Monster or Sci Fi Reference Book Recommendations

[Bogey]

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

Never have seen them in HC.  I picked my used ones up in a shop down the street.  Dude has watch a lot of films!

[kklloo]

Ok, if you are into Posters, you must get: Graven Images by Ronald Borst and Children of the Night by James A Greshen.
Another good book is: Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters: Defending the Earth with Ultraman and Godzilla, by: Auguste Ragone and a nice Universal Book would be: Monsters: A Celebration of the Classics from Universal Studios, and a good illustrated book would be: Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos. There are tons of stuff out there but this covers a lot.

[MDG]

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

How does Carlos Clarens' book hold up? I haven't read it in years, but I used to get it out of the library monthly when I was a kid.

MDG

[BrotherD]

I'm a big fan of David J. Skal's books.  The Monster Show and Hollywood Gothic are a couple of my favorites.

(My first post!  Whoop!)

[avenger]

Brother D,
     Welcome to the UMA !! This is a great site with the friendliest and most helpful people
on the web.Make yourself at home and enjoy your stay.

[josie monster]

 As far as Monster magazines go, I would recommend "Monster Magazine & Fanzine Collector's Guide" by Michael W. Pierce and John M. Ballentine.  Lists American and foreign magazines.

[GeekDragon]

Hello everyone.  Just joined last week, so this is my first post.  How about this book:  Monsters, A Celebration of the Classics from Universal Studios.

[BrotherD]

Hello everyone.  Just joined last week, so this is my first post.  How about this book:  Monsters, A Celebration of the Classics from Universal Studios.

I like this book quite a bit.  It's a little light on textual information, but the photographs are gorgeous!  I've got this book on display face out on my bookshelf in our living room . . .

[rjjb]

Hollywood Horrors from Gothic to Cosmic
by Mark Vieira

An excellent book with plenty of great B/W photos.
Covers the entire genre, intelligently written.
One of the best books on the subject, but for some strange reason is very rarely found in bookstores.
Get it from an on-line source.

I rarely buy a book unless I have had a chance to browse it first.
This is an exception and is worth every penny.

[Kharis]

And what would be the recomended biographies for misters Karloff and Lugosi?