Dust jacket notes: "From the earliest days of film-making horror movies have exerted a fascinating hold on cinema audiences the world over. Terror has stalked the screen in a multitude of horrifying forms, from insatiable vampires like Count Dracula and the many and grotesque creations of Baron Frankenstein to murderous madmen, gruesome monsters and freaks of nature. In this book you will meet them in all their horror, and the great stars, Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and a host of others who have given such memorable performances. Superbly illustrated throughout in color and black and white."

Horror Movies: Tales of Terror in the Cinema (The Movie treasury)

Literature & Fiction

Frank, Alan G.

Genre Fiction

Octopus Press

Since before the turn of the last century, horrific creatures of imagination have stomped, slithered, smashed and savaged their terrible way through the movie theatre, leaving a trail of happy - if briefly terrified - victims slumped in their seats. In this book that most evil yet sexually attractive of screen monsters, the vampire, is giving a new transfusion. Early vampire films are discussed, illustrated with rare stills from archives, and the careers of the two greatest screen vampires - Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee - are treated in depth. Then come some real monstrous delights both man-made (The Fly, Frankenstein's Creature...) and men-transformed into monsters (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Mummy...) and the immortals (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, King Kong...) and some unwelcome visitors from outer space.

Monsters & vampires (The Movie treasury)

When comics retailer and fan John Hitchcock first wrote to one of his cartoonist heroes, he had no idea what that letter would begin. A 25-year correspondence with Alex Toth resulted, and stacks of doodles, sketches and roughs that might have been tossed aside were saved for posterity!Along with the art Alex passed along are the original postcard letters, full of insights, rants, and wisdom for artists and comics readers everywhere. Also included are interviews and "director's commentary" by the artist on some of his classic comics stories.
Nominated for the 2007 Eisner Award for Best Comic Book Related Book

DEAR JOHN: The Alex Toth Doodle Book

Alex Toth

John Hitchcock

Classical Music: the Great Composers and Their Masterworks

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Classical Music: The Great Composers and Their Masterworks

Arts & Photography

John Stanley

Music

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