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OPERATING TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTERS & Inside Frankenstein 4 Letters galore and more than ever RAY HARRYHAUSEN 6 Part 2 and the conclusion of a study oi the great SFantasy VAULT OF HORROR 19 Subotsky scripted it (always a dangerous sign) THEATRE OF BLOOD 23 At this theatre Price does everything except usher And Now The SCREAMING STARTS 26 And maybe the yawning begins WICKED, WICKED 27 Split screen et al Si time to split GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE 28 You can really dig this SOYLENT GREEN 31 All Ten Commandments broken as Charlton tries his best Special: PIN-UP POSTER 34 A COLLECTOR'S ITEM I SFantaFILM NEWS 36 CoF'sTV MOVIEGUIDE 39 Wrapping up SFantaFilms under the letter "N" FRANKENSTEIN AT LARGE 45 A new department consisting of Film, TV and Book reviews The WORLD OF FANDOM 54 CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN—Vol. 5, SFantasy Fandom, that is Joe Dante, Jr. assistant editor No.4 {whole no. 20). Summer, 1973. Contributing Published bimonthly by Gothic Castle Pub- CoFANADDICTS GALLERY 56 Editors: lishing Co. inc., 509 5th Ave., New York, is your name listed? Ken Beale, George Stover, Steve Vertlieb, N.V. 10017. Contents are protected under Harry Nadler, Buddy Weiss, Philip B. International Literary Rights regulations, Moshcovitz, Nicholas Morgan, Orson Kane, and all rights are strictly reserved. Nothing Edited, Created and Published by may be reprinted without permission. Baron Victor von Frankenstein III. CONTRIBUTIONS are welcome but should CALVIN T. BECK wraparound Cover, In Super coFarama; be ' accompanied by sufficient postage and Helen Beck, associate publisher envelope. The 2nd panoramic depiction of The Wonder- filled World Of Printed In Canada. Marion Fox, associate editor RAY HARRYHAUSEN, by artist Maeio Clntron. I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I Speaking of a "victory" — we've raised :agerly looking (orv >art 2. CoF's price tag to 754 based mostly on your irror. On page 9 the picture vote of confidence, after we wanted your s said t< /Nils O'Brien. I know that It opinions whether or not you considered it thought It was Harryhausen himself but I feel it is a picture of Merian a good idea. Well, there wasn 't even one ( 1) now C. Cooper. He was of course co-author, co- negative vote out of dozens of letters. Also, director and co-producer of KING KONG. If sized the we looked around and up what it is indeed Mr. Cooper, perhaps you can in- "competition " has to offer and is charging. Needless to say, it will now be possible to Robert W. Martin, apt. 5-B, 145 72nd St., publish CoF bimonthly .' Also, there's a chance Brooklyn, N.Y. 1 1209. of a couple of CoF "Specials" in the near We stand corrected; it was the late Mer- future, meaning a possibility of 7 or 8 differ- ian C. Cooper, not O'Brien. an understand- ent CoFs per year. Since we 're now under- able error since both great men didn't even going a transition, don't fret, rave or claw the look alike.' One even better than that in the dept' is the very same photo was walls with your talons if you don't see us goofoff 'identified in a recent hardcover book, devo- 100% on 'schedule" at first. Reorganizing, ted entirely to some of the major SFantaSy new circulation controls, etc., are now in effect, films, asa'photo of Edgar Wallace! The pic was, we're getting there. — Cal Beck — and of course, taken in 1933, the year of KONG'S release, or perhaps even the next year. T/ie co-author ofKOXG. WaHucc. died in 1932. TALENT HUNT NEWS: —CTB. Getting CoF out more often will mean more material (we 're even considering the idea Dear CoF: Your magazine is the best edited of a companion mag), which means keeping its and best written in its field; but a few minor Is busier and more involved than ever putting criticisms: I feel your cover spoiled By the filmstrip at the bottom. 