Best books on horror movies pre-1950
I have been diving into classical horror lately. But while I have several volumes on horror film history and a lot on the 1970's, I have next to nothing on the movies pre-1950. So please help me out,...
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Greetings, Jens... Some of our members have written some of the best books on the subject. Universal Horrors by our own Tom Weaver and the brothers Brunas. Poverty Row Horrors by Weaver alone. Golden...
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There's many great titles to choose from, both old and new. A few are even written by guys on this forum! Here's a few that I found helpful and entertaining over the years: Horrors!-Drake Douglas An...
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Forgot about Forgotten Horrors. I enjoyed that one as well. As far as silents go, this may be a good one, although it's not released yet... http://www.amazon.com/dp/...1WYNVWN?tag=vglnk-c25-20 It's...
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The Forgotten Horrors series is pretty interesting, especially for those interested in the poverty row films of the 30s and 40s. I still have to get the newest one.Wow! That new silent book looks...
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MacXoftheMounted wrote: As far as silents go, this may be a good one, although it's not released yet... http://www.amazon.com/dp/...1WYNVWN?tag=vglnk-c25-20 I've had this one on pre-order since I was...
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Online you can find lots of original NY TIMES horror movie reviews, and probably lots of other reviews from olden times. If you subscribe to any of the services that provide peeks into newspaper...
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In the mid Seventies an exciting moment for this fan was the publication of a handsome tome entitled Cinema of the Fantastic, by Chris Steinbrenner. I found the year 1974 for the publication date. The...
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Thank you so very much, guys. I really appreciate your help. Looks like there's plenty of interesting titles around. I just bought the Clarens book and I think I am going to order the Tom Weaver book...
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I just finished SILENT SCREAMS, Steve Haberman's history of the silent horror film. I read the revised edition, published 2010. I really liked it, and here I'll post the review that I also posted on...
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Interesting!I love DR MABUSE, but in what way would you describe it as a horror film?
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Nobody has mentioned any of Gary D. Rhodes' books on Lugosi. Frank DelloStritto's books.
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The Horror Film (updated edition, Horror in the Cinema) by Ivan Butler.Around 1958, the UK magazine Films & Filming had a series of 2 superb articles on prewar horror & fantasy by Peter John...
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I have Cinema Of The Fantastic, can't remember who gave it to me,and when. It's a large hardcover book with black and white photos.Still get it out of storage(ie.my big shed with all my crap) once in...
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