Forrest J. Ackerman Dies at 92

I am sad to report that horror has lost yet another icon. The editor of the magazine Famous Monsters in Filmland, Forrest J Ackerman succumbed to heart failure in his home on Thursday. He had recently celebrated his 92nd birthday.

He is widely credited with first coining the term "sci-fi" as well as being the one who discovered authur Ray Bradbury.

He was also the owner of a giant collection of sci-fi/fantasy/horror memorabilia including, but not limited to, 50,000 books as well as the cape worn by Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931). 

A true lover of all things genre related as well as an icon in his own right, Mr.  Ackerman will be missed by fans the world over.