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Here, at last, is the official ballot for the SEVENTH 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 copy this ballot and send an email with your picks to David Colton at taraco@aol.com by midnight, March 22, 2009.

-- Winners will be announced the following night here and at the Classic Horror Film Board.

The RULES:

-- One vote for person.

-- 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 campaigns (duplicated ballots, mass mailing lists), are prohibited and can result in disqualification. Let's keep this a fun vote of monster fans.

-- 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), or you can type them into a separate emai, below to David Colton at taraco@aol.com.

Thanx again to the thousands who have voted every year. We look forward to hearing from you again. And now the ballot. Thanks everyone!

-- THE SEVENTH ANNUAL RONDO HATTON CLASSIC HORROR NOMINEES --
This year's awards are dedicated to the memory and legacy of Forrest J Ackerman,
the World's No. 1 Monster Fan.
BEST MOVIE OF 2008

-- CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN
-- CLOVERFIELD
-- THE DARK KNIGHT
-- THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
-- DIARY OF THE DEAD
-- THE EYE
-- THE HAPPENING
-- HELLBOY: THE GOLDEN ARMY
-- INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
-- IRON MAN
-- JUMPER
-- LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
-- THE RUINS
-- THE SIGNAL
-- TWILIGHT
-- WALL-E
-- X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE
-- Or write in another choice:

2. BEST TV PRESENTATION OF 2008

-- BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?' Sci-Fi Channel, 5.16.08. Adama and fleet consider an alliance with Cylon rebels. 'The one human flaw, mortality, is the one thing that makes you whole.'

-- DOCTOR WHO, 'Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead,' BBC, 5.31.08-6.6.08. A 51st Century library has every book ever written. 'Look at me, I'm old and thick, head's too full of stuff. I need a bigger head.'

-- FRINGE, 'The Arrival,' Fox, 9.30.08. A large cylinder, and an Observer, emerge from beneath the streets of New York City. 'You still think just because someone's dead, they're gone?'

-- HEROES, 'The Eclipse, Parts 1 and 2,' NBC, 11.24.08-12.1.08. New eclipse causes heroes and villains to lose their powers. 'I never thought I'd be able to hurt again. It sucks but it's wonderful.'

-- LOST, 'There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1 and 2,' ABC, 5.15.08-5.29.08. Time twists as six escape and Ben 'moves' the island. 'We have to go back.'

-- SUPERNATURAL, 'In the Beginning,' WB, 10.2.08. Dean goes back in time to warn his mother of death in her future. 'No matter what you hear or see, promise me you won't get out of bed.'

-- TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, Fox, 3.3.08. Birthdays and family complicate the battle to stop the future. 'You fool yourself. Then you remember what this place'll look like when it's on fire.'

-- TORCHWOOD, 'Exit Wounds,' BBC, 4.4.08. Death and time travel as the team saves the city. 'Give me one good reason why I shouldn't keep bloody screaming.'

-- TRUE BLOOD, 'Cold Ground,' HBO, 10.12.08. Escape from the blood proves elusive. "Our killer seems to be targeting women who have associated with vampires.'

-- Or write in another choice:


3. BEST CLASSIC DVD

-- THE HAUNTED CASTLE (Murnau; Alpha version)
-- THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH (Hammer)
-- THE MUMMY (75th Anniversary)
-- PHASE IV (Saul Bass insect fear)
-- THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
-- PSYCHO SPECIAL EDITION
-- RODAN/WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS (U.S. and Japanese)
-- 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD (DVD and Blu-Ray)
-- STANLEY (Special edition)
-- VAMPYR (Criterion)
-- WORLD WITHOUT END/SATELLITE IN THE SKY
-- Or write in another choice:

4. BEST CLASSIC DVD COLLECTION

-- ABBOTT & COSTELLO: COMPLETE UNIVERSAL PICTURES COLLECTION
-- CHARLIE CHAN COLLECTION Vol. 4 and 5 (Sidney Toler era)
-- FOX HORROR CLASSICS Vol. 2 (Chandu the Magician, Dragonwyck, Dr. Renault's Secret)
-- GEORGE MELIES: FIRST MAGICIAN OF THE CINEMA (Flicker Alley collection of his films)
-- HOUDINI THE MOVIE STAR (Kino collection of films and serials)
-- ICONS OF ADVENTURE: Stranglers of Bombay, Terror of the Tongs, Pirates of Blood River, Devil-Ship Pirates
-- ICONS OF HORROR: THE HAMMER COLLECTION: Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, Scream of Fear, The Gorgon, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
-- PLANET OF THE APES (First five films, Blu-Ray set)
-- RAY HARRYHAUSEN COLLECTIBLE DVD GIFT SET (Colorized and B/W of It Came from Beneath the Sea, Earth vs. Flying Saucers, 20 Million Miles to Earth)
-- Or write in another selection:

5. BEST DVD TV COLLECTION

-- DOCTOR WHO: The Complete Fourth Series
-- HILARIOUS HOUSE OF FRIGHTENSTEIN: Gory Gory Transylvania. Vol. 2 offers nine more episodes.
-- THE INVADERS (Season One)
-- MUNSTERS: THE COMPLETE SERIES

-- NIGHT GALLERY: Season Two (Rod Serling's classic)
-- OUTER LIMITS: ORIGINAL SERIES COMPLETE (all 49 episodes)
-- THE STARLOST (Rare 1973 series with Keir Dullea)
-- SUSPENSE: THE LOST EPISODES (Vol. 1 of early TV anthology)
-- TORCHWOOD: Complete Second Season.

