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Here, at last, is the official ballot for the SIXTH Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror awards, recognizing the best in monster research, creativity and genre appreciation.
These awards are by fans, for fans. Every Rondo nominee below is being recognized for a significant achievement in the genre. So take a look at the ballot and let the nominees know how much we appreciate their work by voting.
Here's how to vote:
-- All voting is by email only. Simply send an email with your picks to me (David Colton), at
taraco@aol.com by midnight, March 8, 2008.
-- Winners will be announced the following night (March 9, 2008), here at the Classic Horror Film Board and at the awards official website at rondoaward.com.
-- There are some NEW RULES this year. Please follow this link and take a look, especially nominees.
-- But in brief, every email must include your name to count. All votes are kept strictly confidential. No email addresses or any personal information will ever be shared with anyone. Organized voting (duplicated ballots, mailing lists), are strongly discouraged.
-- Many winners will receive Rondo statuettes (shown above), sculpted by Kerry Gammill (monsterkid.com), and cast by Tim Lindsey (tmlindsey.com).
AGAIN, TO VOTE: E-mail your selections from the ballot (cut-and-pasting the whole thing works fine), below to David Colton at
taraco@aol.com.
-- SIXTH ANNUAL RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR NOMINEES --
This year's awards are dedicated to Maila Nurmi, eternally remembered as Vampira.
1. BEST MOVIE OF 2007
-- BEOWULF
-- '1408'
-- GHOST RIDER
-- GRINDHOUSE
-- HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
-- THE HITCHER
-- THE HOST
-- I AM LEGEND
-- THE INVASION
-- THE LAST MIMZY
-- THE MESSENGERS
-- THE MIST
-- THE ORPHANAGE
-- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: WORLD'S END
-- ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN
-- 30 DAYS OF NIGHT
-- 300
-- 28 WEEKS LATER
-- SPIDER-MAN III
-- STARDUST
-- SWEENEY TODD
-- Or write in another choice:
2. BEST TV PRESENTATION OF 2007
-- BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, 'Razor,' Sci Fi Channel, 7.10.07. Flashback special returns to start of the Cylon war. 'By your command.'
-- DOCTOR WHO, 'Blink,' BBC, 6.9.07. An old abandoned house and a message from 1969 haunt this Hammeresque episode. 'Beware the weeping angels.'
-- THE 4400, 'The Great Leap Forward,' USA Network, 9.16.07. Season-ender finds mutation drug causing hundreds of deaths in Seattle. 'I think I killed people.'
-- HEROES, 'Five Years Gone,' NBC, 4.30.07. Hiro jumps into the future and sees the catastrophe that awaits. 'Now the hard part ...'
-- LOST, 'Through the Looking Glass,' ABC, 5.23.07. A survivor dies, along with a time-bending shock ending. 'We have to go back!'
-- MASTERPIECE THEATRE, 'Dracula,' PBS, 2.11.07. New version of Dracula drew praise, and howls, for injecting syphilus into the legend. 'Then you will be cured of your fate.'
-- SMALLVILLE, 'Justice,' WB. 1.18.07. A junior Justice League forms, including Green Arrow, Flash and a young Aquaman. 'Game on.'
-- SUPERNATURAL. WB. 'Bad Day at Black Rock. 10.18.07. A rabbit's foot brings bad luck as Sam is hunted for source of his powers. 'Bela Lugosi? Oh, that's cute.'
-- TIN MAN, Sci Fi Channel, 12.2.07. Miniseries reimagines the Wizard of Oz as a parallel universe adventure. 'If you want to stay alive in the O.Z., trust no one.'
-- TORCHWOOD: 'End of Days,' 1.1.07. UFOs over the Taj Mahal as the Rift shatters. 'Something's taken him.'
