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SPFX Magazine Issue 1

25 year anniversary War of the Worlds.

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SPFX Magazine Issue 2

  • Retrospect: The Day The Earth Stood Still.
  • Dialog from the script and many frame blow-ups.
  • Behind-the-Scenes photos.
  • Interview with Robert Wise and Edmond North.

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SPFX Magazine Issue 3

  • RAY HARRYHAUSEN
    The Master. Ray Harryhausen's animated films have enthralled movie goers for over 5 decades.  By Ted A. Bohus

  • JIM DANFORTH
    Animator/Director. Can a computer match the animation in When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth?  By Ted A. Bohus

  • SCI-FI Movie Props, Where Are They Now?
    Where is Robby The Robot? Gort? The Time Machine? The Blob?
    --Ted A. Bohus

  • THE TIME MACHINE: RETROSPECT
    A look back at the science-fiction classic The Time Machine.
    --Kevin G. Shinnick

  • A Stop Motion Animation Classic:   Mighty Joe Young
    After 46 years Disney has ssecured the rights to remake a masterpiece.--Paul Mandell

  • A Look At B-Movie Favorites--The Astounding She-Monsters
    A candid look at some of our favorite low-budget female movie creatures.--Fred Olen Ray

20 QUESTIONS. TALES from the LIGHTSIDE. LASER DISC REVIEW.
SPFX NEWS. RARE PHOTO SPOTLIGHT

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SPFX Magazine Issue 4

  • GENE FOWLER, JR.
    A talk with the man who directed
    I Married a Monster From Outer Space and I Was A Teenage Werewolf. By Ted A. Bohus

  • GLORIA TALBOTT
    The lady who married a monster.  By Ted A. Bohus

  • JOHN PHILLIP LAW
    Our favorite Angel and Sinbad.  By Ted A. Bohus

  • ANN ROBINSON
    War of the Worls Star
    From An American in Paris to War of the Worlds to Bullfighting. --Ted A. Bohus

  • BEN CHAPMAN
    Creature From the Black Lagoon
    Will the real Creature please stand up!  An interview with man inside the Gill Man. --Ted A. Bohus

  • I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE: RETROSPECT
    A look back at Gene Fowler, Jr.'s low-budget 8 day wonder.
    --Kevin G. Shinnick

  • THE GIANT BEHEMOTH
    A rare behind-the-scenes look at the making of Eugene Lourie and Pete Peterson's stop motion curiosity.
    --Paul Mandell

  • THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN
    Behind-the-scenes on location.--Jay Duncan

  • JIM DANFORTH'S KING KONG
    A first look at storyboard art and sketches from Universal's aborted King Kong.--Doug Murray

  • GODZILLA, King of the Monsters: 3-D!
    What happened to the 1983 Steve Minor-William Stout-Dave Allen-Rick Baker Godzilla?--Brant Elliot

SPFX REVIEWS. SPFX NEWS. RARE PHOTO SPOTLIGHT & Letters.

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SPFX Magazine Issue 5
 

  • ANN FRANCIS
    A brief chat with the star of
    Forbidden Planet and the cult TV series Honey West.  By Ted A. Bohus

  • LYLE CONWAY
    The effects genius behind Dark Crystal, Return to Oz, The Blob and Little Shop of Horrors.  By Ted A. Bohus

  • DAVID ALLEN
    Primevals & IMAX King Kong.  By Jeff Taylor

  • JIM DANFORTH: Film Concepts, Screenplays & Stories
    A Martian Princess, DNA Dinosaur, Giant Apes, Alien Visitors, and Sherlock Holmes .--Jim Danforth

  • STOP MOTION ANIMATION STUDIO
    A candid conversation with Brett Piper, who has created some pretty amazing stop-motion effects from his kitchen studio!
    --Kevin G. Shinnick

  • MIGHTY JOE YOUNG MODEL KIT
    A look at the creation of the Mighty Joe Young model kit and Joe Laudati's studio.--MacKenzie Brooks

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SPFX Magazine Issue 6

  • MAKING WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
    Interviews with producer, director, dialog coach, costume designer, stars, and more!  By Gene Crowell

  • CHRIS WALAS
    Chris talks about his work on Scanners, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Gremlins, Enemy Mine, winning the oscar for The Fly and directing Fly II.  By Ted A. Bohus

  • JOAN WELDON
    The star of
    Them! talks about acting, working with giant ants, and opera!   By Ted A. Bohus

  • SEAN McCLORY
    Them! co-star shoots from the hip.  By Tom Weaver

  • KEVIN McCARTHY
    From
    Death of a Salesman to the sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers.   By Ted A. Bohus

  • TRIBUTE: Fay Wray
    We celebrate Fay's 90th Birthday with pictures.

