Vincent Price, The Blob
and The Conjuring
take top Rondo Award honors
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By David Colton
CHFB News
ARLINGTON, VA. – The undying legacies of Edgar Allan Poe and Vincent Price prevailed in the 12th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, announced May 12 after an online vote by fans and genre professionals worldwide.
Projects linked to Poe, Price or Roger Corman’s adaptations collected six Rondo awards in all, including Best DVD Collection, Best DVD Commentary, Best DVD Extra and Best Magazine Issue. The trend carried over to a Poe radio podcast and even a blog devoted to Price’s 1928 trip to Europe, reproduced in the young actor’s hand-written journal.
Among more modern works, the ghost-hunting thriller The Conjuring was named Best Film of 2013, and ‘Too Far Gone,’ the shocking mid-season finale of The Walking Dead, was named Best Television Presentation.
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 19-year old online community, drew nearly 3,400 ballots. The 35-category ballot is the largest survey of the classic horror genre held each year, and nominees and winners tilt decidedly toward horrors of the 1920s-60s.
Other Rondo winners cited for outstanding work released in 2013:
Scream Factory’s Vincent Price Collection, a 4-disc Blu-Ray of six films ( Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, Masque of the Red Death, Haunted Palace, and Witchfinder General, along with the campy Abominable Dr. Phibes), took home three Rondos: Best Classic Horror DVD/Blu-Ray Collection, Best Commentary (Phibes‘ director Robert Fuest and Marcus Hearn), and Best DVD Extra (for rare introductions to the Corman/Poe films Price taped for an Iowa PBS station decades ago).
In addition, the fan who found the deteriorating PBS footage, Paul Larson, was named Monster Kid of the Year, the Rondo program’s top annual honor.
“I just wanted to do something respectful for the legacy of one of my heroes,” Larson, a PBS TV producer from Plattsburgh, N.Y., said. “I’d like to think (Price) would be happy to know his hard work has been seen by a wider audience than was ever intended for those intros. The fact that they have been so well received, well reviewed and appreciated says a lot about the lasting impact of Vincent Price.”
Adding to the horror actor’s honors this year, The Vincent Price Journal, a compilation of Price’s hand-written diaries during a trip to Europe in 1928, was named Best Blog of 2013.
In the scholarship and literary categories, Hidden Horror, a compendium of 101 cult films by HorrorHound Magazine’s Aaron Christensen, was voted Book of the Year.
And Bruce Hallenbeck, a long-time Hammer expert and writer for Little Shoppe of Horrors, Diabolique and proponent of the petition to release more Hammer Blu-Rays in the USA, was named Writer of the Year. It was the second Writer of the Year honor for Hallenbeck.
In the Best Magazine categories, the Canada-based Rue Morgue was the winner in the mass market division for the sixth consecutive year; Monsters from the Vault was Best Magazine among fan publications, its third win.
The revived Famous Monsters of Filmland carried two winners: A striking portrait of Margaret Hamilton’s Wicked Witch by Simon Thorpe was named Best Cover, and an article detailing the relationship between the late Ray Bradbury and cartoonist Gahan Wilson by Terry Pace was voted Best Article.
Tim Lucas’ talk with director Quentin Tarantino in Video Watchdog about the best genre sequels was picked as Best Interview; Jon Kitley’s They Came from The Krypt from HorrorHound was voted Best Column; and Fangoria’s issue devoted to Roger Corman was voted Best Themed Issue.
Other awards: Criterion’s release of The Blob was named Best DVD/Blu-Ray; MeTV’s Svengoolie was again voted Favorite Horror Host, and Monsterpalooza, a convention devoted to makeup and special effects, was tapped for the third time as Best Convention.
Among independent films: Son of Ghostman, a spoof of suburbam horror-host rivalries gone bad, and Dracula 1931 Trailer, a “homemade” version of the Bela Lugosi trailer, took home Rondos.
The Best Documentary category was especially competitive, with The Ackermonster Chronicles, a no-holds-barred look at the founder of Famous Monsters magazine topping works on the VHS boom of the 1980s, The Phantom of the Opera, Vampira, Dr. Shocker and others.
Joe Kane (aka The Phantom in the magazine Videoscope), was named Reviewer of the Year; Jason Edmiston, who had two covers nominated, was voted Artist of the Year; and Eric Puckett was voted Fan Artist of the Year. An award named in honor of the late Hollywood creature-builder Henry Alvarez was given to sculptor Casey Wong.
Japanese monster fan and publisher Hajime Ishida, a long-time friend of the late Forrest J Ackerman, was named this year’s International Fan of the Year.
Horror hostess Penny Dreadful’s lycanthropic sidekick and husband Garou (aka Magoo Gelehrter ), was awarded a ‘Pure in Heart’ Rondo for his courageous and growling battle against illness.
Finally, based on suggestions from Rondo voters, the following six Monster Kid Hall of Fame inductees were named:
The Don Post Studio, creators of monster masks that helped shape the monster craze of the 1960s; classic horror historian Greg Mank; and Del and Sue Howison, owners of L.A.’s influential horror store Dark Delicacies.
Sadly and posthumously, three major figures who died this year but left an indelible mark on the classic horror scene were inducted as well:
Writer/editor Bhob Stewart of Castle of Frankenstein; artist/publisher Larry Ivie of Monsters and Heroes and more; and Mike Vraney, whose Something Weird Video operation rescued hundreds of cult horror and exploitation films from destruction.
Many of the Rondo winners will receive Rondo busts at the Wonderfest convention in Louisville on May 31. Further information, including runners-up and all the nominees, can be found at rondoaward.com.
For more information e-mail David Colton at taraco@aol.com.
