He began his career by editing the first movie monster magazine: Famous Monsters of Filmland, referring to himself as "Dr. Acula." Ackerman also created and wrote the stories of Vampirella and Jeanie of Questar.
Above all, Ackerman loved collecting horror memorabilia. He collected some 300,000 items in his lifetime, including books, movie stills, posters, props and masks from Sci-Fi, horror and fantasy films.
In 1954, Ackerman coined the term "Sci-Fi" after hearing "hi-fi" mentioned on the radio.
A documentary of Ackerman's life, made by Forrest's friend, John Sasser, is underway.
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