The godfather of sci-fi/horror geeks, Forrest (Forry) J Ackerman is in his decline. I think without his magazine Famous Monster of Filmland, they're would be no serious subculture dedicated to the weird, the macabre, and the great beyond. I learned of this man's existence only about a year ago from watching his introduction to Equinox and I thought the world of him. Since then I've been reading up all his interviews and taking in as much as I could about him as I could. The man was a visionary, a Geek God.
Ain't It Cool has a post out on him today which is way better than my own, check it out. At the bottom is an address for you to send in your regards and the like. I'm sending mine on monday.
It's a promise from this psychotronic nerd to carry the torch of devotion to the art of horror and fictional science.
2 comments:
I Ever tell ya a we went to the "Acker Mansion"
Yes, my comment exactly. Did you know we've been to house. Pretty fuckin' Rad.
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