BELOW is a full list of the winners:
Nearly 3,400 fans and professionals made these choices in the 12th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards for work in the year 2013. Here is a category-by-category breakdown of winners, runners-up; and honorable mentions who scored well:
BEST FILM OF 2013
THE CONJURING
Runners-up: PACIFIC RIM, GRAVITY
Honorable mention: THE HOBBIT: DESOLATION OF SMAUG;
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS; EVIL DEAD
BEST TV PRESENTATION
THE WALKING DEAD: ‘Too Far Gone’
Runners-up: DOCTOR WHO; AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN
Honorable mention: SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF TERROR; SUPERNATURAL
BEST CLASSIC DVD OF 2013
THE BLOB (Criterion)
Runner-up: THE HOWLING
Honorable mentions: GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD; PHANTASM II
GORGO; WHITE ZOMBIE
BEST CLASSIC DVD/BLU-RAY COLLECTION
THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION
Runner-up: MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000, 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION; FRIDAY THE 13TH COMPLETE COLLECTION
Honorable mention: HAMMER HORROR (Dracula, Prince of Darkness,
Legend of 7 Golden Vampires, Frankenstein Created Woman)
BEST RESTORATION
DOCTOR WHO: WEB OF FEAR/ENEMY OF THE WORLD
(112 lost episodes from 1967)
Runner-up: GORGO (VCI)
Honorable mention: THE MONSTER CLUB (Scorpion); CORRUPTION (Grindhouse)
BEST COMMENTARY
The late Robert Fuest (director), and Marcus Hearn
ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES
From left: Fuest, Hearn
Runners-up: Gary Brander and Michael Felsher (THE HOWLING);
David DelValle and Constantine Nasr (HOUSE OF WAX 3D);
Lucy Chase Williams and Piotr Michael (HOUSE OF USHER)
BEST DVD EXTRA
IOWA PBS INTROS AND EPILOGUES BY
VINCENT PRICE
(The Vincent Price Collection)
Runners-up: 1988 interview with Price by David DelValle (HOUSE OF USHER); PHANTASM II: The Ball Is Back;
Conversation with Harlan Ellison, L.Q. Jones (A BOY AND HIS DOG);
2 1/2 Years in the Making, directed by Daniel Griffith, MST3K: THIS ISLAND EARTH
BEST INDEPENDENT FILM
SON OF GHOSTMAN, directed by Kurt Edward Larson
Runners-up: FRANKENSTEIN’S ARMY; BIG ASS SPIDER
Honorable mentions: BAD MILO; DR. MABUSE; WILLOW CREEK
THE GIANT SPIDER; WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
BEST SHORT FILM
HOMEMADE DRACULA 1931 TRAILER (Cinefex)
Runner-up: NIGHT OF THE KRAMPUS
Honorable mentions: SUPERMAN & THE SECRET PLANET;
WHEN THE ZOMBIES COME; HIM INDOORS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
THE ACKERMONSTER CHRONICLES, directed by Jason Brock
Runners-up: REWIND THIS!; PHANTOM OF OPERA: UNMASKING THE MASTERPIECE
Honorable mention: ADJUST YOUR TRACKING; DR. SHOCKER’S VAULT OF HORROR;
VAMPIRA AND ME
BOOK OF THE YEAR
HIDDEN HORROR by Aaron Christensen
Runner-up: GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES (with Marc Zicree)
Honorable mentions: CRAB MONSTERS, TEENAGE CAVEMEN AND CANDY STRIPE NURSES: Roger Corman, King of the B Movie, by Chris Nashawatay; AS I KNEW HIM: My Dad, Rod Serling, by Carol Serling;
THE PETER CUSHING SCRAPBOOK, compiled by Wayne Kinsey, Tom Johnson and Joyce Broughton
BEST MAGAZINE
RUE MORGUE
By Jason Edmiston
Runners-up: FANGORIA, HORRORHOUND
Honorable mention: VIDEO WATCHDOG
BEST MAGAZINE (classic)
MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT
By Daniel Horne
Runners-up: SCARY MONSTERS; FAMOUS MONSTERS;
LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS
Honorable mention: DIABOLIQUE, FILMFAX
BEST ARTICLE
‘A Bradbury Homecoming, by Terry Pace,
FAMOUS MONSTERS #268
Runner-up: ‘From the Land Beyond Beyond: An Intimate Personal Remembrance of Ray Harryhausen,’ by Steve Vertlieb, thethunderchild.com
Honorable mention: ‘History of Horror-Toons,’ by Nathan Hanneman, HORRORHOUND #41;
’70th Anniversary: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,’ by Greg Mank, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #32;
‘Censoring Bela Lugosi and the Monogram Nine,’ by Gary Rhodes,
FILMFAX #135; ‘Restless Souls (The Haunting),’ by Colin McCraken, RUE MORGUE #135; ‘His Last Bow,’ (Peter Cushing) by Ted Newsom, FAMOUS MONSTERS #268;
‘Credit Where Credit Is Due,’ (Jack Pierce) by Dr. Gangrene, SCARY MONSTERS #85
BEST INTERVIEW
Tim Lucas interview Quentin Tarantino (VIDEO WATCHDOG #172)
By Charles Largent
Runner-up: Chris Alexander interviews Barbara Steele, FANGORIA #320
Honorable mention: Michael Doyle (RUE MORGUE #140), and Shade Rupe (FANGORIA #329), each interview William Friedkin.
