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1 MIDNIGHT MARQUEE 2018/19 CATALOG

The Perfect GIFTS for Your Favorite Movie Buff!

Vol. 1 NEW COVER

WE KNOW MOVIES! Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 2

A Letter from Gary and Sue Svehla of Midnight Marquee Press

We would like to apologize to our many long time customers as well as to our many new ones for the lateness of this catalog and our slowness in get- ting your orders out. It’s been a rough several years as Sue has been facing medical challenges, but we have finally found a diagnosis and she is on a healing path. Of course we will try to get your orders out quickly, but we’re getting old and slow (not to mention forgetful) so— if you need your books quickly, please order them from AMAZON.com or OLDIES.com.

Most of our books are now being converted to e-books by Bear Manor Media, so you can order those from Amazon.com.

We thank you for your patience, your business and your friendship through the years. Gary and Sue Svehla

Table of Contents 3 New Titles from MMP Payment: We accept 5 Brit Horrors all major credit cards, 12 Italian Horror checks, money orders 15 Biographies and Autobios and PayPal. 19 Musical Bios 20 MidMar’s Actors Series Shipping: We try to 21 Histories of Horror Films ship within 7 work- ing days, but it’s just the two of us and we’re 25 Histories of Sci-Fi Films getting old and slow. 26 Hooray for Hollywood— other If you need your order fast, PLEASE 28 Exploitation Horrors order from Amazon.com or Oldies.com Most books will arrive from Createspace— 29 Forgotten Horrors & DVDs, mags, bookplates, etc. Guilty Pleasures will ship from MMP 30 Serials 31 Westerns Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. 32 A-Z Horror/Sci-Fi 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 Film Guides Phone: 410-665-1198 23 Fiction/Misc. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST, M-F and 35 MidMar Magazines 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday EST www.midmar.com • [email protected] Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] BIOS (NEW Titles) 3 The Life and Death of COLIN CLIVE “ONE MAN CRAZY!” Gregory William Mank $30.00, SALE $19! The eagerly awaited bio from Gregory William Mank is sure to be a crowd pleaser as Mank delves into the rise and fall of one of the maddest doctors of them all, the original Dr. Franken- stein—Colin Clive.

FORGOTTEN FACES OF FANTASTIC FILMS James T. Coughlin, 8 1/2 x11, paperback 257 pages, rare photos Price $25, SALE PRICE $18! The faces are vivid, for many of us who are long-time disciples of the Golden Age of Horror. They were a strange and striking repertory, playing in Hollywood’s nether world horror arena. Each and every one was a seasoned professional, but his or her name was usually far below the billing of the stars. Coughlin tells the fascinating stories of New COVER characters such as E.E. Clive, Edward Van Sloan, Ernest Thesinger, Halliwell Hobbes, Noble Johnson, Charles Hurst, and many other. Claudia Jennings: A Biography Eric J. Karell, 6x9, $25.00, SALE $18! Karell examines the life and career of Jennings who, during the 1970s, was known as “The Queen of B Movies.” Jennings turned a Playboy mag photo into fame in films such as Unholy Rollers, Truck Stop Women, ’Gator Bait, Deathsport, and other filmsMidnight and MarqueeTV roles, Press before • 9721dying Britinay tragically Lane, in Baltimore,1979. MD 21234 4 New Titles MIDNIGHT MARQUEE’S 1930s HORROR MOVIE SCRAPBOOK VOL. 1

Edited by Gary J. and Susan Svehla 8 1/2 X 11, Price $25, SALE PRICE $19! Classic horror movie fans are familiar with the classic movie posters and images from the 1930s Golden Age of Horror, but this fascinating book of graphics includes articles, images and rare photos that will be appreciated New COVER and enjoyed by any movie fan.

NEW TITLE MIDNIGHT MARQUEE’S 1930S HORROR MOVIE SCRAPBOOK VOL. 2 Edited by Susan Svehla 8 1/2 X 11, Price $25, SALE PRICE $19!

We kept finding more movies to add to the 1930s, so we decided to do a Vol. 2 before we tackle the 1940s in 2019! We spent months finding newspaper ads, clippings and photos of more classic (and some not so classic) titles. Includes titles such as Cat and the Canary, The Ghoul, The Gorilla, Invisible Ray, Mad Love, Mark of the , The Raven, The Return of Dr. X, Walking Dead, Werewolf of and Midnightmany other Marquee genre titles!Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] 5 BRIT HORRORS (NEW TITLE)

