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Author:   Gregory William Mank
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.767kg
ISBN:  

9780786449552

ISBN 10:   0786449551
Pages:   444
Publication Date:   20 June 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction 1. “A Very Lonely Soul”: A Tribute to Dracula’s Helen Chandler 2. Mad Jack Unleashed: Svengali and The Mad Genius 3. Paramount Horrors: Murders in the Zoo 4. The Mystery of Lionel Atwill: An Interview with the Son of the Late, Great Horror Star 5. James Whale, Colin Clive, Lionel Atwill and the Riding Whip: The ­Real-Life Horror Story of the Censorship of Universal’s One More River 6. “Baby-Scarer!” Boris Karloff at Warner Bros., 1935–1939 7. Libel and Old Lace 8. Production Diaries: Cat People and The Curse of the Cat People 9. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Revisited 10. Horror Propaganda: Hitler’s Madman 11. John Carradine and His “Traveling Circus” 12. Shock! Theatre, the “Half-Witch and ­Half-Fairy” and Dr. Lucifer 13. Junior Laemmle, Horror’s “Crown Prince” Producer Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

"There’s a lot to digest if you’re a fan of early horror films, you’re going to love this book."" - SFCrowsnest, June 2015"

There's a lot to digest if you're a fan of early horror films, you're going to love this book. - SFCrowsnest, June 2015

Author Information

Gregory William Mank has written and recorded many DVD and Blu-Ray audio commentaries, has won four Rondo Awards, and has written numerous books on classic horror films. He lives in Delta, Pennsylvania.

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