BEST THEMED ISSUE
FANGORIA #328 (Roger Corman tribute)
Photo by Ama Lea
Runners-up: SCARY MONSTERS #87 (Svengoolie); RUE MORGUE #133 (British horror)
Honorable mention: MONSTER BASH SPECIAL (Harryhausen); DIABOLIQUE #16 (Cushing); LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #30 (Vampire Circus)
BEST COLUMN
THEY CAME FROM THE KRYPT
by Jon Kitley (HORRORHOUND)
Runners-up: It Came from Bowen’s Basement (RUE MORGUE);
Diary of the Deb (Debbie Rochon, FANGORIA)
Honorable mention: The Doctor Is In-Sane (Dr. Gangrene, SCARY MONSTERS); Tales from the Attic (Tim Lucas, GOREZONE);
Scare-News (John Skerchock, SCARY MONSTERS)
BEST COVER
FAMOUS MONSTERS #266 by Simon Thorpe
Runner-up: DIABOLIQUE #16 by Robert Aragon
Honorable mentions: RUE MORGUE #140 and HORRORHOUND #44, both by Jason Edmiston; MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #32 by Daniel Horne; LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #30 by Bruce Timm;
SCREEM #26 by Mark Maddox; MIDNIGHT MARQUEE #79 by Bill Nelson
BEST WEBSITE
Joe Dante’s
TRAILERS FROM HELL
Runners-up: Dread Central; Famous Monsters;
Universal Monster Army
Honorable mentions: Count Gore De Vol’s Creature Features; Film Noir Foundation
BEST HORROR BLOG
THE VINCENT PRICE JOURNAL
edited by Peter Fuller
Runners-up: Collinsport Historical Society; Terror from Beyond the Daves
Honorable mentions: Peter Cushing Appreciation Society; Video Watchblog; Frankensteinia; Dr. Gangrene’s Mad Blog; Monster Magazine World; Day of the Woman; The Good, the Bad and the Godzilla
BEST CONVENTION OF 2013
MONSTERPALOOZA
Suri and Eliot Brodsky by Eileen Colton, CHFB News
Runner-up: HorrorHound Weekend
Honorable mentions: Monster Bash; Rue Morgue Festival of Fear;
Dragon Con; Chiller; Days of the Dead; Texas Frightmare; WonderFest
BEST FAN EVENT
BUST OF LOVECRAFT presented to Providence, R.I. library
(Project by sculptor Bryan Moore and director Jovanka Vuckovic)
Runners-up: Kirk Hammett at Ackerman tribute at Mad Monster Party;
Blob panic re-enactment at Blobfest
Honorable mentions: Maskfest; Harryhausen Super 8 Tribute
FAVORITE HORROR HOST
SVENGOOLIE
Runner-up: Penny Dreadful
Honorable mentions: Count Gore De Vol; Dr. Gangrene; Son of Ghoul;
Wolfman Mac; Karlos Borloff
BEST HORROR COMIC BOOK
THE WALKING DEAD by Robert Kirkman and Charles Adlard
Runners-up: BELA LUGOSI’S TALES FROM THE GRAVE;
EDGAR ALLAN POE by Corben; AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE
Honorable mentions: LOCKE AND KEY; FLESH AND BLOOD;
HAUNTED HORRORS
BEST MULTI-MEDIA OR PODCAST
POE FOREVERMORE RADIO THEATER
(Mark Redfield)
Runner-up: Rue Morgue Podcast
Honorable mention: Killer P.O.V.; Blood and Guts; Monster Kid Radio;
The Monster Channel; Kreepy Kastle
BEST CD
MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE: Monsters of Legend
Runner-up: HELLRAISER/HELLRAISER II
Honorable mention: SHE DEMONS/ASTOUNDING SHE-MONSTER
(Monstrous Movie Music)
BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE
Grandpa Munster (Moebius)
Concept/design by Chris Mason; sculpt by Jeff Yagher
Runner-up: Fossilized Creature hand; Nosferatu vinyl wall art;
Blacula; Aragon trading cards
CLASSIC MOST IN NEED OF UPGRADE OR RESTORATION
THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
Runner up: GODZILLA 1985
WRITER OF THE YEAR
Bruce G. Hallenbeck (Hammer author supreme)
Runners-up: Nathan Hanneman, Tim Lucas, Tom Weaver, Greg Mank,
Gary Don Rhodes, April Snellings, Steve Niles, Max Weinstein, Kim Newman
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Jason Edmiston
(HorrorHound, Rue Morgue)
Runners-up: Daniel Horne, Mark Maddox, Gary Pullin,
Joel Robinson, Neil Vokes, Frank Dietz, Arthur Suydam
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LINDA MILLER AWARD FOR FAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(In memory of the late Linda Miller)
Eric Puckett
Runners-up: Jerrod Brown, Eric Swartz, Paul Watts, Belle Dee,
John Febonio, Malcolm Gittins
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REVIEWER OF THE YEAR
Joe Kane (The Phantom of the Movies)
Runners-up: Kim Newman, Tim Lucas, Bill Cooke, Glenn Erickson, Stuart Andrews, David-Elijah Nahmod, Eric Shirey
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HENRY ALVAREZ AWARD
FOR CREATIVE DESIGN
Sculptor Casey Wong
Hajime Ishida has been carrying the Monster Kid torch in Japan for decades — a friend of the late Forrest J Ackerman, and publisher
of Japanese magazines such as MONSTERZINE.
“I love Horror & Sci-Fi movies, especially Universal monsters & Hammer horrors,” he says on his Facebook page. “And, I love Forrest J Ackerman very much. Forry called me ‘Japanese son’ always, and I (am) proud of it.”
We wish Hajime all the best, and hope this recognition from his friends in the USA brightens his monstrous days.
MAGOO GELEHRTER (Garou)
As the lycanthropic sidekick (and real-life husband) to horror host Penny Dreadful, the wolfish Garou has never been at a loss for growls. His comic timing, his impish spirit and his energy fills any telecast, or any room, under the full moon. Recovering from illness, the great Garou more than earns this special Rondo Award — from all of us — because
surely he is, as the old poem goes, ‘pure in heart.’
MONSTER KID OF THE YEAR
PAUL LARSON
Paul Larson was responsible for finding and negotiating the inclusion of rare footage of Vincent Price introducing his Poe films in THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION Blu-Ray. The videos, showing Price offerings a brief intro (and epilogues), to the films for a PBS station in Iowa were almost forgotten except for Larson’s work.
