THE 13TH ANNUAL RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARDS

Restored Nightbreed, Rue Morgue
and Guardians of Galaxy
take top 2015 Rondo Award honors

The Creature Chronicles and Outer Limits at 50 share Book of Year award; Debbie Rochon voted top columnist; Frank Dello Stritto is Monster Kid of the Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

By David Colton
CHFB News

ARLINGTON, VA. – The long-awaited release of Clive Barker’s extended version of Nightbreed and a pair of books celebrating science fiction classics were among top winners in the 13th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, announced Wednesday after an online vote by more than 3,100 fans and professionals worldwide.

   The Rondo Award voting. which took place over seven weeks, ranged far and wide, picking Guardians of the Galaxy as Best Film of 2014 while recognizing the original 1954 Godzilla soundtrack, the revived Famous Monsters magazine and a reunion of the cast of Evil Dead.
 
      The awards were marked by only the third tie in Rondo history: A  single vote separated The Creature Chronicles, Tom Weaver’s examination of the Creature from the Black Lagoon films and David J. Schow’s The Outer Limits at 50, a look at the groundbreaking science fiction TV show of the 1960s. 
 
   Rather than searching for dangling digital chads among the 3,100 votes, the decision was made to declare a tie in the hotly contested category, which also included books on the history of Don Post horror masks and the art of Japanese monster-making.
 
   Among magazines, the Canadian horror periodical Rue Morgue won Best Magazine for the sixth straight year while the revived version of Famous Monsters of Filmland and the scholarly Diabolique scored in other magazine categories.
 
  It was also announced that horror researcher Frank J. Dello Stritto was named ‘Monster Kid of the Year,’ the Rondo Awards’ highest honor, for his book, ‘I Saw What I Saw When I Saw It,’ a memoir of growing up in New Jersey surrounded by Cold War fears, Mantle vs. Mays and monster movies on TV. 
  “No work in recent memory has captured what it was like to be growing up in the middle of the monster craze,” wrote one voter. “It was like reliving those days again through the eyes of one of us.”
 
  The Rondo Awards, named after Rondo Hatton, an obscure B-movie villain of the 1940s, celebrate the best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation. This year’s e-mail vote, conducted by the Classic Horror Film Board, a 20-year old online community, drew more than 3,100 ballots. It is the largest survey of the classic horror genre held each year

The biggest winner was the so-called “Cabal Cut” of Nightbreed, which adds 40 minutes of unseen or restored footage to horror writer/director Clive Barker’s 1990 film. The film won three awards: Best DVD of 2014, along with Best Commentary (which included Barker), and Best Restoration. A Nightbreed cover for Fangoria magazine by Nick Percival also won Best Cover of the year.


Among more modern works,  ‘The Grove,’ an unsettling episode of The Walking Dead, was named Best Television Presentation.

 

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    Chris Alexander, editor of Fangoria, won Best Interview for his talk with Werner Herzog about the remake of Nosferatu;  the Best Article Rondo went to Japanese monster expert August Ragone for overseeing a look at all the Godzilla films in Famous Monsters.
 
   Fan favorite and so-called ‘scream queen’ Debbie Rochon was named Best Columnist for her inside-the-indie-film-industry column in Fangoria; and Chicago’s Svengoolie (honored this year with a Svengoolie Day in Illinois thanks to booster Brian Bernardoni and state Rep. Kay Hatcher), was voted Favorite Horror Host once again.

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Other awards: Monsterpalooza, a convention devoted to makeup and special effects, was tapped for the fourth time as Best Convention. while  Diamond Select’s Creature figure was voted Best Model.  Joe Dante’s Trailers from Hell was named Best Website; Dr. Gangrene took home the Best Blog award and Monster Kid Radio won the Best Multi-Media award.

   Among independent films: What We Do in the Shadows, an elegant satire of vampires struggling to survive the modern world was voted Best Independent Film in spirited voting, and The Mill at Calder’s End, a creepy-crawly tale of dread, won as Best Short. Best Documentary went to Jodorowsky’s Dune, about a failed attempt to film the famed sci-fi classic.

   Paul Williams and Guillermo del Toro won Best DVD Extra for their conversation on The Phantom of the Paradise disc.

    Among individual honors, Max Weinstein, editor of the intelligoth Diabolique magazine, was voted Writer of the Year; Mark D. Clark, whose work appears often in Monsters from the Vault, was named Reviewer of the Year; Bob Eggleton, who painted a quartet of Godzilla covers for Famous Monsters, was voted Artist of the Year; and William C. Cope was voted Fan Artist of the Year.
   And sculptor Mike Hill, who recently created lifesize sculpts of Ray Harryhausen and the Aurora version of The Wolf Man, was awarded a second Henry Alvarez Rondo for Creative Design.

    Nigel Honeybone, the mysterious and quite skeletal horror host from Sydney, Australia was named International Fan of the Year.

  Finally, based on suggestions from Rondo voters, four new Monster Kid Hall of Fame inductees were named:
   They are Michael Weldon, editor of the influential Psychotronic magazine; Lugosi historian Gary Don Rhodes; Sara Karloff, daughter of the famed actor; and Jose Mojica Marins, aka Coffin Joe.   Many of the Rondo winners will receive Rondo busts at the Wonderfest convention in Louisville on May 30. Further information, including runners-up and all the nominees, can be found at rondoaward.com.  Here’s a full list of the winners:

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— THE WINNERS IN EVERY CATEGORY IN THE
13th ANNUAL RONDO HATTON AWARDS

   More than 3,100 fans and professionals made these choices in the (Gasp!) 13th Annual  Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards for work in the year 2014. Here is a category-by-category breakdown of winners, runners-up; and honorable mentions:

BEST FILM OF 2014

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

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Runner-up: THE BABADOOK
Honorable mention: GODZILLA; DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

BEST TV PRESENTATION

THE WALKING DEAD: ‘The Grove’

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Runners-up: DOCTOR WHO; AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN
Honorable mention: PENNY DREADFUL

BEST CLASSIC DVD OF 2014

NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT (Shout!)

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Runners-up: THE TIME MACHINE; THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
Honorable mention: THE INNOCENTS

BEST CLASSIC DVD/BLU-RAY COLLECTION

BATMAN: THE COMPLETE TELEVISION SERIES (Warner Home Video)

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Runner-up: VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION VOL. 2
Honorable mention: UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS: 30-FILM COLLECTION;
HALLOWEEN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

BEST RESTORATION

NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
(Shout!)

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Runner-up: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (Kino)
Honorable mention: THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (Kino); THEATRE OF BLOOD (Arrow)

BEST COMMENTARY

Clive Barker and Mark Alan Miller
NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT

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Runners-up: Tim Lucas (PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES);
Klaus Kinski (NOSFERATU)

BEST DVD EXTRA

PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE:  PAUL WILLIAMS AND GUILLERMO DEL TORO

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Runner-up: Tribes of the Moon: Making Nightbreed (NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT);
Honorable mention: Caligari: When Horror Came to the Cinema (THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI)

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi

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Runner-up: THE LASHMAN
Honorable mentions: A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE;
GODZILLA BATTLE ROYALE

BEST SHORT FILM

THE MILL AT CALDER’S END, directed by Kevin McTurk

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Runner-up: A ZOMBIE NEXT DOOR
Honorable mentions: BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP;
BROKEN; WITCH GIRL;
THEATRE FANTASTIQUE: MADAME LA SOEUR

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

JODOROWSKY’S DUNE, directed by Frank Pavich

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Runner-up: AS TIMELESS AS INFINITY: THE TWILIGHT ZONE LEGACY
Honorable mention: UNCLE FORRY’S ACKERMANSIONS

BOOK(S) OF THE YEAR

A TIE:

THE CREATURE CHRONICLES by Tom Weaver with David Schecter and Steve Kronenberg

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and…

THE OUTER LIMITS AT 50 by David J. Schow with Ted C. Rypel.