-- Or write in another choice:
3. BEST CLASSIC DVD
-- COUNT DRACULA (BBC Louis Jourdan version)
-- FLASH GORDON (DeLaurentiis version)
-- FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD (includes three versions)
-- HORROR RISES FROM THE GRAVE (Paul Naschy)
-- HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME ULTIMATE EDITION (1923)
-- LOST WORLD (1960 and 1925)
-- THE MONSTER SQUAD
-- NOSFERATU (Ultimate edition)
-- ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS
-- SHE (Colorized and b/w)
-- SPIDER BABY
-- 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (Colorized and B/W)
-- WITCHFINDER GENERAL
-- Or write in another choice:
4. BEST CLASSIC DVD COLLECTION (new category)
-- AZTEC MUMMY COLLECTION (Attack of Aztec Mummy, Curse of Aztec Mummy, Robot vs. Aztec Mummy)
-- CHARLIE CHAN VOL. 3 (Includes Behind That Curtain, with Karloff, and The Black Camel, with Lugosi)
-- CLASSIC SCI-FI ULTIMATE COLLECTION 2 (Deadly Mantis, Dr. Cyclops, Cult of Cobra, Leech Woman, Land Unknown)
-- CULT CAMP SCI-FI (Attack of the 50-Foot Woman, Giant Behemoth, Queen of Outer Space)
-- THE FLY COLLECTION (Fly, Return of Fly and debut of Curse of the Fly)
-- FOX HORROR CLASSICS (The Lodger, Hangover Square, Undying Monster)
-- GODZILLA COLLECTION (10-movie set from Classic Media)
-- ICONS OF HORROR: THE SAM KATZMAN COLLECTION (Werewolf, Giant Claw, Creature with Atom Brain, Zombies of Mora Tau)
-- MARIO BAVA COLLECTION (Vol. 1 and 2) 14 films
-- MONSTERS AND MADMEN (Haunted Strangler, Corridors of Blood, First Man into Space, Atomic Submarine)
-- MR. MOTO COLLECTION Vol 2 (five films)
-- UNIVERSAL HORROR CLASSIC MOVIE ARCHIVE (1941 Black Cat, Man-Made Monster, Horror Island, Night Monster, Captive Wild Woman)
-- Or write in another selection:
5. BEST RESTORATION
-- BBC COUNT DRACULA (Restores infant scene)
-- FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD (Includes cut giant octopus finale)
-- THE GIANT BEHEMOTH (complete ferry boat scene, which has been cut in some versions)
-- THE GIANT CLAW (widescreen print)
-- HORROR RISES FROM THE TOMB (Paul Naschy, restored to unexpurgated widescreen)
-- HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (20 minutes added, sharper print)
-- NOSFERATU (high-def print, includes original intertitles)
-- POPEYE THE SAILOR 1933-1938 (Fleischer cartoons brought back to life)
-- QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE (Finally in widescreen)
-- RETURN OF DRACULA (Includes color scene)
-- ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS (New transfer)
-- SPIDER BABY (Opening restored)
-- WITCHFINDER GENERAL (Uncut version; original score reinstated)
-- Or write in another choice:
6. BEST DVD EXTRA
-- BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA: 30 minutes of deleted scenes.
-- CORRIDORS OF BLOOD: Censored footage available as bonus.
-- CHARLIE CHAN VOL. 3: Audio and stills recreate the lost film, Charlie Chan's Last Chance.
-- FANTASTIC FOUR EXTENDED EDITION: Jack Kirby Storyteller, hour documentary on the King.
-- FLY COLLECTION: Fly Trap: Catching a Classic, documentary.
-- HALLOWEEN: THE HAPPY HAUNTING OF AMERICA 10th Anniversary Edition: Reissue of Williams/Roebuck/Burns documentary includes second disc of new features about monster collecting.
-- HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923): 3-D production stills, glasses included.
-- ILLUSTRATED MAN: Vintage promo piece, Tattooed Steiger.
-- JESS FRANCO'S COUNT DRACULA: Dracula, 82-minute audio presentation by Christopher Lee.
-- MOTHRA VS. GODZILLA (Godzilla vs. the Thing): Akira Ifukube biography with tribute by Shogo Tomiyama
-- MR. MOTO COLLECTION VOL. 2: Mr. Moto Meets Charlie Chan: The Making of Mr. Moto's Gamble
-- NOSFERATU (52-minute documentary)
-- VINCENT PRICE SCREEN LEGENDS: Art of Fear featurette discusses each of the films.
