Time to vote for the 2012 Rondo Awards

[Count_Zirock]

I'd like to nominate our own Mark Stamper (Unknown Primate) for #31. Linda Miller Fan Artist of the Year!
Rod, I'm 99.9% certain I voted for you!
Also, I nominated Daniel Horne (oldschooldan) for #32. Henry Alvarez Award for Artistic Design.

[frankenstein73]

Besides voting in the book category, I would recommend voting for Kirk as Monster Kid of the Year. Outside the UMA, I don't think there is a lot of support for him in that category. I don't think his book means as much to non-collectors as it does to many of us here.

I agree, Kirk definately has a real love for monsters. And He was willing to share his collection with the world instead of keeping it private. Plus it is a beautifully done book! I think he will continue to be an asset and a historian  for the hobby.

[yendor1152]

Here's a link to a Fango interview I did with Kirk last October. I have an interesting connection to Kirk--in the summer of 1987, he called my comic book store looking for collectibles. We actually did some business and kept in touch with one another for a few years. Interviewing him renewed the connection.

Frankly, I like this interview better than the one I did with Marie Wallace!

http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/home/all-news/1-latest-news/8064-qtoo-much-horror-businessq-kirk-hammett-on-his-monstrous-tome

Rod

[Universal Steve]

My site was nominated 2 years in a row awhile back. I never won though. Still fun to vote. (write me in please) shameless plug, sorry.

[horror1o1]

Well i voted. I also was a bastard and voted for myself in  a few things.lol! 

[Count_Zirock]

Remember, you have until April 7th to vote!

[Wich2]

>Problem is, a lot of people use screen names, here.  Maybe just ask everybody to ID themselves?<

Sorry to be late, brothers. My book was blessed with a nomination:

http://www.amazon.com/Standing-Spirit-Your-Elbow-Christmas/dp/1593932200/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358874506&sr=1-1

Best,
-Craig Wichman

[horror1o1]

>Problem is, a lot of people use screen names, here.  Maybe just ask everybody to ID themselves?<

Sorry to be late, brothers. My book was blessed with a nomination:

http://www.amazon.com/Standing-Spirit-Your-Elbow-Christmas/dp/1593932200/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358874506&sr=1-1

Best,
-Craig Wichman

This is true. I voted for myself in  a few things but no one really knows who Jon Fassnacht is? And yes that was a cheap advertisement.lol! 

[Mike Scott]

Standing-Spirit-Your-Elbow-Christmas

That's a funny title for a book, Craig! 

[Wich2]

Oh, ya big silly ya!

[Monsters For Sale]

The UMA got my vote for best site.

Rubie's Creature From the Black Lagoon got my vote for best monster product.

"Monster of Piedras Blancas" got my annual (futile) vote for movie most deserving restoration and issue on DVD.

[raycastile]

I usually select "The Strange World of Coffin Joe" as the classic film most in need of restoration. Before that, I used to pick "Witchfinder General," but then that actually did get restored!

This year, I'm going to choose "The Legend of Boggy Creek." I can say with a completely straight face that Boggy Creek deserves to be a Criterion Collection release. It is one of the most influential indie horror films ever, certainly one of the most influential of its era. Not only did it spawn a new film genre (Bigfoot movies, or "Sasquatchploitation" as they are called these days), but its influence reached beyond the cinema and into the culture itself. It sparked people's imaginations, made them afraid of the woods, and sent school kids running to the library to check out every Bigfoot book on the shelf.

Boggy Creek's director, Charles B. Pierce, is experiencing a re-evaluation as an auteur. Two of his films, "The Town that Dreaded Sundown" and "The Evictors" are scheduled for release this year as restored Blu-Ray editions. That's great, but what about his most famous film? Apparently, it is mired in copyright hell. There is some dispute over who owns the rights. Does the original negative still exist? Do any good elements exist? I don't know. I hope so!

As was once the case with "Night of the Living Dead," this film's reputation has suffered due to an abundance of shoddy home video releases, mastered full-frame from beat up prints. I have a bootleg widescreen DVD of this film that looks terrible, but it's still something of a revelation to see it in its original aspect ratio. It is actually a very well-photographed movie. I think it would really shine as a proper Blu-Ray edition mastered from the original negative or a high-quality widescreen print.

I hope the right people obtain the legal clearance and the best available elements to someday give "The Legend of Boggy Creek" a long overdue "definitive" digital release. A soundtrack album would be nice, too!

[Unknown Primate]

Excellent choice, Ray!

[Monster Kid]

The following are UMA members whom I know of  whose works are nominated! 

11.  BOOK OF THE YEAR

-- STANDING IN THE SPIRIT AT YOUR ELBOW: A History of Dickens' Christmas Carol as Radio/Audio Drama, by Craig Wichman (BearManor Media, softcover, 238 pages, $19.95). Tracing the aural tradition from 1905 to today.
 


13.  BEST ARTICLE


-- 'Those Prehistoric Cliches,' by Debbie Painter, SCARY MONSTERS #83. The truth about those 'monsters' we loved.


14. BEST INTERVIEW


-- Rod Labbe: Interview with Dark Shadows actress Marie Wallace, FANGORIA #313.



15. BEST MAGAZINE COLUMN

-- Scare-News, by John Skerchock, SCARY MONSTERS and MONSTER MEMORIES



18.  BEST WEB SITE


-- Universal Monster Army The friendly and knowlegeable headquarters of monster toy talk.



Like I said, these are the ones I know of and please add more to this list; I am sure I missed someone!

[horror1o1]

I usually select "The Strange World of Coffin Joe" as the classic film most in need of restoration. Before that, I used to pick "Witchfinder General," but then that actually did get restored!

This year, I'm going to choose "The Legend of Boggy Creek." I can say with a completely straight face that Boggy Creek deserves to be a Criterion Collection release. It is one of the most influential indie horror films ever, certainly one of the most influential of its era. Not only did it spawn a new film genre (Bigfoot movies, or "Sasquatchploitation" as they are called these days), but its influence reached beyond the cinema and into the culture itself. It sparked people's imaginations, made them afraid of the woods, and sent school kids running to the library to check out every Bigfoot book on the shelf.

Boggy Creek's director, Charles B. Pierce, is experiencing a re-evaluation as an auteur. Two of his films, "The Town that Dreaded Sundown" and "The Evictors" are scheduled for release this year as restored Blu-Ray editions. That's great, but what about his most famous film? Apparently, it is mired in copyright hell. There is some dispute over who owns the rights. Does the original negative still exist? Do any good elements exist? I don't know. I hope so!

As was once the case with "Night of the Living Dead," this film's reputation has suffered due to an abundance of shoddy home video releases, mastered full-frame from beat up prints. I have a bootleg widescreen DVD of this film that looks terrible, but it's still something of a revelation to see it in its original aspect ratio. It is actually a very well-photographed movie. I think it would really shine as a proper Blu-Ray edition mastered from the original negative or a high-quality widescreen print.

I hope the right people obtain the legal clearance and the best available elements to someday give "The Legend of Boggy Creek" a long overdue "definitive" digital release. A soundtrack album would be nice, too!

lol! i recently saw this for the first time. Let's say it wasn't all i was hoping for but think it would be nice to see it in good quality.