This thread is dedicated with much love and respect to the late, great Forrest J Ackerman, aka: "4SJ, The King of Horrorwood, Karloffornia". He regarded himself as "the greatest sci-fi/horror fan the world has ever known, and he very probably was. As a teen, in the 1930s, Forry knew Carl Laemmle, sr., founder of Universal Studios and started his staggering collection of movie poseters, stills, props, and rare first edition book collection. Then, in the late 1950s, with the help of Warren Publishing, Forry became editor-in-chief of Famous Monsters Of Filmland magazine and introduced a new generation of young horror fans to the classic horror movies of two decades earlier. The result created a worldwide phenomenon which has been duplicated many times but never equaled. His almost childlike fascination for his subject never left him, and his articles (complete with corny puns) were part of the magic he weaved which kept his readers spellbound. His California home was turned into "The Ackermansion" and lucky fans were often allowed to visit and have their picture taken with "Uncle Forry" and gasp in awe at his amazing, priceless collection. When Forry died in 2008, he left behind a legacy which will never be forgotten, and among the many film makers who have stated that he influenced their work are none other than Steven Spielberg, John Landis, and John Carpenter. RIP Forry, and thank you on behalf of all FMoF readers who loved you. Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008)

The image above features Forry and some of his FMoF covers, illustrated by one of the greatest artists who ever lived - Basil Gogos. Bless you, Basil.

Back in the early days of FMoF, there were several pages of record albums which were available at the time - some of which have long since become unavailable. I have already posted several of them here and i have dug deep into my own archive to post what I have left. This thread will pull together all the links I have in one convenient page - some of which you may have already downloaded but there are a few new ones. I will add to this thread when other items become available. I hope my fellow FMoF fans (and any newcomers) will enjoy this.


AN EVENING WITH BORIS KARLOFF AND HIS FRIENDS
Boris Karloff narrates & introduces sound clips from some Classic Universal Studios monster movies of the 1930s & 1940s.
MP3 Format 192kbps



NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINK:
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BORIS KARLOFF IN THE INNER SANCTUM
Karloff reads 4 spooky tales. MP3 32kbps 4 tracks.



NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINK:
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BORIS KARLOFF READS TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION
Boris Karloff reads 2 classic stories:

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
Rip Van Winkle

MP3
128kbps



NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINK:
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BORIS KARLOFF - TALES OF THE FRIGHTENED - VOLUMES 1 & 2
Boris Karloff reads 13 scary tales contained in 2 volumes. MP3 192kbps

Vol 1: The man in the raincoat; The deadly dress; The hand of fate; Don't lose your head; Call at midnight; Just inside the cemetery; The fortune teller
Vol 2: The vampire sleeps; Mirror of death; Never kick a black cat; The ladder; Nightmare; Voice from the grave



NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINKS:
Frightened 1
http://www.filefactory.com/folder/d66839683dd84a3b
Frightened 2
http://www.filefactory.com/folder/d6d4153fd946c594

CREED TAYLOR - NIGHTMARE (MUSIC BY KENYON HOPKINS)

MP3 160 kbps 12 Tracks



NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINK
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CREED TAYLOR - SHOCK

MP3 160kbps 12 Tracks



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CREED TAYLOR - PANIC THE SON OF SHOCK

MP3 192 kbps 12 tracks



NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINK
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BASIL RATHBONE READS EDGAR ALLAN POE
Veteran Hollywood villan Basil Rathbone read classic tales and poems by Edgar Allan Poe:

PLEASE NOTE: THIS DOWNLOAD CONTAINS ALL 3 RATHBONE/POE ALBUMS IN ONE.

MP3
128kbps



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VINCENT PRICE READS EDGAR ALLAN POE
As a companion to BASIL RATHBONE READS EDGAR ALLAN POE.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS DOWNLOAD CONTAINS BOTH VINCENT PRICE/POE ALBUMS


MP3
128kbps



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FAMOUS MONSTERS (OF FILMLAND) SPEAK (GABRIEL DELL)
This will be of interest to people like me who were brought up on Forrest J Ackerman's Famous Monsters Of Filmland magazine.
It was recorded in the early 1960s and features the voice of Gabriel Dell.

