For those new to Undying Monsters, this is a 68-page magazine best described as "A Pictorial Homage To Past Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Media" (i.e. films, television, personalities, books, trading cards, toys, models, video games, LPs and collectibles). Our goal is to recapture the enjoyment monster magazine collecting evoked in our youths by replicating the look of publications which appeared back in the 1960s. Every issue of Undying Monsters is jam-packed with photos, many of which are exclusive to UM. All issues offer an in-depth Film Book review of a classic monster movie (Frankenstein 1970 in #0, Night Of The Demon in #1, The Haunted Palace in #2, Brides of Dracula in #3, From Hell IT Came in #4), a feature popularized by the great Forry Ackerman in Famous Monsters Of Filmland over 50 years ago. Supporting features include The Horror Of It All (editorial), Digital Screams (dvd/Bluray review), Brain Busters (Phantom Photo & Cranium Quotes), Ghoulish Games (old video game review), Gorespondence (fan mail), The Basement of Bygone Books, and FM alumnus Rich Schellbach's JUST MY TYPE.

Notes on Issue #4.
We are finally able to debut our new book review column - The Basement of Bygone Books. Marc Turnipseed created some pretty cool artwork of Uncle Mord and Vitus for the page. The first paperback collections of Clark Ashton Smith's fantastic tales are the featured topic. If you're not familiar with CAS, this issue's column should send you clambering for your nearest used book store. To coincide with the article, we have posted color images of all of the CAS books mentioned. Just click on "CAS IN COLOR" button at the top of the page. We also would like to welcome special guest writer Ed Gannon. He is the author of this issue's HAUNTED AUDIO - Nostalgic Fear for Your Ears!. Ed is a Professional Haunter, so he knows the importance of good audio. He has also provided a link http://www.somethingwickedprod.com/audio/horrorrecords.html so you can listen to excerpts from the albums described while you read his article. And while you're there, check out the hard-to-find CDs available on his website. These are quality reproductions (no MP3s) and contain all the original artwork and inserts. Highly recommended!
CORRECTION: On page 27 we incorrectly credit Allied Artists' with releasing The Monster From Green Hell. The film was in fact released by Distributors Corp. of America.

UNDYING MONSTERS as a PDF file?

We know many folks today enjoy reading on their mobile phones and iPads, so we are trying to determine if there is interest in providing an electronic version (pdf file) of our magazine. This would be offered as a free download to all subscribers and anyone purchasing the magazine from our website. We had considered putting it on CD and including it with the magazine until we remembered phones and iPads don't have optical drives! So if there is interest in providing this service, please drop us a line at: gorespondence@undyingmonsters.com.

Rich Schellbach puts UM on FACEBOOK!

Rich Schellbach has taken it upon himself to create, maintain, and promote a Facebook page for us since your editor is apparently socially inept. You can check it out by clicking on the link www.facebook.com/pages/Undying-Monsters-Magazine/251545908204530?sk=wall.

Upcoming Issue #5

Coming this summer, our long-awaited tribute to AMICUS will be graced by another RONDO-Award winning Mark Maddox cover. Some of the films we plan to tackle include Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, Tales From The Crypt, The Vault of Horror, Asylum, The House That Dripped Blood, and The Beast Must Die! More updates to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MonstersFromHellCheck out our English Correspondent Stephen Jones' newly revamped website: www.monstersfromhell.co.uk. Many of Stephen's photos were used to produce the Hammer horror cards, and have also appeared in several publications and books including the recent Art Of Hammer (© 2010 Titan Books) and, of course, Undying Monsters. Stephen has been publishing Monsters From Hell, a magazine devoted to all things Hammer, for over 10 years. If you're a Hammer fan, you owe it to yourself to check MFH out. Ordering information is provided on the website, which includes some all-new terrorific artwork by Mark Maddox!

During our brief existence, we have have been privileged to become acquainted with a great bunch of helpful personalities including Jim Clatterbaugh of Monsters From The Vault, Phil Kim of Famous Monsters Of Filmland, Sara Karloff Karloff Enterprises, Bela Lugosi, Jr., lugosi.com, Winston Dunlop II of executivereplicas.com, Cortlandt Hull and Bill Diamond of preservehollywood.org, Ron Adams of Monster Bash/creepyclassics.com, Dennis Druktenis of Scary Monsters (www.scarymonstersmag.com), Don & Vicki Smeraldi of MyMovieMonsters.com, Dick Klemenson of Little Shoppe Of Horrors, the fine folks at Chiller Theatre, Bob Burns (who has provided several rare stills for our pages), and of course all the monster fans we have been lucky to meet at both Chiller and Monster Bash. We sincerely appreciate your welcoming us into the monster community.

Aside from (we hope!) the entertainment value of our magazine, we are trying to do our part to help preserve the legacy of our beloved horror, sci-fi and fantasy films, personalities, works, etc., before they become lost or forgotten. These days, monster movies produced prior to the mid-1970s are rarely shown on cable or satellite, making it difficult to inspire a new generation of classic horror fans. As Forrest J Ackerman was fond of saying in the pages of Famous Monsters Of Filmland, "Monsters are good for you!" So it's fallen into our paws to keep our genre alive. Try setting aside an afternoon or evening each week to watch an old horror film on dvd (or better yet, on Bluray!) with family and friends. Whenever possible include the younger generation and allow them to discover what we are so fanatical about. And share magazines such as ours, Monsters From The Vault, Famous Monsters Of Filmland, Scary Monsters, Monster Bash, Filmfax, Fangoria, Rue Morgue, Scarlet Street, Midnitght Marquee, Little Shoppe Of Horrors, Horrorhound, Mad Scientist, Screem, Screem, Diabolique, Monsters From Hell, and others. Man may come and go, but -

OLD MONSTERS NEVER DIE!