Monsters and Vampires
Product Description
Spine-Chilling creatures of the cinema
by Alan Frank
Published in 1976 by Octopus Books. Hardcover.
Dust Jacket is worn.
Since George Melies before the turn of the century, horrific creatures of the imagination have stomped, slithered, smashed and savaged their terrible way through the movie theater, 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 given 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: man-made creatures (Frankenstein's Creature, The Fly, Godzilla), men-transformed-into-monsters (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Mummy), the immortals (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, King Kong), and some unwelcome visitors from outer space.
Fully illustrated with over 190 stills in color and black and white.
Published in 1976 by Octopus Books. Hardcover.
Dust Jacket is worn.
Since George Melies before the turn of the century, horrific creatures of the imagination have stomped, slithered, smashed and savaged their terrible way through the movie theater, 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 given 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: man-made creatures (Frankenstein's Creature, The Fly, Godzilla), men-transformed-into-monsters (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Mummy), the immortals (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, King Kong), and some unwelcome visitors from outer space.
Fully illustrated with over 190 stills in color and black and white.
