The World's First Monster Fan Magazine
Considering Famous Monsters’ coverage of all things horror, we would be remiss if we didn’t point you in the direction of TCM tonight. Every Monday in October all the way up to Halloween, TCM brings you specially selected horror classics, many of which provided inspiration for the master of horror himself, Stephen King. Tonight’s line-up… [Continue Reading]
What’s better than one monster? How about two? Come to think of it, aren’t three monsters even better? Four? More??? Whether we are talking about Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster, the Wolf Man, Jason Voorhees, or even Mega Shark, Monster Mashups have long been popular in chiller film history, so it’s high time that Ghouly Irv… [Continue Reading]
Did you somehow miss this amazing sequel to Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man? Who could ever forget The Wolf Man vs. Dracula, the Technicolor square-off between Bela Lugosi’s villainous vampire and Lon Chaney, Jr.’s, hirsute antihero? You don’t remember it? Of course not, because it never existed. But, it almost did! Welcome to “An Alternate… [Continue Reading]
Monsterfans everywhere are getting ready for The Wolfman (2010), including Ghouly Irv of Movies Unlimited’s MovieFrightFare program! Join him for a tribute to the furry, furry best in beastly blockbusters!
Even a man who is pure at heart… Hard to think of a more troubled monster show in recent years than Universal’s newest stab at The Wolfman. From promising beginnings (enter an excellent cast, and a promising director, Hollywood’s biggest make-up legend), to shattering disasters (exit a promising director), to mad shuffling (enter Joe Johnston,… [Continue Reading]
Variety is reporting that Carl Rinsch, director of February’s forthcoming remake of George Romero’s The Crazies, is in talks with Universal to direct the studios’ long gestating remake of the 1954 classic Creature from the Black Lagoon. Recently Breck Eisner (Sahara) had been attached to helm the project, but left earlier this year. Gary Ross (of… [Continue Reading]
Universal has just launched a new website, appropriately titled – Universal Monster Legacy. The site features a detailed catalog of the studio’s groundbreaking, defining and immortal horror content from 1923 (with Lon Chaney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame) through 1956 (with the final Gill-Man film, The Creature Walks Among Us). The focus is on the… [Continue Reading]
The best thing about conventions is the people you meet and get to know over the course of a few days. Confined to the floors, hallways, lobbies and restaurants of the convention, friendships are forged that often last a lifetime. Though you may only see said new friends on the convention circuit, or every few… [Continue Reading]
She’s not a house hold name yet, but Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada, Charlie Wilsons War) is working on changing that. Starring along side Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins in the upcoming Universal remake of The Wolf Man, Ms. Blunt is now rumored to be in talks to play Natasha Romanoff, aka Black… [Continue Reading]
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