Overview

Full Product Details

9781476672953

Table of Contents

Reviews

informative...excellent --Library Journal; even better this time around. This is the book to get...a must...remarkable...essential...valuable --Classic Images; the definitive text on the classic monsters --USA Today; Weaver's writing comes alive --Big Reel; as close as it gets to being a primary source without being composed of celluloid --Choice; fascinating --Monsters from the Vault; masterful examination...deft and knowledgeable...is a definitive work --Film Review; fascinating --Critical Mass; superb...a must-have...definitive --SF Crowsnest; thorough and masterful revision --Video Watchdog; an absolute must have. Tom Weaver has been considered one of the preeminent horror film historians. Weaver has built a career on tracking down surviving members of the films' casts and crews...invaluable and incomparable --Scary Monsters Magazine; outstanding...definitive...simply fabulous...meticulously researched...extraordinarily entertaining. This is THE Bible to fans of Universal's classic horror films....one of the finest film reference books I've ever read --www.mania.com; insightful and valuable --Midnight Marquee; exhaustively researched and deftly written...fright-film scholarship at its unpretentious best --New York Daily News; absolutely indispensible...a steal --Cornerstone Online; a gruesome gem...lots of striking, rare photos --San Francisco Examiner Magazine; A great deal of valuable information, especially on the effects of censorship by the powerful Hays Office, and a fine selection of stills. --Neil Barron, Editor of Fantasy and Horror.

informative...excellent - Library Journal even better this time around. This is the book to get...a must...remarkable...essential...valuable - Classic Images the definitive text on the classic monsters - USA Today Weaver's writing comes alive - Big Reel as close as it gets to being a primary source without being composed of celluloid - Choice fascinating - Monsters from the Vault masterful examination...deft and knowledgeable...is a definitive work - Film Review fascinating - Critical Mass superb...a must-have...definitive - SF Crowsnest thorough and masterful revision - Video Watchdog an absolute must have. Tom Weaver has been considered one of the preeminent horror film historians. Weaver has built a career on tracking down surviving members of the films' casts and crews...invaluable and incomparable - Scary Monsters Magazine outstanding...definitive...simply fabulous...meticulously researched...extraordinarily entertaining. This is THE Bible to fans of Universal's classic horror films....one of the finest film reference books I've ever read - www.mania.com insightful and valuable - Midnight Marquee exhaustively researched and deftly written...fright-film scholarship at its unpretentious best - New York Daily News absolutely indispensible...a steal - Cornerstone Online a gruesome gem...lots of striking, rare photos - San Francisco Examiner Magazine A great deal of valuable information, especially on the effects of censorship by the powerful Hays Office, and a fine selection of stills. - Neil Barron, Editor of Fantasy and Horror.

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. Michael Brunas of Palisades Park, New Jersey, is a writer, collector and lifelong fan of the horror film. John Brunas of Palisades Park, New Jersey, is a writer, collector and lifelong fan of the horror film.

Tab Content 6

Countries Available