Saturday 2 May 2015

fearbook

Dangerous Minds has a features an excellent profile on a magazine whose run in the late1950s and 1960s appealed to a certain niche readership and had quite a devoted following. The periodical Famous Monsters of Filmland not only showcased the distinctively creepy artwork of Basil Gogos on the cover but also invites a discussion on such cult phenomena since fandom is always something well-documented for those wanting to know more or to rediscover what was formerly frowned on as a poor investment of time and energy, unlike say Cat Fancy.