The first horrific dreams I ever had which were inspired by a book or magazine as opposed to arising from the depths of my own depraved brain came about when I was nine due to the image on the cover of this July 1964 issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland, edited by Forrest J Ackerman.

As a result, my parents forbade me from reading it or any other monster magazines for at least a week, hoping to protect my impressionable mind.

I couldn’t keep away, though (sorry, Mom and Dad!), and snuck back to them as often as I could.

And then there was this other cover, featuring a character Forrie created, which caused *ahem* entirely different sorts of dreams.

Farewell, Forrie, and thanks for all the nightmares … and those dreams as well.