-- Or write in another choice:
7. BEST DVD COMMENTARY
-- A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, Malcolm McDowell
-- FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD, special effects director Sadamasa Arikawa.
-- GHIDORAH, THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER, David Kalat.
-- GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN, Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski.
-- HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923), Michael F. Blake.
-- INVASION OF THE ASTRO-MONSTER (Monster Zero), Stuart Galbraith IV
-- MARIO BAVA COLLECTION, five commentaries by Tim Lucas
-- MONSTERS AND MADMEN, three commentaries by Tom Weaver, Richard Gordon and Alex Gordon
-- SPIDER BABY, Jack Hill and Sid Haig
-- 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood
-- Or write in another choice:
(NOTE: Commentaries that appeared on earlier editions or collections are not eligible)
8. BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION ON DVD
-- CHAINSAW SALLY: Gunnar Hansen and H.G. Lewis show up in this Mark Redfield-produced independent horror.
-- FESTIVAL OF FRIGHT: 35 trailers in 70 minutes in this classic horror collection from themonsterclub.com
-- FRANKENSTEIN'S BLOODY NIGHTMARE: John R. Hand's hallucinatory take on the legend.
-- H.P. LOVECRAFT COLLECTION: PICKMAN'S MODEL: Latest in Lurker Films' collections of gothic film adaptations, shorts and interviews.
-- LOST ON ADVENTURE ISLAND: Animated monsters and female victims coexist in this recut of Super Simian island by Yancey Hendreith.
-- PENNY DREADFUL'S SHILLING SHOCKERS: Season Four of Penny's horror host show in New England.
-- TALES FROM THE PUB: Series of short weird tales on Youtube by writer/director Larry Blamire.
-- THE UNDYING MONSTERS: A Youtube offering from Robert Leininger, featuring appearances by Ron Borst. Forrest J Ackerman and Paul Davids.
-- VAMPIRA THE MOVIE: A loving career-retrospective of the late Maila Nurmi by filmmaker Kevin Sean Michaels.
-- Or write in another choice:
9. BEST BOOK OF 2007
-- AMERICAN GOTHIC: SIXTY YEARS OF HORROR CINEMA, by Jonathan Rigby. Follow-up to ENGLISH GOTHIC ponders the aesthetics of American horror films.
-- BELA LUGOSI: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES, by Gary Don Rhodes and Richard Sheffield. Based on fresh research, interviews and remembrances, here are new revelations about the man behind the cape.
-- THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST, by Eric Nuzum. A sardonic true-life adventure retracing the vampire legend from Romania to bloodsucking clubs in Manhattan.
-- EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS, by August Ragone. The definitive biography of the man behind Godzilla, Ultraman and Japanese science fiction films.
-- FORGOTTEN HORRORS, Vol. 4, by Michael H. Price and John Wooley. Another look at films we must never forget.
-- FRANKENSTEIN, A CULTURAL HISTORY by Susan Tyler Hitchcock. A scholar's fresh look at the legend, from Mary Shelley to today's patchworks.
-- HAMMER FILMS: THE ELSTREE STUDIO YEARS, by Wayne Kinsey. How the horror studio rebounded from bankruptcy with a new blend of nudity and blood.
-- MARIO BAVA ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK, by Tim Lucas. A lifetime of research produces the ultimate examination of the cinema and worldview of Mario Bava.
-- IT CAME FROM THE KITCHEN, by Geoff Isaac and Gordon Reid. Actual recipes from horror and fantasy -- Lugosi's cabbage roll, Bradbury's peach kuchen, and more.
-- I WAS A TV HORROR HOST, by John Stanley. Recollections and celebrity anecdotes from San Francisco's iconic host of Creature Features.
-- NIGHTMARE USA: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE EXPLOITATION INDEPENDENTS, by Stephen Thrower. A look at the grindhouse legacy of America's underground film industry.
