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From the 1920s through the 1950s, Universal Studios was Hollywood’s number one studio for horror pictures, haunting movie theaters worldwide with Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, among others. Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror explores all of these enduring characters, chronicling both the mythology behind the films and offering behind-the-scenes insights into how the films were created. Universal Studios Monsters is the most complete record of the horror films of this legendary studio, with biographies of major personalities who were responsible for the most notable monster melodramas in film history. The stories of these films and their creators are told through interviews with surviving actors and studio employees. A lavish photographic record, including many behind-the-scenes shots, completes the story of how these classics were made. This is a volume no fan of imaginative cinema will want to be without.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
By the time I was old enough to appreciate a good horror movie (I must have been, what, eight?) the cinemas were no longer showing these films and video recorders were yet to become popular. Fortunately, the BBC would occasionally oblige with a late-night showing, long after sensible people were in bed.
What memories this brings back! Dracula! Frankenstein! The Wolf Man! Everything from The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the early twenties to The Creature from the Black Lagoon in the mid-fifties. In fact, the Creature from the Black-and-White Lagoon. Part of the charm of all these films was that they were not in colour (maybe one of the reasons that Mel Brooks's musical version of Young Frankenstein on stage didn't win over all fans of the film is that you have to have colour on stage?). Hammer came along later and did it all over again in colour - with that unfeasibly crimson-coloured blood - but Universal had got there first.
This book is a treasure-trove of photographs and information. Happy, happy memories!
What memories this brings back! Dracula! Frankenstein! The Wolf Man! Everything from The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the early twenties to The Creature from the Black Lagoon in the mid-fifties. In fact, the Creature from the Black-and-White Lagoon. Part of the charm of all these films was that they were not in colour (maybe one of the reasons that Mel Brooks's musical version of Young Frankenstein on stage didn't win over all fans of the film is that you have to have colour on stage?). Hammer came along later and did it all over again in colour - with that unfeasibly crimson-coloured blood - but Universal had got there first.
This book is a treasure-trove of photographs and information. Happy, happy memories!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Essential book for lovers of the classic Universal horror film.
Contains lots of photographs of very good quality, as many and varied information about each actor or universal monster movies. A great edition and very well priced.
Contains lots of photographs of very good quality, as many and varied information about each actor or universal monster movies. A great edition and very well priced.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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This beautiful hardback book is absolutely "the dogs..." I bought this because of my love for the fantastic Universal Horrors. There all in this great looking hardback: Karloff, Lugosi, Chaney Snr & Jnr - The list is endless. Another reason for me buying this book is that it took me back to when I was a kid and I was reading Alan G Frank's & Dennis Gifford books on the same subject. This book contains wonderful photos - a lot you may of seen already, but there are some nice unseen genuine gems as well. If your a Universal fan, you will love this book. Is it worth the asking price...? - I would have to say YES - Its Magnificent.
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A well written book with original research and photos
This is pretty good with a fair amount of original research and some photos I had never seen before. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Dr Praetorius
a marvellous book, slightly ruined by poor english.
i recommend this volume about the universal horror films with regards to background information on the films and also for the wealth of photographs and the pictures of the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by jeremiah harbottle
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This is another great book about horror monsters that i brought for my husband and enjoys very much.
Again this discusses everything about horrow monsters
Again this discusses everything about horrow monsters
Published 18 months ago by psychicsal
A Sumptuous Tome
Although I already have a few books on the subject, I still found Universal Monsters a `sumptuous' tome, to digest and enjoy. Read more
Published 21 months ago by K. Pickering
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