Forrest J. Ackerman
Birthday: 1916-11-24
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Movies
Braindead
When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begin...
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Vampira: The Movie
The story of Maila "Vampira" Nurmi, living on the very edge of show business, and her rise to cellul...
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My Lovely Monster
A silent film character is stuck in a German theater and wants to return to his film....
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Hollywood Rated 'R'
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman'...
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Beach Blanket Bloodbath
Bibi is being held captive by three mad scientists, the leader of whom is her own sister. Bibi's sis...
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The Howling
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitati...
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Dinosaur Valley Girls
Haunted by recurring dreams of Hea-Thor, a gorgeous cavegirl,and a menacing Allosaurus, action-movie...
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I Was a Teenage Movie Maker: Don Glut's Amateur Movies
From 1953 to 1969, Don Glut made amateur movies. Shot on 16mm, these films became "legendary" throug...
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Return of the Living Dead Part II
A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin ...
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Queen of Blood
A spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor, but...
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Innocent Blood
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her vict...
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Evil Spawn
Microbes are brought back to earth via a space probe from Venus. A scientist is using them in experi...
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Hard to Die
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive wome...
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait
A documentary about the classic 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' film, including interviews with Gunnar Han...
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The Naked Monster
Using soundtracks and extensive footage from many old movies, this spoof/homage of 1950's science-fi...
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Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion
A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring intervi...
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Hollywood Boulevard
A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks ...
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Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attract...
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The Aftermath
After a lengthy space mission, two astronauts (Steve Barkett and Larry Latham) return to an Earth tr...
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The Time Travelers
Research scientists experimenting with time warps are accidentally propelled forward into an unbeara...
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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who becam...
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The Dead Undead
Good Vampires battle Zombie Vampires while trying to hide their own identity and prevent the infecti...
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Frazetta: Painting with Fire
A documentary on the life of painter Frank Frazetta, who revolutionized science fiction, fantasy and...
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Red Velvet
A man and a young woman have a chance encounter at a laundry mat which leads to a story about a birt...
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Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Hollywood is a town of tinsel and glamour; but there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick in...
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Schlock
A quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a ca...
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Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique
Larry Wessel presents darkest Hollywood and explores some of tinsel town's most grisly tragedies, in...
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The Double-D Avenger
Three of the biggest and bustiest Russ Meyer stars - Kitten Natividad, Haji, and Raven De La Croix -...
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The Sci-Fi Boys
Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects fil...
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Vampires: Thirst for the Truth
A documentary that explores man's enduring fascination with the vampire legend by examining historic...
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American Scary
A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host....
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Skinned Deep
An ordinary family goes on a trip by car, but their car breaks down. The dutiful father of the famil...
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Nudist Colony of the Dead
Judge Rhinehole orders the Sunny Buttocks Nudist Camp closed down as an affront to the community. Th...
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Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
Hosted by everyone's favorite vamp, Elvira, this program is a lighthearted look back at the monster ...
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Hollywood Goes Ape!
A documentary covering the history of Apes in the movies. Written and Directed by Donald F. Glut....
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Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles
Documentary showing how dinosaurs have been used in films. Trailers and scenes from moving about or ...
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Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - For...
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King Kong! The Living Legend
Documentary special to promote the release of King Kong Lives, the grand opening of the King Kong at...
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The Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters
Spellbinding accounts of personal encounters with life after death from people of all walks of life ...
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Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
Documentary about the life and work of Ray Harryhausen....
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Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
From THINGS to BODY SNATCHERS to CREATURES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, sci-fi monsters dominated 1950s ho...
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Dracula vs. Frankenstein
Dracula conspires with a mad doctor to resurrect the Frankenstein Monster....
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Secret Lives: L. Ron Hubbard
Documentary about the creator of Dianetics and Scientology, featuring some of the people who knew hi...
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It Came from Alpha Centauri
An alien creature has traveled to Earth. What destruction will it cause....
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Bikini Drive-In
Kim Taylor inherits her grandfather's drive-in theatre. She must raise $25,000 over one weekend or t...
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Scarlet Moon
The year is 2030 and the goal is to locate the Scarlet Moon. A fist sized red jewel that is said to ...
