaver (BearManor Media,
softcover, 238 pages, $19.95). An archaeological dig through the amazing
memorabilia saved by the Coolest Ghoul of all.
-- Or write in another choice:
12. BEST MAGAZINE OF 2012
-- Cinema Retro
-- Diabolique -- Famous Monsters of Filmland
-- Fangoria
-- Filmfax -- Freaky Monsters -- G-Fan
-- Girls and Corpses
-- Horror Hound
-- Little Shoppe of
Horrors-- Mad Monster
-- Mad Scientist
-- Midnight Marquee
-- Monster Bash
-- Mondo Cult
-- Monsters from the Vault
-- Paracinema
-- Phantom of the Movies Videoscope -- Poe Forevermore -- Rue Morgue -- Scarlet -- Scary Monsters -- Screem
-- Shadowland
-- Shock
-- Stiff
-- Undying
Monsters
-- Video Watchdog
-- Or write in another choice:
13. BEST ARTICLE (Please choose TWO; one will win)
-- 'All Shall Listen When The Bat Whispers,' by Frank Warden,
SHADOWLAND #3. Why the proto-crime thriller 'The Bat Whispers' (1930), deserves
more respect.
-- 'Black Zoo: A study in Animal Magnetism,' by Jessie Lilley,
MONDO CULT #3. The hidden message of abuse in a Herman Cohen B-classic.
-- 'Charles Darwin and the Suppressed Science of Dr. Mirakle,'
by Robert Guffey, VIDEO WATCHDOG #166. How the 1930s debate over evolution
motivated Lugosi's experiments in 'Murder in the Rue Morgue.'
-- 'Christopher Lee: A Career Retrospective,' by Aaron
Christensen, HORRORHOUND #34. Tracing the performances through 61 of his
films.
-- 'Discovering the Censored Scenes from Dracula,' by Simon
Rowson and Stuart Hall, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #28. Following the trail to
Japan, a determined scholar rescues deleted scenes from the 1958 Hammer
classic.
-- 'Dracula, Frankenstein,' by Tim Lucas. VIDEO WATCHDOG #171. A
review, a reverie, a rediscovery of the restored versions of the Universal
classics.
-- 'Ghosts of Horror Past: 25 Films That Have Been Lost to the
Sands of Time,' by Kelly Robinson, RUE MORGUE #124. Tracing the mystery of
missing Golems, Jekylls, Creeping Cats and more.
-- 'Godzilla: Just Say Noh,' by John E. Petty, G-FAN #99. How
Toho's giant monster film plays also as classical Japanese noh drama.
-- 'Government Horror Film Oversight During WW2,' by Gary D.
Rhodes, FILMFAX #132. Documents and interviews reveal how government watchdogs
and critics monitored wartime portrayals and propaganda.
-- 'How They Made The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' by Ray Ferry.
FREAKY MONSTERS #9. Behind-the scenes, with rare stills, of the 1923
classic.
-- 'The Horrors of Republic,' by Kenny Strong, SCARLET #9.
Monsters, vampires, phantoms, a Catman and more.
-- 'I Sing Bradbury Electric,' by Steve Vertlieb, FILM MUSIC
REVIEW. A remembrance of the author of the fantastic.
-- 'The Kind of Fiend Who Wins -- The Making of The Abominable
Dr. Phibes,' by Justin Humphreys, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #29. The definitive
exploration of the Vincent Price classic.
-- 'Ladies of the Shadows,' by David-Elijah Nahmod, FAMOUS
MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #261. A reminiscence of Dark Shadows.
-- 'Nostalgic Fear for Your Ears,' by Ed Gannon. UNDYING
MONSTERS #4. A survey of the haunted audio records of the 1960s and beyond.
-- 'The Notebooks of Frankenstein,' by Mark C. Glassy. SCARY
MONSTERS #84. An obsessive recounting of Dr. Frankenstein's various notebooks
and notes found throughout the Universal films.
-- '100 Memorable Moments from Toho Fantasy Films,' by Martin
Arlt, G-FAN #100. From Godzilla's first appearance destroying a fishing boat to
a Final Wars battle.