6. BEST RESTORATION (or video upgrade)

-- CHANDU THE MAGICIAN (Bright and detailed, Fox Horror Classics Vol. 2)
-- CONQUEST OF PLANET OF THE APES (Director's cut adds footage)
-- DEAD MEN TELL (Much improved version in Charlie Chan set Vol. 5)
-- THE GREEN ARCHER (Restored Serials version)
-- HOUDINI: THE MAN FROM BEYOND (Restored Serials version, also on Blu-Ray)
-- THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (Technicolor sequences sparkle, splices gone)
-- RODAN (Japanese version)
-- THE SKULL (finally widescreen)
-- 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (DVD and Blu-Ray)
-- TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL (uncensored)
-- VAMPYR (Criterion)
-- WORLD WITHOUT END (Cinemascope)

-- Or write in another choice:


7. BEST DVD EXTRA

-- ADVENTURES IN SPACE: Space Patrol's Ralston Rocket Giveaway promo film from 1954.
-- CHARLIE CHAN COLLECTION Vol. 4: Chan's Killer Actress: Feature on Kay Linaker.
-- THE MUMMY (1932): 'He Who made Monsters,' documentary on Jack Pierce.
-- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 40th Anniversary Edition: 'One for the Fire' documentary brings cast members back to cemetery.
-- PSYCHO SPECIAL EDITION: Episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: 'Lamb to the Slaughter.'
-- 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD: 'Remembering the 7th Voyage of Sinbad,' Harryhausen talks about the special effects.
-- STANLEY: 'The Dark Side of Eden: The Making of Stanley.' Includes new interviews, behind-scenes footage.

8. BEST DVD COMMENTARY

-- Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Bob Burns, Steve Haberman, Brent Armstrong, THE MUMMY (1932)
-- Bill Condon, Michael Murphy, Dan Shor, STRANGE BEHAVIOR Special Edition.
-- Ray Harryhausen, Phil Tippett, Steven Smith, Arnold Kunert, Randall Cook, 7th VOYAGE OF SINBAD
-- Angela Lansbury with Steve Haberman, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
-- Gregory Mank, CHANDU THE MAGICIAN
-- John Morgan, Steven Smith, William Stromberg, and Nick Redman on Bernard Herrmann, DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (Blu-Ray)
-- Jeff Miller, HOLD THAT GHOST (Universal box set)
-- Tony Rayns, VAMPYR (Criterion)
-- Stephen Rebello, PSYCHO SPECIAL EDITION
-- James K. Shea, Fred Olen Ray, animators, PLANET OF DINOSAURS 30th Anniversary Edition
-- Tom Weaver, Richard Scrivani, ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (Universal box set)


9. BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION (Film, documentary or short)

- BLIND DATE OF COFFIN JOE (Ray Castile uncannily channels the unholy one in search of the superior woman)
-- CARTOON ADVENTURES OF MAJOR MARS (Bob Burns' cartoon series as it might have been)
-- THE DUNGEON OF DR. DRECK (Horror hosts abound in this fun look at a TV station takeover).
-- EDGAR ALLAN POE'S THE RAVEN (Christopher Walken reads, Gustave Dore decorates in this Len Hart animated short)
-- FANEX FILES: SAMUEL Z. ARKOFF (Documentary and interview with AIP's no-nonsense vice president)

-- SPINE-TINGLER: THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY (Feature-length documentary about the maestro of ballyhoo)
-- TERROR IN THE PHAROAH'S TOMB (Latest sendup of public domain footage by Sue Svehla)
-- THIRTY SECOND DOOM (Short parody of sci-fi serials, Rocketman and all)
-- TRAIL OF THE SCREAMING FOREHEAD (Sci-fi lunacy from Larry Blamire, Dan Roebuck and gang)
-- WATCH HORROR FILMS: Keep America Strong (Documentary about San Francisco's Creature Features)
-- ZOMBIE HUNTERS: CITY OF THE DEAD (Crispy online episodes)

-- Or write in another choice:


10. BEST BOOK OF 2008


-- THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR, edited by Amy Wallace, Del Howison and Scott Bradley. Notables including Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Tim Lucas and others pick bests and worsts.

-- THE CINEMA OF TOD BROWNING, edited by Bernd Herzogenrath. Scholars dissect the director's work.


-- CLAUDE RAINS: An Actor's Voice, by David J. Skal with Jessica Rains. Based on unrevealed interviews and a daughter's recollections, a look at one of horror's finest.


-- THE GREAT MONSTER MAGAZINES, by 'Bobb' Cotter. A look at the black-and-white monster and comic magazines of the 50s, 60s, 70s.

-- HOMEMADE HOLLYWOOD: Fans Behind the Camera, by Clive Young. From fake Little Rascals in the 20s to backyard Batman, a look at the tribute film craze.

-- HORROR 101, edited by Aaron Christensen. The essentials and more outlined by 78 writers.

-- I TALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, by Tom Weaver. Interviews with 23 horror and science fiction personalities, including Ann Carter, Eric Braeden and Lee Meriwether.

-- THE MONSTER HUNTER IN MODERN POPULAR CULTURE, Heather L. Duda. From Van Helsing to Buffy, a look at those who fight back.

-- 100 EUROPEAN HORROR FILMS, by Stephen Jay Schneider. A screen guide for Euro-horror from Caligari to today.

-- RAY HARRYHAUSEN: MASTER OF THE MAJICKS, Volume 2: The American Films, by Mike Hankin. From Mighty Joe to the Cyclops.

-- SHADOWS OVER NEW ENGLAND by David and Scott T. Goudsward. A guide to the locales of the region's scariest legends, Dark Shadows included.

