Monster or Sci Fi Reference Book Recommendations

[Bogey]

What Monster and or Sci Fi Reference Books do you recommend having on the shelf?  These can be for movies, collectibles, etc.  Once again, being a newbie here, if there is a thread already on this, a link would be most appreciated.

[Mike Scott]

Just for starters. If you'd care to refine your particular interests, there are many other books I (and others) could recommend (on Hammer, Harryhausen, SPFX, movie posters, etc.).

Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946 by Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas, and John Brunas

Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties by Bill Warren 

Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography of Terror Cinema, 1931-1939 by Bryan Senn is another must have.

[Bogey]

Just for starters. If you'd care to refine your particular interests, there are many other books I (and others) could recommend (on Hammer, Harryhausen, SPFX, movie posters, etc.).

Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946 by Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas, and John Brunas

Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties by Bill Warren 

Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography of Terror Cinema, 1931-1939 by Bryan Senn is another must have.

Thanks for the list.  All three bookmarked on my wish-list.  Are you able to look at the cover of  Golden Horrors, Mike and let me know what it originallly sold for?

[michblk]

A lot of us started out on Dennis Gifford's A Pictorial History of Horror.  It's more to look at the pictures though.

BK

[Mike Scott]

Are you able to look at the cover of  Golden Horrors, Mike and let me know what it originallly sold for?

Those McFarland hard covers don't have a price on them and I can't remember what it sold for. The currently available PB version is $39.95. The HC was probably not much more than that 12 years ago?

[Monster Bob]

For some reason I'm thinking SKIES! retailed for about $75 in hardcover, sold more as a reference book. I could be a little off, but it wasn't cheap.

[Mike Scott]

For some reason I'm thinking SKIES! retailed for about $75 in hardcover

Originally published in two volumes, I believe they were selling the two, together, for $85, at one point, but don't remember the individual volume prices. The current combined PB ed. sells for $40...something.

BTW, a revised 2nd ed. is in the works, so you might want to wait for that.

[Bogey]

Originally published in two volumes, I believe they were selling the two, together, for $85, at one point, but don't remember the individual volume prices. The current combined PB ed. sells for $40...something.

BTW, a revised 2nd ed. is in the works, so you might want to wait for that.

Excellent.  Will wait on that one.  I believe the Universal Horrors book will be my first grab. 

[Mike Scott]

I believe the Universal Horrors book will be my first grab. 

Be sure to get the revised 2nd ed. of that one, too.

[Bogey]

Be sure to get the revised 2nd ed. of that one, too.

Yeah.  Fortunately that is the one they have on Amazon for 44 bones, and the used ones after shipping are not much cheaper.

[Meek]

   Try www.abebooks.com; you might have better luck in finding the books you want at a lower prices. It is one of my favorite hunting grounds for out of print books.

    "Meek"(book 'em)

[tv horror]

Hello Bogey, Harris Lentz reference guides to science fiction horror and fantasy film and television three volumes, are a great set of books and they can be found quite cheap on ebay and abe books.  Also Donald Willis' set of books are fantastic for reference they are called horror and science fiction films in four volumes. Here's looking at you kid.

[kklloo]

   Personally, the 2 books I highly recommend is: The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. There is one for Horror and one for Science Fiction, by Phil Hardy. I also believe he wrote a a Western one as well. It's a must have for movie buffs.

   

[Bogey]

   Personally, the 2 books I highly recommend is: The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. There is one for Horror and one for Science Fiction, by Phil Hardy. I also believe he wrote a a Western one as well. It's a must have for movie buffs.

   

I actually have those two....love 'em.  There is a Western one and a Gangster one is on its way I believe.

[kklloo]

I would love to find the hard cover editions. I used these books so much, the binding is coming off. LOL!!!!!!