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Runner-up: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF DON POST STUDIOS by Lee Lambert
Honorable mention: THE ART OF JAPANESE MONSTERS by Sean Linkenback

BEST MAGAZINE

RUE MORGUE

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Runners-up:  FANGORIA, HORRORHOUND
Honorable mention: VIDEO WATCHDOG

BEST MAGAZINE (classic)

FAMOUS MONSTERS

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Runners-up: DIABOLIQUE; SCARY MONSTERS;
MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT
Honorable mention: LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS, G-FAN, FILMFAX

BEST ARTICLE

‘The Complete Godzilla Chronology, 1954-2004,’ by August Ragone,
FAMOUS MONSTERS #275

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Haruo Nakajima and August Ragone

Runners-up:  ‘Days of Future Past: Remembering the Outer Limits,’ by David J. Schow, SCREEM #29; ‘Dick Smith: An Appreciation of the Master of Make-Up,’ by Scott Essman, BELOW THE LINE (industry magazine).

Honorable mentions:’Family Man,’ by James Gracey, DIABOLIQUE #20;  ‘Lady Impunity,’ by Max Weinstein, DIABOLIQUE #22;

‘Arkham House Publishers: 75 Years of Scares,’ by Mark C. Glassey, SCARY MONSTERS #94;
‘Ghost Stories for Christmas,’ by Kier-la Janisse, VIDEO WATCHDOG #176;
‘Carnival of Monstrosity: 70th Anniversary of House of Frankenstein,’ by Greg Mank, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #33;
‘For the Love of Schlock,’ by Nathan Hannemann and Aaron Crowell, HORRORHOUND #46;
‘The Making of Dracula, Prince of Darkness,’ by Bruce G. Hallenbeck, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #33.

BEST INTERVIEW (Award goes to interviewer)

Chris Alexander interview with Werner Herzog, FANGORIA #334

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Runner-up: Jessica Dwyer interviews Anne Rice, HORRORHOUND #48
Honorable mentions: Michael Doyle interviews Ivan Reitman, RUE MORGUE #151;
Rod Labbe interviews Jerry Lacy, SCARY MONSTERS #90;
Joe Moe interviews John Logan, FAMOUS MONSTERS #276.

BEST OVERALL ISSUE

DIABOLIQUE #22 (Childbirth, family and horror)

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Cover by Robert Aragon

Runner-up: FANGORIA #330 (Nightbreed)
Honorable mentions: MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #33 (Karloff); HORRORHOUND #48  (horror fiction); RUE MORGUE #151 (Ghostbusters);
FAMOUS MONSTERS (Matheson); LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS (Dracula);

BEST COLUMN

DIARY OF THE DEB
by Debbie Rochon (FANGORIA)

Runners-up: They Came from the Krypt, by Jon Kitley (HORRORHOUND);
The Doctor Is In-Sane, by Dr. Gangrene (SCARY MONSTERS)
Honorable mentions: It Came from Bowen’s Basement, by John Bowen (RUE MORGUE);
Fright Gallery, by Gary Pullin (RUE MORGUE); Tales from the Attic, by Tim Lucas (GOREZONE);
Scare-News (John Skerchock, SCARY MONSTERS)

BEST COVER

FANGORIA #330 by Nick Percival

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Runners-up: RUE MORGUE #150 (Gary Pullin, Andrew Wright); DIABOLIQUE #16 by Robert Aragon
Honorable mentions: HORRORHOUND #50 (Ed Repke); MAD SCIENTIST #29 (Mark Maddox);
FAMOUS MONSTERS #272 (Simon Thorpe); MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #33 (Kerry Gammill);  SCREEM #29 (Maddox)

BEST WEBSITE

Joe Dante’s
TRAILERS FROM HELL

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Runners-up: Dread Central; Count Gore De Vol’s Creature Features; Mick Garris Interviews

BEST HORROR BLOG

DR. GANGRENE’S MAD BLOG

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Runners-up: Collinsport Historical Society; Video Watchblog; Terror from Beyond the Daves

Honorable mentions: Peter Cushing Appreciation Society;
Frankensteinia; Day of the Woman; The Good, the Bad and the Godzilla

BEST CONVENTION OF 2014

MONSTERPALOOZA

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Runners-up: Monster Bash; HorrorHound Weekend
Honorable mentions: G-Fest;Texas Frightmare; Fright Night Film Fest;

Mad Monster Party; Rue Morgue’s Festival of Fear; WonderFest

BEST FAN EVENT

EVIL DEAD CAST REUNION (HORRORHOUND WEEKEND)

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Runner-up: Karloff: A One-Person Show starring Randy Bowser (Salem, Ore.)
Honorable mentions:Poe Bronze Bust in Boston; Outer Limits art show at Creature Features; Ifukube 100 concert at G-Fest.

FAVORITE HORROR HOST

SVENGOOLIE

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Runner-up: Penny Dreadful
Honorable mentions: The Ghouligans; Dr. Gangrene; Count Gore De Vol.

BEST HORROR COMIC BOOK

THE WALKING DEAD by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard

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Runners-up: AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE; BELA LUGOSI’S TALES FROM THE GRAVE;
Honorable mentions: CLIVE BARKER’S NEXT TESTAMENT; Corben’s EDGAR ALLEN POE (Morella and Rue Morgue)

BEST HORROR MULTI-MEDIA OR PODCAST

MONSTER KID RADIO (Derek Koch)

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Runner-up: KILLER POV
Honorable mention: FANTASTIC FILMS OF VINCENT PRICE; KAIJUCAST; WELCOME TO NIGHTVALE


BEST CD

ORIGINAL GODZILLA SOUNDTRACK (Death Waltz)
On vinyl!

