A Fun Evening!

Above, Miki Hayashi with "The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan." Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It was a fun evening tonight during the chat party at the Classic Horror Film Board as David Colton posted the winners of the 9th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.

The chat was filled with many regulars of the forum and with hysterical quips from many! It had a party atmosphere to it and the sound effects on the chat (screams, snores, etc.) was often-hilarious touch.

It was an honor just to have The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan nominated in the "Best Book" category. It didn't win (I didn't expect it to), but according to Colton during the chat party, it did well in the voting.

A big tip of the hat to David Colton for all of his hard work with the Rondos as well as a moderator/administrator of the Classic Horror Film Board.


I am looking forward to next year's Rondo Award announcement night. One winning item I am happy to see was Dark Shadows: The Night Whispers (right), an audio dramatic reading, based on the classic ABC-TV series and featuring Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins. It was named "Best Horror CD." This was Frid's first portrayal of Barnabas since 1971.



Now that that's done, the next big item on the agenda is my presentation at Monsterpalooza on April 8 at the Burbank Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. All I have to do is to get my narrative written on 3 x 5" cards. The slideshow is already completed.