-- UNIVERSAL HORRORS, Revised edition by Tom Weaver, Michael and John Brunas. The essential compendium of the Golden Age of Universal horror films.
-- WHO FRAMED BORIS KARLOFF? by Dwight Kemper. Although fiction, this fun mystery includes a wealth of horror personalities, inclduing a gleeful Bela Lugosi..
-- A YEAR OF FEAR, by Bryan Senn. A different horror or scifi milestone for every day of the year, even Leap Year.
-- Or write in another choice:
10. BEST MAGAZINE OF 2007
-- Amazing Figure Modeler
-- Big Ole Face Full of Monsters
-- Famous Monsters of Filmland
-- Fangoria
-- Filmfax
-- G-FAN
-- Horror Hound
-- Little Shoppe of Horrors
-- Mad About Movies
-- Mad Scientist
-- Mondo Cult
-- Monster Bash
-- Monsters from the Vault
-- Phantom of the Movies VideoScope
-- Rue Morgue
-- Shock Cinema
-- Scary Monsters
-- Screem
-- Starlog
-- Van Helsing's Journal
-- Video Watchdog
-- Or write in another choice:
11. BEST MAGAZINE ARTICLE OF 2007 (PLEASE PICK TWO)
-- 'Adult Fairy Tales & Frustrated Love Stories: The Cinematic Legacy of Terence Fisher,' by Neal Barrow, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #19. A career retrospective in an issue totally devoted to Hammer's legendary director.
-- 'Ape Fiends of the Silent Era,' Part II, by Gary Prange, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #23. More movie archeology on the forgotten gorilla men and movies of the silents.
-- 'Directing Big, with Desmond Davis,' by Mark. F. Berry, FILMFAX #114. Interview with the man behind the camera for The Giant Behemoth, The Crawling Eye and the director of Clash of the Titans.
-- 'Edgar Wallace: Your Pocket Guide to the Rialto Krimi Series,' by Kim Newman, VIDEO WATCHDOG #134. A film by film, 30-page look at the German crime mysteries (krimi), from 1959-71.
-- 'Fred Olen Ray,' by Brad Linaweaver, MONDO CULT #2. Interview with one of cult films' most outspoken creators.
-- 'Gigantic Frankenstein: Now the Story Can Be Told,' by Thomas Graham, AMAZING FIGURE MODELER #38. A behind-the-scenes look at Aurora's failed experiment with a two-foot tall monster model.
-- 'Honoring Horror at the Oscars,' by 'Tall Paul' Davis, HORROR HOUND #6. In one place, every horrific winner and nominee, from 1932 to 2006.
-- 'In Remembrance of Freddie Francis,' by Ted Newsom, VIDEO WATCHDOG #130. A eulogy for the Hammer director.
-- 'In Search of the Abominable Snowman,' by Joe Winters, SCARY MONSTERS #61. A survey of every snow creature film, amazingly complete.
-- 'I Was a Teenage Werewolf: Still Fab and Furry After All These Years,' by Don Vaughan, FILMFAX #116. A retrospective, including remembrances of Michael Landon.
-- 'Jack Klugman's Twilight Times,' by Tony Albarella, FILMFAX #113-114. A career-spanning look at the Twilight Zone and horror's perennial everyman.
-- 'Kids vs. Monsters,' by Chris Alexander and Jovanka Vuckovic, RUE MORGUE #69. Interviews with the director of the director and 'monsters' of The Monster Squad.
-- 'The Lost Voyage of Sinbad,' by Tom Weaver, STARLOG #362. Uncovering the history of Ray Harryhausen's sequel that would have taken Sinbad to Mars. Included are sketches, and interview with screenwriter Ken Kolb.
-- 'A Magical Tribute to Bernard Herrmann,' by Steve Vertlieb, THE THUNDER CHILD webzine. Commentary of Mysterious Island and more.
-- 'Model Citizens,' by Mitchell Smith, BIG OLE FACE FULL OF MONSTERS #3. Eleven pages on the history of Aurora and the garage kits it begat.