“I’ve always loved that footage,” Larson says, “which ushered a younger me into a whole world of Poe, Price and gothic horrors.” For helping fill in a gap in the Price legacy, Paul Larson is our Monster Kid of the Year.
The six latest inductees are:
GREGORY WILLIAM MANK
Bringing long-lost horrors to new life
It was the work by Greg Mank in books such as It’s Alive, Lugosi and Karloff, Hollywood Cauldron, and many others that super-charged a new breed of scholarship for horror fans. Mank’s work is fact-based, mythbusting, exhaustive and essential. By taking horror history seriously, Greg Mank has enlisted all Monster Kids in the great hunt for the truth about the classic horrors.
THE DON POST STUDIO
Creating the faces of monsters
The monster masks of the late Don Post and company, seen issue after issue in Famous Monsters in the 1950s and beyond, convinced kids of the early horror boom that they, too, could menace friends and family — and home movies — as monsters. Would there be a Rick Baker without the Post masks?
The masks have become high-priced collector’s items, but more, have kept monster dreams alive for decades. His son, Don Post Jr., kept the masks alive, and although the Studio has struggled to stay alive, their eye-holed legacy lives on.
DEL AND SUE HOWISON
Serving Dark Delicacies daily
Dark Delicacies is a bookstore like no other, nestled in the green with envy suburbs of L.A. but serving up monsters, horror authors, directors, producers and all manners of the fantastic.
Overseeing it all is one of monsterdom’s most friendly couples, Del and Sue Howison, whose open-house policy at their star makes it a smart and safe haven in a town of pose and creative perils. The Howisons are a major part of the Hollywood monster community and crucial links to not only the classic past but the wild horrors of the future. Long may they browse.
MIKE VRANEY, BHOB STEWART and LARRY IVIE
Three who mattered – gone but not forgotten
From left, Mike Vraney, Bhob Stewart, Larry Ivie
Stewart was the mad bohemian behind much of Castle of Frankenstein‘s early
monster mania, and Ivie was an artist who went on to publish Monsters and Heroes, a fanzine posing as a mass market buy.
The three pioneers were vital markers to where we are now, and will be greatly missed.
That’s it for this year.
As always there will be a Rondo Awards Ceremony at the WonderFest Convention in Louisville on Saturday, May 31 at 5 p.m.
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Finally, beyond the fun and agony (some categories were won by less than 6 votes!), of the winners and runners-up, remember that the real point of the Rondos is to recognize the entire spectrum of great work being done in the genre. So we hope the ballot itself was full of discoveries — magazines, books, Blu-Rays, conventions — that maybe you didn’t know existed.
NOTE: If you see any mistakes, please let me know at taraco@aol.com.
And thank you for all the support, and for everyone’s great work this year. Long live Rondo!
david
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VOTING HAS ENDED
Below was the official ballot for the (Can You Believe It?)
TWELFTH ANNUAL RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR AWARDS.
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 2013.
Finally, thanks as always to the thousands of fans, pros and friends who have voted year after year.
THE TWELFTH ANNUAL
RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR
NOMINEES
This year’s awards are dedicated to Mike Vraney, Philip Nutman, Bhob Stewart, Bill Chancellor … and Ray Harryhausen
VOTING HAS CLOSED
— THE CALL
— THE CONJURING
— ELYSIUM
— HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
— KISS OF THE DAMNED
— MAMA
— PACIFIC RIM
— STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
— STOKER
— THIS IS THE END
— WORLD WAR Z
— YOU’RE NEXT
— BATES MOTEL, ‘The Man in No. 9,’ 4.29.13, A&E. Norman and his mother greet their first motel guest. ‘People talk, especially in a small town. It’s kind of tainted the place.’
— DOCTOR WHO, ‘Day of the Doctor,’ 11.23.13, BBC. Fiftieth anniversary finds doctors past and present at the end of the Time War. ‘It’s taken me so many years, so many lifetimes, but at last I know where I’m going.’
— THE SIMPSONS, ‘Treehouse of Horror XXIV,’ 10.6.13. Opening sequence directed by Guillermo del Toro references dozens of movie horrors. ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.’
— SLEEPY HOLLOW, ‘The Golem,’ 12.9.13, FOX. Ichabod unleashes a new evil. ‘We never bury the dead, son. Not really. We take them with us.’
— SUPERNATURAL, ‘Slumber Party,’ 10.29.13, CW. An encounter with Oz, the Wicked Witch and Dorothy Gale. ‘I never actually wore them. Seemed kind of tacky wearing a dead woman’s shoes..’
— THE WALKING DEAD, ‘Too Far Gone,’ 12.1.13, AMC. A final confrontation with the Governor takes a shocking toll. ‘Don’t look back, Carl. Just keep walking.’
— Or write in another choice:
— THE BLOB (Criterion)
— FIRE MAIDENS FROM OUTER SPACE (Olive)
— GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD (Twilight Time)
— GORGO (VCI)
— HANDS OF THE RIPPER (Synapse)
— HOUSE OF SEVEN CORPSES (Severin)– HOUSE OF WAX 3D (Warners)
— THE HOWLING (Scream Factory)
— PHANTASM II (Scream Factory)
— THINGS TO COME (Criterion)
— THE UNINVITED (Criterion)
— WHITE ZOMBIE (Kino)
— Or write in another choice:
— CHARLIE CHAN COLLECTION: Shadows Over Chinatown, Docks of New Orleans, Shanghai Chest, The Golden Eye. (Warner)
— CREEPY CREATURES Vols. 1, 2: Monster from the Ocean Floor/Serpent Island; Slime People/Crawling Hand (VCI)
— FRIDAY THE 13TH: The Complete Collection: All 12 movies in a deluxe package.(Warner)
— HAMMER HORROR: Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Legend of 7 Golden Vampires, Frankenstein Created Woman (Millennium)
— BORIS KARLOFF TRIPLE FEATURE: West of Shanghai, The Invisible Menace, Devil’s Island (Warner)
— MST3K 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (six classic episodes)
— THE VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION: Fall of the House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, Haunted Palace, Masque of the Red Death, Witchfinder General, Abominable Dr. Phibes (Scream Factory).