1 think the title of each issue together. This opens the doors your mag could be done more artistically for wide open, of course, to those who've got a flair for doing reviews, articles, interviews and it were neater and made more attractive, dis- soon. CoF has never been 100% "staff' tinctive and eye-catching. I say this because 1 want you to sell your magazine. I love it and controlled in the past and will even be less so want to keep reading it. Your competitor, in future. Your only requirement is that you Famous Monsters, does a better job with their feel you know your stuff: better yet if you've title on the cover. But, of course, FM is already proved your ability whether in fan or pro-mags. This way your chances of acceptance technical knowledge of may be better. Photos accompanying articles and reviews help a lot and will be returned on of tl i CoF publication, of course, or immediately if we Last issue we revealed some of the problems Noose Ree already have similar photo material on file. cartoons are corny and so are the names. As our publication 's had for a long time getting Above all — mss. must be typewritten and 1 said, very minor complaints. proper distribution in various areas around double-spaced, otherwise it plays hell on ye I missed your "Tales From the Crypt" country. Quite a large number ofyou the review. But If a movie deserves being attacked, olde suffering ed's three eyes. reacted magnificently, it seems, and CoF is get DRACULA 1972, or ASYLUM. TALES now being seen to better advantage. And FROM THE CRYPT was better than those two we 're all quite ecstatic over this beau- i FILM REVIEWS? tiful display of loyalty. The next step for all looked at any lately. Many of them are quite ofyou: protest demonstrations, in large numbers of course: public parades and com- and the munity sings, marching up down / (not to n ntio vative, which I do not agree with. As 1 said, main streets to make the world more aware 'n>, tl s vlrt o guide lo minor criticisms. Your mag is great. Of course, toot flit of CoF. And, naturally, a little sky-writing by. most 200 Ron Peterson, 5268 W. Windsor, Chicago, quate cuttings as fat as nostalgia goes (relating from a few airplanes wouldn 't hurt. 111. 60630. Seriously— the problem of proper disti- but for unseen films the consumer Is Buying — We've really been concerned about our Reviews of full-length films bution is hardly licked yet: not only does it blind. are not layouts for a long time, Ron. They are, per- necessarily of assistance since a drawn-out us badly but other worthy publi- haps, indicative of our personality: harried, still affect boring movie may be effectively edited to an hassled but "dedicated. " It's possible we've cations as well. exceptional 12 minute condensation, and a been so concerned—-maybe too much — over Bad publications are always good movie (deprived o: sound and poorly rather visual con- edited) make a lousy foot excerpt. the quality of written than abundant: when they die, others take their may 200 tent, we may have developed a blind spot. I myself started collecting 8mm films always place. Good mags, therefore, must several months ago, nostalgia guiding most of Maybe. Personally, there are some things Fd have to "fight" to stay alive. As the ACLU's my purchases. Of a quantity purchased, the thought of removing, like the cover filmstrip I threi motto puts it, "Eternal vigilance is the price only ones have bought sight unseen are since I think it lakes away a lot from cover taken from Republic's CAPTAIN MARVEL liberty." And your right to have publica- art. On the other hand, others have told me of serial: The Return of Captain Marvel was that it has been on so long, and established asa tions made available that you want is a excellent; The Curse of the Scorpion was goo a CoF "trade mark." that removing it would battle that you must share with a publisher. 1 Captain Marvel and The Death ihlp was be a serious mistake. I dunno. however, how You have the power to do it by applying the it all Soon I will undoi about leaving up to ofyou by taking a proper pressures in areas that are unaware of vote ? Not only about our covers but on any- lazy, what's happening, or which may seem review column to thing you'd tike altered or improved inside keep me from spending too much on bad films stupid or indifferent. In a big way, you're CoF. Okay ? — My point abou t comics last Bruce Long, Box 21S4, Whittle)-, Cal. 90610. fighting Censorship when you make a demand issue (about being in a rut, derivative, etc. ) a publication that exists but is being denied isn 't so much that derivation in itself is a sin. for —An 8mm review column is a neat idea, but that the "best" comics — apart from from being made available to you. There's tyone interested in handling it?— CTB. Super Hero clutter— for the most part seem little need to elaborate, of course, on the dan- to be based on the fine works of authors who gers of Censorship, whether it includes mags, wrote their material 35 or more years ago. e.g. TV, films, or your right to know the CORRECTION radio.