-- 'PG Horror,' by Kenneth Nelson with Nathan Hanneman and Matt
Moore, HORRORHOUND #37. How filmmakers pulled off shocks while staying within
the Hollywood lines.
-- 'Ray Bradbury's Earliest Influences,' by Terry Pace, MONSTERS
FROM THE VAULT #30. In a career-spanning remembrance, the storyteller tells how
early fantasy films, and especially Lon Chaney, inspired his craft.
-- 'The Sexy Side of Silent Horror Cinema,' by Lianne
Spiderbaby, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #261. Conrad Veidt and Mary Fuller
brought more than emoting to the early films of the fanatstic.
-- 'Those Prehistoric Cliches,' by Debbie Painter, SCARY
MONSTERS #83. The truth about those 'monsters' we loved.
-- 'Thrills, Chills and Double Bills,' by David Konow and Chris
Poggiali, RUE MORGUE #121. The anything-goes history of Crown International
Pictures.
-- '2012 Horror Host Hall of Fame: A Ghoul's Gala,' by Dave
Fuentes, SCARY MONSTERS #84. A loving look at the 13 hosts inducted this year at
the HorrorHound Convention.
-- 'Unearthing Stoker's Lost Journal,' by Elizabeth Miller,
DIABOLIQUE #10. Insights into the father of Dracula from his lost Dublin
journal.
-- 'Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection,' by
Greg Mank, SCREEM #25. The horror historian finds nuggets, insights and
surprises in Universal's high-definition versions.
-- 'The Unmaking of Exorcist II: The Heretic,' by Paul Talbot.
VIDEO WATCHDOG #171. Revealing the missteps that ruined the devil-crossed
sequel.
-- Or write in another choice:
(Please vote for TWO of the articles above; one will win)
14. BEST INTERVIEW (Award goes to the interviewer)
-- Michael Culhane: Interview with five cast members of classic
Dark Shadows, including Jonathan Frid. FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #261.
-- Terry & Tiffany DuFoe: Interview with Mamie Van Doren on
Elvis and Night Monsters. VIDEOSCOPE #83.
-- Jessica Dwyer: Interview with cast of 'The Walking Dead'
previewing Season 3. HORRORHOUND #37
-- Tony Earnshaw: Interview with Sara Karloff about her father's
work ethic, Lugosi and more. DIABOLIQUE #12.
-- Brett Homenick: Interview with Paul Mason, who Americanized
'King Kong vs. Godzilla,' G-FAN #99.
-- David Krzisnik: Interview with Tippi Hedren about 'The Birds'
and her treatment by Hitchcock. SCREEM #25
-- Rod Labbe: Interview with Dark Shadows actress Marie Wallace,
FANGORIA #313.
-- Tim Lucas: Interview with Daliah Lavi, Israeli-born star of
Bava and spy films. VIDEO WATCHDOG #170.
-- David J. Moore: Interview with James J. Sullos Jr., president
of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., FILMFAX #132
-- Christopher M. O'Brien: Interview with EC Comics' Al
Feldstein, MAD SCIENTIST #25.
-- John O'Dowd: Interviews from mid-2000s with the late Yvette
Vickers. FILMFAX #130-131.
-- Gary D. Rhodes: Interview with Gerald Schnitzer, 94, Monogram
screenwriter for Lugosi in 1940s.. FILMFAX #129
-- Susan Svehla: Interviews with Hammer's Veronica Carlson and
Virginia Wetherell, FANGORIA #318.
-- Don Vaughan: Interview with NASA movie consultant Bert
Ulrich. VIDEOSCOPE #85.
-- Tom Weaver: Interview with Michael A. Hoey about Dr.
Goldfoot. MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #30.
-- Or write in another choice:
15. BEST MAGAZINE COLUMN
-- Audio Watchdog, by Douglas E. Winter. VIDEO
WATCHDOG
-- Diary of the Deb, by Debbie Rochon, FANGORIA.
-- The Doctor Is In-Sane, by Dr. Gangrene, SCARY
MONSTERS
-- In My Write Mind, Richard Schellbach,
FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND
-- It Came from Bowen's Basement, by John W. Bowen. RUE
MORGUE
-- The Phantom Speaks, by The Phantom (Joe Kane).
