{"id":8340,"date":"2015-09-30T11:30:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T11:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=8340"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:31:02","slug":"classic-monsters-magazine-issue-9","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.classic-monsters.com\/shop\/product\/classic-monsters-magazine-issue-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Monsters Magazine Issue #9"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #d3341d;\">In stock for immediate shipping.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Classic Monsters of the Movies issue 9 is the latest edition of the classic horror movie magazine that the world adores. Within its sumptuous, full-colour pages your senses will be monstrously assaulted in the best possible way by fantastically restored stills and posters, an ultra-modern yet classic design that delivers the best of the nostalgic titles of your youth, and the very best in classic horror film journalism.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s inside? As Daniel Horne\u2019s glorious portrait in oils suggests, the featured article is a fresh look at Charles Laughton\u2019s evergreen performance of Quasimodo in RKO\u2019s 1939 production of <em>The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/em>. If you\u2019re among the multitude of fans who love this cinematic version of Victor Hugo\u2019s tale, this article will reignite your passion for the movie.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there\u2019s plenty more fabulousness where that came from, including a rollercoaster run-down of all that\u2019s awesome in classic horror film animation &#8211; skeletons, snakes and giant apes, to name but a few! We take a look at the traditional artistry of both Willis O\u2019Brien and Ray Harryhausen, and discover why modern high-tech CGI is no match for stop-frame splendour.<\/p>\n<p>With the concluding part of our foray into the world of Hollywood golden age vampires, an in-depth biography of Hammer legend Peter Cushing, and much much more besides, issue 9 of Classic Monsters of the Movies will keep you entertained throughout the dark winter nights.<\/p>\n<p>Issue 9 includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; take sanctuary in our exploration of the RKO 1939 classic and Charles Laughton\u2019s affecting, timeless performance. The film still stands up remarkably well today, and is beloved the world over by fans of horror movies and literature alike.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stop-Frame Fantasy Frights<\/strong> &#8211; pioneers such as Willis O\u2019Brien and Ray Harryhausen brought the impossible to life in a new branch of special effects, with the animated antics of <em>King Kong<\/em> and <em>Mighty Joe Young<\/em> breathing life into some of classic monster cinema\u2019s most revered characters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vampires are Universal, Part 2<\/strong> &#8211; stakes at the ready as we continue our look at the beastly bloodsuckers of Hollywood yore. Picking up where we left off in issue 8, we delve into the delights of <em>Dracula\u2019s Daughter<\/em>, <em>Son of Dracula<\/em> and <em>The Return of the Vampire<\/em>, just for starters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peter Cushing<\/strong> &#8211; our biography super trouper turns its reverent rays on one of British gothic horror cinema\u2019s best-loved stars. We take a look at the life and career of this undoubted national treasure and superlative character actor.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Hush\u2026 Hush, Sweet Charlotte<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; we pay tribute to Robert Aldrich\u2019s monochrome masterpiece of horror and suspense, as we dare to knock on the door of the Hollis house. With spectacular performances from Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead and Cecil Kellaway, this is 60s psychological horror at its finest.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Isle of the Dead<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; join us as we visit the island of death and pestilence in search of a vorvolaka. You can cut Val Lewton\u2019s atmosphere with a surgical scalpel, thanks in part to Boris Karloff\u2019s wonderfully anguished realisation of General Pherides &#8211; not for the faint-hearted or claustrophobic\u2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Johnny Eck<\/strong> &#8211; he gave a star turn as the Half-Boy in controversial 1932 classic <em>Freaks<\/em>, but there was so much more to the life of this skilled, charismatic performer.<\/li>\n<li>And so much more besides!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Issue 9 of Classic Monsters of the Movies is packed to the gunwales with the kind of magic you used to love as a monster kid of the 60s or 70s. With stunning articles and features from the leading lights in the world of horror magazine publishing, it allows our love of yesteryear\u2019s horror film treasures to shine bright. You\u2019ll soon discover why CMotM is fast becoming the world\u2019s favourite monster movie magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Magazine specification:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>68 pages<\/li>\n<li>Full colour throughout<\/li>\n<li>Packed with stills, posters, articles and info<\/li>\n<li>Printed and finished to the highest standard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In stock for immediate shipping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[8],"product_tag":[49],"class_list":{"0":"post-8340","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-classic-monsters-magazine","7":"product_tag-classic-monsters-of-the-movies","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Classic Monsters Magazine Issue #9 - 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