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Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers
Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls and Makeup
Tom Weaver
Research Associates John Brunas and Michael Brunas

ISBN 978-0-7864-2858-8
139 photos, index
425pp. softcover 2006 [1988]

Description
For fans of SF and horror films, will there ever be a decade to compare with the 1950s? Actors, directors, producers, and crews prevailed over microbudgets and four-day shooting schedules to create enduring films. This book turns a long-overdue spotlight on many who made memorable contributions to that crowded, exhilarating filmmaking scene. John Agar, Beverly Garland, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Gene Corman, and two dozen more reminisce about the most popular genre titles of the era. Lengthy, in-depth interviews feature canny questions, pointed observations, rare photos, and good fun.

About the Author
Tom Weaver lives in Sleepy Hollow, New York, and has been interviewing moviemakers since the early 1980s. The New York Times called him one of the leading scholars in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images called him "the best interviewer we have today." He is a frequent contributor to numerous film magazines including Starlog, Fangoria, Monsters from the Vault and Video Watchdog, and he has been featured in the prestigious Best American Movie Writing. A frequent DVD audio commentator, he is the author of numerous reference and other nonfiction books about American popular culture, including Universal Horrors: The Studio’s Classic Fims, 1931-1946.

Other Book(s) by Tom Weaver Available from McFarland:

Poverty Row HORRORS!

I Was a Monster Movie Maker

Double Feature Creature Attack

It Came from Horrorwood

Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Flashbacks

Earth vs. the Sci-Fi Filmmakers

Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes

Universal Horrors

Eye on Science Fiction

John Carradine

I Talked with a Zombie

Science Fiction Confidential

A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde



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