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Author: Tom Weaver
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.558kg
ISBN: 9780786464449
ISBN 10: 0786464445
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 18 April 2011
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
“one of the leading scholars in the horror field”—New York Times; “the king of the monster hunters”—USA Today; “one of our foremost fantasy film historians”— Sight & Sound; “refreshingly candid interviewees”—VideoScope; “Weaver’s interviewing style is spontaneous and very impressive...interesting people...valuable...recommend[ed]”—Classic Images; “Tom Weaver is the king of film historians”—Starlog; “a perpetual...fascinating oral history of horror/science fiction cinema...Weaver’s encyclopedic knowledge of genre films makes him our premier oral historian. He never fails to unearth fascinating, behind-the-scenes tidbits from each of his subjects. [His] ability bring[s] out the candid and humane side of his interviewees that makes his books indispensable...excellent”—Monsters From the Vault; “depth, interest, and even excitement out of the subjects...[a] wealth of memories and anecdotes—that one seldom finds elsewhere...first-rate...high quality”—Horror-Wood.
one of the leading scholars in the horror field --<i>New York Times</i>; the king of the monster hunters --<i>USA Today</i>; one of our foremost fantasy film historians -- <i> Sight & Sound</i>; refreshingly candid interviewees --<i>VideoScope</i>; Weaver's interviewing style is spontaneous and very impressive...interesting people...valuable...recommend[ed] --<i>Classic Images</i>; Tom Weaver is the king of film historians --<i>Starlog</i>; a perpetual...fascinating oral history of horror/science fiction cinema...Weaver's encyclopedic knowledge of genre films makes him our premier oral historian. He never fails to unearth fascinating, behind-the-scenes tidbits from each of his subjects. [His] ability bring[s] out the candid and humane side of his interviewees that makes his books indispensable...excellent --<i>Monsters From the Vault</i>; depth, interest, and even excitement out of the subjects...[a] wealth of memories and anecdotes--that one seldom finds elsewhere...first-rate...high quality --<i>Horror-Wood.</i>
Author Information
Tom Weaver of Sleepy Hollow, New York, has been interviewing moviemakers for 35 years. The New York Times called him a leading scholar in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images said he was “the best interviewer we have today.” A frequent contributor to film magazines, he has written many books about American popular culture and is also a Blu-ray audio commentator.
