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I Talked with a Zombie
Interviews with 23 Veterans of Horror and Sci-Fi Films and Television
Tom Weaver

ISBN 978-0-7864-4118-1
164 photos, index
360pp. hardcover (7 x 10) 2009

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Description
"I talked with a zombie"--it DOES seem like an odd thing to say! But for over 25 years, Tom Weaver has been chatting up zombies and many other vintage movie monsters, along with the screenwriters, producers, directors and actors responsible for bringing them to life. In this newest compilation of interviews, 23 more veterans share their stories--strange, frightening and even a little funny--this time with an increased emphasis on genre television series courtesy of the stars of The Time Tunnel; Rocky Jones, Space Ranger; Tom Corbett, Space Cadet; Planet of the Apes; and The Wild Wild West. The many other interviewees include Tandra Quinn (Mesa of Lost Women), Eric Braeden (Colossus: The Forbin Project), Ann Carter (The Curse of the Cat People), Laurie Mitchell (Queen of Outer Space) and monster music maestro Hans J. Salter.

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

Eye on Science Fiction

John Carradine

Science Fiction Confidential

A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde

Award Winner
Winner, Rondo Hatton Award

Reviews

"there is simply no movie author today with Tom’s grasp of film history, let alone his skill as an interviewer...a must-have"--Classic Images

"Tom Weaver is the king of film historians...exhaustive"--Starlog

"Tom does his homework"--Little Shoppe of Horrors