-- TWILIGHT ZONE: Unlocking The Door to a Television Classic, by Martin Grams. Interviews and production notes, every episode submitted for your approval.

-- VIDEODROME, by Tim Lucas. Finding the secrets hidden behind the knobs of David Cronenberg's classic.

-- YOU'RE NEXT: Loss of Identity in the Horror Film, edited by Anthony Ambrogio. From alien takeovers to brain-swaps, who's next?

-- Or write in another choice:

11. BEST MAGAZINE OF 2008

-- Famous Monsters of Filmland
-- Filmfax
-- G-FAN
-- Horror Hound
-- Little Shoppe of Horrors
-- Mad Scientist
-- Monster Bash
-- Monsters from the Vault
-- Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope
-- Rue Morgue
-- Scarlet
-- Scary Monsters
-- Screem
-- Shock Cinema
-- Starlog
-- Video Watchdog
-- Or write in another choice:


12. BEST MAGAZINE ARTICLE OF 2008 (PLEASE PICK TWO)

-- 'Amy and Her Friends: The Ann Carter Interview,' by Tom Weaver, VIDEO WATCHDOG #137. A career retrospective with the young star of a Val Lewton classic.

-- 'Beverly Washburn: from Superman to Spider Baby,' by Donald Vaughan, VIDEOSCOPE #68. Interview with actress who appeared with George Reeves, Old Yeller, Lon Chaney and Captain Kirk.

-- 'Bewitching Hazel,' by David Del Valle, VIDEO WATCHDOG #140. Remembrance of late Hammer star Hazel Court.

-- 'California Gothic: The Corman/Haller Collaboration,' roundtable with Roger Corman, Daniel Haller, Joe Dante, moderated by Lawrence French, VIDEO WATCHDOG #138. Tales from the sets of the Poe films and more.

-- 'Cinematographer Gary Graver: The Man Who Shot Everything,' by Gary Graves, PENNY BLOOD #11 (online). One of last interviews with man behind the lens of Dracula vs. Frankenstein and Naschy films.

-- 'Coffin Joe Resurrected.' by Scott Gabbey and Jovanka Vuckovic, RUE MORGUE #85. Career retrospective on notorious Brazilian filmmaker Jose Mojica Marins.

-- 'Color Them Monsters,' by Mark Thompsen, STARLOG #370. Four pages of colorized Universal stills, from the Phantom to the Creature.

-- 'The Curse of the Cat People: A Production Diary,' by Greg Mank, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #25. Everything about the haunting Robert Wise classic.

-- 'El Vampiro Speaks,' by Bryan Senn, Richard Sheffield and Jim Clatterbaugh, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #24. Rare interview with Mexican horror star German Robles.

-- 'A Eulogy for Charles B. Griffith,' by Justin Humphreys, VIDEO WATCHDOG #141. A friend remembers the eccentric writer behind AIP classics and his touching final days.

-- 'Harry Redmond Jr.: Last Survivor of Skull Island,' by Mark F. Berry, VIDEO WATCHDOG #146. Interview and revelations from last remaining production veteran of King Kong and other RKO Cooper-Schoedsack-O'Brien classics.

-- 'Head Scratchers Explained,' by Prof. Anton Griffin, SCARY MONSTERS #66. Filling in some of the monstrous plot holes in Universal's classic films.

-- 'Intruding on William Shatner,' by Dan Lybarger, FILMFAX #117. Insights into the controversial 1962 Roger Corman film.

-- 'Jamie Lee Curtis and the Virginity Myth,' by Mark Allan Gunnells, MIDNIGHT MARQUEE #76 (online). Retracing Curtis' gritty heroines in Halloween, The Fog and other films.

-- 'Lost Nightmare: The Mystery of the Missing Spider Pit Sequence,' by Gary Vehar. FILMFAX #118-119. Rounding up everything known about King Kong's lost scene.

-- 'Manly P. Hall: Dracula and the Complexities of the Classic Horror Film Sequel,' by Gary Don Rhodes, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #25. How the sequel to Dracula might have been very different.

-- 'Of Dogs and Monsters,' by Deborah Painter, SCARY MONSTERS #65. Sniffing out the hounds of hell and heroism in the monster movies.

-- 'The Prisoner: A New Order,' by Tim Lucas, VIDEO WATCHDOG #142. Making new sense of the village by reshuffling the episodes.

-- 'Remembering John Brahm,' by Marty Baumann, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #24. Director's daughter recalls his work on The Lodger, Outer Limits and more.

-- 'Scare News,' by John Skerchock, SCARY MONSTERS. Fandom's insider column, appearing regularly.

-- 'Scream and Scream Again: The Uncensored History of Amicus Productions,' by Philip Nutman, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #20. Deep examination of the studio that emerged from Hammer's shadows.

-- 'Special Effects Wizard John P. Fulton,' by daughter Joanne Fulton Schaeffer as told to Tom Weaver, MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #24. Growing up with the genius behind Universal's horrors.

-- 'Spine Tingler,' by Greg Goodsell, SCREEM #16. A ghost-viewer look at William Castle's career through the new documentary.

-- 'Stan Winston Remembered,' by Scott Essman, FANGORIA #276. Tribute to the late makeup master.

-- 'Sullivan's Travels in Hollywood,' by Paul and Donna Parla, additional material by Anthony DiSalvo and Lawrence Fultz Jr., SCARY MONSTERS #67. Career retrospective on the man who tamed the Gila Monster.

-- 'Suspense: The Lost Episodes,' reviewed by Kim Newman, VIDEO WATCHDOG #140. Episodes from dawn of TV described in kinoscopic detail.