— THE AWFUL DR. ORLOF (Kino) Transferred from an uncut French print.
— CORRUPTION (Peter Cushing, 1968; Grindhouse). Includes two uncensored versions.
— DOCTOR WHO: Web of Fear/Enemy of the World (on YouTube): 112 lost episodes from 1967/68 discovered in Nigeria.
— THE MONSTER CLUB (1981 Price/Carradine; Scorpion) Bright, cleaned and framed properly.
— SHANKS (Olive). William Castle’s final film (with Marcel Marceau), finally released.
— SHE DEVIL (1957, Olive) In widescreen Regalscope.
— ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, director Robert Fuest and film historian Marcus Hearn
— THE AWFUL DR. ORLOF, Video Watchdog editor Tim Lucas
— CORRUPTION, film historians Jonathan Rigby and David Miller
— THE DEVIL BAT (Kino), film critic Richard Harland Smith
— THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, Biographer Lucy Chase Williams, featuring Piotr Michael as the voice of Vincent Price.
— HOUSE OF WAX 3D, film historians David Del Valle and Constantine Nasr
— THE HOWLING, Novelist Gary Brander and documentarian Michael Felsher
— SATURN 3, fan Greg Moss and film critic David Bradley
— THINGS TO COME, film historian David Kalat
— WHITE ZOMBIE, film historian Frank Thompson
— Or write in another choice:
— A BOY AND HIS DOG: ‘In Conversation: Harlan Ellison and L.Q. Jones.’
— DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS: ‘Back to Black,’ 30-minute discussion with Marcus Hearn, David Huckvale, Mark Gatiss, Jonathan Rigby, others.
— FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, 1988 interview with Vincent Price by David Del Valle.
— FEMALE VAMPIRE: Interview with director Jess Franco.
— GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE: Making-of footage shows unused stop-motion battle.
— HANDS OF THE RIPPER: ‘The Devil’s Bloody Plaything: Possessed by the Hands of the Ripper’ directed by Daniel Griffith.
— HOUSE OF WAX 3D: ‘House of Wax: Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before,’ directed by Constantine Nasr.
— MST3K: THE MOVIE: This Island Earth: ‘2 1/2 Years in the Making,’ directed by Daniel Griffith.
— PHANTASM II: ‘The Ball Is Back,’ talk with Don Coscarelli, Bannister, Angus Scrimm and others.
— VAMPIRE LOVERS: ‘Femme Fantastique: Resurrecting the Vampire Lovers.’
— VINCENT PRICE COLLECTION: Original TV intros by Vincent Price, compiled by Paul Larson.
— THE ACKERMONSTER CHRONICLES, directed by Jason Brock. An unblinking look at the wondrous and sometimes mystifying life of Mr. Monster. See video clip here.
— ADJUST YOUR TRACKING, directed by Dan Kinem and Levi Peretic. The obsessive world of collectors of horror films on VHS. See video clip here.
— VAMPIRA AND ME, directed by Ray Greene. Lengthy interview, unseen footage and rare TV appearances of Maila Nurmi, hipster, model and first horror host. See video clip here.
— BAD MILO, directed by Jacob Vaughan. Just indigestion — or a beast within? See video clip here.
— BIG ASS SPIDER, directed by Mike Mendez. Only an exterminator stands between L.A. and destruction. See video clip here.
— DOCTOR MABUSE, directed by Ansel Faraj. The criminal mastermind begins a new reign of terror. See video clip here.
— THE MENACE WITH FIVE ARMS, directed by Josh Kennedy. Homages and humor abound in this black-and-white take on 1950s sci-fi. See video clip here.
— THE MOLE MAN OF BELMONT AVENUE, directed by Mike Bradecich and John LaFlamboy. Brothers inherit a tenement with a monstrous occupant. Robert Englund shows up, too. See video clip here.
— WILLOW CREEK, directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. Found footage tracks a couple into the heart of Bigfoot country. See video clip here.
— WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL, directed by Chris LaMartina. A found-footage spoof of 1980s horror hosts and murder. See video clip here.
— TRANSCENDENCE, directed by Chris Mirjahangir. Family on vacation find survivors of a demon attack. See video clip here.
— WHEN THE ZOMBIES COME, directed by Jon Hurst. The undead invade an Ace Hardware store (satire drew legal threats from retail chain). See video clip here.
— AS I KNEW HIM: My Dad, Rod Serling, by Anne Serling (Kensington, hardcover, 304 pages, $25). A memoir about a father who was nothing like the imposing figure on TV’s greatest fantasy show.
— GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, by Guillermo Del Toro and Marc Zicree (Harper Design hardcover, 256 pages, $60). Compendium of production sketches, models and all things arcane from the Del Toro archives.
— THE MAN FROM MARS: Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey, by Fred Nadis (Penguin, hardcover, 304 pages, $29.95). One of early sci-fi’s most influential writers and editors revealed in all his complexities.
— MANY SELVES: The Horror and Fantasy Films of Paul Wegener, by Henry Nicollela and John T. Soister (BearManor Media, softcover, 436 pages, $24.95). A look at 17 of the silent star’s films, including The Student of Prague and The Golem.
— MASTER OF THE MAJICKS, VOL. 1, by Mike Hankin (Archive-Editions, hardcover, 370 pages, $75). Completing the lavish trilogy covering every aspect of Ray Harryhausen’s life and career.
