Overview

"Back in the era of black-and-white horror and sci-fi movies, ""we didn't have special effects, or the money for 'em,"" says Peter Graves, one of the genre's most popular stars. ""But in those days, an unlimited amount of money wouldn't have gotten us much better special effects, because they didn't exist. We had to go with the stories and try to make them as believable as possible, and flash the outlandish things by quickly, so the audience never got a good, in-focus look at them!"" Perhaps no films attracted more rabid fans and less critical acclaim than the genre movies of that era. The men and women who made the characters come to life are interviewed here, talking about their work, the behind-the-scenes action, and the impact the movies had on their careers. The interviewees are Gene Barry, Gary Clarke, Gary Conway, Merian C. Cooper, Robert Dix, Donnie Dunagan, Alex Gordon, Peter Graves, Gary Gray, Arch Hall, Jr., Stephen Kandel, Carolyn Kearney, Ken Kolb, Robert L. Lippert, Jr., Jan Merlin, Mary Mitchel, Elliott Reid, Stanley Rubin, Frankie Thomas and Burt Topper. Extensively illustrated."

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Author:   Tom Weaver
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.685kg
ISBN:  

9780786495726

ISBN 10:   0786495723
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   07 July 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Gene Barry      Gary Clarke      Gary Conway      Merian C. Cooper      Robert Dix      Donnie Dunagan      Alex Gordon on Day the World Ended      Peter Graves      Gary Gray on The Next Voice You Hear      Arch Hall, Jr.      Stephen Kandel on Chamber of Horrors      Carolyn Kearney      Ken Kolb      Robert L. Lippert, Jr., on Lon Chaney, Jr.      Jan Merlin on The List of Adrian Messenger      Mary Mitchel      Elliott Reid      Stanley Rubin on The Whip Hand      Frankie Thomas on Tom Corbett, Space Cadet      Burt Topper on The Strangler      Index     

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"one of the leading scholars in the horror field"" - New York Times ""the king of the monster hunters"" - USA Today"

one of the leading scholars in the horror field - New York Times the king of the monster hunters - USA Today

one of the leading scholars in the horror field - <em>New York Times</em><br><br> the king of the monster hunters - <em>USA Today</em>

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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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