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Uncle Forry's Ackermansions
Forrest J. "Forry" Ackerman was a fixture in the science fiction and horror scene for as long as any...
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Jack Parsons: Jet Propelled Antichrist
Jack Parsons: Jet Propelled Antichrist is a story about one of the fathers of modern rocketry and a ...
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Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes
A gay attorney uses his newfound powers to thwart a mad scientist....
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Dinosaur Movies
Dinosaurs Vs. Apes: DINOSAUR MOVIES and HOLLYWOOD GOES APE! have been hailed as the definitive docum...
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Hooray for Horrorwood
Forrest J. Ackerman styles himself as the number-one fan of science fiction and horror movies, and h...
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The Alien Within
After having a feud with director Kenneth J. Hall, producer Fred Olen Ray hired Ted Newsom to shoot ...
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Shock Cinema: Volume Two
Hour long documentary features interviews with filmmakers, actors and others who work low budget mov...
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Ceremony
An angel was cast out of heaven and dispatched to Earth 1400 years ago. The angel was made a slave o...
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Drive-In Madness!
A compilation of trailers and previews from classic low-budget sci-fi and horror films....
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Transylvania Twist
The nephew of a librarian must go collect a 200 year old book, "The Book of Ulthar." that should hav...
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Universal Horror
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the...
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The Laughing Dead
A busload of travelers and their disgraced priest tour guide, on the hunt for Aztec ruins, decide to...
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Equinox
Due to their possession of an ancient mystic book, four friends are attacked by a demon while on a p...
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Vampirella
Dark, mysterious and sensual, Vampirella (Talisa Soto) is a princess from the Planet Drakulon. Like...
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The Wizard of Speed and Time
A Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the ...
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Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
Among the finalists for "Centerfold Of The Year" are Angel and her spiteful rival Betty. However, no...
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Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Actors, directors and special effects technicians are interviewed at a horror-film convention....
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Curse of the Queerwolf
After being bitten by what he thinks is a transvestite, Larry starts having nightmares about hillbil...
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Michael Jackson's Thriller
A night at the movies turns terrifying when Michael and his date are attacked by zombies. Released a...
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Sleazemania Strikes Back
A compilation tape featuring trailers for and footage from low-budget sci-fi and exploitation films....
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That Little Monster
A young teenage girl is hired by a strange couple to watch their baby for the night. What the babysi...
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Second Unit
The second unit crew of a low budget action film bicker over a woman while shooting benign establish...
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Visions from the Edge: The Art of Science Fiction
Science-fiction art is spotlighted in this documentary....
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Scalps
Silly group of college science students go an dig around in an indian burial ground for artifacts. U...
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The Winner's Circle
A Thoroughbred makes the long journey from initial training and workout to ultimate triumph as a cha...
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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and ...
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Keepers of the Frame
An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States....
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Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society
The story of the Cacophony Society. This documentary follows their evolution from the San Francisco ...
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The Boneyard Collection
A quirky anthology, consisting of four separate short films connected by host segments. The first on...
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The Life After Death Project
A fascinating quest for proof of life after death -- a true-life enigma that begins with one small, ...
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Working with a Master: John Landis
Short documentary about John Landis and his horror works....
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Ringers: Lord of the Fans
'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is a feature-length documentary that explores how "The Lord of the Rings...
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Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
A documentary about one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1950s and 1960s. Cha...
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Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play al...
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Lugosi: The Forgotten King
A one hour documentary on the life of one of Hollywood's neglected horror icons, hosted by fear fan ...
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Amazon Women on the Moon
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a s...
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Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror
The first-ever authorized film about the legendary horror actor, Bela Lugosi, the man who portrayed ...
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The Devil Ant
A barrel of radioactive waste dumped by a careless mad scientist turns an ordinary ant into the Fear...
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The Scorned
After terribly gory happenings occur one day in a hidden beach house on the Malibu Shore, it leaves ...
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The AckerMonster Chronicles!
Nudism. Esperanto. KING KONG. Sci-Fi. What do all of these things have in common? Simple: Forrest J...
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Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
For over a half century, Ray Harryhausen has amazed and inspired countless filmmakers and fans aroun...
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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations....
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