— THE PETER CUSHING SCRAPBOOK, compiled by Wayne Kinsey, Tom Johnson and Joyce Broughton (Peveril Publishing, softcover, 328 pages, $41). Limited edition collection of Cushing writings, scripts, photos for actor’s 100th centenary.
— WHO WAS DRACULA? Bram Stoker’s Trail of Blood, by Jim Steinmeyer (Penguin, hardcover, 324 pages, $26.95). Tracing the inspirations for the Count, from Vlad the Impaler to Jack the Ripper and Oscar Wilde..
— Cinema Retro
— Diabolique
— Fangoria
— Filmfax
— Freaky Monsters
— G-Fan
— Horror Hound
— Little Shoppe of Horrors
— Mad Monster
— Mad Scientist
— Midnight Marquee
— Monster Bash
— Paracinema
— Phantom of the Movies Videoscope
— Rue Morgue
— Scarlet
— Scary Monsters
— Screem
— Video Watchdog
— We Belong Dead
— Or write in another choice:
13. BEST ARTICLE (Please select two; one will win)
— ‘Ballyhoo and the Bride of Frankenstein,’ by John McElwee, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #31. How Universal and Depression Era exhibitors promoted the James Whale classic.
— ‘A Bradbury Homecoming,’ by Terry Pace, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #268. A confidant shows how the careers of fantasist Ray Bradbury and macabre cartoonist Charles Addams were fated to intersect.
— ‘Censoring Bela Lugosi and the Monogram Nine (Plus Two): How the PCA Curbed the Artistic Freedom of Horror Films in the 1940s,’ by Gary D. Rhodes, FILMFAX #135. A film-by-film look at the banned dialogue and plot changes inflicted on poverty row filmmakers.
— ‘Citizen Clarke (A History of Horror Film Fanzines: Cinefantastique),’ by Tim Lucas, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #31. A detailed history of the groundbreaking magazine and its eccentric creator, Frederick S. Clarke.
— ‘Giant Dino-Monster Theory,’ by Allen A. Debus, SCARY MONSTERS #88. Tracing the possible distant ancestors of Japan’s oddest beasts.
— ‘His Last Bow,’ by Ted Newsom. FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #268. Twenty years after, recalling a memorable final encounter with Peter Cushing, along with Christopher Lee, outside London.
— ‘A History of Horror-Toons,’ by Nathan Hanneman, HORRORHOUND #41. The Real Ghostbusters and Mini-Munsters. Animated TV horrors, some nearly forgotten, over the last 50 years.
— ‘How the FBI Tried to Label Val Lewton a Communist,’ by Michael E. Lee, FILMFAX #133. Using newly found FBI documents and 1950s testimony, a look at whether the government was trying to prove Lewton’s films and his associates were subversive.
— ‘Killer Thriller,’ by Pat Jankiewicz, FANGORIA #326-327. Revisiting the John Landis/Michael Jackson video, which looms more influential than ever.
— ‘The Making of Vampire Circus,’ by Bruce G. Hallenbeck, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #30. Details and changes to the film, anchoring interviews and breakouts by Hammer experts.
— ‘The Many Manifestations of The Innocents,’ by Scott Feinblatt, DIABOLIQUE #14. Tracing the classic ghost story from Henry James to film.
— ‘The Many Masks of the Opera Ghost,’ by Leila Loban, SCARLET #10. An in-depth look at the casting and tensions on the set of the 1943 Phantom and the other 1940s operatic horrors.
–– ‘Monster from the Oceanarium Floor: The Shooting of Revenge of the Creature at Marineland,’ by Tom Weaver, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #32. A fact-filled look at how St. Augustine was transformed, not so easily, into an underwater monster studio.
— ‘The Peter Cushing Nobody Knows,’ by Richard Harland Smith, moviemorlocks.com. A look at Cushing’s early (and substantial) non-horror work.
— ‘The Quest for the Unholy Grail,’ by Martin Grams, RADIOGRAM, Vol. 38, No. 6. A documented, frustrating but intriguing search for the lost 1928 Lugosi radio version of Dracula.
— ‘Restless Souls,’ by Colin McCraken, RUE MORGUE #135. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of ‘The Haunting’ with star Claire Bloom.
— ‘Roman Polanski Double Feature,’ by Bill Cooke, VIDEO WATCHDOG #173. Revelatory examinations of Repulsion and Rosemary’s Baby.
— ’70th Anniversary: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Revisited,’ by Greg Mank, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #32. From casting to the tragic final edit and unanswered questions, the saga of Universal’s beloved monster fest.
— ‘Shanks for the Memories,’ by Susan Svehla and Michael Gingold, FANGORIA #325. How William Castle and Marcel Marceau teamed on Castle’s last film.
— ‘Son of Soister,’ by Jake Soister, SCARLET #10. How a millennial views the horrors of another generation.
— ’21st Century Man: Gerry Anderson’s Fantastic Futures,’ by Anthony Taylor, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #267. Multi-article package reviewing career of the sci-fi marionette master.
— ‘The Visible Ray,’ by Brad Linaweaver, Mondo Cult website. A personal remembrance of Ray Bradbury and his work.
— ‘Wolf Men: Jack Pierce’s Incarnations of the Wolf Man,’ by Scott Essman,MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #32. How Larry Talbot’s makeup shifted with each film as well as the moon.
— Or write in another choice:
(Reminder: You are allowed to vote for two of the above articles; one will win)
— Chris Alexander interview with Barbara Steele about Mario Bava, Black Sunday, Dan Curtis and more. FANGORIA #320.
— Stuart F. Andrews interview with director/writer Robin Hardy about the original Wicker Man. RUE MORGUE #133.
— Alan Doshna interview with effects editor Miller Drake about Kronos, Rocketship X-M and Terminator. FILMFAX #133.
