MONSTERPALOOZA MAGAZINE

Michael Heisler and I are pleased to announce a new quarterly print 'zine called MONSTERPALOOZA MAGAZINE.

No.1, Autumn, 2011. 96 glossy pages. Full color (unless the subject dictates beautiful black & white!)

The premiere issue is being assembled now, and we ship No. 1 in mid-September, 2011. You can pre-order your copy at www.monsterpaloozamag.com

Our cover, "The Pumpkin Master" is by Jeff Preston. Our contributors this issue include: Jeff Baham, Matthew J. Bowerman, George Chastain, Frank Dietz, Scott Essman, Pierre Fournier, Daniel Griffith, Michael Heisler, Matt Lake, Joe Moe, Caroline Munro, Joe Nazzaro, Mark Redfield, Gary Don Rhodes, Eric Supensky, and Anthony Taylor. Monsterpalooza Magazine is published and edited by Michael Heisler and Mark Redfield.

Check out the website HERE

We're still adding things to the website, so come back often. As of today's website launch, you'll notice that we can only take pre-orders for orders in the US. But don't worry, friends in Canada, the UK and overseas--we'll be adding those very soon!

We hope you like it! It was made with loving care by folks like you--who love the art of monsters!

Copyright Damfino Media. All Rights Reserved. Monsterpalooza is a Trademark of Rubberroom Headhunters Corp., used by permission and under license. All Rights Reserved.

FILM HISTORIAN KEVIN BROWNLOW

Kevin Brownlow's speech to the Academy this November. His books and documentaries have opened windows, doors and worlds to me; his work continues to inspire and remain "must have" works in my library, valuable pieces that I re-visit often.

If you don't know Brownlow's work, I strongly suggest you start with his book THE PARADE'S GONE BY. Then look at his series HOLLYWOOD, and the documentaries UNKNOWN CHAPLIN and
BUSTER KEATON: A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW (with the late David Gill). And then go from there. To Chaney, Lloyd and so much more.

Wonderful contributions; well deserved recognition of his work by the Academy. Hopefully others are being inspired by him to continue on. Listen to his speech to the Academy in November, 2010 HERE.

-Mark Redfield, November, 2010

I've contributed seven essays in this wonderful tribute issue dedicated to Forrest J Ackerman for the new Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine from publisher Philip Kim and Editors Michael Heisler and Jessie Lilley. Check it out and pre-order this issue, and check out how to subscribe to the all-new FM starting with issue #251! ---Mark Redfield

More info on FM#250 can be found HERE.

Subscribe to the all-new and improved Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine HERE!

For information about the big Famous Monsters Convention in Indianapolis in July, 2010, please visit http://famousmonstersconvention.com/ and check out the fabulous array of guests and events planned!

MEET THE NEW EDITOR OF THE NEW 'FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND' MAGAZINE

Congratulations to my friend Jessie Lilley. It was announced today that she'll guide the all-new incarnation of FAMOUS MONSTERS as editor.

Jessie has been extraordinarily supportive of my film work over the last ten years, and has the chops to bring Famous Monsters to vibrant life. The first issue published by Philip Kim (number 251) debuts in a couple of months. Expect the mag quarterly.

Here's what the Famous Monster website had to say about Jessie's appointment as editor:

The staff of Famous Monsters of Filmland is pleased to announce the arrival of Jessie Lilley to its ranks as Editor.

As a publisher and editor of small press magazines for over 20 years, Jessie brings an impressive wealth of experience to the pages of FM, and has already had an immediate effect on the production of #251, the relaunch issue scheduled for release in July. “I asked Jessie to write a piece for #251, and over the course of our discussions I think we both slowly realized that she had a lot to offer on the other side of the desk as well,” said FM Editor in Chief Michael Heisler. “We danced around the topic until, ultimately, her first achievement as Editor was to hire herself! Seriously, Jessie has joined us as we’re heading into the home stretch of putting FM #251 together, and we couldn’t be happier to have her aboard.”

You can read more here.

In other FAMOUS MONSTERS news, issue 251 features cover art by the inimitable Richard Corben! Two other covers will be revealed soon, including one by William Stout, and one by Basil Gogos. Famous Monsters of Filmland does indeed live again!

'KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES! -- THE 21ST CENTURY EDITION' Coming soon!

Keep watching for this cover of the soon to be published NEW AND UPDATED edition of this essential film reference book: Keep Watching the Skies ! The 21st Century Edition by Bill Warren.

Bill Warren's book is an absolute must-have. Acknowledged as an indispensable guide to 1950's science fiction films, this new edition includes additions, updates and revisions that Warren has labored over since 2007. Originally published in two volumes, here's the publisher's (McFarland) description:

Long recognized as the definitive reference work on the hundreds of science fiction movies that terrified and fascinated a generation with zombified teenagers, robots, invading aliens and monsters of every description from 1950 through 1962, Bill Warren’s Keep Watching the Skies! is newly revised and expanded in this 21st Century Edition. Featuring new entries on several films not found in the original two volumes, it also revisits, revises and expands the commentary on every film that was covered previously. In addition to a detailed plot synopsis, cast and credit listing, and overview of each film’s critical reception, it delivers richly informative assessments of the films and a wealth of insights and anecdotes about their making, often drawing on remarks by the filmmakers that have emerged since publication of the original edition. Now arranged alphabetically by film title for ease of use, and containing more than 270 photographs (many of them rare, and some in color), it includes for the first time a single comprehensive index as well as seven useful appendices.

The new 21st Century Edition features an extraordinary cover by Kerry Gammill, and new interior artwork by Frank Dietz, along with hundreds of fabulous photos.

You can pre-order Keep Watching The Skies!-The 21st Century Edition directly from the publisher at McFarland

Warren, Gammill and Dietz have been friends and associates for several years now, and I want to pass along these links for you to see more of artists Gammill and Dietz work. Kerry Gammill's Monster Kid Online Magazine can be found HERE, and Frank Dietz Sketchy Things can be found HERE.

Can you identify all of the famous characters depicted in Gammill's fab cover art?