Scary Monsters Magazine - The Real Monster Magazine
Official Scary Monsters Magazine page. Website: scarymonstersmagazine.com Smeraldi, Editor, and Vicki (Piazza) Smeraldi, Designer.
Scary Monsters, The REAL Monster Magazine, is published by MyMovieMonsters.com husband and wife team: Don A.
01/05/2026
The weather is certainly unpredictable in NWA ... here with this week's forecast is lead simian meteorologist, Dr. Zaius. Though it is looking pretty dismal for the rest of humanity it should not affect the store hours - 11 AM to 4:30 PM CST - Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, at Monsters on Main, 510 Main Street, Van Buren, AR. It is strongly advised to take shelter and dress appropriately on Thursday.
Don't want to risk it? Stay at home and shop online Monsters-On-Main.com
12/27/2025
12/27/2025
Check out Allen Champion's ongoing 50 WONDERFUL THINGS series of articles in each issue of Scary Monsters magazine.
50 Wonderful Things about ... Bride of Frankenstein
1. The main title proclaims this film as Bride of Frankenstein, even though all the publicity, lobby cards, and posters have “The” preceding the title (but that’s not the subject of this article). Right away, we are treated to Franz Waxman’s lush and romantic (yes, romantic!) score. Along with scores for King Kong and The Wolf Man, it’s the greatest score for a monster movie ever written. Right from the start, we get the idea that everything about this early fright film is going to be high class — the Studio System at its creative peak.
From the Super7 S7 ULTIMATES Figure line - We bring you TIAMAT! This S7 action figure depicts the dragon character from the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. This original vinyl figure is designed by Super7 and is part of the ship vehicle type. Released in 2020, this collectible item is perfect for fans of Dungeons & Dragons looking to add a unique piece to their collection. $350 - FREE IN-STORE PICK-UP at Monsters On Main! This beast is huge - $90 to ship!
THEME: Remakes vs. Originals: The Omega Man vs. I Am Legend
Who will win the battle for glum post-apocalyptic supremacy...?
YOU DECIDE! Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
Admission to the Chamber of Horrors at Monsters On Main for a comparison between The Omega Man (1971) and I Am Legend (2007). Only 16 passes to the Chamber are available at the store or online using the link below.
Monsters On Main Chamber of Horrors Pass - Jan. 3, 2026 1 p.m.
12/21/2025
Our Spring Issue #138, with details announcing the opening of Scary Monster's new brick-n-mortar storefront Monsters On Main, is proving to be a popular issue and a great introduction to our publishing efforts for our local Van Buren community of monster-movie lovers, many of whom had never heard of the magazine before (how is this possible, we ask?). Tony, a new reader who picked up a copy at the store emailed to say, "Just finished reading Scary Monster Memories #138. Fantastic. Love it. Thank you. I just love the cover. Here's a video of the cover. Hope you like it. Again thank you and keep doing a great job 👍🏻!"
Our Winter Issue #140 has just been released and is hitting newsstands across the country, so come back for another visit, Tony, and grab a copy of our latest issue in store for $10! It's sure to make your head spin!
12/21/2025
Over the river and through the woods to Monsters On Main he goes ... BIGFOOT sweatshirts and T-shirts dropping today at Monsters On Main. Can't make it in? Order online at Monsters-On-Main.com
12/20/2025
Don't know what to get that special little boil or ghoul for Christmas? Grab a GIFT CERTIFICATE to their favorite Little Shop of Horrors at Monsters On Main!
12/19/2025
Look at the pure joy on Freddy's face! Looks like his parents paid a Visit Van Buren Arkansas and picked up the perfect present from Monsters-On-Main for their beloved son. Surprise the Monster Kid in your life this Christmas and visit us at 510 Main Street in Van Buren Arkansas ... it's the place where Monster Kid's dreams come true. -on-main.com
12/19/2025
Okay Scary people, we're just dying to meet you! You gotta put a visit to MOMs on your bucket-list for 2026... Can't wait til next year you say? Visit us right now at monsters-on-main.com!
