Comments on: Forrest J. Ackerman Dies

By: Robert Doc Icenogle

Robert Doc Icenogle — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:37:36 +0000

I never got to meet Forest J. Ackerman.
But always wanted to and see his place.
I had looked at his mags from the fist year I was born till they stopped makeing them.
And that started way back close to 50 years ago. lol!
And I am not ashamed to say I loved the guy for them.
He made the monster loveing man I am today from the monster loving kid I was.

By: HorrorH

HorrorH — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:09:15 +0000

We horror fans have lost a true horror meister. I loved his wonderful magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland. I read them so much they fell apart. I loved all of his puns. My husband and I called him “Uncle Forry”. We are big horror movie fans and we have always felt he brought horror and sci-fi out of the closet . Thank-you Uncle Forry for all you did for us fans who truly love sci-fi and horror, we love you and we will miss your puns and sense of fun and dedication to horror and sci-fi. Love and Peace to you, Carol and Joseph H. in Toronto,Canada.

By: busterggi

busterggi — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:19:38 +0000

This is seriously the end of an era.

The sci fi & horror community has lost its cornerstone, I’ll miss Forry, bad puns & all.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:39:14 +0000

I used to read Famous Monsters back in my youth (during the Pleistocene). Ackerman was a veritable of encyclopedia of everything weird and fantastic. I still remember his appearance on one of Bill Cosby’s quiz shows. I think he answered all the questions Bill put to him correctly. Anyway—RIP, sir.

By: coelacanth1938

coelacanth1938 — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:06:51 +0000

Did you know that Forry was the first person ever to go to a science fiction convention in costume? So everytime you see a fan dressed like a Starfleet officer or a Jedi or a Bigfoot, thank Mr. Ackerman

By: korollocke

korollocke — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:34:23 +0000

Loren, you and forry would have been great friends and he would have loved your museum.

By: Ceroill

Ceroill — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:20:39 +0000

He was, indeed, one of the luminaries. He will be missed by many.

By: kittenz

kittenz — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:34:08 +0000

Wow. One of the last of the “old masters” that I read growing up. Science fiction readers make great future cryptomundians . Ackerman was a terrific editor as well as a gifted author. For people such as myself who appreciate a bit of blarney in their sf stories, he was a treasure trove. I will miss him.