A cool interview/tour of the infamous 'Ackermansion' of the illustrious Forrest J. Ackerman from a 1986 cable access show. Ackerman is the editor/co-creator of the legendary horror film magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland and could almost be considered the original FANBOY.
If not the original, then surely one of the most prolific...check out the 18-room 'Ackermansion', filled with 300,000 books and pieces of sci-fi, fantasy and horror film memorabilia, and see if you disagree. Makes me feel a lot better about my own menagerie, paltry in comparison.
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Just in case you hadn't seen it man, and perhaps as a follow up to this post you made back in October, wanted to make sure you were aware Forrest J Ackerman had died last Friday (just reaching 92).
As a kid growing up reading his mag FM, and knowing how influential he was in so many artists lives (not to mention "fandom" in general), it's truly the end of an era. Horror and Sci-Fi stuff has gone from a niche obsession back when he started the mag, to total mainstream. Quite a legacy he's left.
Google around as (I'm pleased to say) there's PLENTY to read on the man's death.
OH yes, and I'd rather think about this today, then that scumbag Rod....as you might imagine.
Beautiful snowy white out here in the OP tonight (bliss).
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