-- 'The Ubiquitous Dabbs Greer,' by M.J. Simpson, VIDEO WATCHDOG #144. The character actor interviewed about House of Wax, body snatchers and more.

-- 'Video Invasion,' by Matt Moore, HORROR HOUND #12-14. Reconstructing the gory-movie VHS boom of the 80s, clamshell boxes and all.

-- 'Who Saved Hitler's Brain: The Making and Re-Making of Madman of Mandoras,' by Brian Albright, FILMFAX #118. Proof that every picture has a backstory.

-- Or write in another choice:

Remember, please pick TWO articles from the list above. One will win.


13. BEST MAGAZINE COVER


FILMFAX #119
By Harley Brown


G-FAN #85
By Matt Harris


HORROR HOUND #12
By Ed Repka


LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #20
Alternate cover by Bruce Timm


MAD SCIENTIST #18
By Don Marquez


MONSTER BASH #8
By Lorraine Bush


MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #25
By Daniel Horne


RUE MORGUE #83
By Basil Gogos



SCARLET #1
By Michael Wilk


SCARY MONSTERS #65
By Terry Beatty


SCREEM #16
By Bill Chancellor


VIDEOSCOPE #68
By Kevin Hein


VIDEO WATCHDOG #137
By Charles Largent

-- Or write in another choice:

14. BEST WEBSITE OF 2008 (Online magazine, message board or tribute site)
(Classic Horror Film Board, sponsor of the Rondos, is not eligible)

-- Atomicmonsters.com (Fun look at 50s scifi)
-- Creepy Classics (Monster Bash and latest product news)
-- Deadbooks.com (A rich multimedia serial based on the sci-fi series)
-- Eccentric-cinema (One of earliest cult sites)

-- E-gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts (amazing)
-- Film Noir Foundation (For fans of long inky shadows)
-- Gallery of Monster Toys (The source)
-- Horrorhosts.com (Home of horror host rebirth)

-- Latarnia: Fantastique International (all things Euro and more)
-- Lugosiphilia Yahoo Group (Just Bela)
-- The Many Faces of the Frankenstein Monster (like it says)
-- Midnight Marquee (online magazine)
-- Monster Kid Online Magazine
-- Monster-Mania Forum (monster conventions)

-- Serialsquadron.com (Cliffhangers, restored serials and talk)
-- Shriekfreak Quarterly (online magazine)
-- Themonsterclub.com (Still excited about monsters and thrills)
-- Thethunderchild.com (Online magazine)
-- Trailers from Hell (Joe Dante, pros comment on trailers)
-- Universal Monster Army (Toys, masks and more)
-- Witch's Dungeon (Home of the monstrous Hollywood tributes)

-- Or write in another website or blog:

15. BEST BLOG OF 2008

-- Blogue Macabre (Strange musings with Gary D.)
-- Cinema Dave (Quick-footed movie blog)
-- Cinema-suicide (Smart look at modern films; soundtracks, too)
-- The Drunken Severed Head (Max Cheney's unique blog about it all)
-- Final Girl (A voice that must be heard)
-- Frankensteinia (If it didn't exist it would have to be invented)
-- Gary J. Svehla: Midnight Marquee/Mad About Movies Blog
-- The Good, the Bad, and Godzilla (August Ragone's G-blog)
-- Gorillamen.com (Blog goes ape)
-- Groovy Age of Horror (Not for faint-hearted)
-- HorrorHostGraveyard.com (All host news, all the time)
-- The Horrors of it All (Horror in the comics and more)
-- Monsterama.blogspot.com (Friendly creeps from Jay Stevens)
-- Monstermoviemusic.blogspot.com (Music is just the start)
-- Obscure Hollow (The look of horror)
-- Secret Fun Blog (childhood reveries from creator of Flip!)
-- Vault of Horror (Blog for every era of horror)
-- Video Watchblog (Tim Lucas goes deeper than even his magazine dares)
-- Zombos' Closet of Horror Blog (John Cozzoli new generation blog)


16. BEST CONVENTION OF 2008

-- B-MOVIE CELEBRATION (Franklin, Ind.)
-- CHICAGO FILM FESTIVAL
-- CHILLER (Meadowlands)
-- CINEMA WASTELAND (Cleveland)
-- CLASSIC MOVIE MONSTER CON (Kingsport, Tenn.)
-- DRAGONCON (Atlanta)
-- FANGORIA WEEKEND OF HORRORS (New York)
-- G-FEST (Chicago)
-- HORROR-FIND (Baltimore)
-- HORROR HOUND WEEKEND (Indianapolis)
-- IT'S ALIVE ZOMBIE FEST (Pittsburgh)
-- MONSTER BASH (Pittsburgh)
-- MONSTER FEST (Chesapeake, Va.)
-- MONSTER-MANIA (Cherry Hill, N.J.)
-- RUE MORGUE'S FESTIVAL OF FEAR (Canada)
-- SERIAL FEST (Pennsylvania)
-- SCHLOCKTOBER FILM FEST (NYC)
-- SCREAMFEST (Orlando)
-- SPOOKY MOVIE: International Horror Film Festival (Washington, D.C.)
-- WONDERFEST (Louisville)
-- Or write in another choice:


17. BEST FAN EVENT OF 2008

-- Addams Family Meets the Munsters: Q&A with Lisa Loring, Pat Priest, Felix Silla and surprise visit from Grandpa Munster (Ron Chamberlain), at Monster Bash.

-- 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 midnight madness with Bob Burns, John Goodwin, Frank Dietz and Nurse Moan-Eek!