-- 'The Mummy Turns 75,' by Tom Triman, SCARY MONSTERS #64. Retracing every step of Karloff's Im-Ho-Tep to the screen, all those years ago.
-- 'Personal Appearances of Karloff and Lugosi,' by Gregory Mank, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #23. From a Black Cat parade to the famous 'Film Stars Frolic,' new information and photos about PR, Universal style.
-- 'Roll for Your Life: Three Decades of Horror-Themed Board Games,' by 'Last Chance Lance,' RUE MORGUE #73. Dracula, the Munsters, even Barnabas Collins, all monsters seemed to have a game.
-- 'The Strange Creatures of Topanga Canyon: The Life and Times of Special effects Pioneer Paul Blaisdell,' by Vincent Di Fate (assisted by Bob Burns), FILMFAX #116. Tales from the creation and shooting of some of scifi's cheapest, and most memorable, monsters.
-- 'These are the Damned: The Restored Director's Cut Examined,' by Tim Lucas, VIDEO WATCHDOG #133. 'Old school' VW approach dissects ever excised scene, shows what was restored and makes a new case for this once-butchered film.
-- 'The Tingler,' by Christopher Schaefer, MONDO CULT #2. Retrospective on the Vincent Price favorite, with a sidebar on what was known about LSD at the time.
-- 'Treasures from a Monster Club,' by Richard and Angie Olsen, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #23. An amazing look at the monster premiums made and shared by visitors to the Old Dark Clubhouse at the Monster Bash and WonderFest over the years.
-- 'Urban Renewal: The Americanization of Godzilla 1985,' br Brett Homenick, G-FAN #80. A look at how the first modern G-film was revised for the U.S. market.
-- 'Visit the Santa Monica Pier -- If You Dare,' by Deborah Painter and David Hawk, SCARY MONSTERS #62. Recalls films using the pier as a backdrop, including Son of Kong.
-- 'The Wild Wild West: Second Season,' by David J. Schow, VIDEO WATCHDOG #132. Karloff and Victor Buono are among the guest stars in this episode by episode recap.
-- Or write in another choice:
Remember, please pick TWO articles from the list above. One will win.
12. BEST MAGAZINE COVER
AMAZING FIGURE MODELER #39
Photo by Jeff Camp of a sculpt by Howard Senft.
Filmfax #116
By Harley Brown
G-FAN #79
By Gabe McIntosh
Little Shoppe of Horrors #19
By Steve Karchin
Mad Scientist #15
By Pete Von Sholly
Mondo Cult #2
By Jim Knell, Jessie Lilley, L.J. Dopp and John Deall
Monsters from the Vault #23
By Joe Schovitz
Scary Monsters Magazine #64
Double-spread by Terry Beatty
Screem #14
By Bill Chancellor
Videoscope #64
Cover design by Kevin Hein
Video Watchdog #164
Cover by Charlie Largent
-- Or write in another choice:
13. BEST WEBSITE OF 2007
(Classic Horror Film Board, sponsor of the Rondos, is not eligible)
-- Arbogast on Film (Blog for the love of film)
-- Britishhorrorfilms.co.uk (If CHFB was in England ... )
-- Cinefantastique Online (The magazine continues)
-- Cinema Dave (Quick-footed movie blog)
-- Creepy Classics (Monster Bash and latest product news)
-- The Drunken Severed Head (Max Cheney's unique blog about it all)
-- DVD Beaver (DVD comparisons, shot by shot)
-- DVD Drive-In (news and DVD views)
-- DVD Maniacs (news and DVD views)
-- DVD Savant (news and DVD views)
-- Eccentric-cinema (One of earliest cult sites)
-- E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts (amazingly complete)
-- Film Noir Foundation (For fans of long inky shadows)
-- Frankensteinia (If it didn't exist it would have to be invented)
-- G-Fan.com (John Lees' giant monster army)
-- Groovy Age of Horror (Not for faint-hearted)
-- Horrorhosts.com (Home of the horror host rebirth)
-- Kreepsville Industries (blogs, sounds, guest art)
-- Latarnia: Fantastique International (all things Euro and more)
-- Lugosiphilia Yahoo Group (Bela. Just Bela)
-- The Many Faces of the Frankenstein Monster (like it says)
-- Midnight Marquee online (Editor Gary Svehla's new blog)
-- Mobius Home Video Forum (No detail too small)
-- Monsterama.blogspot.com (Friendly creeps from Jay Stevens)
-- Monster-Maniacs Forum (discussions of monster conventions)
-- Movie Morlocks (TCM blog, many contributors)
-- Scarlet Street (message board to continue)
-- SciFilm.org (Home of Dave Sindelar archives)
-- Secret Fun Spot (Home of Flip! -- and your childhood)
-- Serialsquadron.com (Cliffhangers, restored serials and talk)
-- Solar Guard Academy (Calling all space rangers!)
