Measures 4-5/32" X 7-1/32", 160 pp, b&w photos, written by Favius Friedman, stated "1st printing. . .February 1974," published by Scholastic Book Services (NY), Scholastic paperback #TK 2408.
A handy-dandy little guide to not only some of the best classic horror films of all time, but also some of the best science fiction, fantasy & atomic disaster films as well. Each film is provided with a brief summary, plus production information such as major actors in each film, production company, year of release, etc. In addition, this book also includes some great black & white stills from many of the films listed. Keep in mind, as well, that this book was published in 1974 -- years before JAWS, STAR WARS, POLTERGEIST, HALLOWEEN, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, and other more contemporary films noticeably missing from this volume. Nevertheless, not a bad selection of older classics.
Films include: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920); METROPOLIS (1926); DRACULA (1931); FRANKENSTEIN (1931); KING KONG (1933); THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935); FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943); HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1957); THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933); THE MUMMY (1932); THE BIRDS (1963); THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1963); THE FLY (1958); THE RETURN OF THE FLY (1959); THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951); THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954); GORGO (1961); BETWEEN TWO WORLDS (1944); BIGGER THAN LIFE (1956); THE BLACK CAT (1934); BLUEBEARD (1944); AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (1945); BOBBIKINS (1960); THE BODY SNATCHERS (1945); BOY WITH GREEN HAIR (1948); CORRIDORS OF BLOOD (1962); DEMENTIA 13 (1963); DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY (1934); THE GHOST GOES WEST (1936); THE HAUNTING (1963); HUSH. . .HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE (1965); THE INNOCENTS (1962); LORD OF THE FLIES (1963); THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964); THE NANNY (1965); PANIC IN THE STREETS (1950); SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943); THE SERVANT (1964); SEVEN FACES OF DR. LAO (1963); THE UNINVITED (1944); WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962); CAT PEOPLE (1942); THE CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (1944); DRACULA'S DAUGHTER (1936); THE WOLF MAN (1941); THE BRAIN (1964); DONOVAN'S BRAIN (1953); THE MIND BENDERS (1962); X - THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES (1963); THE POWER (1968); INVASION OF THE BODY-SNATCHERS (1956); PLANET OF THE APES (1968); FAHRENHEIT 451 (1966); DR. STRANGELOVE, OR HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB; FAIL-SAFE; THE TENTH VICTIM (1965); THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957); IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953); MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961); FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956); FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON (1958); VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (1961); THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1962); THINGS TO COME (1936); WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE (1951); THE LOST WORLD (1960); WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953); FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966); THE TIME MACHINE (1960); and JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (1959).
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