Publisher's Synopsis
Journey back to the days of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney through the fact-filled pages of this book that details the complete history of the vintage monster movie - beginning with the silent era and concluding with the 1950s.;Photographs and posters, accompanied by informative text provide the reader with facts, anecdotes, production history, cast and credit information, plot synopses and reviews on hundreds of vintage monster movies and their stars, directors, producers, special effects and make-up artists.;Read about "The Phantom of the Opera", "Dracula", "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", "King Kong", "The Creature From the Black Lagoon", "The Alligator People", "The Fly" and many others.
