Professor Gruebeard (from No 107)
Q In FM #65. you stated that Scott
Carey, THE INCREDIBLE
SHRINKING MAN, shrunk at the rate
of an inch per day. If that's true. what
happened to him when he was less
than an Inch tail?—MIKE FRANCE
THE SHRINKING MAN
Give hIm an inch and he
thinks he's a ruler
A In the world of the ultra-small, there IS no zero point. This is the lesson Scott learns when a cloud of radioactive mist envelopes him and mysteriously causes him to begin steadily shrinking Those of us who recall the exciting film remember our unfortunate hero's desperate battles for survival with house cats, broken water tanks & ravenous spiders. Yet. much of the picture's Widespread popularity can be attributed to the philosophical thoughtfulness of Richard Matheson's screenplay. When Scott is less than an inch in height, he suddenly reaches that he will continue to shrink, past the point that we call zero and on into the fantastic world of the mlcroscoplc. Strangely, he is not horrified but actually anxious to explore new subatomic worlds In the hope that, somewhere. In one of them, he may find intelligence.
Q Whatever happened to Allison
Hayes, the beautiful star of AT-
TACK OF THE 50-FOOT WOMAN?
What other films dld she appear in?—
MARK MAGOO
ALLISON HAYES
A big hand for the little lady
A though we haven't seen hide nor hair of Allison in recent years (and would certainly welcome a closer look at both), you can catch several of her pictures on your television screen. In addition to playing the 50—FOOT WOMAN, Ms Hayes appeared in ZOMBIES 0F MORA TAU, THE UNEARTHLY, THE DISEMBODIED and Roger Corman's THE UNDEAD.
Q I've often marveled at the wondrous special
effects created by that mastermind of animation.
Ray Harryhausen. Tell me, Professor, can
you satisfy my curiosity and tell me
when he was born?—MICHAEL PAN-
CZENKO
RAY HARRYHAUSEN
When did he take his first
Golden Voyage?
A Circle June 29th in red on your calendar, Michael on that day in 1920, Ray Harryhausen made his first personal appearance and a very animated one at that. Today you can read about his monstrous creations in his Film Fantasy Scrapbook
Q What can you tell me about a
horror film called VAMPIRE'S
CRYPT?—WESLEY MASQUE
A I can tell you quite a bit about THE VAMPIRE'S GHOST (1945 With John Abbott) or THE VAMPIRE'S COFFIN (1957 With German Robles) or even THE VAMPIRE DOLL (a 1970 Toho film) but my centuries-old memory scores a blank on a title called VAMPIRE'S CRYPT.
Q Could you please tell me if Bash
Rathbone is still alive?—DOUG-
LAS HOUSE
BASIL RATHBONE
See "Smile It You Call
Him Monster" in FM #91
A Few things would please me more than to be able to report to you that the man whose name is practically synonymous with that of Sherlock Holmes is still among the living. But, alas, Rathbone passed from this earth on 21 July 1967. He Will be forever missed by his legion of fans who recall with fondness his many memorable performances Among them" Wolf von Frankenstein in SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, Richard III in TOWER OF LONDON; and the evil magician, Lodac, in Bert Gordon's
MAGIC SWORD.