Scary Monsters #120

[BigShadow]

Scary Monsters #120 presents Castle of Frankenstein, a tribute annual dedicated to the beloved monster magazine originally published sporadically from 1962 to 1975. As fans of earlier monster magazines filled with puns and bad jokes grew older, many turned to Castle of Frankenstein as it was considered a more serious take on genre films. This issue includes memories of Castle of Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s Scary Lab Assistants, Whatever Happened to the Bride of Frankenstein?, Hammer Goes Hollywood, revisiting the Karloff classic Tower of London, 1922’s Nosferatu vs. 1979’s, an exclusive interview with Lynne Lugosi Sparks on the 90th anniversary of the release of Dracula, and much, much more! 144 fantastic foto-filled pages. COMING end of FEBRUARY 2021.

4905_pd4154896_2_sm_120_front_cover by Joe Pav, on Flickr

[Sir Masksalot]

If that cover is any indication, it looks to be a great issue. I never owned an issue of CoF. Our local newsstand always carried FMoF.

[Hepcat]

Scary Monsters #120 presents Castle of Frankenstein, a tribute annual dedicated to the beloved monster magazine originally published sporadically from 1962 to 1975. As fans of earlier monster magazines filled with puns and bad jokes grew older, many turned to Castle of Frankenstein as it was considered a more serious take on genre films. This issue includes memories of Castle of Frankenstein....

How extensive is the write-up on Castle of Frankenstein? How many pages? Is it a good historical account? Are many covers reproduced?

 

[BigShadow]

The whole issue is a tribute to CoF.  Mainly the look and feel is similar to CoF, with several articles referencing the original mag.  Here is the Table of Contents:

MKqPD8HP by Joe Pav, on Flickr

[marsattacks666]

Great magazine