*Famous Monsters founding father Forrest J Ackerman would have turned 100 this November, and FM is celebrating his centennial in grand style with a special tribute from A-list filmmakers ranging from John Carpenter and James Cameron to Rick Baker and Guillermo del Toro; Brian De Palma's horror classic CARRIE gets the FM Retrospect treatment; and with the legendary DRACULA turning 85 this year, we talk with Bela Lugosi Jr. about his iconic father, and Oscar winner Martin Landau exclusively reflects on playing Lugosi in ED WOOD -- plus having tea with Boris Karloff! All that, plus some fun Halloween tricks and treats, in this amazing autumn issue.
NEW INTERVIEWS AND EXCLUSIVES IN FM #288 INCLUDE:
DRACULA: On the 85th anniversary of the Universal classic, Bela Lugosi, Jr. talks about life with his legendary father, and Martin Landau explains how he captured the essence of the icon.
WESTWORLD: With the HBO update finally here, Richard Benjamin revisits his original 1973 movie template that was way ahead of its time.
THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN: Lee Majors looks back at the '70s series that made him a star - and inspired a generation of bionic believers.
STAR TRIBUTES: J.J. Abrams, Rick Baker, James Cameron, Joe Dante, Mark Hamill, Peter Jackson, Stephen King, John Landis, Steven Spielberg, and more tip their hat to Uncle Forry.
FORRY'S FIVE FAVORITE FRIGHT FILMS: Forry shares his faves in this vintage FM piece.
STRANGER THINGS: The Duffer Brothers, Winona Ryder, and the rest of the cast of the Netflix sleeper hit fill in FM on what's to come for the second season!
ASH VS EVIL DEAD: Lee majors joins Bruce Campbell for the STARZ show's second season, and the cast details for FM what surprises to expect.
BASIL GOGOS INTERVIEW: The legendary FM cover artist details his work process from FM's heyday.
STAN AGAINST EVIL: John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, and costar/writer/creator Dana Gould preview their grim-tastic new horror comedy on IFC.
LUKE CAGE: Star Mike Colton and exec producer Cheo Hodari Coker explain how Marvel's new Netflix series connects the dots between JESSICA JONES and THE DEFENDERS. *famousmonsters.com