CALENDAR GHOULS - JUNE 2012

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BEFORE THEY WERE SCREAM QUEENS

Many of the scream queens and horror hotties that we have come to know and love have not always first appeared -- fully formed, as it were -- on the horror screen. Most of them got their start in modeling and other types of film roles.

The 13 NOVEMBER 1956 issue of the bi-weekly digest TEMPO (Vol. 7 No. 10) featured an article, What's In a Face?, that included photos of two future scream queens.

Alison Hayes was pictured in a one-piece swimsuit, posing with a beach bag thrown casually over her shoulder, and described as a former "Miss Washington". As we horror fans know, Hayes went on to become one of the Atom Age cinema icons when she starred as the titular ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN (1958).

Valerie French, seen in the article lounging in a provocative pose and holding a cigarette after her role in JUBAL, later played the part of Alison Drake in the Vogue Pictures horror melodrama, THE FOUR SKULLS OF JONATHAN DRAKE (1959). At one time a "Miss Galaxy" and married for a few years to Thayer David (Professor Stokes and other characters in the original DARK SHADOWS), she finished off her acting career playing in soap operas such as ALL MY CHILDREN.

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EVA GREEN INSTYLE

The latest Burton/Depp collaboration, DARK SHADOWS, has thus far garnered tepid reviews on average, not I'm sure because of the pair's obvious filmmaking talents, but because of the treatment of what many consider to be sacred material.

I have not yet seen the film, but from what I've heard, Depp's acting is a synthesis of a number of his previous roles and the film can't decide if it should be dramatic or humorous. One reviewer said that Michelle Pfeiffer's Elizabeth Collins Stoddard is wasted in the film, but Eva Green as Angelique nearly steals the show. Of her role as the witch who cursed Barnabas Collins into becoming a vampire, she says, "It was fun to play."

There's no doubt that the most striking Paris-born French actress and former Bond Girl (the CASINO ROYAL remake) can command attention in any scene by her looks alone. I'll be looking forward to seeing if the critic was correct in his assertion about her acting, but I have a hunch that he's right. In the meantime, consider the lovely Miss Green to be hereby officially included on the MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD current canon of horror hotties.

Following is a photo spread and interview of Eva Green from the June issue of the UK version of INSTYLE magazine.

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LARA PARKER, TOOL TIME GAL

Those of you of the more red-blooded type may remember that it was not too long ago when so-called "shop" calendars featured more subjects of the scantily-clad, feminine type than today's surrogate sex symbols represented by images of Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar. Vendors from outfits like "Rigid" and "Snap-on" -- masculine brand names if there ever were any -- were only too happy to pass out their company's yearly calendar with all sorts of sexy woman splashed on a glossy, comb-bound page emblazened with the supplier's tradename.

Considered rare is the image above of a certain young actress (and photographer's model, obviously) who goes by the name of Lara Parker, shown on one of these aforementioned shop tool calendars. No date is given, but it is presumed to be around the time that she was about to be made much more famous as an actress on television playing Angelique in the daytime drama, DARK SHADOWS.

[SOURCE: BILL'S MAGAZINES]

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MIDNIGHT ZOMBIE BABE-O-RAMA

Zombies may, as a rule, be pretty skanky. But, that doesn't mean that zombie hunters are necessarily toothless, beer-guzzling, inbred, banjo-playin' . . . well, you get the idea. The ZOMBIE AMMO web page has a gallery that shows a few of the aforementioned skanky lankies, but they also show us a few horror hotties that know how to get a grip on things -- especially their zombie-killin' fire sticks!

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IN MEMORIAM -- ANGELIQUE PETTYJOHN

[March 11, 1943 - February 14, 1992]

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READER'S CHOICE -- MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR POSTS #3

Jill Haworth was an elusive beauty with a considerable impact on the more esoteric side of horror films. She appeared in just a few, but her screen presence was always unforgettable. When she died, it seemed like a lot of people either wanted to find out who she was or more about her. As a result, her obituary on Sunday, January 9, 2011 is the 3rd most-read post at MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD.

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READER'S CHOICE -- MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR POSTS #4

A relative newcomer to the horror scene, but nevertheless making quite a splash in the film JENGLOT PANTAI SELATAN (BEACH CREATURE) is Indonesian Horror Hottie Debby Ayu. With her exotic good looks and killer body, she appears to be ready to take on any monster that comes her way. This might explain why her photo special has been the 4th most popular post here at MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD.

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FREIDA PINTO: RISE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES

WITH ABOUT AS MANY SPEAKING LINES as are usually found on the white paper strip inside a fortune cookie, Freida Pinto nevertheless cast a memorable image in the surprise summer blockbuster, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. And how could she not? The former Miss Universe first gained international notoriety in the film SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and it's been nowhere but up for this stunning Bollywood Beauty ever since.

The 27-year old Miss Pinto was born in Mumbai (that's the former Bombay for the geographically challenged) and she wanted to become an actress at a young age. Well, she got her chance and now this strikingly beautiful Horror Hottie is a hot Hollywood star.

The interview below is from STUDIO, a new UK magazine that is being promoted as "The First Film Magazine For Women".

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