Step Right Up! I’m Gonna Scare the Pants Off America: Memoirs of a B-Movie Mogul
By William Castle
Originally Published in 1976, Reprinted in 1992 by Pharos Books. 264 pages.
Category Archives: Reviews: Horror Reference Book
Guillermo del Toro – Cabinet of Curiosities Book Review
Guillermo del Toro – Cabinet of Curiosities
By Guillermo del Toro & Marc Scott Zicree
Published by Harper Design, 2013. 264 pages.
The Televison Horrors of Dan Curtis Book Review
The Television Horrors of Dan Curtis
By Jeff Thompson
Published by McFarland & Company, 2009. 200 pages.
B-Movie Horrors Book Review
Robert Clarke Biography Book Review
Robert Clarke To “B” or Not to “B” – A Film Actor’s Odyssey
By Robert Clarke & Tom Weaver
Published by Midnight Marquee, 1996, 247 pages
Greatpaint and Gore: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton Book Review
Greasepaint and Gore: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton
Bruce Sachs and Russell Wall
Published by Tomahawk Press, 167 pages.
Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography Book Review
Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography
By Tom Johnson & Deborah Del Vecchio
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc., 1996. 410 pages.
Hammer Films: The Unsung Heroes – The Team Behind the Legend Book Review
Hammer Films: The Unsung Heroes – The Team Behind the Legend
By Wayne Kinsey
Published by Tomahawk Press, 2010. 484 pages
Can there ever bee TOO many books on Hammer Films? I think not. Especially when they are like this one. So many books have been written about the films that Hammer made or on a few of their stars. But what about all the little people, as they say?We all know that film making is a huge collaboration of many different people to make the final output look like it does. Usually that attention goes to the stars, and maybe the writers and directors, or even the special effects people. But there are other names out there that worked just as hard that usually get very little, if any, credit. All the people behind the scenes, whether it was an assistant director, in the wardrobe department, or even the ones working in continuity. These people are all part of the reason that these films are what they are. When it comes to Hammer Films, Wayne Kinsey is trying to change all of that with this book.
A History of Horror Book Review
A History of Horror
By Wheeler Winston Dixon
Published by Rutgers University Press, 2010. 247 pages
Boy…where to start with this one. Whenever someone, usually of some huge academic background, writes a book about the history of the horror genre, it seems (to me at least) that they might be a fan of the classic era of horror films. But once they get to the ’70s and move through the modern day films, they either lose their interests, basically slide their way through them, or both, usually with some negative slant as well. Now I’m not expecting anybody to love each and every horror film out there. But if you’re writing a history of the genre, then it should be based on facts, not opinions. And even more importantly…now listen up folks because here is the important part…you have to your facts right. If you’re talking about a movie, you better make sure you’ve seen the movie. If you can’t get a basic plot point right, then how is anybody going to believe a word you’re writing? Want more details? Just keep reading.
Inside Hammer: Book Review
Inside Hammer
By Jimmy Sangster
Published by Reynolds & Hearn, 2001. 160 pages.
Sangster had already written autobiography, Do You Want It Good Or Tuesday?, which was very interesting, but he felt that he didn’t cover enough about Hammer that his fans probably wanted. With this new title, Sangster sticks to really what he’s famous for, and that is working with the Studio that Dripped Blood! Sangster covers every film that he worked on with the famous studio; from his first film Dick Barton Strikes Back as a lowly assistant to his last film Fear in the Night as writer, producer and director. Here are some my favorite parts of the book:
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