About the Author

Tom Weaver of Sleepy Hollow, New York, has been interviewing moviemakers for 35 years. The New York Times called him a leading scholar in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images said he was “the best interviewer we have today.” A frequent contributor to film magazines, he has written many books about American popular culture and is also a Blu-ray audio commentator.

Reviews

“one of the leading scholars in the horror field”—New York Times; “the king of the monster hunters”—USA Today; “one of our foremost fantasy film historians”— Sight & Sound; “valuable...recommend[ed]...delectable...funny...wonderful...fabulous fun...a winner”—Classic Images; “informed, entertaining style...extremely readable...considerable reference value”—ARBA; “utterly...comprehensive filmographies...fun reading”—Big Reel; “splendidly detailed accounts of some splendidly trashy films, expertly done”—Interzone; “fascinating stuff.... Tom Weaver is the king of film historians”—Starlog; “a mind-boggling variety of horror films”—San Francisco Examiner Magazine; “detailed...the illustrations are well chosen”—Movie Collector’s World; “we are all immensely lucky to have someone of his talent spending his time writing the kind of books we would probably never see otherwise”—Cult Movies & Video; “insightful and valuable...prose is hilarious and...accurate...definitely one to purchase”—Midnight Marquee; “digs deeply to undercover the wonder and intrigue of older films...impressively...thorough and eminently readable”—Fangoria; “we recommend Tom Weaver’s at-once lively and scholarly tome”—New York Daily News; “the undiluted bible on the subject...remarkably detailed”—Sun & Sentinel; “fantastic”—Blood Zone Media; “offers a fascinating film-by-film chronicle...low-budget studios”—VideoScope; “[a] brilliantly researched book”—Film Review; “the only serious treatment of this highly important, thoroughly enjoyable era in horror film history. ...superb anecdotal information”—Monsters from the Vault; “fantastic”—Plan 9 Crunch.