-- Themonsterclub.com (Still excited about monsters and thrills)
-- Thethunderchild.com (Scifi, fanatsy web magazine)
-- Trailers from Hell (Joe Dante, pros comment on trailers)
-- Umimonster's Crypt (Web pioneer John Stevenson reborn)
-- Universal Monster Army (Now a full-fledged message board)
-- Video Watchblog (Tim Lucas goes deeper than even his magazine dares)
-- Zombos' Closet of Horror Blog (John Cozzoli new generation blog)
-- Or write in another website or blog:
14. BEST CONVENTION OF 2007
-- BLOBFEST (Pennsylvania)
-- B-MOVIE CELEBRATION (72 films, guests in Franklin, Ind.)
-- CHILLER (Meadowlands)
-- CINEMA WASTELAND (Cleveland)
-- DRAGONCON (Atlanta)
-- FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS (Meadowlands)
-- G-FEST (Chicago)
-- IT'S ALIVE ZOMBIE FEST (Pittsburgh)
-- HORROR-FIND (Baltimore)
-- HORROR HOUND WEEKEND (Indianapolis)
-- MONSTER BASH (Pittsburgh)
-- MONSTER-MANIA (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
-- RUE MORGUE'S FESTIVAL OF FEAR (Canada)
-- SERIAL FEST (Pennsylvania)
-- SCREAMFEST (Ft. Lauderdale)
-- WONDERFEST (Louisville)
-- Or write in another choice:
15. BEST FAN EVENT OF 2007
-- Blob panic reenactment of moviegoers fleeing, held at actual theater where movie was filmed in Phoenixville, Pa. (Blobfest)
-- Dr. Gangrene's Chiller Theater Live! at WonderFest features a Monster on the Campus send-up with Bob Burns, John Goodwin, Frank Dietz and Nurse Moan-Eek!
-- The Frankenstein Soliloquy Actor and makeup artist Timothy Herron performs portions of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in the auditorium at Monster Bash.
-- Mexican horror star German Robles appears at the Monster Bash and is feted by Lugosiphilia yahoo group as well.
-- Jonathan Haze's 78th birthday party with Jackie Joseph, and a rare appearance by Little Shop of Horrors screenwriter Charles Griffith ay Cinema Wasteland.
-- Monroeville Mall Zombie Walk A record 1,028 fans -- submitted to Guinness! -- dress as the undead at the original site of Dawn of the Dead, as part of the It's Alive Zombiefest.
-- Monster Squad reunion (director and cast), at February Monster-Mania.
-- Universal Monster Army traveling monster toy exhibit, including rare toys from 50s and 60s, at Wonderfest and Monster Bash.
-- Witches' Dungeon Classic Movie Museum. Startling recreations of full-sized classic monsters, open at Halloween in Connecticut.
-- Zacherley Disc-O-Teen Reunion. Zacherley hosts a dance event in New Jersey featuring some of the original teen-agers featured on his UHF dance show in the 1960s.
-- Or write in another choice:
16. Best Horror Host (active) of 2007 (New category)
In the spirit of the late Maila Nurmi, the very alive Zacherley and Elvira (who are not eligible), here's a chance to vote for the best of the newgeneration of horror hosts. It is of course impossible to list them all, but here are 13 Hosts to choose from. If your favorite is missing, please write them in.
