Rasputin on film: Frederick S. Clarke digs up fourteen films based on the life of the Mad Monk ranging from 1917 up to 1971.


The disappearance of The Damned: Robert L. Jerome reports on the production and distribution difficulties encountered by Joseph Losey's only science fiction film.


News & Notes: Trieste '70: Happenings at the 8th Annual Trieste Science Fiction Film Festival; New developments in the world of cinefantastique; Coming attractions.


Film reviews: Fellini Satyricon, Catch 22, Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, The Dunwich Horror, Colossus The Forbin Project, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, Captain Nemo And The Underwater City, Eugenie The Story Of Her Journey Into Perversion, The Crimson Cult, Scream And Scream Again, Horror House, Tarzan's Deadly Silence, Skullduggery, Secrets Of Sex (Bizarre), Latitude Zero.

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Stop frame: The History and Technique of Fantasy Film Animation as explained by filmmaker Mark Wolf. Part 1 of a continuing article.


News & Notes: The best music scores of 1970; John Carradine: A much misused actor makes a screen comeback; Count Dracula '71: A look at the new look in Draculas from AIP.


Film reviews: The Brotherhood Of The Bell, Taste The Blood Of Dracula, Watermelon Man, The Mind Of Mr. Soames, The Vampire Lovers, The Body Stealers, The Blood Rose, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, No Blade Of Grass, Dorian Gray, House Of Dark Shadows, Beast Of Blood, Curse Of The Vampires, Count Yorga Vampire, Dinosaurs The Terrible Lizards, Scrooge, Hauser's Memory, Trog, Cry Of The Banshee, The Aristocats, Brewster McCloud.

2nd printing

Oriental fantasy from Daiei: Toho Films may have cornered the monster market, but Daiei is their leading competitor in the land of the rising sun.


Portrait Of Jennie: A retrospect: Despite its cost ($4,000,000), its two long years production, its enchanting story, its credible performances, and its spectacular climax (the special effects won the film an Academy Award), it was an unfortunate critical, then box office flop. Yet, it is in may ways a remarkable film, perhaps one of the most exquisite fantasy films ever made, and certainly too long unseen and neglected.


News & Notes: Albert S. D' Agostino: A tribute; Mamoulian: On his Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.


Film reviews: THX 1138, The Mephisto Waltz, Simon King Of The Witches, The Andromeda Strain, When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth, The Private Life Of Sherlock Holmes, The Phantom Tollbooth, Brewster McCloud, Alex In Wonderland, The Night Visitor.

* Blood and Lace

* Daughter of Darkness

* Escape From The Planet Of The Apes

* George Pal Retrospective

* and more!

Stop frame: The History and Technique of Fantasy Film Animation Part II: Professional animator Mark Wolf delves into the methods and techniques of composite matte photography for those who want to know precidely how it's done, going into detail about such esoteric things as travelling mattes, the workings of an optical printer, the sodium vapor and color difference systems for matte photography, et al.


Wendkos: The importance of concept: Dale Winogura sits down with the director of The Mephisto Waltz, The Brothrhood Of The Bell, Fear No Evil, and several episodes of The Invaders to discuss his approach to fantasy filmmaking.


News & Notes: Moon Child: Director Alan Gadney talks about his forthcoming horror film starring John Carradine and Victor Buono; Flesh Gordon: A preview that indicates something worthwhile may be rising from the mire of the sexploitation market; Trieste '71: Happenings at the 9th Annual Trieste Science Fiction Film Festival.


Film reviews: The Brotherhood Of Satan, The Clowns, The Devils, The Gladiators, Horror Of The Blood Monsters, Lust For A Vampire, Next, The Night Digger, Night Of The Dark Shadows, The Omega Man, Peter Rabbit And The Tales Of Beatrix Potter, The Reincarnate, The Return Of Count Yorga, Willard, Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, Unman Wittering And Zigo & Deep End.

Dialogues on Apes, Apes and more Apes: Dale Winogura goes behind the scenes to delve into the making of a film series by interviewing nearly everyone creativeky involved in the production of the Planet Of The Apes films. What evolves is a unique production history with some startling insights into science fiction filmmaking.


Silent Running: Or where have all the forests gone?: Kay Anderson and Shirley Meech sought out star Bruce Dern and director Douglas Trumbull to discuss their exciting new science fiction film concerning the impending ecological disaster facing mankind. Wake up and listen.


A chat with Peter Cushing about dracula today: The veddy veddy British actor who has made a career of playing Dr. Van Helsing, Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes discusses Hammer Films' new approach to their Dracula series.


On the filming of Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes: Dale Winogura tagged along with director J. Lee Thompson & Co to discover that what looks very exciting on the big movie turns out to be a lot of hard work.


On the set of Phibes II: Chris Knight and Peter Nicholson visit the filming of Dr. Phibes Rises Again to chat with Director Robert Fuest and actors Robert Quarry, Vincent Price and Valli Kemp concerning AIP's new tongue-in-cheek aproach to the horror film.


Film reviews: A Clockwork Orange, El Topo, Macbeth, Silent Running, The Year Of The Cannibals, Z.P.G.

