I grew up with Forrest J. Ackerman’s ‘Famous Monsters of Filmland’ along with a plethora of movie tomes and wanted to write about film with a sense of personality, passion, and humor. Harry Knowles Read Quote
One of the reasons so many kids bought ‘Famous Monsters’ was that it gave them ability to order 8mm and Super-8 versions of their favorite monster movies. Harry Knowles Read Quote
I specialize in cool inside movie news. Specifically, the news from movies that excite us fans. Harry Knowles Read Quote
Geekiness is that feeling of overwhelming passion for that thing in life that you focus on. Whether it be a nephew’s first few steps or the timbre in one’s voice when discussing the latest Cohen brothers film. Harry Knowles Read Quote
For the last 30 years our cinemas have been ruled by science fiction and horror. We’ve had some very good Fantasy films in that time period, but for my tastes I still haven’t seen fantasy done to absolute perfection. That is the hope I have in this project. Harry Knowles Read Quote
My plan for the online version of ‘Famous Monsters’ is to become an online ‘uncle’ to an entire group of people who have never read or heard of ‘Famous Monsters of Filmland.’ The site will not be written in a scholarly fashion. It will be written in a playful, ‘Hey, check this out!’ kind of way. Harry Knowles Read Quote
I want to create a kind of new monster language for kids to play with, pick up, and incorporate into their own vocabularies. Harry Knowles Read Quote