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Runner-up: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (new score by The Laze)
Honorable mention: BIG BAD (Horrorhound compilation); SPINE CHILLERS (Halloween haunt music by Sam Haynes)

BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE

CREATURE, Universal Monsters Select (Diamond Select Toys)

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Runners-up: Lily Munster maquette (Sideshow);  Forrest J Ackerman statue (Dark Horse)
Honorable mention: War of the Gargantuas (X-Plus)

CLASSIC MOST IN NEED OF RELEASE, UPGRADE OR RESTORATION

I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF/FRANKENSTEIN (both films)

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Runners up: OLD DARK HOUSE (1932); THE BLACK CAT (1934); BEN/WILLARD

INDIVIDUAL RONDO AWARDS

WRITER OF THE YEAR

MAX WEINSTEIN  (Diabolique editor)

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Runners-up: Tim Lucas, Greg Mank, April Snellings, Nathan Hanneman,
Gary Don Rhodes, Kim Newman

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bob Eggleton
(Kaiju artist and more)

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Runners-up: Mark Maddox, Daniel Horne,
Ed Repka,  Joel Robinson, Frank Dietz, Steve McGinnis

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LINDA MILLER AWARD FOR
FAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(In memory of the late Linda Miller)WILLIAM C. COPE
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Runners-up: Jason Brower, Eric Puckett, Jerrod Brown, Eric Swartz,
John Febonio, Malcolm Gittins, John Sargent
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REVIEWER OF THE YEAR
Mark D. Clark (Monsters from the Vault)
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Runners-up: Tim Lucas, David-Elijah Nahmod
Glenn Erickson, Stuart Andrews,
Nathan Hannemann, Eric Shirey
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HENRY ALVAREZ AWARD
FOR CREATIVE DESIGN
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INTERNATIONAL FAN OF THE YEAR
NIGEL HONEYBONE (Australia)

 

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   Since 2007, the bone-dry humor of Nigel Honeybone has been hosting horror films
on Television Sydney’s Schlocky Horror Picture Show. Making his debut as
Hamlet’s dead father
, the mysterious Honeybone also writes a column for horrornews.net, proving that love of classic horror is truly worldwide!
MONSTER KID OF THE YEAR
FRANK J. DELLO STRITTO

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   Growing up in New Jersey in the 50s with Cold War jitters and a black-and-white TV as companions is usually all it takes to create a ‘Monster Kid.’

That’s exactly what happened to Frank J. Dello Stritto. The experience,
happily and smartly documented in his book, ‘I Saw What I Saw When I Saw It,’
led Frank to a lifetime of horror research and writings,
especially about Bela Lugosi and the edges of the Monster Boom.
But few books capture so perfectly what it
was like to grow up surrounded by monsters, Mickey Mantle, and nuclear madness.
For his month-by-month chronicle of a
time that shaped us all (whether you were born yet or not),
Frank J. Dello Stritto is our Monster Kid of the Year.
THE MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME
Our four latest inductees are:
 
MICHAEL WELDON

The Psychotronic pioneer

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Before the Internet took hold, Michael Weldon’s sensibility of the cool
led to ‘Psychotronic,’ a genre-bending embrace of horror, sci fi and fantasy along
with VHS obscurities, garage rock, Cleveland weirdness and ‘Surfin’ Bird.’  All packed into his essential ‘Psychotronic’ magazine and his even more essential book collections of cult movie reviews. Weldon’s influence shaped the video revolution and lives on today.
Papa-ooma-mow-mow indeed.

JOSE MOJICA MARINS
(COFFIN JOE)

Brazil’s superior master of horror

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If horror has a grand inquisitor, it would be Coffin Joe, the pitiless black-robed character brought to life by Brazil’s Jose Mojica Marins in a handful of startling films. Joe’s search for a “perfect woman” is part horror, part satire, part philosophy and pure filmmaking.
Nearing 80, Marins’ Coffin Joe remains one of horror’s most unforgettable characters.

GARY DON RHODES
Lugosi’s grand biographer

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  Through books, documentaries, interviews and a relentless search through documents
and newspaper clippings here and in Britain and Europe, scholar Gary Rhodes
has helped keep Bela Lugosi’s career and legacy alive. Though not alone in Lugosi expertise,
Rhodes’ fact-based approach enlivens the debates over Dracula, Tod Browning
and the world of the theatrical undead a century ago.

SARA KARLOFF

Daughter of the gentleman actor

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A true “Monster Kid,” Sara Karloff has been a lively and engaging connection to her
famous father for decades, celebrating his work as a Grinch and Captain Hook just as much
as his portrayals of the Monster and Im-Ho-Tep. A perennial convention guest, Sara always finds time for her fans, and the memory of her famous dad.

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And there you have it! Check out the rondoaward.com website for the latest, and thank you for all the support. Thanx for everyone’s great work this year. Long live Rondo!

WANT TO COMMENT? GO TO THE CLASSIC HORROR FILM BOARD

Copyright 2015 Rondo Awards, David Colton

BELOW IS THE BALLOT THAT WAS USED FOR THE 13th RONDO AWARDS

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VOTING HAS ENDED FOR THE
(GASP!) 13TH ANNUAL RONDO AWARDS

 

   VOTING HAS ENDED FOR THIS YEAR’S RONDO AWARDS. THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT (4/29 at 11 pm ET).

THANKS TO ALL WHO VOTED!

Since 2002, the Rondo’s have been fandom’s only classic horror awards — decided by fans, for fans. Every nominee below is being recognized for significant work or achievement in the year 2014.  

  HOW TO VOTE: — All voting is by e-mail only.  Simply copy this ballot and send an e-mail with your picks to me, David Colton, at taraco@aol.com by Sunday night at midnight, April 19
— You can cut-and-paste the ballot and highlight your choices, or place an X next to your choices; or you can type your choices in an e-mail.
— And no, you do not have to vote in every category.

— VOTING HAS CLOSED —

— One vote per person, please. Every e-mail must include your name to be counted.
— All votes are kept strictly confidential. No e-mail addresses or personal information will ever be shared with anyone.
— Feel free to spread the word about Rondo nominations — place Rondo banners on websites, go social on Twitter or Facebook, urge fans and friends to vote. But please remember that overly organized voting campaigns (mass duplication of ballots, for example), are prohibited. Let’s try to keep this a fun vote.
Finally, thanks as always to the thousands of fans, pros and friends who have voted year after year. We look forward to hearing from you again. Let’s make RONDO XIII the best ever.
 
 
 
THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR BALLOT
This year’s awards are dedicated to Dick Smith and Leonard Nimoy.
 
1. BEST MOVIE OF 2014
— AS ABOVE, SO BELOW
— THE BABADOOK
— DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
— DEAD SNOW 2
— DRACULA UNTOLD
— EDGE OF TOMORROW
— GODZILLA
— GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
— THE HOBBIT: BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES
— INTERSTELLAR
— MALIFICENT
— OCULUS
— ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
— THE QUIET ONES
— SNOWPIERCER
— THE TAKING OF DEBORAH LOGAN
—  X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 
— Or write in another choice:
 
2. BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION
 
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN, ‘The Magical Delights of Stevie Nicks,’ 1.8.14, FX.  The mystical rock goddess herself is recruited at the school by Fiona. ‘Don’t be a hater, dear. It’s a theramin.’ 
DOCTOR WHO, ‘Listen,’ 9.13.14, BBC America. At the end of the universe, the Doctor reveals what he’s really afraid of.  ‘The clock’s stopped. This is the silence … at the end of time.’
GRIMM, ‘Chupacabra,’ 12.12.14, NBC.  A legendary monster is more than it seems. ‘My grandmother used to blame the Chupacabra for everything — dead relatives, missing pets, even lost keys.’
ORPHAN BLACK, ‘By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried,’  6.21.14, BBC. Season Two finale finds the clone conspiracy deepening. ‘I like your hairs.’
PENNY DREADFUL, ‘Grand Guignol,’ 6.29.14, Showtime. A sudden transformation turns an ally into a monstrous menace. ‘Pull the trigger. I’d rather be the corpse I was than the man I am.’
SLEEPY HOLLOW. ‘The Indispensible Man’ > ‘Bad Blood’, 1.20.14. Two-part finale shakes Tarrytown with the identity of War and George Washington’s secret. ‘I married a witch. How cool.’
THE STRAIN, ‘The Third Rail,’ 9.21.14, FX. Searching for the Master in a subway tunnel beneath the World Trade Center. ‘I will take everything from you. Your son. Your wife. I am a drinker of men.’
SUPERNATURAL, ‘Fan Fiction,’  11.11.14. CW. The 200th episode centers on a high school’s musical production of Supernatural. ‘Carry on, my wayward son.’  
THE WALKING DEAD, ‘The Grove,’ 3.16.14, AMC. The innocence of childhood, the undead and an impossible choice. ‘Look at the flowers like you’re supposed to.’ 
— Or write in another choice: 
3. BEST CLASSIC HORROR DVD/BLU-RAY
— THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (Kino)
— THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS (Shout!)
— DIE, MONSTER, DIE! (Shout!)
— DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1920; Kino)
— THE INNOCENTS (Criterion)
— JUDEX (Criterion)
— NIGHTBREED: The Director’s Cut (Shout!)
— SECRET OF THE BLUE ROOM (Universal Vault)
— THE TIME MACHINE (1960, Warners)
— Or write in another choice:

4. BEST DVD/BLU-RAY COLLECTION

— BATMAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES (1966) All 120 episodes.
— THE BEAST FROM HOLLOW MOUNTAIN/THE NEANDERTHAL MAN (Shout)

— THE GAMERA COLLECTION (Mill Creek). All 11 movies, including the three modern films.
— HALLOWEEN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (Anchor Bay). Every film, some with multiple versions.
— JERRY WARREN COLLECTION VOL. 2: (VCI) Attack of the Mayan Mummy, House of Black Death, Creature of the Walking Dead
— OLD DARK HOUSE COLLECTION (FCE) 25 haunted house films from 1920s to 1950s.
— TALES FROM THE CRYPT/VAULT OF HORROR (Shout!)
— THE TWILIGHT ZONE: The Complete 80s Series (Image). All three seasons collected.
— UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS: Complete 30-Film Collection (DVD format)

— THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION Vol. 2:  (Scream Factory). The Raven, Comedy of Terrors, Tomb of Ligeia, Last Man on Earth, Dr. Phibes Rises Again, Return of the Fly, House on Haunted Hill.

— Or write in another choice:
 
5. BEST RESTORATION OR UPGRADE
 

— THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI: 1920 film now in a pristine 4K version.
— COUNTESS DRACULA (Synapse) Strong upgrade from earlier versions.
— HALLOWEEN 6: The Producer’s Cut (Anchor Bay Halloween Limited Edition). The full high-def re-edit of the Curse of Michael Myers film
— NIGHTBREED: The Director’s Cut (Shout!) 40 minutes of new or altered scenes restore the lost ‘Cabal’ cut.
— THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (Kino) First release in original widescreen format.
— A MESSAGE FROM MARS (BBC Arts). 1913 film restored, new soundtrack; posted online.
— MESSIAH OF EVIL (Code Red) Widescreen version.
— RED SKELTON SHOW: THE EARLY YEARS. Includes episode from 1954 featuring Lugosi, Chaney and Vampira.
— SLAUGHTER HOTEL (RaroVideo). 1971 giallo restored from original negatives.
— THEATRE OF BLOOD (Arrow). High def upgrade of 1973 Price classic.
— VAULT OF HORROR (Shout!) Restores gory scenes cut from American release.
— Or write in another choice:

6. BEST COMMENTARY

— PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES, Video Watchdog editor Tim Lucas
— LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE: Actress Pamela Franklin
— NIGHTBREED: Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller.
— NOSFERATU THE VAMPIRE (Shout): Klaus Kinski in German with subtitles.
— RETURN OF THE FLY (SHOUT). Film historian David del Valle and actor Brett Halsey.
— SLEEPAWAY CAMP (Shout), Justin Beahm moderates actors Felissa Rose and Johnathan Tiersten.
— THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO/THUNDERBIRDS 6: Geek Magazine’s Jeff Bond and Twilight Time’s Nick Redman.
TOMB OF LIGEIA (Shout): Historian Constantine Nasr.
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7. BEST DVD EXTRA
– THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (Kino), Caligari: When Horror Came to the Cinema. 52-minute documentary.
— COUNTESS DRACULA: Immortal Countess: The Cinematic Life of Ingrid Pitt
— THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS, Interview with executive producer Mel Brooks and others.

— JUDEX (Criterion), Franju de Visionnaire, a 1998 French documentary.
— LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE: Interview with director John Hough
— THE INNOCENTS (Criterion): Interview with cinematographer John Bailey about Freddie Francis.
— NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT: Tribes of the Moon: Making Nightbreed
— PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE: Interview with Paul Williams and Guillermo del Toro.
— PIT AND THE PENDULUM (Arrow), Behind the Swinging Blade, directed by Calum Waddell.
— PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (Scorpion). 20 minutes of original Kendall Schmidt score not available on video.
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 8. BEST DOCUMENTARY 
 AS TIMELESS AS INFINITY: THE TWILIGHT ZONE LEGACY, directed  by Daniel Griffith.  New interviews and history of the classic show. See video clip here. 
— CLAWING: A Journey Through the Spanish Horror, directed by Victor Matellano. Tracing the Spanish horror boom from the 60s to the 80s. See video clip here.
— FANTASM, directed by Kyle Kuchta. An eye-opening visit to six horror conventions. See video clip here.
— THE GREEN GIRL, directed by George A. Pappy Jr.  The bright but unfulfilled career of Susan Oliver. See video clip here.
INVALUABLE: The True Story of an Epic Artist, directed by Ryan Meade. Celebrating Evil Dead’s make-up effects mastermind Tom Sullivan. See video clip here.
 — JODOROWSKY’S DUNE, directed by Frank Pavich. The story behind the ‘greatest movie never made.’  See video clip here.
PAINTING DRACULA. Artist Daniel Horne shows how he painted a portrait of Christopher Lee. See video clip here.
UNCLE FORRY’S ACKERMANSIONS directed by Strephon Taylor. Home movies from fans and friends walk you through the Houses of Ackerman. See video clip here.
WHY HORROR?, directed by Nicolas Kleiman and Rob Lindsay. Exploring why fans feast on fear. See video clip here.
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9. BEST INDEPENDENT FILM

A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT, directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. More chills than politics with a vampire girl in Iran.See video clip here.
ASMODEXIA, directed by Marc Carrette. The chilling adventures of a traveling exorcist. See video clip here.
ATTACK OF THE GORILLA, directed by the late Dave Shaw. Send up of a 50s monsterfest. See video clip here.
CALL GIRL OF CHTHULU, directed by Chris LaMartina. Be careful who you hook up with! See video clip here.
CHIP & BERNIE’S ZOMANCE, directed by Pasquale Murena. Undead wackiness, with Tim Conway. See video clip here.

