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, particularly of classic horror film and their modern-day counterparts. Named in honor of actor Rondo Hatton, it originated at the

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and subsequently moved to a dedicated website. Nominees are chosen by a committee that takes suggestions on the website, with the awards selected via an open vote by generally thousands of participants. The Rondo Award was created by journalist David Colton and artist/illustrator

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, and since its inception has been coordinated by Colton, who serves as their presenter annually at the fantasy/horror convention

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History

The Rondo Awards began in 2002, after members of the online Classic Horror Film Board, moderated by journalist David Colton, became aware of a growing body of under-recognized journalism covering the horror genre.''Monster Kid Radio''
Episode #366:
David Colton and the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
. At 24:30. The awards took their name from the character actor Rondo Hatton, a cult-classic figure in low-budget horror films. Comic book artist and illustrator

designed the sculpt for the award, a bust of Hatton's character from the movie ''

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'' (1946). The initial year attracted 168 voters. The following year brought 600, and the third year 2,000. As of 2018, the number of voters is generally between 3,000 and 3,700. Co-founder Colton presents the awards annually at the fantasy/horror convention WonderFest. As Colton describes, "We don't have Best Actor, we don't have Best Actress, we don't even have Best Director. It's more about the magazines and the books and the independent films and the documentaries.... It's a little highbrow in that way."

Significance

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'' likened The Rondo Award to a "horror Oscar". The Award is a "coveted" prize in the horror community. One

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station wrote, Horror magazines and websites, including ''

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'', regularly report on the nominations and awards lists. The awards have been mentioned in such outlets as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'',

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, the UK's

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, and the ''

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'', as well as scholarly journals including ''Psychology and Education'', and textbooks including ''Recovering 1940s Horror Cinema: Traces of a Lost Decade''. .

Monster Kid Hall of Fame annual awards

In their second year, the Rondo Classic Horror Film Awards created the Monster Kid Hall of Fame, with four to nine, but generally six, living or dead inductees. Also created was another honorary award, Monster Kid of the Year, given to individuals with some important achievement in the field that year.

2003

Forrest J Ackerman Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer, and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a ...

and James Warren for ''

'' magazine * Movie props and makeup preservationists Bob and Kathy Burns * TV horror hosts

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(John Zacherle) and Vampira (Maila Nurmi) Monster Kid of the Year: Arnold Kunert, who successfully campaigned for special effects artist

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to have a star on the

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2004

* Special effects artist

* Author

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* Special effects makeup artist

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* Historian William K. Everson (posthumously) * Brother filmmakers Richard Gordon and (posthumously)

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Monster Kid of the Year: ''

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'' writer, director, and star

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2005

* Artists

Basil Gogos Basil Gogos (March 12, 1929 – September 13, 2017) was an Egyptian-American illustrator best known for his portraits of movie monsters which appeared on the covers of ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'' magazine in the 1960s and 1970s. Early lif ...

and James Bama * Filmmaker

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known under various monikers such as "The Pope of Pop Cinema", "The Spiritual Godfather of the New Hollywood", and "The King of Cult", he w ...

* Musician Bobby "Boris" Pickett * ''Midnight Marquee'' publishers and independent film producers Gary and Sue Svehla * ''Little Shoppe of Horrors'' magazine publisher Richard Klemensen Monster Kid of the Year: ''Monster Kid Home Movies'' producer Joe Busam

2006

* Married special effects artists Paul and Jackie Blaisdell (posthumously) * Writer and filmmaker Donald F. Glut * Artist Jack Davis * Filmmaker

Joe Dante Joseph James Dante Jr. (; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director. His films—notably ''Gremlins'' (1984) alongside its sequel, ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with Counterculture of th ...

* Actor German Robles * Painter

Frank Frazetta Frank Frazetta (born Frank Frazzetta ; February 9, 1928 – May 10, 2010) was an American artist known for themes of Fantasy art, fantasy and science fiction, noted for comic books, mass market paperback, paperback book covers, paintings, p ...

Monster Kid of the Year: Toy collector Ray Castile

2007

* Museum curators Cortlandt Hull and Dennis Vincent * Artist

Bernie Wrightson Bernard Albert Wrightson (October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017) was an American artist, known for co-creating the Swamp Thing, his Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein, adaptation of the novel ''Frankenstein'' illustration work, and for his other ho ...

* Artist Ed "Big Daddy" Roth * Writer-editor Archie Goodwin (posthumously) * TV horror host

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* Actor Ben Chapman Monster Kid of the Year: Sony Pictures executive Michael Schlesinger

2008

* Actor

Paul Naschy Jacinto Molina Álvarez (September 6, 1934 – November 30, 2009) known by his stage name Paul Naschy, was a Spanish film actor, screenwriter, and director working primarily in horror films. His portrayals of numerous classic horror figures&md ...

