Favorite books about monster movies

[geezer butler]

I like collecting/reading books about monster movies. I have quite a few, but here is my top 10 list:

"Universal Studios Monsters" by Michael Mallory

"Monsters: A celebration of the classics from Universal Studios"

"Hammer, House of Horror" by Howard Maxford

"Too Much Horror Business" by Kirk Hammett

"Top 100 Horror Movies" by Gary Gerani

"Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos"

"Top 100 Sci-Fi Movies" By Gary Gerani

"Zombies!" by Jovanka Vuckovic

"Dark Shadows Almanac"

"Vincent Price: The Art of Fear" by Denis Meikle

[BigShadow]

I bought these two a couple months ago and still enjoy reading them.
"Top 100 Sci-Fi Movies" By Gary Gerani
"Top 100 Horror Movies" by Gary Gerani

This is also one of my favorite books to read and reference.  I can't watch a Ray Harryhausen movie without it:
"Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life" By Tony Dalton and Ray Harryhausen

I have a ton of books on horror/sci-fi movies as well as sserials and old time radio shows.  Can't never have too many books.

[Hepcat]

Here's one book from my library:



Unfortunately it's not everything I'd like from a book about Hammer Studios. It doesn't have either the depth of detail that I'd like nor the colour pictures.

[LundyAfterMidnight]

The Universal Filmscript/Ackerman Archives series by Philip J. Riley

Forrest J Ackerman's World of Science Fiction

The Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos

A Pictorial History of Horror Movies by Denis Gifford

The Dark Shadows Almanac

[Haunted hearse]

The Dracula Book, by Don Glut
"It's Alive", the story of the Universal Frankenstein movies.

[Mord]

 Nice list, Geez, I think you and I are the only UMAers who are fond of the Mallory book. I know there's nothing new about it, but I like the photos they've chosen and the way it's set up. You should seek out the Denis Gifford book (Pictorial History of Horror) & the David J. Skal book (The Monster Show).

[horrorhunter]

One of the classics, first published in 1973.

[Mord]

Yup, that's the one. The pages on mine have yellowed with age, but so have I, I guess.

[Mike Scott]

One of the classics, first published in 1973.

One of those great early large format HC books, along with the Harryhausen FILM FANTASY SCRAPBOOK and THE MAKING OF KING KONG and others!

[horrorhunter]

Here's another good one- The Seal Of Dracula (1975, Barrie Pattison)

[horrorhunter]

Another classic- Horrors From Screen To Scream (1975, Ed Naha)

[horrorhunter]

Classic Movie Monsters (1978) by superfan/writer/director Don Glut.

[horrorhunter]

Here are a couple more cool ones published by Bounty Books:

Movie Fantastic Beyond The Dream Machine (1974, David Annan)



Cinema Of Mystery (1975, Rose London) (focuses on Poe inspired films)

[Mike Scott]

A couple of other early favorites.

[horrorhunter]

The Movie Treasury: Horror Movies- Tales Of Terror In The Cinema (1974, Alan G. Frank)