THE CARETAKERS, directed by Steve Hudgins. The care and feeding of a vampire leads to complications. See video clip here
THE HANOVER HOUSE, directed by Corey Norman. A tragic car accident is just the beginning. See video clip here
HOUSEBOUND, directed by Gerard Johnstone. Sentenced to a Gothic home of horrors, including a zany mother. See video clip here. 
 — GODZILLA BATTLE ROYALE, directed by Billy Dubose. A 90-minute fan film of homemade kaiju thrills. See video clip here.
THE LASHMAN, directed by Cameron McCasland. Horror goes back to the woods. 80s-style.   See video clip here
LIFE AFTER BETH, directed byJeff Baena. It’s hard to keep a straight face when living with an undead girlfriend See video clip here
— WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. A send-up of classic vampires struggling to remain scary in a modern world..See video clip here.
— Or write in another choice:
 
10. BEST SHORT FILM
 
BROKEN, directed by Adam Ciolfi. Poignant look at a cyborg that wouldn’t die.  See video clip here.
BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP: The Apocalyptic Rendition, directed by Rue Morgue’s podcasters. The agony of losing a Rondo. See video clip here.
DANIEL, directed by Peter Dukes. Monsters in the closet are not always what they seem. See video clip here.
GAVE UP THE GHOST, directed by Gregory Lamberson. A creepy search for a manuscript lost in a computer. See video clip here.
GLOSSOPHOBIA: Fear of Speaking in Public, directed by Scott Perry and Debbie Rochon. The time of the apocalypse is no time for phobias. See video clip here.
 JUNK HEAD 1, directed by Takhidi Hori. Clones and monsters in an underworld nightmare. See video clip here.
THE MILL AT CALDER’S END, directed by Kevin McTurk. Gothic puppet animation unearths the secret of an old windmill. See video clip here.
MONSTRO!, directed by Christopher Romano. An animated journey down the Amazon to a dark lagoon. See video clip here.
THEATRE FANTASTIQUE: MADAME LA SOEUR, directed by Ansel Faraj. A seance, a disappearance, a mystery with Lara Parker. See video clip here.
WITCH GIRL, directed by Ricardo Ughagon Vivas. A fan film version of Arche’s very creepy Sabrina. See video clip here.
A ZOMBIE NEXT DOOR, directed by Trish Geiger and Frank Dietz. What to do with your pet zombie once the apocalypse is over? See video clip here.
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11. BEST BOOK OF 2014
 
THE ART OF JAPANESE MONSTERS, by Sean Linkenback (softcover, 208 pages, $39.99). Posters and ads from more than 60 films.
— ATOMIC AGE CINEMA, by Barry Atkinson (Midnight Marquee Press, softcover, 320 pages, $25). A survey of the films that scared us, or amused us, in the scary 1950s.
THE BRIDE OF MONSTER SERIAL, edited by Wallace McBride (CreateSpace, softcover, 198 pages, $11.99). Essays on the shared love of horror cinema. 
THE CREATURE CHRONICLES: Exploring the Black Lagoon Trilogy, by Tom Weaver, David Schecter and Steve Kornenberg (McFarland, hardcover, 408 pages, $60). From monster suit origins to production and that unforgettable score, the definitive look at Universal’s 50s franchise.
 — DISORDERS OF MAGNITUDE: A Survey of Dark Fantasy, by Jason V. Brock. (Rowman & Littlefield, hardcover, 336 pages, $75). Numerous interviews with genre stars trace the roots of horror and fantasy from the 1800s to today.
GORGO, by Philip Riley and Bill Cooke (Bear Manor Media, softcover, 218 pages, $25) Production details, the script and novelization. 
HAMMER FILMS PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS, 1950-1972, by David Huckvale (McFarland, softcover, 204 pages, $39.95). A look at the studio’s sometimes obscure but influential mystery and thriller films.
THE HOUNDS OF ZAROFF: The Most Dangerous Game as a Persistent Muse to the Movies, by Michael H. Price and George Turner (Create Space, softcover, 252 pages, $25). How the classic humans as prey horror has influenced movies, TV and today’s reality shows.
THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF DON POST STUDIOS, by Lee Lambert (Dr. Shocker presents, 494 pages). A limited edition history of the legendary monster mask studio.
 — I SAW WHAT I SAW WHEN I SAW IT: Growing Up in the 1950s and 1960s with Television Reruns & Old Movies, by Frank J. Dello Stritto (Cult Movies Press, hardcover, 415 pages, $30). How horror films and TV intersected with real life in post-war New Jersey.
LIONEL ATWILL: The Exquisite Villain, by Neil Pettigrew (Midnight Marquee Press, softcover, 328 pages, $25). Far beyond the horror roles, but those are here too, the tragic life and career of one of horror’s most familiar character actors.
MOST DANGEROUS CINEMA: People Hunting People on Film, by Bryan Senn (McFarland, softcover, 296 pages, $45). A survey of the most dangerous films of all.
THE OUTER LIMITS AT 50, by David J. Schow with Ted C. Rypel (Creature Features, softcover, 150 pages, $24.95). Crystal clarity about the show, along with rare behind-the-scenes photos, props, new artwork and analysis.
 — REPUBLIC HORRORS: The Serial Studio’s Chillers, by Brian McFadden (Kohner, Madison & Danforth, softcover, 276 pages, $19.95). Beyond cliffhangers, attention is paid to neglected horrors like Catman of Paris, Revolt of the Zombies and others.
SUBVERSIVE HORROR CINEMA: Countercultural Messages of Films from Frankenstein to the Present,by Jon Towlson (McFarland, softcover, 256 pages, $45). Brings insight and social analysis to films rare and familiar.
VAMPIRA: Dark Goddess of Horror, by W. Scott Poole (Soft Skull Press, softcover, 320 pages, $16.95). How the horror host’s brief reign as a cultural icon left a lasting influence on the culture.
THE VERY WITCHING TIME OF NIGHT: Dark Alleys of Classic Horror Cinema, by Gregory William Mank (McFarland, softcover, 444 pages, $45). True stories and new revelations about Cat People, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Lionel Atwill, Helen Chandler and more.
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12. BEST MAGAZINE OF 2014

– Cinema Retro
— Diabolique
— Famous Monsters of Filmland

— Fangoria
— Filmfax
— Freaky Monsters
— G-Fan
— HorrorHound
— Little Shoppe of Horrors
— Mad Monster
— Mad Scientist
— Monster!
— Monster Attack Team
— Monster Bash
— Monsters from the Vault

— Paracinema
— Phantom of the Movies Videoscope
— Rue Morgue
— Scarlet The Film Magazine
— Scary Monsters
— Scream Magazine
— Screem
— Shadowland
— Shock
— Video Watchdog
— We Belong Dead