* Married ''Monsters from the Vault'' publishers Jim and Marian Clatterbaugh * Painter Ken Kelly * ''

Castle of Frankenstein ''Castle of Frankenstein'' is an American horror fiction, horror, science fiction and fantasy film magazine first published between 1962 and 1975 by Calvin Thomas Beck's Gothic Castle Publishing Company, distributed by Kable News. Larry Ivie—w ...

'' publisher Calvin Beck (posthumously) * Musician Lux Interior (posthumously) * TV horror host

Bob Wilkins Bob Wilkins (born Robert Gene Wilkins; April 11, 1932 – January 7, 2009) was a television personality. Wilkins was the creator and host of the popular television show '' Creature Features'' that ran on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay Area ...

Monster Kid of the Year: Producer and

friend, adviser, and caregiver Joe Moe

2009

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model-kit sculptors Bill Lemon and Ray Meyer (posthumously) * ''Scary Monsters Magazine'' publisher Dennis Druktenis * Historian, critic, and author Bill Warren * TV horror host Sammy Terry * ''

Cinefantastique ''Cinefantastique'' is an American horror, fantasy, and science fiction film magazine. History The magazine originally started as a mimeographed fanzine in 1967, then relaunched as a glossy, offset printed quarterly in 1970 by publisher/ ed ...

'' publisher Frederick S. Clarke (posthumously) Monster Kid of the Year:

Monsterpalooza Monsterpalooza is an American multigenre convention focusing on horror, creatures and makeup work. The convention takes place every spring in Los Angeles, California, most recently in the Pasadena Convention Center. A smaller offshoot convent ...

convention organizer Eliot Brodsky

2010

* ''

Video Watchdog ''Video Watchdog'' was a bimonthly, digest size film magazine published from 1990 to 2017 by publisher/editor Tim Lucas and his wife, art director and co-publisher Donna Lucas. Although devoted chiefly to the horror, science fiction, and fant ...

'' publisher

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and his wife and business partner, Donna Lucas * Historian Tom Weaver * Fantasy artist

William Stout William Stout (born September 18, 1949) is an American fantasy artist and illustrator with a specialization in paleontological art. His paintings have been shown in over seventy exhibitions, including twelve one-man shows. He has worked on over ...

* Poster collector and historian Ron Borst * Filmmaker George A. Romero * Mask maker Verne Langdon (posthumously) Monster Kids of the Year: Historian and writer Gary Gerani; screenwriter, author, and ''

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'' archivist

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2011

* ''Filmfax'' editor Michael Stein * ''Photon'' fanzine editor Mark Frank * Actor George Stover * Horror scholar David J. Skal * Actress

Julie Adams Julie Adams (born Betty May Adams; October 17, 1926 – February 3, 2019) was an American actress, billed as Julia Adams in her early career, primarily known for her numerous television guest roles. She starred in a number of films in the 1 ...

* Horror host

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Monster Kid of the Year: Vincentennial fan festival organizer Tom Stockman

2012

* '' G-Fan'' editor & publisher J.D. Lees * Horror host

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* Film researcher and documentary maker Ted Newsom * Artist Stephen R. Bissette * ''

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''/''Mondo Cult'' publisher/editor Jessie Lilley * Writer Gary Dorst (posthumously) Monster Kid of the Year: Simon Rowson, for discovering lost footage cut from original release of Hammer Studios' ''

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'' (1958)

2013

* Monster-mask maker

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* Historian Gregory William Mank * Horror bookstore owners Del and Sue Howison * ''

'' writer & editor

Bhob Stewart Robert Marion Stewart, known as Bhob Stewart (November 12, 1937 – February 24, 2014) was an American writer, editor, cartoonist, filmmaker, and active fan who contributed to a variety of publications over a span of five decades. His articles a ...

(posthumously) * Artist & publisher

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(posthumously) *

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founder Mike Vraney (posthumously) Monster Kid of the Year: Paul Larson, for discovering lost

Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor. He was known for his work in the horror film genre, mostly portraying villains. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price ...

PBS footage

2014

* '' Psychotronic'' editor-publisher Michael Weldon *

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historian

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* Sara Karloff, daughter of actor

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* Actor

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, a.k.a. the movie character and TV horror host

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Monster Kid of the Year: Frank J. Dello Stritto, author of memoir ''I Saw What I Saw When I Saw It''

2015

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scholar, preservationist and portrayer Mark Redfield * Historian and author Steve Vertlieb * Journalist, historian, and TV/radio/DVD commentator

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* Horror host Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille Monster Kid of the Year:

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, daughter of actor

, "for her tireless work preserving her late father's legacy in film."

