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Volume 15 • Number 27
Spring 2010
Cover Painting by Daniel R. Horne
VIEW FROM THE VAULT .....................................................................................2
LETTERS TO THE VAULT ......................................................................................3
ZOMBIES AND CRUSTACEANS AND GILA MONSTERS, OH MY! ...............................4
An Interview with Don Sullivan
By Bryan Senn
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Bryan 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: ...............................................................................................20
Four Days of Stress, Chaos, and Wonderment
By David J. Schow
MFTV welcomes author/screenwriter David J. Schow onboard this issue. David provides behindthe-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 ............................................................32
From the Photofest Archives
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The 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 ..................................................................36
By Gary D. Rhodes
Author 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 ................48
By Tom Weaver and Steve Kronenberg
Tom 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 ..................................................................................58
DVD Reviews by Mark Clark and David Colton
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Reviews 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 .................................................................................62
Book Reviews by David Colton, Bryan Senn, and Mark F. Berry
Reviews 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.
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