Eye on Science Fiction
20 Interviews with Classic SF and Horror Filmmakers
Tom
Weaver
ISBN
978-0-7864-3028-4
134 photos, filmographies, index
384pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2007 [2003]
Temporarily out of stock while McFarland awaits the reprint - accepting backorders
Description
The march of the monster movie makers continues in Tom Weaver’s ninth book of in-depth interviews with the men and women who made the horror and sci-fi favorites of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. Actors (including Mike Connors, Brett Halsey, Natalie Trundy and Richard Kiel), writers, producers and directors recall legendary genre figures Lugosi, Chaney, Jr., Tod Browning and James Whale; films ranging in quality from The Thing to Macumba Love and Eegah; behind-the-scenes tales of cult TV series (Twilight Zone, Batman, Lost in Space, more) and serials; and, of course, the usual barrage of outlandish movie menaces, this time including the Fly, Flesh Eaters, Monolith Monsters, ape men, voodoo women and spider babies! And all in the candid, no-holds-barred style that has made Weaver "king of the interviewers" (Classic Images)!
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
Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers
Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes
Universal Horrors
John Carradine
I Talked with a Zombie
Science Fiction Confidential
A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde
Reviews
"one of the leading scholars in the horror field"--New York Times
"the king of the monster hunters"--USA Today
"one of our foremost fantasy film historians"-- Sight & Sound
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