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Connotations Volume 15 Issue 06 Volume 15, Issue 6 December/January ConNotations 2005/2006 The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society A Conversation with Featured Inside Forrest J. Ackerman SF Tube Talk Special Features By Catherine Book All the latest news about Scienc Fiction TV shows A Conversation with I was at Comic-Con 2005 when I memorabilia. He had magazines, movie by Lee Whiteside Forrest J. Ackerman lucked into an opportunity to interview the props, costumes and masks. He had the by Catherine Book most celebrated fan – Forrest J. Ackerman. Bela Legosi cape and Lon Chaney cape 24 Frames For our younger fen who might not from the Phantom of the Opera. He gave All the latest Movie News An American in England recognize the tours of his by Lee Whiteside Part 8 name – Forry amazing collec- by Jeffrey Lu started out in life tion every Gamers Corner with a great love Saturday. In Memory and fascination Forry was a New and Reviews from Barry Bard for all things delightful the gaming world fantasical and gentleman Plus our Regular Features: horrific, reading although he’d Videophile Amazing Stories probably laugh at Reviews of genre releases CASFS Business Report in 1926, back me if he’d heard on DVD and VHS when the genre that. I am FYI was known as intensely grateful News and tidbits of Scientifiction. He for the opportu- ConClusion interest to fans was a literary nity to have spent Convention News & Reviews agent and a little private Club Listings personal friend time with him. In Our Book Reviews of New SF/F Books for Ray Bradbury; He considers Convention List & and, he coined the himself a reposi- Generic Registration Form often-still tory of science Musty Tomes controversial term fiction history and Reviews of Classic Genre books Sci-Fi way back loves to relate in 1954. He’s stories. For me, been known as he will forever- Mr. Science more be the name Fiction and it was he who created the sexy on the cover of all those Perry Rhodan Vampirella. Until recently, Forry lived in books I read so long ago. (I thought, for an 18-room mansion filled with the most a short time, that Forrest J. Ackerman incredible collection of horror and sci-fi ( Continued on page 6 ) ConNotations Non-Profit Org. Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society US Postage PO Box 62613 PAID Phoenix, AZ 85082 Permit 839 Phoenix, AZ Volume 15 Issue 6 ConNotations Page 1 Pick up your copy of ConNotations at the following locations In This Issue Who’s Who This Issue BOOK STORES 3029 W. Peoria, Suite CC, Phoenix, AZ Managing Editor: Stephanie Bannon Book Adventure 85021 (602)395-1066 News & Reviews Editor’s Assistant: Gary Swaty 660 N. Gilbert Rd, Suite B, Gilbert AZ 3155 W. Chandler Blvd #5, Chandler CASFS Business Report 2 Graphics Editor: Craig L. 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