-- Godzilla-suit actor Haruo Nakajima receives 'Mangled Skyscraper award' at G-FEST XV.

-- Klaatu Barada Ohio: Patricia Neal speaks at 25th Annual Ohio Sci-Fi Film Festival, a 24-hour marathon held outside Columbus.

-- Paul's Brain Trust charity event at Dark Delicacies in L.A., featuring Blade Runner reunion with Ridley Scott to benefit producer and video store legend Paul Prischman.

-- Spellbound: Reunion of Ray Bradbury's 'The Jar' on Alfred Hitchcock Presents with director Norman Lloyd, cast members and Bradbury by phone at the University of Northern Alabama. Hosted by Terry Pace.

-- Universal Monster Army 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 Bristol, Conn.

-- World Zombie Day included zombie walks and charity events in Monroeville, Pa., Grand Rapids, Mich., and 40 cities.

-- Or write in another choice:

18. FAVORITE HORROR HOST OF 2008

Who is following in the tradition of Vampira and Zacherley? 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 (Ohio)
-- THE BONE JANGLER. (Illinois)
-- KARLOS BORLOFF (Suburban Washington, D.C.)
-- COUNT GORE DE VOL (Washington, D.C. area)
-- DR. GANGRENE (Nashville)
-- DR. PUREBLOOD (Smyrna, Tenn.)
-- GHOUL A GO GO (NYC area)
-- GRAVELY MacCABRE and GRIZELDA. (Pennsylvania, West Virginia)
-- MR. LOBO (California)
-- ORMON GRIMSBY (North Carolina)
-- PENNY DREADFUL (New England)
-- PROFESSOR EMCEE SQUARE (Pittsburgh)
-- REMO D (California)
-- SINISTER MINISTER (Las Vegas)
-- SON OF GHOUL (Ohio)
-- SVENGOOLIE (Rich Koz; Chicago)

-- There are plenty of others, so if your favorite isn't listed, write in another choice:


19. BEST FAN AUDIO HORROR SITE OR PODCAST

-- Cult Radio a Go-Go. Talk, reviews, interviews.
-- Deadpit.com: Bloody talk.
-- The Monster Club's Old Time Horror Radio: Horror stories and more.
-- Monster Movie Music 1950-1969 (A blog, too)
-- Old Time Radio Network at Podshow
-- RadioHorrorHosts.com: Guide to the spooky voices of the past.

-- Rotting Flesh Radio: The Haunt Industry's Top Podcast
-- Rue Morgue Radio. Latest from the splatter world.
-- Science Monster Radio Library. Being rebuilt, but a prime resource.
-- Uncanny Radio, talk for the paranormal.

-- Universal Horror Sounds. 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 dial in another choice:

20. BEST CD (soundtrack, novelty or horror band)

-- THE BLOB, score by Ralph Carmichael, production by David Schecter. (Monstrous Movie Music)
-- CREEPING CRUDS: Tennessee Bloodbath (horror rock)
-- THE DEAD MATTER: Cemetery Gates (Sounds of horror, based on film)
-- DEATHMOBILE: Deathmobile (horror rock)
-- DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN, William Lava score (Elysee)
-- THE HORRORPOPS: Kiss Kiss Kill Kill (Horror rock)
-- GHOULTOWN: Life After Sundown (western/horror rock)
-- THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD by Miklos Rozsa (Prometheus)
-- LITTLE STEVEN'S UNDERGROUND GARAGE PRESENT HALLOWEEN A GO GO (Compilation)
-- MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND, original 1969 tapes by Tito Arevalo. (Elysee Productions)
-- THE MOON-RAYS, 'Swingin' at the Seance' (horror rock)
-- NIGHTMARE REVISITED, tribute to 'Nightmare Before Christmas'
-- THE OUTER LIMITS, by Dominic Frontiere, 3-CD set from La-La Land
-- SHE, Max Steiner soundtrack by John Morgan, William Stromberg, Anna Bonn (Tribute)

-- Or write in another choice:


21. BEST COMIC BOOK OR GRAPHIC NOVEL

-- ASTOUNDING SPACE THRILLS (Collecting stories by Steve Conley)
-- ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN. Robert Kirkman.
-- CITY OF OTHERS. Steve Niles and Bernie Wrightson.
-- THE GOON. Eric Powell.
-- GRAPHIC CLASSICS: AMBROSE BIERCE. Revised with 70 new pages.
-- HELLBOY: In the Chapel of Moloch, by Mike Mignola.
-- LOCKE AND KEY: WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT (Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez)
-- THE TRAP-DOOR MAKER (Collecting Peter Bregman Phantom prequel; new cover by Gogos).
-- WULF AND BATSY (Bryan Baugh)

-- Or write in another choice:


22. BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE
Nominees developed with help from the Universal Monster Army!


Hitchcock 'The Birds' Barbie (Mattel)


Creature Premium Format (Sideshow)


Exorcist Regan 'spider-walk' figure (NECA)



'Big Frankie' (Moebius)


Saucerman figure
(Ultratumba)



Rondo Hatton 12-inch figure
(Amok Time)



-- Or write in another choice:


23. COUNT ALUCARD'S CONTROVERSY OF THE YEAR

-- Is classic horror Blu? Classic monsters and science fiction are missing in the excitement over the new Blu-Ray format.
-- London After Midnight, or on the LAM? An L.A. fan claims to have held the missing Chaney classic in his hands, igniting a firestorm that would have made MGM proud.
-- How many Famous Monsters? Legal battles multiply as two publishers insist they own the Famous Monsters trademark.
-- Can monster mags survive? Chain stores closing, mags go online, Diamond Distributors cuts back.
-- What would Jason do? Endless remakes draw big receipts but ...

