Yep, you are the Head Monster, around here, as far as we’re concerned. You, the Reader. You, the Subscriber. You, who digs monsters and horror and science fiction and fantasy in movies & comix & TV & records & books; the whole carnival-ful of wonders that is the Mass-Media Renaissance of this century. These modern, imaginative wonders were made for You, and Your Journal, THE MONSTER TIMES, is also made for YOU! We gather news and info about them for You!
We’ve got an overload of material, and don’t know where to begin. We’ve got so much great stuff on hand, and so many SPECIAL ISSUES already in the works (like a FLASH GORDON ISSUE, and a FRANKENSTEIN ISSUE, and a RAY BRADBURY ISSUE, and an EC HORROR COMICS issue or a TARZAN, EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS issue, and … well we don’t want to tell you too much, some of the competition may be reading!), and we’ve got so many special features in the works, too.
We are planning more columns, reviews, news scoops, listings of events of interest to practically every imaginable sort of fan. We’ve got special new sideline publications planned … top secret stuff, and we’ve even planned a special X-mas supplement combination gift-buying guide of monster products and curios and a section we cheerfully call THE MONSTER TIMES REVIEW OF BOOKS, for those who still read, these days. This should make the New York Times turn green with envy!
We’ve got comix and comics and more of same; no matter how you spell ’em, you’ll be getting them. We’ve got so many posters planned that you’ll have to rent a warehouse to hang them all up.
Like we said, we’ve got more stuff than we can get into print right away. And we want to please you! You’re the Head Monster!
So write us NOW! Tell us what you want to see first, and we’ll comply.
Tell us how certain articles strike you, or if you would like to strike them. Rate us from A-Z, and spell out exactly how you like or dislike our presentation of Strange Stuff.
We particularly want to know about balance ….balance isn’t an easy thing. Kong had balance, ’till they shot him down. Frankenstein had balance with those monster shoes of his, but Der Golem had no balance when he lost his star, and flopped right over. A monster newspaper must walk a fine tightrope of avid but varied reader interest. It must present not only what it THINKS the reader wants, but what the reader DOES want.
So help us keep our balance. Tell us by A, B, C order what you want to see most in MT: monsters, comix, sci-fi, TV, reviews, nostalgia, records, fiction, product tests, news, etc. We will tally up your responses as percentages scientifically, using the largest hat any of our editors wears.
So fill out the form below, and send it in, and we guarantee you your opinion will be read.
Dear MT folk. Ok, so I’m now your Head Monster. That’s really swellish. I think THE MONSTER TIMES should have the following topics emphasized in the following order indicated by A, B, C, or 1, 2, 3, or … any way you want!
__ Classic Horror Sci-Fi Films.
__ Articles on Comix.
__ Original Comix.
__ News.
__ Film, Book, Record reviews.
__ Product Tests.
__ Interviews.
__ Other (specify)
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