VIDEOSCOPE
-- Ramsey's Rambles, by Ramsey Campbell. VIDEO
WATCHDOG
-- Scare-News, by John Skerchock, SCARY MONSTERS and
MONSTER MEMORIES
-- They Came from the Krypt, by Jon Kitley.
HORRORHOUND
16. BEST THEMED ISSUE OF 2012
-- DIABOLIQUE #10 (Bram Stoker issue)
-- FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #264 (Kevin Burns on The
Munsters)
-- FILMFAX #131 (Bradbury/Burroughs remembrances)
-- G-FAN #100 (G-sized centennial issue)
-- HORRORHOUND #35 (Ultimate Alien Collectors Guide)
-- LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #29 (Dr. Phibes theme issue)
-- MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #30 (Vincent Price remembrances)
-- RUE MORGUE #127 (15th Anniversary issue; Universal
monsters)
-- VIDEO WATCHDOG #169 (Dark Shadows remembrances)
-- Or write in another selection.
17. BEST MAGAZINE COVER
-- Chiller Cinema Home of Dr. Gangrene's
Web Lab.
-- Classic Horror Campaign Continuing effort to keep British horror alive. -- Count Gore de Vol's Creature Features Films, interviews and horror host news updated weekly. -- Creepy Classics Home of Monster Bash, and classic and rare monster releases. -- Dread Central Latest news, insider info from the horror industry. -- Eccentric-cinema One of the earliest of the cult sites.
-- Horror Society A voice for independent
horrors.
-- Latarnia: Fantastique International All things Euro; an outspoken Forum, too. -- Masters of Horror Classic news and updates from a true horrorhead. -- Mondo Cult Online The world of genre and music, plus a message board.
-- Planet Fury Furious film news with
discussions you won't find elsewhere.
-- The Screamatorium Unique collection of classic scenes and sounds. -- Thethunderchild.com Interviews, analysis of sci-fi and horror. -- Trailers from Hell Joe Dante and top talents offer commentaries on vintage trailers. -- Universal Monster Army The friendly and knowlegeable headquarters of monster toy talk.
-- WGN Creature Features
Remembering Chicago's monster era.
-- Witch's Dungeon Multimedia home for Hollywood monsters, history and preservation -- Or write in another choice: 19. BEST BLOG OF 2012
-- Collinsport Historical
Society All the comings and goings in Barnabas' home town.
-- Cyberschizoid Latest monster magazines and cult updates. -- Day of the Woman 'A blog for the feminne side of fear.'
-- Fascination with Fear
Horror from a female point of view.
-- Final Girl Stacie Ponder survives to have the last, bloody but often essential word.
-- Freddy in Space Edgy horror but with a
sense of fun.
-- From Midnight, With Love A cult movie reverie with an edge. -- The Good, the Bad and the Godzilla August Ragone's G-blog is wise among giant monsters.
-- Hayes Hudson's House
of Horror A friendly and smart mix of horrors old and new.
-- The Horrors of it All When horror corrupted more than the comics.
-- Kindertrauma Your childhood ends (or
starts), here.
-- Monster Magazine World A digital home for monster magazines past, present and hopefully future.
-- Radiation-Scarred Reviews
Bill Adcock takes on the mutants of film, no matter the era.
-- Secret Fun Blog All about the
stuff that really mattered.-- Sicko-Psychotic
Smarter than it sounds, from silents to today.
-- Vampire Over London: The Bela
Lugosi Blog. Andi Brooks' journal of the undead includes Frank dello
Stritto's research.
-- Zombos Closet All manners of horrors pour out. -- Or write in another choice: 20. BEST CONVENTION OF 2012
-- Blob Fest (Phoenixville,
Pa.)
-- Chiller (Parsippany) -- Cinema Wasteland (Cleveland)
-- Days of the Dead
(Indianapolis)
-- Dragon Con (Atlanta) -- Fright Night Film Fest (Louisville) -- G-Fest (Chicago) -- Horror-Find (Baltimore) -- Horror Hound weekend (Indianapolis) -- Horror Realm (Pittsburgh)
-- Mad Monster Party
(Charlotte)
-- Monster Bash
(Butler, Pa.)