-- Or add your own dispute:

WRITE-IN CATEGORIES

24. CLASSIC MOST IN NEED OF RESTORATION

Which classic horror film, either released or unreleased, do you think most deserves a restoration?

25. WRITER OF THE YEAR

Who do you think did the best published (or online) work in 2008 to advance the state of classic horror research?

26. ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Not your favorite all-time artist (although they might be the same), but which painter, illustrator, sculptor, model-maker or designer did the best published (or online), work in 2008?

27. FAVORITE DVD REVIEWER

A new category. Which DVD reviewers are most engaging, most reliable? This is a way to honor some of the genre's critical heroes. Who is your favorite?

28. 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?

29. 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 21, 2009, 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!

http://www.rondoaward.com... today(3.21.09 ) is the last day to vote ...It would be nice if artist Michael Wilk wins for his fine artwork.
plus SCARLET is also nominated (we are up against some very fine publications) .

I also suggest voting the late ROBERT QUARRY to the HORROR HALL OF FAME.

Thanks to David Colton for letting me priont this list .


HERE ARE THIS YEAR'S RONDO WINNERS!

(03/24/09 2:23 AM)

Barbie tops Creature in Rondo model showdown

Rue Morgue takes four Rondos; Twilight Zone is Best Book; Rich Koz as Svengoolie is voted favorite horror host;

Tim Lucas is Best Writer; Basil Gogos is Best Artist;
Ackerman's caregiver Joe Moe is named Monster Kid of Year

MARCH 24, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

By David Colton
CHFB News

ARLINGTON, VA -- Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, TV's The Munsters and Ray Harryhausen's
7th Voyage of Sinbad were all winners Monday in the Seventh Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror
Awards, which also honored the man who cared for sci-fi legend Forrest J Ackerman in the final
years of his life.

But the biggest surprise came when a special "Hitchcock" edition of Barbie, dressed like
Tippi Hedren and swarmed by miniature crows from The Birds, topped the Creature from the Black
Lagoon in a showdown for Best Model, Toy or Collectible.

Not only did the 50-year-old doll from Mattel beat out the green-scaled Creature, but she outclassed
models from The Exorcist, Invasion of the Saucermen and even an action figure of Rondo Hatton himself,
the obscure 1940s horror actor who inspired the fan awards.

The Rondos are an annual celebration of the vintage monsters who sparked almost a century of horror films
and sequels. The worldwide online survey by the Classic Horror Film Board, a 14-year old online community, is
the largest in the genre and drew a record 2,932 emailed votes.


Beyond Barbie's latest triumph, winners Monday ranged from the modern -- The Dark Knight was
voted best film of 2008, the BBC's Doctor Who was favorite television show -- to classic horrors from the past:

-- A new edition of the 1960 film, Psycho, was voted Best Classic Horror DVD.
-- A collection of Harryhausen's 1950s science fiction films, including a colorized Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,
was named Best DVD Collection, and the collected episodes of The Munsters was the favorite TV collection.
-- The painstaking reconstruction of Carl Dreyer's atmospheric 1932 chiller, Vampyr, was voted Best
Restoration.

The most emotional moments came when it was announced in an online ceremony that a Los Angeles
producer, Joe Moe, had been named "Monster Kid of the Year,'' for his long years serving as a friend and
caregiver for horror and science fiction collector Ackerman. The founder of Famous Monsters of Filmland
magazine, Ackerman died this year at the age of 92.

"For his quiet, constant and unwavering stewardship of Forrest J Ackerman's final decade of life,'' the
Rondo citation reads, "Joe Moe revealed not only the man behind Mr. Monster, but the grace and
strength of the ultimate fan. For being there when we all couldn't, Joe Moe is Monster Kid of the Year.''

Moe, contacted by phone during the event, said, "If ever there was a time when I needed my monster
family, it's now. Thank you so much for validating the work I tried to do in a fashion that would make
all of you proud. I tried not to cry for Forry but now that he's gone, this honor from you, my pals, has me
in tears. Thank you so much."

Other winners included:

-- Best DVD Extra: "One for the Fire,'' a documentary about the making of Night of the Living Dead.
-- Best DVD Commentary: Makeup master Rick Baker, Bob Burns, Scott Essman, Steve Haberman and
Brent Armstrong for The Mummy (1932).
-- Best Documentary: Spine-Tingler: The William Castle Story.
-- Book of the Year: The Twilight Zone by Martin Grams.
-- Best Magazine: Rue Morgue.
-- Best Article: "Coffin Joe Resurrected,'' a look at the legendary Brazilian filmmaker Jose Mojica Marins,
by Scott Gabbey and Jovanka Vuckovic in Rue Morgue.
-- Best Magazine Cover: Rue Morgue #83, a portrait of Ackerman by longtime Famous Monsters artist
Basil Gogos.
-- Best Website: Trailers from Hell.
-- Best Blog: Video Watchblog.

-- Convention of the Year: WonderFest in Louisville.
-- Fan Event of the Year: World Zombie Day.
-- Favorite Horror Host: Svengoolie, played by Rich Koz, in Chicago.
-- Best Horror Audio Site: Rue Morgue Radio.
-- CD of the Year: Soundtrack of The Blob by Monstrous Movie Music.
-- Best Horror Comic Book: Hellboy: In the Chapel of Moloch, by Mike Mignola.
-- Biggest controversy: An L.A. fan's disputed claim he had once examined the long-lost Lon Chaney
film, London After Midnight.