RALPH BATES

A BIOGRAPHY

Christopher Gullo

6x9, 188 pages Price $25

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Written with the blessing of Bates’ wife Virginia and his two children, Ralph Bates: A Biog- raphy delves deep into the actor’s life from childhood and his beginning interest in theater at school, to his tenure at as one of its rising stars, to his triumphs in television with lead roles in Poldark and Dear John. This biography features 165 photos, including many never-before-seen family photos. Besides his well-known turns as the dark and brooding villain, readers will also learn about his outside love of cricket and his desire to perform comedy, which came to fruition during his multiple tours with the production of Run for Your Wife! In addition to quotes from Bates from various interviews, over 70 original author-acquired contributions from family, friends and coworkers were gathered to give the most complete look at the life of a much missed actor, husband, father and friend to many. The author is donating all personal proceeds from sales of this book to the Ralph Bates Pan- creatic Cancer Research Fund, which was created to honor Bates, who passed away from the disease in 1991. Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 6 BRIT HORRORS

MIDNIGHT MARQUEE STUDIO SERIES: HAMMER THE AMICUS ANTHOLOGY Paperback, 6x9, 274 pages, $25, SALE $15 6x9, 240 pages, $25, SALE PRICE $18 With the re-emergence of Hammer we wanted to look back at In 1965, the newly-formed burst onto our old faves and wallow in fond memories. Here we offer a se- the British scene with Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors, ries of chapters, by the best genre writers, on our favorite Ham- an featuring five tales of suspense and the mers. Chapters include: Hammer Films and the Resurrection of supernatural. The success of Dr. Terror encouraged the ; , and Hammer’s Vam- partners to produce more of the same and in the years that pire; , and Hammer Films: Peter followed, Torture Garden, The House That Dripped Blood, Cushing and ; The Dracula Films with No Dracula!; Tales From the Crypt and others forever associated the Hammer’s Hunt For A New Vein of ; Three Semi- Classics from the 1970s; Why the 1970s Bite; Let Me In: The Re- name of Amicus with the anthology .The Amicus turn of Hammer; and the Spirit of Val Lewton; Evolving Worlds Anthology is an in-depth look at a body of films which were of Hammer’s Baron ; X—The Unknown;Val Guest unique in the annals of fantasy cinema and featured not only and Nigel Kneale: Hammer’s Dynamic Duo; Surviving the Lost the talents of horror icons Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee Worlds of Hammer; The Hammer Factory; Hammer Films, Cor- but those of dozens of the most famous names on the British man Style; The Abominable Snowman; The Curse of the Were- screen in the 1960s and ’70s. wolf; The Devil Rides Out; Christopher Lee Is The Mummy; Peter Cushing Is Kharismatic; Hammer Films Unearth The Mummy; The Phantom of the Opera; Paranormic and Night- mare; To the Devil… a Daughter; Hammer Declares War; Night Creatures YOU’RE NOT OLD ENOUGH SON Barry Atkinson, paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 Atkinson chron- icles his childhood adventures as an underage Brit horror film fanatic, who, along with his best chums, schemed to sneak into X-rated horror films such as Them!, Tarantula, Rodan, Dracula, Atom Age Vampire. Boomer horror film fans longing for those filmic glory days of yesteryear won’t want to miss this heartfelt tribute and follow up.

YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH SON: Further Irreverent Recollections of the Hor- ror//Fantasy Scene in the British Cinema, 1971-2005. Barry Atkinson, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 Another look at more modern horror films, well, if you consider 1970s modern, but this time from one of the origi- nal monster kids who watches all new hor- ror films rather than refusing to watch any- thing made after 1965 (and you know who you are!). Check it out and you may find a whole slew of new must see movies!

TUESDAY’S CHILD: IMOGEN HASSALL Dan Leissner; paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 This loving tribute to ’60s English media fave Imogen Hassall is a story of the human tragedy of a warm and caring but broken woman whose small film career and party-girl media celebrity led to her ultimate downfall.

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THE AMICUS ANTHOLOGY 6x9, 240 pages, $25, SALE PRICE $18 In 1965, the newly-formed Amicus Productions burst onto the British fantasy scene with Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors, an anthology film featuring five tales of suspense and the supernatural. The success of Dr. Terror encouraged the partners to produce more of the same and in the years that followed, Torture Garden, The House That Dripped Blood, Tales From the Crypt and others forever associated the name of Amicus with the anthology horror film.The Amicus Anthology is an in-depth look at a body of films which were unique in the annals of fantasy cinema and featured not only the talents of horror icons Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee but those of dozens of the most famous names on the British screen in the 1960s and ’70s. X-CERPT 6x9, 244 pages Retail price $25, SALE $15 The 1950s and ’60s were the era of the ‘X’-certificate, when the emergent British horror film was equally represented by the work of a number of independent producers, who between them, created some of the most memorable thrillers of the period. This was the time when madmen stalked the Circus of Horrors, Jack the Ripper rubbed shoulders with Peeping Tom, and cinemago- ers were invited to walk the Corridors of Blood, enter the The- atre of Death and set foot on the Island of Terror...In X-CERT, the “Adults Only” horror films that inspired the nightmares of a generation are examined in detail for the very first time through exclusive interviews, contemporary cen- sorship reports and rare glimpses behind the scenes--complete with over 200 stills! X-CERT 2 The British Independent Horror Film: 1971-1983 6x9, 298 pages, $25, SALE PRICE $18

