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Fantasy Fan, v. 2, issue 6, whole no. 18, February 1935

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88     THE FANTASY FAN, February, 1935

broke into incredibly small fragments that slithered down the drawn curtain to the floor.

Follansbee let the curtain snap up. Looking down, he and Tenny exclaimed simultaneously. The window lay in silver fragments on the carpet in the moonlight that stretched to the bed--but beyond the fragments ran a tiny dark shadow, of substance now.
"Good God!" breathed Follansbee hoarsely. "The dimensions didn't change!"
"It's Kroll," said Tenny. He swooped to seize hold of the figure on the carpet, but at that moment it disappeared under the bed. He sank to his knees. "Kroll!" he shouted. "Comeo ut, Kroll!"
There was a vague scuttering noise beneath the bed.
Follansbee came to his knees at Tenny's side and peered into the moonlit dusk beneath the bed. "Kroll" he whispered softly. Turning abruptly, he said to Tenny, "Get over on the other side. He's skirting the wall toward the door."
Tenny moved to obey.
Then suddenly there came a quick rustle, a dark shadow launched itself from the wall upon the two-inch figure that crept toward the door, there was a shrill squeal, a tiny human scream, and abrupt, unnatural silence.
"A rat," whispered Follansbee shakily. "My God!"
He got up unsteadily and looked down at the bed. The moonlight lay unbroken on the counterpane.
The End

KARLOFF'S MONSTER

by Forrest J. Ackerman

An interview of extreme interest to fantasy film fans was that of Boris Karloff with Jimmie Fidler over the air on the "Hollywood on the Air" program earlier in the year. Karloff spoke: "I shall create a Monster like Frankenstein's. No brain--just a huge creature which shall guard against reporters and interviewers. Connect the electrodes!" A snap. "Throw the switches!" a crackling of electricity. And Karloff, crying: "It lives...it moves!...it lives...Karloff's monster LIVES!" then the Monster spoke--with the voice of Jimmie Fidler, the interviewer. "Alas"--Karloff was in despair; "I have created a Frankenstein monster: it's a fan magazine writer!" And Jimmie Fidler then proceeded to question him. Proving himself to be anything but one of the many monsters he has portrayed, William Henry Pratt (known on the screen as the man from Karloffornia who is sure to never Boris) stated in a private word addressed to his admirers that he greatly appreciated all their letters, and that he was always grateful for criticism received of his work.

His next pictures will be "Frankenstein Lives Again!" "A Trip to Mars," "The Werewolf of London," and "The Raven."

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88 THE FANTASY FAN, February, 1935 broke into incredibly small fragments that slithered down the drawn curtain to the floor. Follansbee let the curtain snap up. Looking down, he and Tenny exclaimed simultaneously. The window lay in silver fragments on the carpet in the moonlight that stretched to the bed--but beyond the fragments ran a tiny dark shadow, of substance now. "Good God!" breathed Follansbee hoarsely. "The dimensions didn't change!" "It's Kroll," said Tenny. He swooped to seize hold of the figure on the carpet, but at that moment it disappeared under the bed. He sank to his knees. "Kroll!" he shouted. "Comeo ut, Kroll!" There was a vague scuttering noise beneath the bed. Follansbee came to his knees at Tenny's side and peered into the moonlit dusk beneath the bed. "Kroll" he whispered softly. Turning abruptly, he said to Tenny, "Get over on the other side. He's skirting the wall toward the door." Tenny moved to obey. Then suddenly there came a quick rustle, a dark shadow launched itself from the wall upon the two-inch figure that crept toward the door, there was a shrill squeal, a tiny human scream, and abrupt, unnatural silence. "A rat," whispered Follansbee shakily. "My God!" He got up unsteadily and looked down at the bed. The moonlight lay unbroken on the counterpane. The End KARLOFF'S MONSTER by Forrest J. Ackerman An interview of extreme interest to fantasy film fans was that of Boris Karloff with Jimmie Fidler over the air on the "Hollywood on the Air" program earlier in the year. Karloff spoke: "I shall create a Monster like Frankenstein's. No brain--just a huge creature which shall guard against reporters and interviewers. Connect the electrodes!" A snap. "Throw the switches!" a crackling of electricity. And Karloff, crying: "It lives...it moves!...it lives...Karloff's monster LIVES!" then the Monster spoke--with the voice of Jimmie Fidler, the interviewer. "Alas"--Karloff was in despair; "I have created a Frankenstein monster: it's a fan magazine writer!" And Jimmie Fidler then proceeded to question him. Proving himself to be anything but one of the many monsters he has portrayed, William Henry Pratt (known on the screen as the man from Karloffornia who is sure to never Boris) stated in a private word addressed to his admirers that he greatly appreciated all their letters, and that he was always grateful for criticism received of his work. His next pictures will be "Frankenstein Lives Again!" "A Trip to Mars," "The Werewolf of London," and "The Raven."