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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>; cheerfully upbeat, generously illustrated --<i>Booklist</i>; the king of the interviews...something for everyone who loves any kind of film, and it's never dull...Tom Weaver is amazing, and long may he rule --<i>Classic Images</i>; Tom Weaver has enjoyed a lengthy career writing about the horror genre through his reference guides and countless magazine contributions. His interviews are thorough and informative but presented conversationally, as though he is simply visiting with an old friend. Weaver expertly guides the talk in a way that allows him to ask his questions in an informal manner, and likely he received a more detailed answer than if he had approached the subject as a journalist would --<i>horrortalk.com</i>; fascinating...genuinely obscure personalities...amazing stories...interesting and informative, while continually unearthing odd tidbits...a terrific read --<i>Shock Cinema</i>; addictive --<i>VideoScope</i>; Tom Weaver is the king of film historians --<i>Starlog</i>; lengthy, comprehensive interviews...Weaver clearly knows his sci-fi films...wonderful still photos --<i>Hitch</i>; great...Weaver scores again --<i>Little Shoppe of Horrors</i>; you'll want this one --<i>Filmfax</i>; refreshing and welcome...another winner from the genre's best --<i>Horror-Wood</i> his interviews are polished, well constructed and uncommonly professional --<i>Sci Fi.</i>

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; cheerfully upbeat, generously illustrated --Booklist; the king of the interviews...something for everyone who loves any kind of film, and it's never dull...Tom Weaver is amazing, and long may he rule --Classic Images; Tom Weaver has enjoyed a lengthy career writing about the horror genre through his reference guides and countless magazine contributions. His interviews are thorough and informative but presented conversationally, as though he is simply visiting with an old friend. Weaver expertly guides the talk in a way that allows him to ask his questions in an informal manner, and likely he received a more detailed answer than if he had approached the subject as a journalist would --horrortalk.com; fascinating...genuinely obscure personalities...amazing stories...interesting and informative, while continually unearthing odd tidbits...a terrific read --Shock Cinema; addictive --VideoScope; Tom Weaver is the king of film historians --Starlog; lengthy, comprehensive interviews...Weaver clearly knows his sci-fi films...wonderful still photos --Hitch; great...Weaver scores again --Little Shoppe of Horrors; you'll want this one --Filmfax; refreshing and welcome...another winner from the genre's best --Horror-Wood his interviews are polished, well constructed and uncommonly professional --Sci Fi.

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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.

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