  • Mad Monster Party
    A look at the creation of the children's stop-motion classis.
    --Ronald Dale Garmon

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SPFX Magazine Issue 7

  • DENNIS MUREN
    From Star Wars '76 to SWI: The innovator of current effects technology!  By Ted A. Bohus

  • LORNE PETERSON
    The head of the ILM prop department discusses a few of his favorite projects.  By Ted A. Bohus

  • DAN TAYLOR
    From low-budget to The Lost World.  By Ted A. Bohus

  • KEN HUGHES
    The director of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang very candidly discusses his children's classic.  By Cliff Carson

  • RICHARD CORBEN
    The creator of Den/Neverwhere speaks.  By Ted A. Bohus

  • DAVID HEDISON
    David talks about his work on The Fly, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Lost World and Ffolkes. 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • PATRICIA OWENS
    The Fly's leading lady speaks candidly about her career and raconteur, Vincent Price.   By Tom Weaver

  • Gorilla My Dreams: King Kong Images in Ray Harryhausen films.
    An in-depth photo essay.--Roy P. Webber

  • Mechanix Illustrated:   Making Creature From the Black Lagoon.--Harvey B. Jane

  • On-land Gill-Man Ben Chapman Scrapbook

  • Interview with Creature producer William Alland--Tom Weaver

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SPFX Magazine Issue 8

  • PHIL TIPPETT
    From Star Wars '76 to The Haunting: The innovator of current effects technology! 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK
    Far from typical 50s sci-fi, Colossus is a serious, sober and near-depressing look at the effects of mechanization taken to the absurd lengths that only B-movies can. 
    By Bryan Senn

  • MALA POWERS
    Mala on Colossus & Howard Hughes. 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • FRED STEINER
    Music composer for Colossus, Star Trek, and The Twilight Zone sets the record straight. 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • DEE WALLACE STONE
    Hooker, dog lover, and E.T.'s Mom. 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • DAVE ALLEN
    Primevals & stop-motion reality check. 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • Frank Frazetta's Motion Picture & Television Art
    Frank produced some of his greatest art for film and television advertising. 
    By William Stout

  • The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
    A look back at the eerie, atmospheric thriller that relied on story instead of effects. 
    By Tom Weaver

  • Interview with Abominable Snowman star Forrest Tucker

  • Interview with Colossus of New York producer William Alland

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SPFX Magazine Issue 9

  • KEN TOBEY
    He had his own TV series, The Whirlybirds, and starred in the science-fiction classic, The Thing! By Ted A. Bohus

  • ROBERT CORNTHWAITE
    The Thing's scientist, Dr. Carrington. 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • RAY HARRYHAUSEN & TERRY MOORE
    Discussing Mighty Joe Young, now & then. 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • HUGH HEFNER
    A candid conversation with the publisher, writer, cartoonist, actor, and avid film collector. 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • Retrospect: The Thing
    Behind the scenes look at the Howard Hawks classic that started the alien invasion craze of the '50's.
    By Ted Newsom

  • Behind the Scenes:  Little Things You Should Know
    Information about sequences left on the cutting room floor and other tidbits. 
    By Larry Brooks & Ted A. Bohus

  • Tribute:  David Allen
    A loving tribute to the man who inspired so many others with his incredible work and unselfish attitude.

  • Restoring the 1925 Classic The Lost World
    Interview with Edward Stratmann. 
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
    Making the 1949 comedy classic. 
    By Dan Cziraky

  • Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
    Production facts and quotes. 
    By Greg Mank

  • I Was A Teenage Werewolf
    Gene Fowler Jr. & Herman Cohen speak! 
    By Tom Weaver

  • Jekyll & Hyde on Broadway!
    SPFX REVIEW

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SPFX Magazine Issue 10

  • JACK ARNOLD
    Interview
    Director of The Incredible Shrinking Man, Creature From the Black Lagoon & others.
    By Mark McGee & Susan Frank

  • RETROSPECT: Curse of the Demon
    (Many behind-the-scenes photos)
    An Analysis of Jacques Tourner's Supernatural Masterpiece.
    By Ronald V. Borst & Scott MacQueen

  • CHARLES BENNET
    Interview
    Curse of the Demon Screenwriter.
    By Tom Weaver

  • Curse of the Demon Soundtrack Analysis
    A look at Clifton Parker's fascinating music score for the classic thriller, Curse of the Demon.
    By Bill Littman

  • DAVE ADAMS
    Interview
    Starship Troopers Anime Series: Roughnecks.
    By Ted A Bohus

  • JANET LEIGH
    Interview
    Candid interview with the star of Psycho.
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • PAT HITCHCOCK
    Interview
    Daughter of "Master of Suspense," Alfred Hitchcock and star of Psycho and Stranges On A Train.
    By Ted A Bohus

  • KASEY ROGERS
    Interview
    Kasey Rogers (Laura Elliott) discusses Strangers On A Train, Peyton Place and Bewitched.
    By Ted A Bohus

  • BEN BOVA
    Interview
    Author of over 100 futuristic novels!
    By Ted A. Bohus

  • MARCEL DELGADO
    Interview
    King Kong & Beyond!
    By George Turner & Doug Turner
    (Many behind-the-scenes King Kong photos)

  • Making The Crawling Eye
    Creating a B Movie Classic  (Retrospect)
    By Kevin Shinnick

    And Color artwork from Disney artist Frank Dietz...

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