-- Writer of the Year: Tim Lucas, author and editor of Video Watchdog
-- Artist of the Year: Basil Gogos.
-- Favorite DVD Reviewer: Glenn Erickson of DVD Savant.
-- Vasaria Public Citizen Award: Cameron McCasland and Creature Cinema for public service announcements
by Nashville's Dr. Gangrene and Nurse Moan-Eek.

-- Monster Kid Hall of Fame inductees: European horror actor Paul Naschy, Jim and Marian Clatterbaugh of
Monsters from the Vault magazine, painter Ken Kelly, the late Calvin Beck, founder of Castle of Frankenstein
magazine, the late Lux Interior, lead singer for punk band The Cramps and an influence on the psychobilly
horror rock movement, and the late Bob Wilkins, original host of San Francisco's Creature Features.

Many of the Rondo winners will receive Rondo busts, sculpted by Kerry Gammill and cast by Tim Lindsey,
at the Wonderfest convention in Louisville on May 16.

Further information, including runners-up and all the nominees, can be found at rondoaward.com

HERE ARE THE TOP WINNERS IN THE 7th RONDO HATTON AWARDS

A total of 2,933 voters made these choices in the 7th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards:

BEST FILM OF 2008

THE DARK KNIGHT

Runners-up: IRON MAN; LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Honorable mentions: WALL-E; CLOVERFIELD


BEST TV PRESENTATION
DOCTOR WHO: 'Silence in the Library'

Runners-up: SUPERNATURAL; BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Honorable mentions: LOST; TRUE BLOOD


BEST CLASSIC DVD OF 2008
PSYCHO SPECIAL EDITION

Runners-up: THE MUMMY (1932);
RODAN/WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS
Honorable mentions: WORLD WITHOUT END/SATELLITE IN THE SKY;
7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD


BEST CLASSIC HORROR COLLECTION
RAY HARRYHAUSEN COLLECTIBLE DVD SET

Runner-up: HAMMER ICONS OF HORROR
Honorable mentions: ABBOTT & COSTELLO: COMPLETE UNIVERSAL COLLECTION;
PLANET OF THE APES BLU-RAY SET

BEST TV COLLECTION
THE MUNSTERS: THE COMPLETE SERIES

Runners-up: OUTER LIMITS ORIGINAL SERIES COMPLETE;
NIGHT GALLERY: SEASON TWO
Honorable mention: DOCTOR WHO: COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON

BEST RESTORATION
VAMPYR (1932 film by Carl Dreyer; Criterion Edition)

Runners-up: 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD;
CONQUEST OF PLANET OF THE APES
Honorable mentions: PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY;
RODAN (Japanese version)


BEST DVD EXTRA
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: 'One for the Fire' documentary
Runner-up: THE MUMMY: Jack Pierce documentary
Honorable mentions: 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD: Harryhausen interview;
PSYCHO SPECIAL EDITION: Episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents


BEST DVD COMMENTARY
THE MUMMY (1932): Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Bob Burns, Steve Haberman, Brent Armstrong

Runner-up: 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD: Ray Harryhausen, Phil Tippett, Steven Smith,
Arnold Kunert, Randall Cook
Honorable mentions: HOLD THAT GHOST, Jeff Miller
DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL: John Morgan, Stephen Smith, William Stromberg, Nick Redman;

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
SPINE-TINGLER: THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY (Directed by Jeffrey Schwarz)
Runner-up: THE RAVEN, read by Christopher Walken
Honorable mentions: ZOMBIE HUNTERS: CITY OF THE DEAD;
BLIND DATE OF COFFIN JOE


BEST BOOK
THE TWILIGHT ZONE, by Martin Grams

Runners-up: THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR, edited by Amy Wallace, Del Howison, and Scott Bradley;
RAY HARRYHAUSEN: MASTER OF THE MAJICKS Vol. 2, by Mike Hankin

Honorable mentions: THE GREAT MONSTER MAGAZINES, by 'Bobb' Cotter;
VIDEODROME by Tim Lucas; I TALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, by Tom Weaver
CLAUDE RAINS: AN ACTOR'S VOICE by David J. Skal with Jessica Rains


BEST MAGAZINE
RUE MORGUE
Runner-up: VIDEO WATCHDOG
Honorable mentions: HORROR HOUND;
MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT;
SCARY MONSTERS


BEST ARTICLE
'Coffin Joe Resurrected,' by Scott Gabbey and Jovanka Vuckovic, RUE MORGUE #85

Runners-up: 'Stan Winston Remembered,' by Scott Essman, FANGORIA #276;
'Scream and Scream Again: The Uncensored History of Amicus Productions,'
by Philip Nutman, LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #20
Honorable mentions: 'Lost Nightmare: The Mystery of the Missing Spider Pit Sequence,'
by Gary Vehar, FILMFAX#118-119;
'Video Invasion,' by Matt Moore, HORROR HOUND #12-14;
'Jamie Lee Curtis and the Virginity Myth,' by Mark Allan Gunnells,
MIDNIGHT MARQUEE #76 (online)

BEST COVER
RUE MORGUE #83 by Basil Gogos

Runners-up: LITTLE SHOPPE OF HORRORS #20 by Bruce Timm;
MONSTERS FROM THE VAULT #25 by Daniel Horne
Honorable mentions: HORROR HOUND #12 by Ed Repka;
SCARY MONSTERS #65 by Terry Beatty

BEST WEBSITE
TRAILERS FROM HELL

Runners-up: Universal Monster Army;
Creepyclassics
Honorable mentions: E-Gor's Chamber of TV Horror Hosts;
Monster Kid Online Magazine

BEST HORROR BLOG
Video Watchblog

Runner-up: The Drunken Severed Head
Honorable mentions: Cinema-suicide;
Horrorhostgraveyard.com;
Final Girl; Vault of Horror


BEST CONVENTION OF 2008
WONDERFEST (Home of the Rondos!)