13. BEST ARTICLE (Please select two; one will win) 
 
‘Anthony Hinds,The Man Who Made Monsters,’ by Denis Meikle, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #32. A tribute to the late Hammer architect in his own words from interviews and correspondence.
‘Arkham House Publishers — 75 Years of Scares!’ by Mark C. Glassy, Ph.D, SCARY MONSTERS #94. A collector’s look at the 1939 publishing house that preserved HP Lovecraft’s work.
— ‘The Bell-Ringer of Hollywood,’ by Michael F. Blake, SCREEM #28. Setting the record straight on myths behind the filming of the 1923 Hunchback of Notre Dame.
‘Carnival of Monstrosity: The 70th Anniversary of House of Frankenstein,’ by Greg Mank, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #33. The inside stories behind Hollywood’s first monster rally.
‘The Complete Godzilla Chronology,1954-2004,’ by August Ragone. FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #274. Every stomp, every film assessed by a master Tohologist.
‘Days of Future Past: Remembering The Outer Limits,’ by David J. Schow, SCREEM #29. Why the sci-fi show’s transmission matters even more today.
‘Dick Smith — An Appreciation of the Master of Make-Up,’ by Scott Essman, BELOW THE LINE (film crew industry website). A look at the man who changed the face of Hollywood.
‘Family Man,’ by James Gracey, DIABOLIQUE #20.  How the films of Tobe Hooper disrupted the traditional film family. 
‘For the Love of Schlock,’ by Nathan Hannemann and Aaron Crowell, HORRORHOUND #46. A full 56 films, some beloved cult favorites, are given a fun schlock-meter rating.
  ‘Ghost Stories for Christmas,’ by Kier-la Janisse, VIDEO WATCHDOG #176. Examining the British love of ghosts at the holidays. 
‘I Was Jack Pierce,’ by Perry Shields, MONSTER MEMORIES 2014. Remembering the make-up genius tribute stage show from 2003. 
‘Lady Impunity,’ by Max Weinstein, DIABOLIQUE #22. The blood-filled legacy of the life of Countess Elizabeth Bathory.
‘Loving the Unloved Giant Behemoth,’ by Stephen R. Bissette, MONSTER! #12. Reconsidering the often maligned radioactive beast that trampled London.
‘The Making of Dracula, Prince of Darkness,’ by Bruce G. Hallenbeck, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #33. An in-depth look at the sequel that brought back Christopher Lee.
‘Marshall Thompson: Straight Arrow,’ by Debbie Painter, CLASSIC IMAGES #470. New insights into one of the more familiar scifi heroes.
‘The Monster Movie Art of Feg Murray,’ by Pierre Fournier and George Chastain. FRANKENSTEINIA blog. How the syndicated  ‘Seein’ Stars’ cartoons of the 1930s highlighted classic monsters.
‘The Mysterious Launch of Spaceship 1,’ by Jon C. Rogers. FILMFAX #137. Revealing the forgotten science fiction film of 1930s Germany.
‘Nuclear Dragon: Godzilla & the Cold War – 1954,’ by Allen A. Debus, G-FAN #105. The real-life incident, initially covered up, that inspired the first Godzilla film.
‘O’Brien vs. Dawley: The First Great Rivalry in Visual Effects,’ by Stephen Czerkas, CINEFEX #138. New facts about the little-known feud between Willis O’Brien and Herbert M. Dawley that almost derailed production of The Lost World.
‘The Real Malificent: The Surprising Human Face Behind the Sleeping Beauty Villain,’ by R.H. Greene, SALON website. The untold tale of how Vampira was one of the live-action models for Disney’s evil witch.
‘Recording Hammer Memories,’ by Ted Newsom, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #33. Lining up interviews with reclusive horror stars is a story in itself.
‘Resurrected Once More,’ by Michael Doyle, RUE MORGUE #142. Exploring Hammer’s Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell.
‘Reviving the Vampire: Dracula on Stage in 1943,’ by Bill Kaffenberger and Gary Rhodes, FILMFAX #138-139.  Through clippings and interviews, tracking Lugosi’s U.S. Dracula tour.
‘A Scary Childhood in the Bronx,’ by Dennis P. Mitchell, SCARY MONSTERS. A continuing chronicle of films and double-bills seen in the 1950s.
‘Siodmak’s Brain,’ by Scott MacQueen, FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE #76. A poignant portrait of visits with Siodmak in the twilight of his years.
‘A Triple Life: King Kong’s Trinity of Reincarnation on Film,’ by Steve Vertlieb, GULLCOTTAGEONLINE.  A look at the three major Kong eras.
‘Universal’s Dracula,’ by Martin Arlt, MAD SCIENTIST #29. Viewed with fresh eyes, an assessment of the 1931 Dracula.
PLEASE VOTE FOR TWO OF THE ABOVE ARTICLES (One will win)
 
14. BEST INTERVIEW (Award goes to interviewer)
— Chris Alexander, interview with Werner Herzog about Kinski’s Nosferatu. FANGORIA #334.
Michael Doyle, interview with Ivan Reitman about Ghostbusters, 30 years later
– Jessica Dwyer, interview with Anne Rice on returning to Lestate after 10 years. HORRORHOUND #48.
— Brett Homenick, interview with Linda Miller, star of King Kong Escapes. G-FAN #106.— Tim Lucas, interview with Josephine Gill, translator of the Arsene Lupin series. VIDEO WATCHBLOG, October, 2014.
— Joe Moe, interview with creator John Logan about Showtime’s Penny Dreadful. FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #276.
— Rod Labbe, interview with Dark Shadows’ Jerry Lacy. SCARY MONSTERS #90.
— W. Brice McVicar, interview with Wes Craven about the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, FANGORIA #337.
— Interview with Thom Eberhardt about Night of the Comet. VIDEOSCOPE #92.
— Shade Rupe, interview with director Alejandro Jodorowsky about his unborn Dune project. SCREEM #28.
— Ashley Thorpe, interview with John Hurt about the chest-bursting scene in Alien. FANGORIA #336. 
— Don Vaughan, interview with pulp, poster and model kit artist Mort Kunstler. FILMFAX #137.
— Tom Weaver, interview with Jo Swerling Jr., on creating Thriller’s Karloff intros. MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #33.
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15. BEST ALL-AROUND ISSUE
— DIABOLIQUE #22: Dark side of feminine horror, from Carmilla to childbirth to Bathory.
— FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #272: Science fiction and Richard Matheson. 
— FANGORIA #330: Barker, Cronenberg and the extended Nightbreed.
— FILMFAX #137: Robots of Metropolis and the silents.
— G-FAN #106. G-fans speak out on the new Godzilla.
— HORRORHOUND #48. Horror writer issue devoted to Stephen King, Anne Rice.
– LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #33. Revisiting Dracula: Prince of Darkness.
— MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #33. Karloff in House of Frankenstein and Thriller.
— PHANTOM OF THE MOVIES VIDEOSCOPE #89. Winter chills and filmfests.

— RUE MORGUE #151. Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters retrospective.
— SCARY MONSTERS #93. Werewolves and wolf-men, oh my.
— SCREEM #28. From the Hunchback to Godzilla.
— VIDEO WATCHDOG #177. The Eurocrimes that rocked the ’70s.

