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Poverty Row HORRORS! Tom Weaver

Poverty Row HORRORS! By Tom Weaver

Poverty Row HORRORS! by Tom Weaver


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Poverty Row Horror films were cheaply produced with writing that ranged from bad to atrocious. These essays contain full filmographic data on the 31 horror chillers made by the three studios from 1940 through 1946.

Poverty Row HORRORS! Summary

Poverty Row HORRORS!: Monogram, PRC and Republic Horror Films of the Forties by Tom Weaver

Poverty row horror films were usually inexpensively (some would say cheaply) produced with writing that ranged from bad to atrocious. Yet these movies with their all-star horror casts (Carradine, Lugosi, Karloff, et al.) and their ape men, mad monsters, devil bats and white zombies still have a loyal audience 50 years after their release.

Essays contain full filmographic data on the 31 horror chillers made by the three studios from 1940 through 1946 and are arranged by year of release. Each entry includes the date of release, length, production credits, cast credits, interview quotes, and a plot synopsis with critical commentary. Filmographies for prominent horror actors and actresses, from John Abbott to George Zucco, are provided in the appendices.

Poverty Row HORRORS! Reviews

Fascinating stuff.... Tom Weaver is the king of film historians. -Starlog

Informed, entertaining style...extremely readable...considerable reference value. -ARBA

Valuable...recommend[ed]...delectable...funny...wonderful...fabulous fun...a winner. -Classic Images

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

About Tom Weaver

Tom Weaver of Sleepy Hollow, New York, has been interviewing moviemakers for 35 years. The New York Times called him a leading scholar in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images said he was the best interviewer we have today. A frequent contributor to film magazines, he has written many books about American popular culture and is also a Blu-ray audio commentator.

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NPB9780786407989
9780786407989
0786407980
Poverty Row HORRORS!: Monogram, PRC and Republic Horror Films of the Forties by Tom Weaver
New
Paperback
McFarland & Co Inc
1999-11-01
392
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