Scary Monsters #138 ("Monster Memories") hits it outta the graveyard with a Mary Shelley-sprung, "Forgotten Frankenstein Films" issue, commemorated by Scott Jackson's fantastic, front-and-back cover collage, with Karloff the Uncanny lovingly arranged.
Of the Frankenstein flicks featured, there's Bride of Frankenstein; Frankenstein: the True Story; (Dan Curtis') Frankenstein 1973; Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; Horror of Frankenstein; Lady Frankenstein; Black Frankenstein; Dracula vs. Frankenstein; and Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster. A special emphasis on 1950's, Frankenstein entries is featured, as well, which includes Frankenstein 1970 (the focus, in fact, of Jackson's forefront layout); I Was a Teenage Frankenstein; Frankenstein's Daughter; Tales From Tomorrow's Frankenstein; and that pilot that should have spawned more, Tales of Frankenstein. Saturday morning's Milton the Monster and other children offshoots (The Munsters, The Shrimpenstein Show and Mad Monster Party) share the spotlight, too.
Issue #138 also covers the enduring wonderment of King Kong and his various incarnations; Fantastic Voyage and Killer Crocodile retrospectives; a chat with Carroll (Mark of the Vampire) Borland's daughter, Anne; a Ray Bradbury appreciation; an analysis of beauty in horror pictures; a Salem's Lot 1979 salute; a review of Phillip George Chadwick's rare, SF novel, The Death Guard; a visit to the New Beverley Cinema (and its swell, double feature of Forbidden Planet and The Time Machine 1960); a gallery of Famous Monsters of Filmland covers; monster-movie, novelty tie-ins and knockoffs; thrilling, aquanaut adventures (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954, Mysterious Island 1961, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Monster That Challenged the World, ... Sealab 2020); and Scary Monsters' colossal staple, "Kaiju Corner."
Indeed, Scary Monsters #138 may accentuate an older brand of entertainment, but for those who know and love such, nothing can compare. Scary Monsters ensures that the adoration prevails a hundredfold.
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