Forrest J. Ackerman

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Nov 24, 1916 (108 years old)
Death date
Dec 08, 2008

Forrest J. Ackerman

Known For

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror
1h 20m
Movie 2016

Lugosi: The Forgotten King of Horror

The first-ever authorized film about the legendary horror actor, Bela Lugosi, the man who portrayed Dracula, Hollywood's most famous Vampire.

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins
1h 36m
Movie 2014

Monster Madness: Mutants, Space Invaders, and Drive-Ins

From THINGS to BODY SNATCHERS to CREATURES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, sci-fi monsters dominated 1950s horror. Take a ride to an era of drive-ins, Red Scares, low budgets and big bugs with SPACE INVADERS AND DRIVE INS.

Uncle Forry's Ackermansions
1h 10m
Movie 2014

Uncle Forry's Ackermansions

Forrest J. "Forry" Ackerman was a fixture in the science fiction and horror scene for as long as anyone can remember. Having picked up a sci-fi magazine as a nine-year-old boy, the stage was set for a lifetime of passion for the subject. Starting a sci-fi club led to writing one of the genre's first fanzines. Getting to know writers and artists in the field landed Forry work as a literary agent and he began amassing one of the world's largest collections of fantasy material. A meeting with James Warren would turn into a pop culture- changing event as Forry was asked to head a new magazine and "Famous Monsters of Filmland" was born. He started opening his house to the public in the early 1950's, a tradition he would carry on through three Ackermansions up until 2008. His collections were stuffed to the rafters in every nook and cranny, leaving visitors to wonder where there may be living space. "Uncle Forry's Ackermansions" tours us through all three of his homes.

The Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters
1h 41m
Movie 2013

The Life After Death Project 2: Personal Encounters

Spellbinding accounts of personal encounters with life after death from people of all walks of life including doctors and nurses who have seen spirit visitations and related strange phenomena. Also updates the Forrest J Ackerman case.

Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society
1h 27m
Movie 2012

Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society

The story of the Cacophony Society. This documentary follows their evolution from the San Francisco Suicide Club - 1977, the exploits of SF Cacophony, their nexus creating the Burning Man Festival, to the irreverent Los Angeles Cacophony and beyond. This is the history of the most significant American underground cultural movement of our time! 'The Cacophony Society is, 'a randomly gathered network of free spirits engaged in the pursuit of experiences beyond the mainstream.' The credo is 'You May Already be a Member!' It's a non-religious, non-political, non-commercial disorganization of Dada klowns rewiring the neuro-circuits of humanity. The heart of Cacophony is deeply routed in kitsch, weird and nihilism.. It's subversion by way of absurdist pranks and fire!

Second Unit
0h 9m
Movie 2011

Second Unit

The second unit crew of a low budget action film bicker over a woman while shooting benign establishing shots in Hollywood.

The Dead Undead
1h 30m
Movie 2010

The Dead Undead

Good Vampires battle Zombie Vampires while trying to hide their own identity and prevent the infection from spreading.

Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
1h 50m
Movie 2010

Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man

A documentary about one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1950s and 1960s. Charles Beaumont was responsible for penning some of the most memorable Twilight Zone episodes before his untimely death at age 38.

Cult Movies TV
3h 45m
TV Show 1999

Cult Movies TV

In 1999, Cult Movies TV was inspired in part by two earlier video documentaries that Copner and Barnett produced, Bela Lugosi Then And Now and On The Trail Of Ed Wood.

Braindead
1h 43m
Movie 1992

Braindead

When a Sumatran rat-monkey bites Lionel Cosgrove's mother, she's transformed into a zombie and begins killing (and transforming) the entire town while Lionel races to keep things under control.

Biography

Forrest J Ackerman (born Forrest James Ackerman; November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor, science fiction writer and literary agent, a founder of science fiction fandom, a leading expert on science fiction and fantasy films, and acknowledged as the world's most avid collector of genre books and movie memorabilia. He was based in Los Angeles, California. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Forrest J Ackerman", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

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