12th Rondo Hatton Awards


The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award nominations have just been announced. Now in their twelfth year, the awards honour ‘the best in classic horror research, creativity and film preservation.’ Much to my surprise and delight, my article 'From Alpha to Omega: Richard Matheson's I Am Legend and its Cinematic Incarnations' (Diabolique Magazine, issue 18, November, 2013) has been nominated for an award in the Best Article category. 


If you feel like it, please vote for me. You can vote in as many or as few categories as you like.

Check out all the nominees here.

Please also consider voting for these fine folks; then just copy and paste the below into an email to taraco@aol.com. Remember to include your name to ensure your vote counts. Polls close at midnight on Sunday 5th May.

12. BEST MAGAZINE OF 2013 - Paracinema  

13. BEST ARTICLE (Please select two; one will win) - ‘From Alpha to Omega: Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend and its Cinematic Incarnations,’ by James Gracey, Diabolique #18. How Matheson’s outsider motif shifted, sometimes dramatically, with the adaptations of his work.

15. BEST THEMED ISSUE - Diabolique #16, Peter Cushing tribute

17. BEST MAGAZINE COVER - Diabolique #16 by Robert Aragon

19. BEST BLOG OF 2013 - Fascination with Fear. Horror from a female point of view.

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