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JM Cozzoli

A horror genre fan with a blog. Scary.

The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
British Pressbook

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One of my guilty pleasures growing up. I was completely terrified by first Boris Karloff's Fu Manchu (The Mask of Fu Manchu), then by Christopher Lee's portrayal. Of course today it is mostly stereotypical claptrap, but a fun nonsense, nonetheless. The pulp fiction of Sax Rohmer is still unique and worth a read , and Nigel Green's Sir Denis Nayland Smith is perfect. This is the first movie in the series of five and is the best. 

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Monster Mania Issue 3, 1967

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One astute reader's Mania Mailbag entry summed up Monster Mania's coverage pretty well: "…just the absence of corny puns in the picture captions is enough to gladden the heart of one like me who has grown up with horror movies and is sick of seeing them treated as kids stuff. Thank you." No kid stuff in this issue 3, just more Hammer coverage, a lengthy blow by blow description of The Wolf Man by Richard Bojarski, followed by production information, and lots of unmarred photos. The Monster Record Jamboree ad page will bring back memories for some of you, as well as The Sorcerer's Shop of goodies. How many of you ordered the Spyscope Pen (I did!) or the Haunted House Mystery Bank (I did!) or the miniature camera (yup on that one, too!) The Cobweb ad page shows more nifty swag: there's the Spooky Lite (yes, got that one), and the awesome Pin the Monster head (hung that on the back of my bedroom door and loved it). 

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Home Depot Halloween 2017

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Home Depot has their Halloween 2017 into full swing. Here's the pictorial lowdown on the cool stuff you can entertain the kids with this year. Or just yourself. They outdo themselves each year with lawn decorations and animated home novelties to spice up your parties: this year? Nice skeleton T-Rex, a haunted toaster, and these little ghoulies to help you hand out candy.

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The Monster Times Issue 48 (1976)
The Last Issue

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The Monster Times went out with a whimper when issue 48, the last issue, hit the magazine racks. Not that the Six Million Dollar Man and cyborg coverage was poor, but at only 25 pages, with 5 full page ads, it was a slim issue to go out on. The teaser for issue 49, which never happened, would have entertained us with more Mexican monster movie coverage, It Came from Beneath the Sea, interviews with Vincent Price and others, and an "eye-opening treatise on horror stamp collecting." And…a look at the eeriest amusement parks! I wonder if any galley proofs of that lost issue exist?

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