Runner-up: Monster Bash
Honorable mentions: Rue Morgue's Festival of Fear;
Chiller; G-Fest


BEST FAN EVENT

WORLD ZOMBIE DAY


Photo: Point Park News Service
Runners-up: Dr. Gangrene's Chiller Theatre Live at WonderFest;
Blob panic-re-enactment at Blobfest
Honorable mentions: Addams Family Meets the Munsters at Monster Bash; Godzilla suit actor

Haruo Nakajima receives 'Mangled Syscraper' award at G-Fest



FAVORITE HORROR HOST (Active)

Svengoolie (Rich Koz)



Runners-up: Penny Dreadful; Dr. Gangrene
Honorable mentions: Graveley MacCabre and Grizelda; Count Gore De Vol


BEST HORROR AUDIO SITE OR PODCAST

RUE MORGUE RADIO



Runner-up: CULT RADIO A GO-GO
Honorable mention: DEADPIT;
MONSTER CLUB'S OLD-TIME HORROR RADIO
VOICES IN THE DARK

BEST CD

THE BLOB



Runners-up: THE OUTER LIMITS (La-La Land); MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE: The Dead Matter
Honorable mention: GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD; THE MOONRAYS: Swingin' at the Seance'


BEST HORROR COMIC BOOK
HELLBOY: IN THE CHAPEL OF MOLOCH by Mike Mignola


Runner-up: THE TRAP-DOOR MAKER
Honorable mention: THE GOON; CITY OF OTHERS;
LOCKE AND KEY; ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN

BEST TOY, MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE
'Hitchcock The Birds' Barbie


Mattel
Runner-up: Sideshow's Creature Premium Format
Honorable mention: NECA's Exorcist Regan 'spider-walk'


COUNT ALUCARD'S CONTROVERSY OF THE YEAR
LOST OR FOUND? FAN SAYS HE FOUND LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT
Still missing...



Runner-up: Can monster magazines survive?
Honorable mention: What would Jason do? Too many remakes!


CLASSIC MOST IN NEED OF DVD RELEASE OR RESTORATION


ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (yet again!)



Runner up: DRACULA
Honorable mentions: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN; NIGHT OF THE CREEPS;



WRITER OF THE YEAR

TIM LUCAS



Photo by Donna Lucas
Runners-up: Tom Weaver, Gregory Mank, David J. Skal

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BASIL GOGOS



Photo by Kerry Gammill

Runner-up: Frank Dietz
Honorable mentions: Robert Scott, Jerrold Brown


DVD REVIEWER OF THE YEAR

Glenn Erickson (The DVD Savant)



Runners-up: Kim Newman, George Reis
Honorable mention: 'Angry Movie Critic'


TOWN OF VASARIA PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

CAMERON MCCASLAND AND CHILLER CINEMA
FOR NASHVILLE SAFETY AND GO-GREEN CAMPAIGN


Michael Creason, Nurse Moan-Eek, unidentified
zombie, Dr. Gangrene and McCasland


MONSTER KID OF THE YEAR

JOE MOE



For his quiet, constant and unwavering stewardship of Forrest J Ackerman's final decade of life,
through good times and bad, lawsuits and redemption, even through the dismantling of one Ackermansion
and relocation to another, Joe Moe revealed not only the man behind Mr. Monster, but the grace and
strength of the ultimate fan. For being there when we all couldn't, Joe Moe is Monster Kid of the Year.

THE MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME

The six latest inductees are:




The late Calvin Beck, whose audacious Castle of Frankenstein in the 1960s showed the first generation of
monster kids that all this could go far deeper than we thought.




Jim and Marian Clatterbaugh, who took the best of what had come before and gave an elegant home to horror
scholarship with Monsters from the Vault.




Paul Naschy, the still thriving European horror star who has played more classic monsters than all the
beasties in heaven, including Lon Chaney.



The late Lux Interior, lead singer of proto-punkers The Cramps, who before his death this year was a smart
and insistent influence on the death rock and psychobilly horror band movement.




Fantasy artist Ken Kelly, who brought splashes of color, brawn and sly winks of joy to Conan, the covers of
Creepy and Famous Monsters, and more.

And finally ...



The late Bob Wilkins, whose intelligent and subversive approach to the monsters on the Bay brought a new
dignity to horror hosting, even on a show called Creature Features. He will never be forgotten..


And there you have it! Check out the rondoaward.com website for the latest, and thank you for all the support.
All should be aware that virtually all fan and creativity nominees received substantial support, even if not
listed above. Thanx for everyone's great work this year. Long live Rondo!

david


: taraco 03/24/09 7:19 PM.

Nice guys do finish first-

I was called from WONDERFEST and told that
Monster Kid Hall of Fame inductee Jim Clatterbaugh of MONSTERS OF THE VAULT Magazine,mentioned the couples that balance each other in the publishing realm, and that he mentioned (besides his lovely wife Marian)- Tom and Donna Lucas(VIDEO WATCHDOG) , Gary & Sue Svehla
(MIDNIGHT MARQUEE) and
RICHARD VALLEY and TOM AMOROSI for SCARLET STREET.

It was a typically generous and unselfish gesture on his part to share his moment in the sun with others ,and I wanted to note it .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eOLnNQu56g



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW2TQ9QcCWg




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz1vYoqhRKU