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NOW IN ITS 29th YEAR!: Scary Monsters, The REAL Monster Magazine, is published by MyMovieMonsters.com’s husband and wife team and monster kids, Don (Editor) and Vicki (Art Director and Designer) Smeraldi.
Scary Monsters is the only real “all classic, all the time” movie monster magazine — like ones published in the ’50s and ’60s — featuring colorful wraparound cover art and 144-plus jam-packed pulp pages. The terrifyingly fun and informative content includes in-depth articles and interviews, dozens of photos celebrating classic horror/sci-fi films of yesteryear, plus a fangtastic catalog of scary stuff in the back pages for you to order by mail just like when you were a kid!
Revitalized in 2016 with this new publishing team and updated, professional design, regular features include Trilogy of Terror, Kaiju Korner, Dr. Gangrene’s Mad Interviews, Strange Days, Dry Ice & Cobwebs, new Blu-ray/DVD releases, and much more!
Widely distributed at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, comic shops and newsstands across the USA and UK, as well as Chapters/Indigo stores in Canada. Not in your town? Subscribe by mail (write for details to Scary Monsters, PO Box 567, Wildomar, CA 92595 or email [email protected]) or online at ScaryMonstersMagazine.com.
We also publish a Monster Memories edition of Scary Monsters. It’s an annual publication issued every February, featuring nostalgic, personal monster memories from celebrities and readers from around the globe, plus other special treats every Monster Kid loves.
WANTED: Monster Kids of all ages, from every city, town and solar system are invited to submit to us their monster memories of favorite films, creatures, and monster makers of the silver screen. Write [email protected] for instructions.
We are really blessed to have a great team of contributors who volunteer their talents to help make the magazine what it is. Many have stayed on with us since we took over. We also are thrilled to have Scott Jackson crafting each cover. He just keeps outdoing himself each time! Of course, the biggest hurdle is the cost of printing and distribution. We’re always looking for ways to save on those costs. Our readers have done a great job supporting us by subscribing and ordering from the “Scary Stuff” catalog section that’s in the back of each issue. One way to support us even further is to consider buying one copy of each issue to read and one copy to put away, which many collectors already do. Another is to share those reader copies with children and grandchildren — if you can get them to put down their handheld device for a little while! It’s no secret that the fan base is dwindling because most of the movie stars (even child actors back in the day) and caretakers like Forry Ackerman and many others have passed on. But that doesn’t mean we can’t continue to celebrate the classic films and the movie makers and stars for generations to come — and we hope to be a part of that for a long time!
Back in the late 1990s Don began buying new VHS tapes promoted via email of classic horror and sci-fi movies he remembered enjoying as a kid. It became a hobby and then, by 1999, a business. MyMovieMonsters.com initially offered classic horror and sci-fi VHS tapes then transitioned to DVDs. Over the years we’ve focused more on monster magazines (both domestic and international), comic archives, books, action figures of all sizes (mostly monsters and sci-fi creatures but some superheroes), model kits, collector cards, bobble heads, and more. We have a vast selection of Godzilla figures, bust coin banks (both monsters
and superheroes) and Sideshow classic monsters that are either brand-new and purchased by us or pre-owned but their display boxes have not been opened. We always try to have the latest classic horror and sci-fi magazines and model kits in stock. Other retailers tend to emphasize pre-orders and make their customers wait sometimes months for product. We only do that for the most current issue of our magazines. Anyone can register on our website to receive email updates on new product — and unlike others we don’t spam you and only send an occasional message when new items warrant it.
In terms of what attracted us to the scary publishing world, Vicki and Don had worked together years ago at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters designing and editing/writing (respectively) national publications. Since we also ran MyMovieMonsters.com and Don was planning retirement, taking on Scary Monsters was a natural. It really was a dream come true … a bucket from Don’s wish list he thought he’d never have a chance to fill.
