March 31, 2011

FRANKENSTEINIA WINS RONDO AWARD FOR BEST BLOG

The Ninth Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards were announced on Wednesday night and I am thrilled to report that Frankensteinia has been voted BEST BLOG!

I’ll level with you. I never thought I could go all the way and win this award. I was immensely pleased with the nomination but I thought maybe this blog was too specialized, too focused on one subject to earn first place, as opposed to other blogs that reach far and wide and cover a comprehensive range of horror subjects. Then again, Frankenstein is Forever and I owe this blog’s success to the perennial popularity of Mary Shelley’s remarkable creation and our unending fascination with all its manifestations.

I also owe more than I can measure to those who have encouraged and supported me with their kind words and the bloggers who have so generously endorsed Frankensteinia on their own blogs, on Twitter and Facebook.

I send heartfelt thanks to Stacie Ponder of Final Girl and Tim Lucas of Video WatchBlog for their endorsements, especially as they were nominated in the Best Blog category along with me! I thank the mysterious Arbogast of Arbogast on Film and Greg Ferrara of Cinema Styles for their unremitting support. Thank you to Brian Solomon at The Vault of Horror and Erick Bognar of Wonderful Wonderblog. Thanks to Chris at Frog on the Pumpkin, Rogue Evolent of The Roads of Autumn Dusk and Mike at The Skull and the Pumpkin. Thanks to Mark Redfield, a supporter from day one, at An Actor’s Notebook, and thanks to Holger Hasse of Hammer and Beyond. I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone.

And then there’s Max Cheney, the nitwitty operator of The Drunken Severed Head blog, who went so far as to campaign for me! Max, last year’s Best Blog winner and nominated again this time, threw his support, his influence and the kitchen sink behind Frankensteinia. Back when I kicked off this blog in the summer of ’07, Max gave me my first review, my first link and became my first friend in horror blogdom. After all this time, I still can’t get rid of him. Max has always been generous with support, praise, advice and encouragement. He is a brother to me and a true and faithful ally. I cherish his friendship.

Thanks go out to David Colton and his accomplices for making the Rondos happen, a incredible achievement in and of itself.

Congratulations to all of this year’s Rondo nominees and winners. Celebrating personal favorites, allow me to congratulate Belle Dee, Best Fan Artist. And don’t let the “fan” tag fool you, Belle is a Pro through and through. Congratulations to Kim Newman, a favorite author of mine, who gets Rondoed as Best Reviewer, and Mark Redfield, a runner up for Best Interviewer. Hooray to Women in Horror Month as Best Fan Event and Bravo to the Rondo committee for splitting the Best Magazine Award into two categories, Mass and Fan Markets, allowing my two favorite magazines, Rue Morgue and Monsters from the Vault, to win Rondos. And Extra Special congrats to Tim and Donna Lucas, who hold my undying admiration, for being elevated to the Monster Kid Hall of Fame.

Finally, I want to thank all of YOU who follow Frankensteinia, especially the regulars who check in every few days. You keep me going.


Rondo Awards: The complete list of winners.


22 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Pierre, this is the first Blog that I visited...before I even knew what a "Blog" was. I found you in 2009, and I've been reading you ever since...

"To a New world of Gods and Monsters!"

"E"

Caftan Woman said...

Many congratulations. Well deserved!

Martin Powell said...

Congratulations, Pierre! I've voted for this blog more than a couple times over the past few years of Rondos. So glad you won!

John said...

Kongratulations on your Beast Blog award, Pierre! Way to go!
JOHN @ MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD

Max the drunken severed head said...

I am so pleased to see you get the award, Your blog is so well done and highly respected,

And you're a mensch!

P.S. My verification word is "spasing." Well, I'm spasing out that you won! Woo hoo! Woo hoo!

Jay Watson said...

Pierre, I am so happy for you and your totally deserving Blog. Mary Shelly's creation may be the "Monster," but you sir, are the "MAN!"
best,
Jay (rogue evolent)

Erich Kuersten said...

congratulations! Couldn't have happened to her a nicer blasphemy against science!

Rick said...

Finally!!! Congratulations, Pierre. I guess the fair thing to do would be to give my vote to some other worthy blog next year... NAH!!

Eminently well-deserved, I couldn't be more pleased.

wich2 said...

Once in a while, the Cosmos rights itself!

b piper said...

Congrats, you deserve it.

Jeremy [Retro] said...

great news!

Arbogast said...

13th comment - whoo hoo!

Oh, and, yes, congratulations on the Rondo thing.

Mr. Cavin said...

Go Frankenstein's Blogster! I think they should send you two half-Rondos you can sew together.

Unknown said...

Congratulations, a well deserved award!

Cat said...

Felicitations to Frankensteinia! That is one heck of a well-deserved win.

Christopher said...

FRANKENSTEIN LIVES AGAIN!..and again and again and again....
Lets face it folks,he just won't stop that livin'..

Belle Dee said...

Many Congratulations! You deserve it, Frankensteinia is awesome!!
Thank you also for mentioning me! I still can't believe I won!

Anonymous said...

I can only repeated what everyone else here is saying - well deserved, sir!
And think you for the treasured times I've enjoyed on your blog.

October Effigies said...

Congradulations!! Its about time! xo

Greg said...

Sorry to chime in so late but CONGRATULATIONS! Well deserved and long overdue!

Michael Jones said...

Truly glad that you won. Alas I was unable to promote you (what with quakes & tsunamis) but happy to see you snagged the honour without me.
Here's to next year too...

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