Forrest J. Ackerman
Department: Acting
Biography
Forrest J Ackerman (born Forrest James Ackerman; November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor, science fiction writer and literary agent, a founder of science fiction fandom, a leading expert on science fiction and fantasy films, and acknowledged as the world's most avid collector of genre books and movie memorabilia. He was based in Los Angeles, California. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Forrest J Ackerman", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
Known For
Braindead
1992
Vampira: The Movie
2006
My Lovely Monster
1991
Beach Blanket Bloodbath
1985
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997
The Howling
1981
Dinosaur Valley Girls
1995
I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
2006
Return of the Living Dead Part II
1988
Queen of Blood
1966
Innocent Blood
1992
The Vampire Hunters Club
2001
Evil Spawn
1987
Hard to Die
1990
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait
1988
The Naked Monster
2005
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
1992
Hollywood Boulevard
1976
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006
The Aftermath
1982
The Time Travelers
1964
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
The Dead Undead
2010
Frazetta: Painting with Fire
2003
Red Velvet
2009
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2001
Schlock
1973
Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique
1999
The Double-D Avenger
2001
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
1996
American Scary
2006
Skinned Deep
2004
Nudist Colony of the Dead
1991
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
1999
Hollywood Goes Ape!
1994
Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles
1987
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
King Kong! The Living Legend
1986
The Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters
2013
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
1983
Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
2014
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
1971
Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard
1997
It Came from Alpha Centauri
1962
Tyran the Terrible
1962
Bikini Drive-In
1995
Scarlet Moon
2006
Uncle Forry's Ackermansions
2014
Jack Parsons: Jet Propelled Antichrist
2006
Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes
2005
Dinosaur Movies
1993
Hooray for Horrorwood
1991
The Alien Within
1990
Shock Cinema: Volume Two
1991
Ceremony
1994
Drive-In Madness!
1987
Transylvania Twist
1989
Future War
1997
Universal Horror
1998
The Laughing Dead
1989
Equinox
1970
Vampirella
1996
The Wizard of Speed and Time
1989
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
1995
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
Curse of the Queerwolf
1988
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983
Sleazemania Strikes Back
1985
That Little Monster
1994
Visions from the Edge: The Art of Science Fiction
2005
Second Unit
2011
Scalps
1983
The Winner's Circle
1948
Lon Chaney: A thousand faces
2000
Keepers of the Frame
1999
Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society
2012
The Boneyard Collection
2008
The Life After Death Project
2013
Working with a Master: John Landis
2006
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2010
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
1986
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Night of the Pumpkinman
2004
Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror
2016
The Devil Ant
1999
Gator Man
2025
The Scorned
2005
The AckerMonster Chronicles!
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Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
Prisoners of Gravity
1989
Cult Movies TV
1999