MP3 192 kbps 2 Tracks



NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINK
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FORREST J ACKERMAN PRESENTS MUSIC FOR ROBOTS



MP3 213kbps 2 tracks

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FRANKENSTEIN - THE ORIGINAL 1932 RADIO SERIAL

MP3 32kbps 13 tracks



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NELSON OLMSTED - SLEEP NO MORE



MP3 192kbps 6 tracks

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NELSON OLMSTED - TALES OF TERROR



MP3 192kbps 6 tracks

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RICHARD TAYLOR - NIGHTMARE



MP3 192kbps 2 tracks

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RICHARD TAYLOR - HORROR



MP3 192kbps 2 tracks

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RICHARD TAYLOR - TERROR



MP3 192kbps 2 tracks

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SPIKE JONES - SPOOKTACULAR



MP3 192 kbps 10 tracks

NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINK
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THEMES FROM CLASSIC SCI-FI, FANTASY, AND HORROR MOVIES (DICK JACOBS)



MP3 256kbps 12 tracks

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THEMES FROM HORROR MOVIES (DICK JACOBS)



MP3 320kbps 14 tracks

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THE MUMMY (1932) Music & Dialogue

This is a fan-made rip which includes some light f/x.

MP3 320kbps 17 tracks



NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINK
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Thanks for the effort on this. These recordings (at least the covers anyway) are deep in my childhood memories. It will be nice to finally hear them all.

Arch Oboler, writer and producer of the famous radio series, Lights Out, presents 8 spooky horror tales.

MP3 128kbps 8 tracks



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THE WAR OF THE WORLDS RADIO BROADCAST OF 1938 (ORSON WELLES)

The original "panic broadcast" of 1938 which sent a panicked nation fleeing out into the streets and Orson Welles to Hollywood.
Performed by Welles' "Mercury Theatre On The Air" players.

MP3 256kbps



NEW 2017 DOWNLOAD LINK
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So many views, so little comments.

I have childhood memories of radio plays especially on Halloween night... and NPR had a program called Ear Play (or something like that) which was fascinating back in the 70s- then they dropped it. I shall indulge in your offerings and I thank you very much!

Thank you, Phideas 1...you and I must be of that pre-Ipod, Ipad, Iphone generation where we were encouraged to use our imagination!

steviebay, you just made my Christmas complete. Thanks so much for these shares. Although I already have several of these I am excited to add to my collection. In fact, I had to pop a set of plastic vampire fangs into my mouth before I started downloading. Creature Features and Famous Monsters! Cheers!

So many views, so little comments.

I have childhood memories of radio plays especially on Halloween night... and NPR had a program called Ear Play (or something like that) which was fascinating back in the 70s- then they dropped it. I shall indulge in your offerings and I thank you very much!

I have the entire collection of CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974-1982) so if you would like to listen to some episodes let me know I will upload and send them to you.
I recently uploaded per request a 5 part CBSRMT special of Les Miserables that was first aired in January of 1982 .

Thanks for offering these rare, classic recordings!

Thanks!
A great variety of really spooky tales and music!

Thanks for the nice comments and support here. If anyone can suggest any other vintage, FMoF-style recordings which might belong here (even if they weren't featured on FMoF's pages at the time) please offer suggestions and if I can find them, I'll be happy to post them.

All these recordings are so rare and classic.
Thank you very much for your efforts, Stevie.

This recordings are a blessing, and many I didn�t know about.
Thank You for shearing and enlight me!!!

Many thanks again to all of you for your support.

These are wonderful. Many thanks for sharing

Is there a possibility for us to have a re-up on any of these?

Re-up Please! These are so great!

Hi all...this is a desperate plea to anyone who downloaded any or all of the discs in this thread, which I started some time back. I recently suffered a major hard drive loss of all my beloved film & TV music which took me years to collect. If anyone could be kind enough to re-up these links and send them to me, I would be eternally grateful. Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. Steve...

Anybody, please re-up. I would love to hear them.

Thanks!

Mark
Mark's Super Blog (http://markssuperblog.blogspot.com)
Spock's Record Round-Up (http://spocksrecordround-up.blogspot.com)

Dear friends and fellow Famous Monster fans. I've been away from the forum for a while now for a number of reasons. Some of you will be aware that a couple of years back I suffered a major hard disc crash and many of these classics were lost. Through various sources (and the generous saved offerings of many here) I will be re-uploading these albums this coming weekend . . . so watch this space!

Excellent! Thanks for posting and fixing all these little gems.

Excellent news. I missed several of these when they were originally posted, so I will definitely grab them early next week. Thanks.

Ok my friends...I've just finished re-posting all but 4 albums with new 2017 links, so enjoy! I'll be locating new copies in the next few days and adding new titles to this list too.