-- A. GHASTLEE GHOUL (Bob Hinton). One of the founders of the Horror Host Underground, his radio and TV shows still run in Dayton, Ohio.
-- THE BONE JANGLER. Airing in Illinois for six years, he's even got an afternoon show.
-- COUNT GORE DE VOL (Dick Dyzsel). A Washington, D.C. fixture for years, his Creature Feature weekly web program has kept the spirit alive. He's also a driving force behind the Horror Host Underground movement.
-- DR. GANGRENE (Larry Underwood). His live shows are legendary at WonderFest, and he appears on TV in Nashville, hosting films the old-fashioned way. His website is Dr. Gangrene's Chiller Theater.
-- GHOUL A GO GO (Long Island). This 'monster kid' show by Vlad, Creighton and the Invisible Man recalls the best of Disc-O-Teen and appears on DVD. They are convention favorites.
-- GRAVELY MacCABRE and GRIZELDA. They run a regional cable in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, built around a haunted attraction.
-- MORGUS THE MAGNIFICENT. Sid Noel Rideau's shows still play in New Orleans, where he started in 1959.
-- ORMON GRIMSBY (Craig Vance). His Monster Creature Feature plays on RTN 10 in Raleigh, N.C.
-- PENNY DREADFUL the 13th (Danielle Gelehrter). Her show airs throughout the New England region on cable access channels, featuring films and skits.
-- PROFESSOR ANTON GRIFFIN (Joseph Fotinos). The professor's Midnight Shadow Show has helped keep the horror host community alive.
-- PROFESSOR EMCEE SQUARE (Mark Menold). His It's Alive show includes movies and skits and appears on WBGN in Pittsburgh.
-- SON OF GHOUL (Kevin Scarpino). Still on the air after 21 years on 2 channels in Akron/Cleveland and in California.
-- SVENGOOLIE (Rich Koz). The successor to Chicago's original, Svengoolie has been playing Universal classics in the past year, including Dracula and the Mummy.
-- There are plenty of others, so if your's isn't listed, write in another choice:
17. BEST FAN AUDIO HORROR SITE OR PODCAST (New category)
-- Cult Radio a Go-Go. Talk, reviews, interviews.
-- Forbidden Crypts of Haunted Music. Monster muisc to the max.
-- Headless Spectre Radio. One of highlights at Kreepsville Industries.
-- The Monster Club's Old Time Horror Radio with the Tombcreeper features horror stories and more.
-- Monsterconradio.com. News from the convention circuit.
-- Old Time Radio Network at Podshow; Includes Horror Stories, Old Time Radio Sci Fi, and Old Time Radio Adventures.
-- Reallyscary.com. Podcasts about horror and more.
-- Rotting Flesh Radio: The Haunt Industry's Top Podcast
-- Rue Morgue Radio. Latest from the splatter world.
-- Science Monster Radio Library. Downloadable horror and scifi shows.
-- Universal Horror Sounds. Some essentials are here.
-- Voices in the Dark: Devoted to audio from Price, Lorre, Karloff, Lugosi and others.
-- Without Your Head Horror Radio: genre talk shows and more.
-- Or write in another choice:
18. BEST CD
-- THE GHASTLY ONES, Unearthed. Past hits re-recorded, with an undertaker cover.
-- GODZILLA 98. David Arnold's dynamic score to the Tri-Star disappointment. This is out of print, from La-La Land.
-- LIFEFORCE (Expanded). Henry Mancini original plus music added to the film by Michael Kamen.
-- LURKING CORPSES, Lust for Blood. Dangerous punk death sounds.
-- MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. William Stromberg conducts Moscow Orchestra; restoration by Stromber, John Morgan and Anna Bonn.
-- RADIO SPOT APOCALYPSE. 225 radio commercials for horror and things.
-- Or write in another choice:
19. BEST HORROR COMIC BOOK
-- ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN. Robert Kirkman's fresh take on lycanthropy.
-- BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, Season 8. A new season, but in a comic, by Joss Whedon.