— Michael Doyle interview with William Friedkin, 40th anniversary of The Exorcist. RUE MORGUE #140.
— Brett Homenick interview with Godzilla actress Kumi Mizuno about her kaiju career. G-FAN #102.
— Tim Lucas interview with Quentin Tarantino on the 50 best movie sequels. VIDEO WATCHDOG #172.
— Christopher M. O’Brien interview with EC artist Jack Davis. MAD SCIENTIST #26.
— DIABOLIQUE #16, Peter Cushing tribute
— FAMOUS MONSTERS #270. Viva La Lucha!
— FANGORIA #328, Roger Corman tribute.
— HORRORHOUND #43, 31 days of zombie Issue
— LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #30: Hammer’s Vampire Circus.
— MONSTER BASH SPECIAL: Ray Harryhausen remembered.
— MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #32. The Wolf Man’s historic journeys.
— RUE MORGUE #133, British Horror Movie Issue.
— SCARY MONSTERS #87. Fan tributes to Svengoolie.
— SCREEM #27, celebration of MST3K’s 25th anniversary.
— VIDEO WATCHDOG #172, sequels and Quentin Tarantino.
— Or write in another choice:
16. 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
— Ralph’s One-and-Only Traveling Reviews Company, 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
17. BEST MAGAZINE COVER
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DIABOLIQUE #16 by Robert Aragon
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FAMOUS MONSTERS #266 by Simon Thorpe |
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FANGORIA #328 Photo by Ama Lea |
FILMFAX #135 by Vincent DiFate |
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G-FAN #101 by Rudy Gardea
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HORRORHOUND #44 by Jason Edmiston |
 LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #30 by Bruce Timm |
MAD SCIENTIST #27 by Mark Maddox |
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MIDNIGHT MARQUEE #79 by Bill Nelson |
MONSTER BASH SPECIAL #1 by Lorraine Bush |
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MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #32 by Daniel Horne |
RUE MORGUE #140 by Jason Edmiston
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MONSTER MEMORIES 2013 by Terry Beatty |
SCREEM #26 by Mark Maddox |
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SHADOWLAND #7 by Dwayne Pinkney
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VIDEOSCOPE #88
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 VIDEO WATCHDOG #173 by Charles Largent |
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SCARLET #10
by Michael Wilk
18. BEST WEBSITE (The Classic Horror Film Board, sponsor of the Rondos, is not eligible)
— Badmovies.org Reviews of our cinema obsessions.
— 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.
— Dread Central Latest news, insider info from the horror industry.
— Eccentric-cinema One of the earliest of the cult sites.
— Famous Monsters of Filmland News and reviews from the first monster magazine.
— Film Noir Foundation Keeping suspense and shadows alive.
— Louisville Halloween Where it’s always late October.
— 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.
— Midnite Media Home of the horror hipster.
— 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 Screamatorium Unique collection of classic scenes and sounds.
— 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.
— Witch’s Dungeon Multimedia home for Hollywood monsters, history and preservation
— Or write in another choice:
19. BEST BLOG OF 2013
— Blood Curdling Blog of Monster Masks. A peek behind decades of masks.
— Cinema Suicide A celebration of cheap thrills
— 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 feminne side of fear.’
— Dr. Gangrene’s Mad Blog Musings from Nashville’s maddest horror host.
— Fascination with Fear. Horror from a female point of view.
— Final Girl Stacie ponders an end to sequels? Stay tuned.
— Four-Color Shadows Horror, thrills, mystery from comic pages of the past.
— Frankensteinia If the doctor kept a journal, this is what it would look like..
— From Midnight, With Love A cult movie reverie with an edge.
— The Good, the Bad and the Godzilla August Ragone’s G-blogs.
— 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.
— Igor’s Lab. Podcasts, trailers, interviews, all with a touch of strange. What hump?
— 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.
— SciFi Japan The home of Monster Zero News.
— Secret Fun Blog All about the stuff that really mattered.
— Sicko-Psychotic From silents to today.
— Terror from Beyond the Daves Home of the weekend horror host report.
— Vampire Over London: The Bela Lugosi Blog. Journal of the undead.
— Video Watchblog Back from the backburner, 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.
— Or write in another choice:
20. BEST CONVENTION OF 2013 (Write-ins encouraged)
— Blob Fest (Phoenixville, Pa.)
— Chiller (Parsippany)
— Cinema Wasteland (Cleveland)
— Days of the Dead (Indianapolis)
— Dragon Con (Atlanta)
— Flashback Weekend (Chicago)
— 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)
— Rock and Shock (Worcester, Mass.)
— Rue Morgue’s Festival of Fear (Toronto)
— Scare Fest (Lexington, Ky.)
— Spooky Empire (Orlando)
— Texas Frightmare (Dallas)
— Wonderfest (Louisville)
— Or write in another choice:
— BLOB PANIC RE-ENACTMENT: Fans run from same theater in Phoenixville, Pa. where The Blob was filmed. Blobfest.
— COUNT GORE DE VOL 40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: The Count hosts House of Frankenstein in Maryland theater tribute.
— RAY HARRYHAUSEN SUPER-8 TRIBUTE: 4-hour road show of stop-motion highlights presented by Tom Stockman
— H.P. LOVECRAFT BRONZE BUST PROJECT: Sculptor Bryan Moore and writer Jovanka Vuckovic spearhead campaign to have bust erected at the Providence, R.I., Atheneum Library.
— JACK PIERCE MEMORIAL GALLERY dedicated at Cinema Makeup School in L.A.
— KIRK HAMMETT is part of Tribute to Forrest J Ackerman panel at Mad Monster Party.
— ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN: Sara Karloff discusses her father’s 1960s TV and movie career at WonderFest.
— MASKFEST returns to HorrorHound Weekend.
