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Carpenter’s Committed To The Ward

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It’s pretty hard to believe that genre great John Carpenter’s last theatrical feature (he’s directed two episodes of Showtime’s anthology Masters of Horror, ”Cigarette Burns” and “Pro-Life”) was way back in the halcyon days of 2001. Thankfully, Ghosts of Mars — that underachieving action/horror opus starring Natasha Henstridge and Ice Cube — will not be the director’s… [Continue Reading]

FM Becomes a Flixster Certified Blogger!

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Famous Monsters Online is honored to become a Flixster Certified Blogger! Flixster is the internet’s largest community for film enthusiasts, with over 3o million unique visitors per month and – with other destination site Rotten Tomatoes – almost two billion movie ratings! Flixster is beginning a program to certify exceptional blogs on the interweb, and Famous… [Continue Reading]

Introducing the New Famous Monsters Forum!

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Hello Monster Maniacs! Famous Monsters of Filmland is proud to introduce the new Famous Monsters Forum! As an exciting addition to Famous Monsters Online, this forum will serve as an online community for fans of Famous Monsters, providing a space for readers to comment on FM stories and events. Agree or disagree with a movie… [Continue Reading]

Cowboys & Aliens And Harrison Ford

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Jon Favreau (Iron Man 2) confirmed today via his Twitter feed that Harrison Ford will be joining the cast of Favreau’s upcoming Sci-Fi/Western Cowboys & Aliens. “Please stop asking if Harrison Ford is in Cowboys & Aliens. Okay? He is. Please don’t tell anybody,” Favreau said. Ford joins the previously cast Daniel Craig (James Bond… [Continue Reading]

Actress June Havoc Dies

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June Havoc was a leading star on the vaudeville stage, billed as Baby June while performing as a child.  She later had a long career in Hollywood, appearing in films and television. She was born Ellen Evangeline Hovick in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on November 8, 1912.  She and her older sister, Louise, were trained… [Continue Reading]

Willow Actor David Steinberg Dies

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Diminutive actor David Steinberg was featured as Meegosh in Ron Howard’s 1988 fantasy Willow. Steinberg was born in Los Angeles in 1964, and was raised by his adoptive parents in Queens, New York.  The 3’1 actor appeared as a leprechaun in the children’s television horror series Are You Afraid of the Dark?. He was also… [Continue Reading]

DC Comics Artist and Editor Dick Giordano Dies

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Dick Giordano was a leading figure in the comic book industry for half a century, who was best known for his long association with DC Comics as an editor and artist. Giordano was born in Lower East Side of Manhattan on July 20, 1932, and became fascinated with comics from an early age.  He studied… [Continue Reading]

Charlie’s Angels’ John Forsythe Dies

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John Forsythe was a leading actor on stage, screen and television from the late 1940s, but was never seen in one of his best known roles.  He lent his distinctive voice to the role of Charles Townsend, who sent an array of lovely agents on various cases by speaker phone in the Charlie’s Angels television… [Continue Reading]

Actor Robert Culp Dies

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Robert Culp was a popular leading actor best known for his work in television.  He starred as Kelly Robinson in the popular espionage series I Spy with Bill Cosby from 1965 to 1968, earning three Emmy Award nominations for his acting on the series and one for scripting an episode.  He later starred as government… [Continue Reading]

Full Cover Revealed for FM #251!

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The wait is over as Famous Monsters of Filmland and IDW join forces to bring fans the exclusive debut of the full cover for the landmark Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #251, featuring Richard Corben’s interpretation of Count Orlok from the classic silent film Nosferatu. The final cover premiered today at WonderCon, one of the… [Continue Reading]

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