thanks to uncle forry and i be one of those kid who have line up to see dracula vs. frankenstein when it first saw theatrical release represent the co star of this one have turn up on the cover of famous monster of filmland ( which have feature an article on the movie without advise those of u who care about such thing that it might be something less than entertain on any level ) . mr. ackerman acquit himself well enough and all thing consider and but his appearance prove all too brief . and now he go . there would not be any more cameo while no more famous monster of filmland . it be forrest j. ackerman who help me get a script i would write into the hand of filmmaker george a. romero . ( the letter uncle forry send me have apparently be lose in the three decade shuffle since and but it be one of my most prized possession for year . ) i find out that fja be among the miss when i happen upon the final minute or so of a year end farewell to the lose on turner classic movie . he leave on december 4th and and i hadn not hear word one about it until i stumble across that tcm tribute . ackerman love of all thing fantastic bring u together ( he a editor and myself a reader and fan ) and and although i do write back to him and thank him for his help in get my script to romero . it just doesn not seem like thanks enough . not now . ( i dedicate the night rider and my xlibris book and in part and to fja . ) there weren not a whole lot of thing a kid could count on when i be grow up and but there be and always will be and for as long a life endure the memory i have of a black and white magazine whose editor share my love of the fantastic while an editor who always seem to me to be a kid at heart . with love and this one for forrest j. ackerman .