— PETER CUSHING CENTENNIAL BLOGATHON: Weeklong compilation of postings, organized by Pierre Fournier at Frankensteinia.blogspot.com
— RETURN OF THE CREATURE: Spoof film for REVENGE OF THE CREATURE wrap party in 1954, rescued by Tom Weaver and shown at Monster Bash.
— ULTRAMAN REUNION Original cast of Ultraman reunited at Monsterpalooza.
— Or write in another choice:
— AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla. (Archie). Zombies in Riverdale are no joke.
— BALTIMORE, by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden and Ben Stenbeck (Dark Horse). Lord Baltimore’s eternal hunt for a vampire.
— BELA LUGOSI’S TALES FROM THE GRAVE by various. (Monsterverse). More rather grim tales from the Count’s archives.
— BREATH OF BONES: A Tale of the Golem, by Steve Niles, Matt Santoro and Dave Wachter (Image). Myth, monster and Nazis are very real in this gritty miniseries.
— EDGAR ALLAN POE: The Raven and The Red Death, by Richard Corben (Dark Horse). Interpretations of Poe by a comics master.
— FLESH AND BLOOD: BOOK THREE, by Robert Tinnell and Neil Vokes (Monsterverse). The next chapter in the Hammer-inspired graphic novel.
— FRANKENSTEIN ALIVE, ALIVE! by Steve Nilesand Bernie Wrightson (IDW). An elegant take on doctor vs. monster.
— THE HALLOWEEN LEGION, by Martin Powell, Thomas Boatwright and Diana Leto (Dark Horse). Unique monsters from the Woodland protect against goblins.
— HAUNTED HORRORS, compiled by Craig Yoe (IDW). Rescuing forgotten horrors from the 1950s.
— LOCKE AND KEY: Omega, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW). Final chapters from the mysterious Keyhouse.
— THE WALKING DEAD, by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard. (Image). Surviving, still, the zombie apocalypse.
23. BEST MULTIMEDIA HORROR
— BLOOD AND GUTS with Scott Ian. Visits to special effects and makeup artists.
— BLOODY GOOD HORROR Reviews of the monstrous among us.
— 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.
— DEADPIT RADIO Hillbilly horror from the hills of Kentucky.
— KILLER POV podcast. Film previews and interviews.
— KREEPY KASTLE Devoted to shows from horror hosts.
— THE MONSTER CHANNEL Videos and more across all horror genres.
— MONSTER KID RADIO. Interviews, reviews, monsters.
— 1951 DOWN PLACE: Podcast discussions of Hammer films.
— NEWS FROM THE CRYPT A podcast of monstrous views.
— POE FOREVERMORE RADIO THEATER. Mark Redfield’s tributes to tales by the mystery master.
— THE PROJECTION BOOTH Podcasts target genre films and more.
— RUE MORGUE PODCAST The Rue Crew returns for more interviews
— SIX FOOT PLUS A weekly podcast that finds a monstrous rhythm.
— TOMB DRAGOMIR Video interviews and ‘rue-full’ reviews.
— WELCOME TO NIGHTVALE Strange doings from a strange desert town.
— Or write in another choice:
24. FAVORITE HORROR HOST OF 2013
(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 (NY)
— HALLOWEEN JACK
— MR. LOBO (Cinema Insomnia, California)
— NIGEL HONEYBONE (Australia)
— ORMON GRIMSBY (N.C.)
— PENNY DREADFUL (Shilling Shockers, New England)
— REMO D (California)
— SON OF GHOUL (Ohio)
— SVENGOOLIE (Chicago)
— WOLFMAN MAC (Chiller Drive-In, Michigan)
— Or write in another choice:
25. BEST CD
— CHARLEMAGNE: The Omens of Death (Charlemagne Productions). Christopher Lee goes heavy metal.
— CREEPSVILLE ’13: A Tribute to Forbidden Dimension. 19 artists contribute.
— HARLEY POE: Man of God (Chain Smoking Records). More deadpan folk horror from the Indiana quartet.
— HELLRAISER/HELLRAISER II, by Christopher Young (BSX Records). Soundtrack to the Celibites.
— HOBGOBLIN: The Golem (November Fire). Two-CD rock intepretation of silent classic.
— MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE: Monsters of Legend. Haunting homages to Universal, Hammer and more.
— MONSTER A GO-GO: Transylvania-Mania (Goblinhaus). Punkish duo takes on drive-in aesthetics.
— SHE DEMONS/THE ASTOUNDING SHE-MONSTER (Monstrous Movie Music). Weird and wondrous scores from two archetypal 1950s horrors.
— Or write in another choice:
26. BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE
H/t to the Universal Monster Army!
 The Art of Robert Aragon Trading Cards 72-card set |
Blacula 12-inch action figure from Amok Time |
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The Bride of Frankenstein Bust Bank Diamond Select |
Fossilized Creature Hand (Factory Entertainment) |
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Grandpa Munster (Moebius)
Living Dead Dolls Psycho
by Mezco
 Twilight Zone journal
Bif! Bang! Pow!
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 Nosferatu Shadow Vinyl Wall Art Pillboxdesigns 
Hunchback Action Figure by Diamond Select
The Phantom Retro Figure by Diamond Select |
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 2013)
29. REVIEWER OF THE YEAR
30. ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Pro)
31. LINDA MILLER FAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Award named for the late 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.
And finally …
35. THE MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME 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. 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.
Who should join them? Tell us your suggestions. We’ll pick six more.
Whew! That’s it!!!
E-MAIL YOUR SELECTIONS TO taraco@aol.com.
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And thanks, whatever you are!
”I had to learn to do everything because I couldn’t find another kindred soul.
Now you see 80 people listed doing the same things I was doing by myself.”
— Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013)
Rondos copyright David Colton (taraco@aol.com). To learn more visit the Classic Horror Film Board.