{"product_id":"a-scifi-swarm-and-horror-horde-9781476678283","title":"A SciFi Swarm and Horror Horde","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In this jam-packed jamboree of conversations, more than 60 movie veterans describe their experiences on the sets of some of the world''s most beloved sci-fi and horror movies and television series. Including groundbreaking oldies (\u003ci\u003eFlash Gordon, One Million B.C.\u003c\/i\u003e); 1950s and 1960s milestones (\u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds, Psycho, House of Usher\u003c\/i\u003e); classic schlock (\u003ci\u003eQueen of Outer Space, Attack of the Crab Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e); and cult TV favorites (\u003ci\u003eLost in Space, Land of the Giants\u003c\/i\u003e), the discussions offer a frank and fascinating behind-the-scenes look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Among the interviewees: Roger Corman, Pamela Duncan, Richard and Alex Gordon, Tony Dr. Lao Randall, Troy Donahue, Sid Melton, Fess Parker, Nan Peterson, Alan Young, John Bud Cardos, and dozens more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eanother fabulous interview book by Tom\" - \u003ci\u003eClassic Images\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Weaver steps back and simply lets the memories flow. These are not Q and A interviews, but lengthy, fascinating essays compiled by Weaver based on the lengthy, detailed comments of the subjects. It is most effective...this reviewer can offer his highest recommendation\" - \u003ci\u003eRogue Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I recommend this book enthusiastically\" - \u003ci\u003eMonsters from the Vault\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"a winner\" - \u003ci\u003eClassic Images\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tom Weaver has enjoyed a lengthy career writing about the horror genre through his reference guides and countless magazine contributions. His interviews are thorough and informative but presented conversationally, as though he is simply visiting with an old friend. Weaver expertly guides the talk in a way that allows him to ask his questions in an informal manner, and likely he received a more detailed answer than if he had approached the subject as a journalist would\" - \u003ci\u003ehorrortalk.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"one of Weaver’s best books to date—jam-packed with penetrating conversations about movies we love\" - \u003ci\u003eWestern Clippings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"62 Interviews!! When you think how long ago many of the films and television series covered in this book were made, it’s hard to believe that many people would still be around? And if anyone can find them, Weaver can. And it seems like with each new edition, the illustrations are even better and rarer. No one does these interviews books as well as Tom Weaver. Can there be more? Knowing TW, the answer is probably yes!\" - \u003ci\u003eLittle Shoppe of Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tom Weaver has long been the doyen of writers about the more esoteric areas of genre cinema, and his single minded devotion to tracking down many a neglected talent has borne impressive fruit in recording the reminiscences of creative personnel otherwise neglected by interviewers. \u003ci\u003eA Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly entertaining collection which covers many years and many filmmakers and is crammed full of piquant anecdotes\" - \u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] celebratory collection of interviews which no classic genre fan should be without.\" - \u003cem\u003eCinema Retro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Jimmy Lydon on Robert Armstrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Joanne Fulton on John P. Fulton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Memories of Serials House Peters, Jr., on  Flash Gordon  (1936)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrankie Thomas on  Tim Tyler’s Luck  (1937)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Jean Porter on  One Million B.C.  (1940)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Memories of Boris Karloff Jo Ann Sayers on  The Man with Nine Lives  (1940)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerbert Rudley on  On Borrowed Time  (1946)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTommy Ivo on  On Borrowed Time  (1946)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry Corden on  The Secret Life of Walter Mitty  (1947) and  The Black Castle  (1952)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFintan Meyler on  Thriller ’s “Well of Doom” (1961)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Michael A. Hoey on Dennis Hoey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Memories of Bela Lugosi Earl Bellamy on  The Return of the Vampire  (1943) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex Gordon on  Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla  (1952)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHerman Cohen on  Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla  (1952)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Memories of Lon Chaney, Jr. Karolyn Grimes on  Albuquerque  (1948)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMickey Knox on  Of Mice and Men  (1948)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIrving Brecher on  The Life of Riley  (1949) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarbara Knudson on  Born Yesterday  (1950)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Richard Kline on Sam Katzman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Sid Melton on  Lost Continent  (1951)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Memories of  Five  (1951) William Phipps \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArthur L. Swerdloff \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Marilyn Nash on  Unknown World  (1951)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Diana Gemora on  The War of the Worlds  (1953)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Fess Parker on  Them!  (1954)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Rosemarie Bowe on  The Golden Mistress  (1954)   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Memories of Bel-Air Productions Paul Wurtzel \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn G. Stephens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Pamela Duncan on  The Undead  (1957) and  Attack of the Crab Monsters  (1957)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. Marsha Hunt on  Back from the Dead  (1957)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. Herbert L. Strock on  Blood of Dracula  (1957) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20. Peggy Webber on  The Screaming Skull  (1958)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21. Lisa Davis on  Queen of Outer Space  (1958)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22. Troy Donahue on  Monster on the Campus  (1958)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23. Nan Peterson on  The Hideous Sun Demon  (1959)  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24. Richard Erdman on  Face of Fire  (1959)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25. The Calvin Beck–“Norman Bates” Connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26. Roger Corman on  House of Usher  (1960)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27. Alan Young on Jack P. Pierce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e28. David Whorf on  Thriller ’s “Pigeons from Hell” (1961)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e29. Alex Gordon on  The Underwater City  (1962) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30. Arch Hall, Jr., on Ray Dennis Steckler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e31. Arnold Drake on  50,000 B.C. (Before Clothing)  (1963)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32. Tony Randall on  7 Faces of Dr. Lao  (1964)        \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33. Frederick E. Smith on  Devil Doll  (1964)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e34. Memories of  Tickle Me  (1965) Edward Bernds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMerry Anders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e35. Ib Melchior on  Lost in Space  (1965–1968) and  Lost in Space  (1998) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36. Memories of  The Wild Wild West  (1965–1969) Whitey Hughes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Kiel \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKenneth Chase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e37. Burt Topper on  Space Monster  (1965)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e38. Peter Marshall on Edgar G. Ulmer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e39. Tom Reese on  Murderers’ Row  (1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40. Richard Gordon on Protelco Productions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e41. Nick Webster on  Mission Mars  (1968)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e42. Gary Conway on  Land of the Giants  (1968–1970)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e43. Memories of  Nightmare in Wax  (1969) John “Bud” Cardos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMartin Varno\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e44. Jan Merlin on  The Twilight People  (1973) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45. Robert Pine on  Empire of the Ants  (1977)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e46. Ken Kolb on  Sinbad Goes to Mars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040460964183,"sku":"9781476678283","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476678283.jpg?v=1750946825","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-scifi-swarm-and-horror-horde-9781476678283","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}