-- Monster Fest (Chesapeake, Va.) -- Monster-Mania (Cherry Hill, N.J.) -- Monsterpalooza (Burbank) -- Rue Morgue's Festival of Fear (Toronto)
-- Scare Fest (Lexington, Ky.)
-- Spooky Empire (Orlando) -- Texas Frightmare (Dallas) -- Wonderfest (Louisville)
-- Or write in another choice:
21. BEST FAN EVENT OF 2012
-- Blob panic re-enactment. Held at actual
theater in Phoenixville, Pa., where movie was filmed (Blobfest)
-- Dragon*Con Parade. More than 3,000
participated in this annual Atlanta cosplay and float tradition.
-- Frankenstein vs. Wolf Man: The Presidential
Debate. Dr. Shocker, Perry Shields and others debated the monstrous
issues in Glendale, including Monster and Wolf Man commercials.
-- Fix the Chapel. Efforts at several
conventions and online to save the Evans City Chapel seen in Night of the Living
Dead.
-- Horror Host Hall of Fame
Inductions. Elvira, Dr. Cadavarino, Chilly Billy among 13 new
inductees. HorrorHound Convention, Columbus, Ohio.
-- Poe Forevermore. John Astin headlines fundraiser for the Poe House and Museum in Baltimore.
-- Rick Baker Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of
Fame. Fans turn out to see make-up master honored.
-- Women in Horror Month. Websites and events
in February again honor women in all aspects of horror.
-- Or write in another choice:
22. FAVORITE HORROR HOST OF 2012 (If your favorite is missing -- there are far too many to list here -- please write them in)
-- A. GHASTLEE GHOUL (Ohio)
-- THE BONE JANGLER (Illinois) -- KARLOS BORLOFF (Monster Madhouse, Washington, DC)
-- COUNT GORE DE VOL (Creature
Features)
-- COUNT GREGULA
(Count Gregula's Crypt)
-- DR. GANGRENE (Nashville) -- Dr. MADBLOOD (Virginia Beach) -- DR. SARCOFIGUY (Spooky Movie Television)
-- GHOUL A GO-GO (NYC)
-- LATE DR. LADY
-- MR. LOBO (Cinema Insomnia, California)
-- NIGEL HONEYBONE
(Australia)
-- ORMON GRIMSBY (N.C.) -- PENNY DREADFUL (Shilling Shockers, New England) -- REMO D (California)
-- SAMMY TERRY
(Indiana)
-- SON OF GHOUL (Ohio) -- SVENGOOLIE (Chicago) -- WOLFMAN MAC (Chiller Drive-In, Michigan) -- ZOMBOO (House of Horrors, Reno)
-- Or write in another choice:
23. BEST HORROR COMIC
-- BELA LUGOSI'S TALES FROM THE GRAVE #2 (Monsterverse). Bela
introduces and stars in a blood-funny anthology.
-- EDGAR ALLAN POE'S THE CONQUEROR WORM (Dark Horse), by Richard
Corben. The master, interpreted.
-- FLESH AND BLOOD: BOOK TWO (Monsterverse). The Hammer film
that never was becomes a monster rally, by Robert Tinnell and Neil Vokes.
-- FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE, ALIVE by Steve Niles and Bernie
Wrightson. A return to the Wrightson Monster.
-- GRANDVILLE BETE NOIR (Dark Horse), by Bryan Talbot. A
steam-era mystery brings Inspector Lebrock to Paris.
-- HAUNTED HORROR (IDW). Comics archivist Craig Yoe selects the
best of lost 50s horror tales.
-- HELLBLAZER (Vertigo). Is this final run before the end?
-- THE LOVECRAFT ANTHOLOGY VOL. 2 (SelfMadeHero/Abrams). Nine
classic tales in graphic novel format.
-- PENNY DREADFUL'S CAULDRON OF
TERROR (Comic Book Divas). Poetic tales of the New England horror host.
-- 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
(IDW). Steve Niles and Sam Kieth revive the true world of vampires.
-- THE WALKING DEAD (Image) Robert
Kirkman and Charlie Adlard go far beyond the TV series.