16. BEST MAGAZINE COLUMN

Diary of the Deb, by Debbie Rochon, FANGORIA.
Diskflix, by David J. Hogan. FILMFAX

The Doctor Is In-Sane, by Dr. Gangrene, SCARY MONSTERS
Fright Gallery, curated by Gary Pullin, RUE MORGUE
Grey Matters, Richard J. Schellbach, MONDO CULT ONLINE
It Came from Bowen’s Basement, by John W. Bowen. RUE MORGUE
Larry Blamire’s Star Turn, VIDEO WATCHDOG
The Phantom Speaks, by The Phantom (Joe Kane). VIDEOSCOPE
Ralph’s One-and-Only Traveling Reviews, by Richard Klemensen. LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS
Ramsey’s Rambles, by Ramsey Campbell. VIDEO WATCHDOG
Scare-News, by John Skerchock, SCARY MONSTERS and MONSTER MEMORIES
Tales from the Attic by Tim Lucas, GOREZONE
They Came from the Krypt, by Jon Kitley. HORRORHOUND
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17. BEST COVER

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DIABOLIQUE #22

by Robert Aragon

 

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FAMOUS MONSTERS #272

by Simon Thorpe

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by Nick Percival

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design by Michael Stein

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by Scott Zambelli

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HORRORHOUND #50

by Ed Repka

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LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #32

by Mark Maddox

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by Lee Copeland

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by Mark Maddox

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by Lorraine Bush

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VAULT #33 by Kerry Gammill

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by Gary Pullin and Andrew Wright

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by Bill Chancellor

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(SCARY MONSTERS #91) by Terry Beatty

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by Mark Maddox

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VIDEOSCOPE #89

design by Kevin Hein

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designed by Charles Largent

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18. BEST WEBSITE

(The Classic Horror Film Board, sponsor of the Rondos, is not eligible)

All Sci-Fi  Nothing but pure science fiction.
Bloody Disgusting Modern horrors prevail.
— Cinefantastiqueonline. The digital home for the influential magazine.
— Count Gore de Vol’s Creature Features Films, interviews and horror host news updated weekly.
Dread Central Latest news, insider info from the horror industry.
Famous Monsters of Filmland News and reviews from the first monster magazine.
Film Noir Foundation Keeping suspense and shadows alive.

Horror-host.com Home of the Horror Host Hall of Fame.
Horror Society A voice for independent horrors.
Icons of Fright Team of bloggers survey the horrror field.
Latarnia: Fantastique International Discussions of all things Euro and culture.
Louisville Halloween. Where’s it’s always late October.
Mick Garris Interviews The writer-director offers interviews archived and new with horror personalties.
— Mondo Cult Online Horror, politics and music. A message board, too.
Monsters from Hell From the U.K., all things Hammer.
MovieScreams Horror Show. Showcases short horror and sci-fi films.
The Shelley-Godwin Archive Library partnership digitizing handwritten draft of Frankenstein and more.
Trailers from Hell Joe Dante and top talents offer commentaries on vintage trailers.
Universal Monster Army The friendly and knowledgable headquarters of monster toy talk.
Witch’s Dungeon Multimedia home for Hollywood monsters, history and preservation.
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19. BEST BLOG OR ONLINE COLUMN OF 2014

Bay of the Living Dead David-Elijah Nahmod’s monthly horror column in SF Weekly.
— Blood Curdling Blog of Monster Masks. A peek behind decades of masks.
Cinema Dave A journal of horror and film.
Classic Movie Monsters Photos, art and horror artifacts from the past.
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 feminine side of fear.’
Dr. Gangrene’s Mad Blog  Musings from Nashville’s maddest horror host.
Doc Terror  News and reviews with a crazed doctor from the 50s.
Final Girl Stacie Ponder still running to the next locked room.

Frankensteinia Pierre Fournier’s journal of all things Frankenstein.
The Good, the Bad and the Godzilla August Ragone’s G-blog is wise among giant monsters.
Gravedigger’s Local 16 Even ghouls need a union label.
Groovy Age of Horror Fearless and unexpected.
The Horrors of it All When horror corrupted more than the comics.
Monster Magazine World An essential newsstand for monster mags past, present and future.

The Peter Cushing Appreciation Society Tribute to Hammer’s classic actor.
Scared Silly. Where jeepers meet creepers.
Sin Street Sleaze  John Harrison’s look at cult, pulp and monsters.
SciFi Japan The home of Monster Zero News.
Terror from Beyond the Daves Home of the weekend horror host report.
Too Much Horror Fiction Reviewing words of terror from the 60s, 70s and 80s.
250 Lines of Resolution Rebekah Herzberg dissects the genre for Geek Juice.
Vampire Over London: The Bela Lugosi Blog.   Journal of the undead
Video Watchblog  Tim Lucas’ musings on film and life.
The Vincent Price Journal. Features his hand-written notes from a 1928 trip abroad.

Zombos Closet All manners of horrors pour out.
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20. BEST CONVENTION OF 2014 (write-ins encouraged)

— Blob Fest (Phoenixville, Pa.)
— Chiller (Parsippany, N.J.)
— Cinema Wasteland (Cleveland)
— Cthulhu Con and Lovecraft Film Festival (Portland, Ore.)
— Crypticon (Seattle)
— Days of the Dead (Indianapolis)
— Dragon Con (Atlanta)
— Flashback Weekend (Chicago)
— Fright Night Film Fest (Louisville)
— G-Fest (Chicago)
— HorrorHound weekend (Indianapolis)
— Horror Realm (Pittsburgh)
— Kirk von Hammett’s Fear FestEvil (San Francisco)
— Mad Monster Party (Charlotte)
– Monster Bash (Butler, Pa.)
— Monster Fest (Chesapeake, Va.)
— Monster-Mania (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
— Monsterpalooza (Burbank)
— Rock and Shock (Worcester, Mass.)
— Rue Morgue’s Festival of Fear (Toronto)
— Scare-a-Con (Verona, NY)
— Scare Fest (Lexington, Ky.)
— Spooky Empire (Orlando)
— Texas Frightmare (Dallas)
— Wonderfest (Louisville)

21. BEST FAN EVENT

— BLOB PANIC RE-ENACTMENT: Fans run from same theater in Phoenixville, Pa. where The Blob was filmed. Blobfest
EDGAR ALLAN POE BRONZE BUST PROJECT: Sculpture of Poe placed at Boston Library thanks to Kickstarter campaign.
 EVIL DEAD CAST REUNION, Bruce Campbell and every ‘Evil’ actor unite at Horrorhound Weekend.
FRANKENSTEIN: MODERN PROMETHEUS,by Quicksilver Radio Theatre presented on public radio on Halloween night.
GODZILLA IN YOKOSUKA: Godzilla actor Haruo Nakajima appears at Armed Forces Day attended by Americans and Japanese. Hosted by Monster Attack Magazine.
IFUKUBE 100: Concert at G-Fest features Godzilla music conducted by John DeSentis with 52-piece orchestra.
KARLOFF: A ONE-PERSON SHOW, directed by and starring Randy Bowser, authorized by Sara Karloff. Four shows in Salem, Ore.
MAC OF THE RED BETH, performance of ‘Masque of the Red Death’ by  Veronica Carlson, Martine Beswicke, Yvonne Monlaur and Caroline Munro at Monster Bash Octoberfest.
OUTER LIMITS art show at Creature Features, Burbank, included cast members along with artwork..
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW screening with cast members Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn and Little Nell at Mad Monster Party (Charlotte, NC)
THE SHINING’S TWINS, Lisa and Louise Burns, make first convention appearance at Monster-Mania (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
SUPERMAN CELEBRATION AND PLAQUE DEDICATION in Tarzana, where  episode of 50s TV show was filmed; luncheon, tour of Pasadena Playhouse. Jack Larson among attendees.
— THAT $#!% WILL ROT YOUR BRAIN rough cut of Bob Tinnell’s documentary on How the Monster Kids Transformed Popular Culture, WonderFest
 WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS CAST REUNION: Russ Tamblyn, Haruo Nakajima, and others with translator/host Jim Cirronella at Monsterpalooza.
WITCH’S DUNGEON full-figure monster exhibit relocates to Bristol Historical Society in Connecticut.
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22. BEST HORROR COMIC OF 2014
 
AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla. (Archie). Zombies in Riverdale are no joke.
BELA LUGOSI’S TALES FROM THE GRAVE #4 by various. (Monsterverse). More rather grim tales from the Count’s archives.
CARBON by Daniel Boyd, Edi Guedes, Alzir Alves (Caliber). Prophetic horror from a  Garden of Eden.
CLIVE BARKER’S NEXT TESTAMENT, by Barker and Mark Miller (Boom!) Is it God, the devil or both?
DINOSAURS ATTACK, by Gary Gerani, Herb Trimpe and Ned Norem. (IDW). Classic cards return as graphic novel.
EDGAR ALLAN POE: Morella and Murders in the Rue Morgue, by Richard Corben (Dark Horse). Interpretations of Poe by a comics master.
THE GOON: Occasion of Revenge, by Eric Powell (Dark Horse). Eight-part miniseries features return of Zombie Priest witches.
HAUNTED HORROR, compiled by Craig Yoe, Clizia Gussoni, Steve Banes (IDW). Rescuing forgotten horrors from the 1950s.
IN THE DARK: A Horror Anthology (IDW). Hardcover collection of new stories.
THE WALKING DEAD, by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard. (Image). Surviving, still, the zombie apocalypse.— Or write in another choice:
 

23. BEST MULTIMEDIA (PODCAST OR STREAMING) OF 2014

 

BEYOND THE DARK PARANORMAL ADVENTURES Home of the Pope Lick Monster.
— 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! Still thriving pioneer of Internet horror talk.
— DARK DISCUSSIONS Podcast of horrors on film and print.

DEADPIT RADIO Hillbilly horror from the hills of Kentucky.
FANTASTIC FILMS OF VINCENT PRICE A video review of Vincent’s output by Dr. Gangrene
FORGOTTEN HORRORS PODCAST John Wooley and Michael H. Price explore cult cinema.
FROM DUSK TIL CON RADIO  Interviews and more from the East Coast Horror Group.
HORROR HAPPENS RADIO SHOW Home of smart talk with Jay K and The Ghost.
INVISIBLE MAN WEB SERIES  Five-part adaptation of H.G. Wells novel.
ISOBEL ORLOK’S DEN OF CIN Trailers and cin-tillation from Madame Orlok herself.

KAIJUCAST More than 100 episodes, many live from conventions.
KILLER POV podcast. Film previews and interviews.
KREEPY KASTLE Devoted to shows from horror hosts.

MONSTER KID RADIO. Interviews, reviews, monsters.
1951 DOWN PLACE: Podcast discussions of Hammer films.
POE FOREVERMORE RADIO THEATER. Mark Redfield’s tributes to the mystery master.

— THE PROJECTION BOOTH Podcasts target genre films and more.
SIX FOOT PLUS A weekly podcast that finds a monstrous rhythm.
TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE  New audio drama and horror the old-fashioned way.
TALES TO TERRIFY  Radio chills with a literary touch of gothic .
THE TIM-O AND HARLEY SHOW Horror and sci-fi discussions from Browning to Bigfoot.
TOMB DRAGOMIR Video interviews and ‘rue-full’ reviews.
WEIRD-O-RAMA Hosted by Victor Von Psychotron
WELCOME TO NIGHTVALE Strange doings from a strange desert town.
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24. FAVORITE HORROR HOST OF 2014
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)
— THE GHOULIGANS (On DVD and online)
— GHOUL A GO-GO (NY)
— HALLOWEEN JACK
— MR. LOBO (Cinema Insomnia, California)
— NIGEL HONEYBONE (Australia)

— ORMON GRIMSBY (N.C.)
— PROF MORTE (Atlanta)
— PENNY DREADFUL (Shilling Shockers, New England)
— REMO D (California)
— SON OF GHOUL (Ohio)

— SVENGOOLIE (Chicago)
— WOLFMAN MAC (Chiller Drive-In, Michigan)
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25. BEST MUSIC CD

— BIG BAD (HorrorHound): Horror punks style and profile from West Virginia.
— BLOOD WATERS OF DR. G  A collection of bands from Dr. Gangrene’s Horror Hootenanny.
— CHARNEL HOUSE ROCK, Zombina and the Skeletones. Horror punk for a Saturday morning.
— GODZILLA SOUNDTRACK (Death Waltz). Reissue of Akira Ifukube’s monster marches.
— JUVENILE JIVE (Monstrous Movie Music). Music from Date Bait, High School Big Shot and High School Caesar by Nicholas Carras and Gerald Fried. 
— THE MOON-RAYS: Something Wicked (Rough Draft). Songs devoted to Tarantula, the Bride and more.
— MUSIC OF FORGOTTEN HORRORS VOL. 3 (Cremo). Michael H. Price collects vintage horror from the 20s and beyond.
— PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (One Way Static). New soundtrack by The Laze for 1925 classic.
— SPINE CHILLERS: Halloween haunt Music by Sam Haynes. Chilling mood music from the 70s and 80s.

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26. BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE
H/t, as always, to our friends at the Universal Monster Army!

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Diamond Select Creature (Amok Time)
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Forrest J Ackerman statue (Dark Horse)

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War of the Gargantuas (X-Plus)

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40-inch 2014 Godzilla

(Jakks)

 

 

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Hallmark FrankensteinChristmas ornament

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ReAction Universal Monsters figures

(Funko)

 

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Karloff as Fu Manchu8-inch figure(Distinctive Dummies)

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Lily Munster Maquette Tweeterhead

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Ro-Boy!(Sputnik Supplies)
 

WRITE-IN CATEGORIES

If you’re still with us (thanks for getting this far!), please take a look at the 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 2014)
29. REVIEWER OF THE YEAR
30. ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Pro)
31. LINDA MILLER FAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(Award named for late fan artist Linda Miller)

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).

33. INTERNATIONAL MONSTER FAN  Which overseas fan is making a difference in the wide world of monsters?

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. MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME
And finally, help us again: Who do you think should be this year’s inductees into the Monster Kid Hall of Fame?

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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. Also Julie Adams, David Skal, George Stover, Michael Stein, Morgus, Mark Frank, Ted Newsom, Jessie Lilley, Gary Dorst, Steve Bissette, JD Lees and Count Gore De Vol; Gregory Mank; Don Post Studio; Del and Sue Howison, Mike Vraney, Bhob Stewart and Larry Ivie..

Who should join them? Tell us your suggestions. We’ll pick six more.

Whew! That’s it!!!

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AGAIN, TO VOTE simply copy this ballot and make your picks by highlighting your selection, or by putting an X by your selections, or by typing out your picks separately. Whatever is easiest.  Then e-mail your picks to taraco@aol.com

And thanks, whatever you are!

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