2016

* Film preservationist Bob Furmanek * Writer and horror host John Stanley * Writer, critic, and DVD commentator Richard Harland Smith * Podcaster Vince Rotolo * Historian Mark Miller (posthumously) Monster Kids of the Year: Married couple Don and Vicki Smeraldi, new publishers of ''Scary Monsters Magazine''

2017

* Horror host

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(Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) * Producer, director and

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supervisor

Greg Nicotero Gregory Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American Prosthetic makeup, special make-up effects creator, television producer, and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film ''Day of the Dead (1985 fi ...

* Film memorabilia collector Robert Taylor * Film creature sculptor Mike Hill * Actor

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(posthumously) * Voice actor

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(posthumously) Monster Kid of the Year:

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executive Tim Lanza

2018

* Memorabilia collector Wes Shank (posthumously) * Author Lucy Chase Williams * Horror hosts Charles "Big Chuck" Schodowski and "Lil' John" Rinaldi * Filmmaker and underwater cinematographer/stuntman

Ricou Browning Ricou Ren Browning (February 16, 1930 – February 27, 2023) was an American stunt performer, filmmaker and actor. A skilled swimmer, he was known for his innovative underwater stunt work, notably in the 1954 film ''Creature from the Black Lagoo ...

* Convention organizer Ron Adams * Actresses

Martine Beswicke Mary Rose Penso Beswick (born 26 September 1941) is a Jamaican-born British actress and model perhaps best known for her roles in two James Bond films, '' From Russia with Love'' (1963) and '' Thunderball'' (1965), who went on to appear in seve ...

Veronica Carlson Veronica Carlson (born Veronica Mary Glazier; 18 September 1944 – 27 February 2022) was a British actress and model who was known for her roles in Hammer horror films. In 2019, she was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Mo ...

and

Caroline Munro Caroline Jane Munro ( ; born 16 January 1949)McFarlane, Brian (28 February 2014). ''The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition''. Oxford University Press. p. 538; is an English actress, model and singer known for her many appearances in ...

Monster Kid of the Year: Writer, film critic, TV host and actor John Irving Bloom a.k.a.

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2019

* Author

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* Historian

Jonathan Rigby Jonathan Rigby is an English actor and film historian who has written several books. '' Video Watchdog'' magazine described him as occupying "a proud place in the advance guard of film researchers, writers and critics," and in 2020 he was inducte ...

* Author, editor, podcaster and film commentator Kat Ellinger * Filmmaker/Blu-ray producer/film historian Constantine Nasr * Sinister Cinema founder Greg Luce * Writer George Chastain * Author Matthew Hays * Horror hosts

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(The Ghoul) (posthumously) and Keven Scarpino (

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) * Gadfly David "The Rock" Nelson Monster Kid of the Year: Filmmaker

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2020

* Blogger Stacie Ponder * Podcaster Derek M. Koch * Publisher and critic Joe Kane a.k.a. the Phantom of the Movies (posthumously) * Author Michael Robert 'Bobb' Cotter (posthumously) * Horror host

Rich Koz Rich Koz (born March 12, 1952) is an American actor and broadcaster best known for his portrayal of horror-movie host Svengoolie, as well as his early '90s children's cartoon showcase ''The Koz Zone''. Koz is also the host of the syndicated '' ...

a.k.a.

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Monster Kid of the Year:

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film archivist Scott MacQueen

2021

* Comedian

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(posthumously) * French film historian Jean-Claude Michel, the first foreign correspondent for ''

'' * Attorney and

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instigator Bela G. Lugosi, son of the late horror star

* Artist and director Frank Dietz * Film journalist and preservationist Laura Wagner * Horror host Erik Lobo a.k.a.

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* Cultural critic

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Monster Kid of the Year: Monster Channel horror host Evan Davis a.k.a. Halloween JackArchive link
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2022

* ''Cult Movies'' magazine founder-publisher Buddy Barnett * Writer Frank J. Dello Stritto * TV historian Amanda Reyes * Writer-director-producer

Dan Curtis Daniel Mayer Cherkoss (August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006), known by his pen name Dan Curtis, was an American television and film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was best known as the creator of the gothic soap opera ''Dark Shadows'' ...

(posthumously) * Horror host

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((Danielle Gelehrter) * Writer, film critic, TV host and actor John Irving Bloom a.k.a.

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2023

* Convention organizer Anthony Taylor * ''Scary Monsters'' and ''

'' editors-publishers Don and Vicki Smeraldi * Actress

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* Film historians Walt Lee (posthumously) and Donald C. Willis * Writer David J. Schow Monster Kid of the Year: Online influencer Bobby ZierArchive link
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References

External links

The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards official websiteThe Classic Horror Film Board
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