-- Or write in another choice:
24. BEST HORROR MULTIMEDIA (AUDIO OR VIDEOCAST)
-- BLOODY GOOD
HORROR Reviews of the monstrous.
-- BLOODY PIT OF ROD Home of the Naschycasts. -- B-MOVIE CAST Talk and horror history in this podcast. -- CULT RADIO A GO-GO! Pioneer of horror talk and music stations. -- DEADPIT RADIO Hillbilly horror from the hills of Kentucky.
-- PSYCHOBILLY
GARDEN PARTY Where horror has a subculture beat.
-- REALM OF THE WEIRD Audio (and sometimes video) bumps in the night.
-- Or write in another choice:
25. BEST SOUNDTRACK OR HORROR CD
-- BLACK SABBATH (Intrada), Les Baxter extended score.
-- CREATURE FEATURE: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (Villains
and Vaudevillians). Gothic billy rock.
-- DARK ADVENTURE RADIO THEATRE: THE CALL OF CTHULHU (H.P.
Lovecraft Historical Society). Packaging includes vintage documents.
-- ERASERHEAD (Sacred Bones Records). Vinyl soundtrack of Alan
Splet's sound design for David Lynch film.
-- KING KONG (1976) Film Score Monthly; John Barry score.
-- KRONOS/THE COSMIC MAN, Monstrous Movie Music. Two-CD set of
complete scores by Paul Sawtell and Bert Shefter.
-- MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (Quartet Records), David Lee
score.
-- ROSEMARY'S BABY (La-La Land), Christopher Komeda score.
-- WINTER'S MAJESTY, Nox Arcana. Conclusion of winter
trilogy.
-- Or write in another choice:
WRITE-IN CATEGORIES
27. CLASSIC MOST IN NEED OF
RESTORATION
Which classic horror film, either released or unreleased, do you
think most deserves a restoration or video upgrade?
28. WRITER OF THE YEAR (for
2012)
29. REVIEWER OF THE YEAR (2012) 30. ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Pro)
Which professional artist did the best work in 2012?
31. LINDA MILLER FAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Fan)
Which amateur or fan artist did the best work in 2012? (Award
named for late fan artist Linda Miller; last year's winner: Roger Koch)
32. HENRY ALVAREZ AWARD FOR ARTISTIC DESIGN
Which visionary artist (designer, illustrator, sculptor,
modeler, photographer), should be recognized? (Award named for the late monster maker Henry Alvarez; last year's winner: Mike
Hill).
33. INTERNATIONAL MONSTER FAN Who is making a difference in the wide world of monsters? (Last year's winner: Peter Kollarik of Budapest) 34. 'MONSTER KID' OF THE YEAR
Help us choose this year's recipient: Who deserves to be named
'Monster Kid of the Year' for efforts beyond the call of duty to build a better
world of gods and monsters? Send us your suggestion.
35. And finally, help us
again: Who do you think should be this year's inductees into the Monster
Kid Hall of Fame?
 ALREADY INDUCTED ARE: Bob and Kathy Burns, Forrest J Ackerman and James Warren, Zacherley and Vampira, Ray Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury, Alex and Richard Gordon, William K. Everson, Rick Baker, Basil Gogos, Roger Corman, Dick Klemensen, Gary and Sue Svehla, James Bama and Bobby 'Boris' Pickett, Paul and Jackie Blaisdell, Joe Dante, Don Glut, Jack Davis, German Robles and Frank Frazetta; Bernie Wrightson, Ben Chapman, Cortlandt Hull and Dennis Vincent, Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth, Archie Goodwin and Ghoulardi.Ken Kelly, Jim and Marian Clatterbaugh, Bob Wilkins, Calvin Beck, Paul Naschy, Lux Interior, Bob Lemon and Ray Meyers, Bill Warren, Dennis Druktenis, Sammy Terry and Frederick S. Clarke; Tim and Donna Lucas, William Stout, Ron Borst, George A. Romero, Tom Weaver and Verne Langdon. Last year: Julie Adams, David Skal, George Stover, Michael Stein, Morgus, Mark Frank.
Who should join them?
Tell us your suggestions. We'll pick six more.
Whew! That's it!!!
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