Favorite books about monster movies

[Haunted hearse]

Splatter Movies (1981, John McCarty)


This pic is of a later printing. Mine is the first printing paperback from 1981 published by FantaCo. It has the silver and black cover. I couldn't find a photo of it on the net. I may scan mine later if anyone is interested. Really great book about the dawning of gore in horror films.

I have the silver copy.  Is there much difference between the two editions?

[horrorhunter]

I have the silver copy.  Is there much difference between the two editions?

I only have the silver one myself. It's probably just an exact reprint with a new cover (although I think the silver cover is way cooler).

[horrorhunter]

Another great one.

Nightmare Movies: A Critical History Of The Horror Film Since 1968 (1984, Kim Newman, published by Proteus)

[ravenloft]

I have been collecting monster books and ghost story books since I was a little kid, I currently have 3 book cases full of mostly ghost story books. I saw this thread and a few UM monster books I have jumped to mind. Here are the ones I could find in a quick perusal that have obvious depictions of UM's on the cover or have several chapters on UM's. I have owned many since I originally purchased them but I also haunt used bookstores on a frequent basis to add to my collection. Not many of these things come down the pipe very often (a major score as I call them) and it is just not the same buying one on Ebay (that is cheating) as it is shouting Eureka! from some dark corner surrounded by musty old stacks of books. I could not find a Bela Lugosi photo cover of the Dracula novel that I know I have somewhere. I may have many others, but I did not see any titles that jumped out when I ran down stairs to check. Of course my favorites and sadly not in my collection were the Crestwood Monster books 1977 that I enjoyed reading and rereading and often had checked out from our school library so I could draw the monsters.
Movie Monsters Gary Poole 1986

Phantom novel cover 1962

The Bride of Frankenstein  Carl Dreadstone (cool pen name) 1977 other Dreadstone series titles are The Mummy, The Werewolf of London, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula's Daughter, The Wolfman

Horror in the Movies Daniel Cohen 1982

Alfred Hitchcock's Let it all Bleed Out 1973

Wolfman Novelization 2010

Movie Monsters Stephen Daniels 1980

The Phantom of the Opera, David Bischoff 1976 a rewrite of Leroux's novel for kids including several photos of different Universal phantom movies 1925, 1943 and 1962 and other non Universal versions.

The Frankenstein Omnibus 1994

Frankenstein and other Man-made Monsters Eric Kudalis 1994 there is Dracula, mummy, and werewolf books in this series

John Landis Monsters in the Movies 2011

Too Much Horror Business Kirk Hammett 2012

A celebration of classics from Universal Studios Monsters 2006

[Nosferatu79]

Anyone know the title of this book? Here goes:

I once saw a book with a chapter about Bela Lugosi which mentioned a fan of his who wrote him fan mail - even after his passing. I think it indicated she was in love with him, as well.

The book was about multiple horror actors, with a section on each. It was made somewhere between the 60's and the 80's, I think. I believe there was a Vincent Price section, too.

Though the part I mentioned about the fan of Bela is all I recall at the moment, I know the book is about the different actors and their films (not their fans).

[Mike Scott]

The book was about multiple horror actors, with a section on each.

You sure it wasn't this one?

http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=26085.msg425690#msg425690

[Nosferatu79]

Though the cover didn't ring a bell, perhaps it's a different cover for the same book. Certainly it seems to fit the contents I described, with both Bela and Vincent, and it's the same kind of book, so it's only natural that it very well could be, and so I thank you for suggesting it to me! Also, there's a chance it's the right cover after all, since no one can trust their memory 100%, I've heard. (Or not many, I should say!) I am hoping that if I keep up with this thread, someone will mention this book I'm looking for and I'll say, "That's it!" either due to the cover photo or title or author. In the meantime, I will have to think about getting Heroes Of The Horrors (1976) by Calvin Beck if I find a good price, as it should be a great one...and it just may be the one I am looking for! Either way, I appreciate the reply!

[Mike Scott]

There's also THE HORROR PEOPLE (1976) by John Brosnan, which also features Lugosi and Price.

   

[geezer butler]

Great images everyone. In my original list I only mentioned contemporary titles, but your images reminded me of some old school titles.

For example, I also have the Gifford book, the Gary Poole book "Movie Monsters." and "There is something Going out There" (1982).

One of these days I'd like to collect those Ian Thorne monster books. I read everyone of those when I was kid. This was obviously before the Internet and DVDs, so in many cases that was the only way you could see images from some of these movies. I didn't even see "House of Frankenstein" until I was an adult, but knew all about it for years because of these books.

[typhooforme]

Just recently acquired this 2012 republishing of the 1928 novel--beautifully done cover, and it includes the stills from the old photoplay version in the back of the reprint.

[Nosferatu79]

There's also THE HORROR PEOPLE (1976) by John Brosnan, which also features Lugosi and Price.

   

THANK YOU! The cover on the left MUST be it! (Of course I love the other cover as well!) You found it! Thank you! 

[Mike Scott]

THANK YOU! The cover on the left MUST be it! (Of course I love the other cover as well!)

The cover on the right is a paperback edition.

[geezer butler]

Just picked this up yesterday.

horror_movies by geezer2014, on Flickr

[geezer butler]

Picked this up at local record store:

2016-07-02_06-55-30 by geezer2014, on Flickr

[neonnoodle]

I just read Ackerman's "The Frankenscience Monster" recently and loved it.  Great book.  Very charming and it paints a warm portrait of Mr. Karloff.