VIEW FROM THE VAULT .....................................................................................2

LETTERS TO THE VAULT ......................................................................................3

ZOMBIES AND CRUSTACEANS AND GILA MONSTERS, OH MY! ...............................4An Interview with Don SullivanBy Bryan SennBryan Senn interviews Don Sullivan, the star of Teenage Zombies, The Monster of Piedras Blancas, and The Giant Gila Monster. Don discusses his short film career, brief stint as a singer/songwriter, and illustrious career as a cosmetics chemist.

BLOODSTOCK: ...............................................................................................20Four Days of Stress, Chaos, and WondermentBy David J. SchowMFTV welcomes author/screenwriter David J. Schow onboard this issue. David provides behind-the-scene details and hilarious stories about the greatest horror, sci-fi, and fantasy film convention (What a guest list!) you probably never heard of: The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy World Exposition held in Tucson, Arizona, in June 1977.

PHOTO SPOTLIGHT #1: The Mole People ............................................................32From the Photofest ArchivesThe first installment of our newest feature contains some rare photos from Universal’s 1956 film, The Mole People. These photos were unearthed by Buddy Weiss in the Photofest archives.

HORROR IN A CHRISTIAN CENTURY ..................................................................36By Gary D. RhodesAuthor Gary D. Rhodes looks at Christian Century magazine, which ran some of the earliest reviews of horror films made in the 1930s and 40s.

UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL’S THE STRANGE DOOR (1951): Part Two ................48By Tom Weaver and Steve KronenbergTom and Steve share with Monsters from the Vault, The Strange Door chapter from their upcoming book, Universal Terrors: The 1950s (the long-awaited sequel to Universal Horrors). Part Two looks at details of the production, analysis of the film, and marginalia of the film.FILMS FROM THE VAULT ..................................................................................58DVD Reviews by Mark Clark and David ColtonReviews of The Wolf Man: Universal Legacy Series Special Edition, Universal Cult Horror Collection, Karloff & Lugosi Horror Classics, and Orlok the Vampire.

BOOKS FROM THE VAULT .................................................................................62Book Reviews by David Colton, Bryan Senn, and Mark F. BerryReviews of Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis, and Prehistoric Humans in Film and Television.

ON THE COVER: Two-time Rondo Award winner (Best Cover), Daniel Horne’s creepy painting of the Monster from 1958’s The Monster of Piedras Blancas graces this issue’s cover.

Volume 15 • Number 27Spring 2010

Cover Painting by Daniel R. Horne

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