CineMassacres: A Tribute to Forrest J. Ackerman

by David Byron

In David Byron's fifth non-fiction book, Cinemassacres, he has assembled a vast array of special guests from the TV, film, and fiction industries, some that knew Forrest J. Ackerman personally, some who just wish to pay homage to the man fondly known as ''Uncle Forry,'' and some who had never net Forry but had always been fans of his work. Also known as ''Mr. SciFi,'' Forrest J Ackerman made a literary, historical breakthrough for fans of scifi and horror when he released the first issue of Famous Monsters of Film Land in February of 1958. Its success prompted spin-off magazines like Eerie, Creepy, and Vampirella, and was the obvious inspiration for magazines like Fangoria, Gorezone, Scars, and Rue Morgue.

Within this book you will find personal memoirs and heart-felt farewells from Forry's ?'best pal'' Joe Moe, Hammer Films scream siren Ingrid Pitt, TV horror host Count Gore Devol, author/humorist Michael McCarty, Sara Karloff, daughter of horror icon Boris Karloff, TV horror host and humorist John Dimes. And special guest interviews with authors Joe R. Lansdale, Chet Williamson, Jim O'Rear, and a lot of other friends and fans who have graciously agreed to drop by to help say farewell to ?'Uncle Forry.''

Introduction by Ingrid Pitt / 6 Kind Comments for Uncle Forry Interviews Afterword by Iron Dave / 166 Interviews: Modern Mythmakers author Michael McCarty / 10 Artist Frank Dietz / 15 Multi-Media artist and Forry's ''best pal'' Joe Moe / 18 Michael Mallory - author of ''Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy Of Horror'' / 22 John Dimes- actor/artist/author of The Rites of Pretending Tribe / 25 Brian Walker - creator of Brian's Drive-In Theatre / 28 Robert Leininger - producer of The Undying Monsters / 31 Dick Dyszel { Count Gore Devol} host of Creature Feature / 35 Artist Jim McDermott / 38 Lucy Hell of Mystery Island Publications / 39 Rue Morgue Magazine art director ''Ghoulish'' Gary Pullin / 41 Special Guest Photos Section Courtlandt Hull - creator of ''The Witch's Dungeon'' Museum in Bristol, CT. / 58 Kevin Sean Michaels - director of Vampira: The Movie / 61 Moebius Models creator Frank Winspur / 65 Dr. Mangor - Antimator, photographer, creator of Suicidal Suzi comic / 67 Scifi-Womanthology editor Pam Keesey / 70 Special Guest Interviews: East Texas Gothic: Joe R. Lansdale / 74 Gandhi At The Bat author Chet Williamson / 80 Don Calfa - star of Return of the Living Dead / 84 Scalps director Fred Olen Ray / 88 NCIS star Muse Watson / 99 Jason Paul Collum - author of Assault of the Killer Bs / 106 Horror Films of the 1980s author John Kenneth Muir / 113 Strangewood author Christopher Golden / 115 Genre actor/stuntman/screenwriter Jim O'Rear / 120 Sara Karloff - daughter of horror icon Boris Karloff / 123 Interview with Cinemassacres author Iron Dave, conducted by Roberta Lannes / 126 Covenant and The 13th author John Everson / 131 The Amazing Kreskin / 135 Count Gregula / 143 Chopping Mall director Jim Wynorksi / 146 Echoes: Remembering Forrest J. Ackerman / 155