Forrest Ackerman, AKA 4E, AKA The Ackermonster, AKA Dr. Acula, is gone. We all mourned his loss in December of 2008, and many of us still feel a sting that we live in a world without our favorite ...

Finally, we take a breath, clear the cobwebs of mourning and peek out from beneath the shadows to find out how the late Forrest J Ackerman continues to do us good. At genre conventions from coast to ...

Canadians and much of the world waited for more bad news from the financial meltdown, the death of a 92-year-old man in Los Angeles marked the end of an era — a time when a significant proportion of ...

We remembered, with affection, one of the great characters of Los Angeles-- "characters" used with total love and respect -- last fall when Forrest J Ackerman passed away. Eccentric, friendly, and a ...

Fanboy love is an industry now. Film studios and comix publishers court their young, mostly male base and count on it to help turn cult items into mass phenomena. Once, though, fantasy magazines and ...

He was the monster maker. Although he was Dr. Frankenstein's most devoted assistant, Dracula's loyalest acolyte, Forrest J Ackerman -- who preferred the initial without the period -- didn't actually ...

Profiles in History and American Cinematheque are offering a public sneak peek of some treasures of the late and great Forrest J. Ackerman. Several significant items will be out on display between ...

Got a thick wallet? Profiles in History has released initial estimated values for several of the items to be auctioned away from the late Forrest J Ackerman’s renowned collection. These are some of ...

Forrest J. Ackerman, the sometime actor, literary agent, magazine editor and full-time bon vivant who discovered author Ray Bradbury and was widely credited with coining the term "sci-fi," has died.

Joe Moe’s back with another Acker-Quiz for all of Forry’s little Nieces and Nephews out there. The prize at stake this time? You can win yourself a copy of the Official Profiles in History Forrest J ...