Cover: The Other.
Interview with Director of "Night of the Living Dead", Discussion on "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", 11 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: And Now the Screaming Starts!.
The Amicus Empire, The Parallel Worlds of Jacques Tourneur, Tourneur Remembers, 8 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: Christopher Lee's Dracula.
Christopher Lee: A career, Impossible is not French, 10 movie reviews, new & notes

Cover: The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.
Richard Matheson writer, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, retrospect "I Married a Monster From Outer Space", 10 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: Sean Connery & Charlotte Rampling in Zardoz.
The Horror of Personality, Robert Aldrich interview, William Castle interview, Curtis Harrington interview, William Friedkin discusses The Exorcist, 8 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: The Exorcist.
The Exorcist examined, Jason Miller interview, William Friedkin interview, makeup artist Dick Smith, retrospective "Them!", 10 movie reviews, new & notes

Cover: Christopher Lee "The Man With the Golden Gun".
Anatomy of a horror film, Appreciating "Night of the Living Dead", retrospect--Forbidden Planet, 10 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: Phantom of the Paradise.
Jack Arnold interview, DePalma of the Paradise, retrospect--The Incredible Shrinking Man, 6 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: The Films of Terence Fisher.
Terence Fisher--the human side, Terence Fisher interview on directing, The making of Closed Mondays, 5 movie reviews, new & notes

Cover: Day The Earth Stood Still.
Tyburn--British Horror Cinema, retrospect--The Day The Earth Stood Still, 8 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: A Boy and His Dog.
Tripping Through Ellison Wonderland, Black Moon, An Open Letter to Dino DeLaurentis, 6 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: Michael York in "Logan's Run".

Logan's Run: From conception to production. An in-depth coverage shows that unfortunately it's a lousy movie. Plus interviews with George Pal, Saul David, Michael Anderson, David Zelag Goodman, Dale Henessy and L. B. Abbott.


The special effects of Flesh Gordon: A behind-the-scenes look at the technicians responsible, setting the record straight and giving credit where credit is due.


News & Notes: Reviews of cinema books; Coming films; letters; short notices.


Film reviews: At The Earth's Core, The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Omen, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Tenant, To The Devil A Daughter, Food Of The Gods, Dr. Black Mr. Hyde, Godzilla vs. Megalon, Shadowman, La Grande Trouille, Hatchet For The Honeymoon, The Crazies, Tender Flesh, Don't Open The Window, Immoral Tales, The Werewolf vs. The Vampire Woman, The Gardener.

Cover: The Omen.

Polanski: The Tenant: The director talks about his new film and reveals his personal identification with Trelkovsky, the film's victim personified.


Vladimir Tytla: Animation's Michelangelo: A career article on the late Disney cartoon animator who had a gift for infusing life and personality in the charachters he animated.


Filming The Omen: Gregory Peck and director Richard Donner discuss this year's winner in the horror film sweepstakes.


News & Notes: Reviews of cinema books; Coming films; letters; short notices.


Film reviews: Burnt Offerings, Carrie, Embryo, Futurworld, They Came From Within, Squirm, The House Of Exorcism, Sherlock Holmes In New York.

Cover: The War of the Worlds.
The War of the Worlds, The $25,000,000 Understanding, 3 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: Carrie in the flames.
DePalma Has The Power!, Land of the Lost, 6 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: Ray Harryhausen.
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger and the Harryhausen interview, Special Effects of Sinbad, 7movie reviews, new & notes

Cover: Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle.
The Wicker Man--a detailed examination, 4 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: Darth Vader dogfight over the Death Star.
Making Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind interviews, David Allen on Laser Blast, 3 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: Hans J. Salter on set of "The Wolf Man".
The ghost of Hans J. Salter, The Fury--A Location Journal, 4 movie reviews, news & notes

Cover: Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Close Encounters Extraterrestrials, Steven Spielberg on Close Encounters, Close Encounters special effects at Future General, 5 movie reviews, new & notes

Cover: Special effects sequence of The Primevals.
Preproducing the Primevals, Stephen King on Carrie, Piranha, Dan O'Bannon on Alien, The Shout, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dawn of the Dead, Ralph Bakshi on Lord of the Rings, Disney Sword and Sorcery, 7 movie reviews

Cover: Forbidden Planet's Altair IV.
Making Forbidden Planet, Star Trek--The Motion Picture, Filming Timewarp, Moonraker, Martin Rosen on Watership Down, Quatermass, Bob Clark on Murder by Decree, 11 movie reviews

Cover: Director Richard Donner.
Donner on Superman, The Disappearance, Whatever Happened to Jim Danforth's Timegate?, Planet of Dinosaurs, The Black Hole,. The Alien Factor, Cry of Cthulhu, Vortex, Starcrash!, Snails, The Legacy, Moonraker, 10 movie reviews

Cover: Neronomicon, Alien inspiration.
Making Alien--Behind the Scenes, Saturn 3, Star Trek--The Motion Picture, The Black Hole, The Further Adventures of Flesh Gordon, The Martian Chronicles, 6 movie reviews

Cover: The inhabitants of Salem's Lot.
The Black Hole, Salem's Lot, Clash of the Titans, Star Trek--The Motion Picture, 7 movie reviews