-- CITY OF OTHERS. Shudders from Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson.
-- DC ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN! DC super heroes enter horror zone in stories by Steve Niles, Kelley Jones, others.
-- FALL OF CTHULHU. Michael Alan Nelson gives Lovecraft's horror a modern feel.
-- THE GOON. Eric Powell's monstrous tough guy.
-- GRAPHIC CLASSICS: BRAM STOKER. Revised edition includes new, 47-page adaptation of Dracula by Rich Rainey and Joe Ollmann.
-- THE TRAP-DOOR MAKER: A PREQUEL TO THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Book Three. The finale of Peter Bregman's look at Erik's early years.
-- Or write in another choice:
20. BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE
Nominees developed with help from the Universal Monster Army!
-- 'Beulah' from It Conquered the World, by Ultratumba.
-- Frankenstein giant PEZ.
-- King Kong working armature, by Sideshow.
-- Monarch Nosferatu model
-- Mr. Hyde Aurora reissue, by Moebius
-- Universal Monsters action figures by Toy Island
-- Or write in another choice:
21. COUNT ALUCARD'S CONTROVERSY OF THE YEAR
-- Do I have to buy that one, too? Wave of collected box sets, such as Godzilla, force fans to buy duplicate copies of movies to pick up new films.
-- Was that in the original? From Harryhausen colorization of his classics to new effects for Star Trek episodes, how far should technology go?
-- Where 's my magazine? Online, probably, as publishers find fewer outlets for print sales.
-- Whose art is it? Duplicates of art posted online and then resold raise questions about artists rights vs. online freedom.
-- Or write in another squabble:
22 DVD COMPANY OF THE YEAR
-- Alpha Video: Great cover art for poverties and independents
-- Anchor Bay: Continues to champion horror's forgotten.
-- BCI/Deimos: Released Naschy and more.
-- Blue Underground: Euro horror.
-- Classic Media: Restocking the Godzilla catalog.
-- Criterion: A class act
-- Dark Sky Films: From Amicus to Humanoids.
-- Fox: Chan, Moto and the Fly.
-- Kino: Keeping silents alive.
-- MGM: Midnight Movies return!
-- RetroMedia: Unexpected delights.
-- Universal: Repackaging the classics.
-- VCI: Targets classics and obscure serials.
-- Warner Bros: Searches archives.
-- Or write in another choice:
23. CLASSIC MOST IN NEED OF RESTORATION (write-in)
Which classic horror film, either released or unreleased, do you think is most worthy of a restoration?
24. WRITER OF THE YEAR (write-in)
Who do you think did the best published (or online) work in 2007 to advance the state of classic horror research?
25. ARTIST OF THE YEAR (for 2007)
Not your favorite all-time artist (although they might be the same), but which painter, illustrator, model-maker or designer did the best published (or online), work in 2007?
26. MONSTER KID OF THE YEAR
Who deserves to be named 'Monster Kid of the Year' for efforts beyond the call of duty to build a better world of gods and monsters?
27. MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME
Who should be this year's inductees into the Monster Kid Hall of Fame?
Past inductees: Bob and Kathy Burns, Forrest J Ackerman and James Warren, Zacherley and Vampira, Ray Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury, Alex and Richard Gordon, William K. Everson, Rick Baker, Basil Gogos, Roger Corman, Dick Klemensen, Gary and Sue Svehla, James Bama and Bobby 'Boris' Pickett, Paul and Jackie Blaisdell, Joe Dante, Don Glut, Jack Davis, German Robles and Frank Frazetta.
Tell us your suggestions. We'll pick six more.
Whew! That's it!!!
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Again, to vote: Type your picks on an email, or simply cut-and-paste the ballot onto an email and put an X by your choices, highlight your choices or leave a claw print!
Email your vote to
taraco@aol.com by March 10, 2008, and watch this space for the winners of this year's Rondo awards!
Thanx for taking the time. Folks work hard to bring you the best in horror and scifi. This is our chance to let them know we appreciate it.
Find out more at rondoaward.com.
And remember, no one can stop Rondo!