X-CERT 2 is the sequel to X-CERT, which told the story of Britain’s independent horror film producers from 1951-1970. In X-CERT 2, the low budget horrors of the period 1971-1983, when the age-limit for the X certificate was raised to 18, are examined in all their gruesome detail for the very first time through exclusive interviews, contemporary censorship reports and rare glimpses behind the scenes of some of British horror’s most infamous shockers. The definitive companion- piece to X-CERT. Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 8 BRIT HORRORS cont. THE REMARKABLE MICHAEL REEVES by DO YOU WANT IT GOOD OR TUESDAY? John Murray; paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 Mike Reeves, a public schoolboy in the late 1950s, NEW COVER paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 visits the local cinema every Saturday. There he Jimmy Sangster worships Hollywood proves the pen is movies, especially mightier than the those made by Don stake as he reflects Siegel and Roger upon his film ca- Corman. He dreams reer from his early of emulating them. apprenticeship in Ten years later, hav- the British film ing directed only industry to Ham- three films, including mer Films main- Witchfinder General, stay and then to a for a total budget less stint in Hollywood than £200,000, Mike and television.“Mr. Reeves is dead. Sangster’s auto-bi- Author John ography is written B. Murray tells film fans about The Remarkable with the same flair that made him a successful Michael Reeves and His Short and Tragic Life in and respected film writer, as he takes us on a this intriguing biography of the talented but frag- witty, informative and honest ride from Hammer ile filmmaker, whose death at an early age assured Horror to American network television.”—Tom him eternal cult status among horror film fans. Johnson, author Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography MICHAEL RIPPER UNMASKED INGRID PITT: paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN AUTOGRAPHED BOOKPLATE Ingrid Pitt; Paperback $25, SALE $15 Often if you blinked your eyes you missed his per- Follow the life story of the amazing Ingrid— formance. After he’s from the terror-filled years in a Concentration poured the drinks, Camp, hardships after the war, breaking into dug the graves, inter- acting, becoming a wife and mother, worldwide rogated the suspects adventures, or delivered his fares soon a film to their destinations, career, plus- he disappeared from writing and the screen. theater. This But whatever the memoir of a size of the role, Mi- life that was chael Ripper made filled with an impression on film terrors and audiences with his tears and ul- charm and ready wit. timately joy His work in the British theater, film and televi- and laughter sion industry have made him a household name in will paint a ... but his sparkling performances in Ham- picture of mer films have made him a legend to horror film Ingrid Pitt fans everywhere. you will not This biography details the life and career of soon forget. this wonderful character actor.

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MEMORIES OF HAMMER paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 For many fans the Golden Age of Horror occurred cour- tesy, not of Universal, but from what those fans consider England’s greatest export, Hammer Film Productions. Memories of Hammer contains transcriptions of the guest talks presented at the past FANEX conventions. The book brings fans the reminiscences of the people in front of and behind the cameras at Hammer including: James Bernard, Martine Beswicke, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Francis, Val Guest, Christopher Lee, Suzanna Leigh, In- grid Pitt, Jimmy Sangster, Barba- ra Shelley, Yutte Stensgaard and Virginia Wether- ell. An absolute must for Ham- mer fans.

THE UNHOLY THREE: GEORGE COULOURIS, DENNIS PRICE and ANDRE MORELL paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 You will find the answers to many questions and more as you read about the stage and film careers and lives of Dennis Price, George Coulouris and Andre Morell. What do Dennis Price, George Coulouris and Andre Mo- rell have in common? They all essayed very different but quite remarkabl screen villains.

THE SHRIEKING SIXTIES 8 1/4 x10 1/2, 220 pages, $25.00, SALE PRICE $15 The Shrieking Sixties documents the British horror boom of the 1960s. Edited by Darrell Buxton (U.K. horror expert and critic) and written by a variety of contributors, including Mike Hodges (Fangoria), the book features informative and lively reviews of 150 creepy, macabre and downright scary movies. From Hammer’s and Plague of the Zombies, to cult classics like Witchfinder General and Scream and Scream Again, The Shrieking Sixties runs the gruesome gamut. Of particular note is the book’s coverage of 1969 shocker Night, After Night, After Night, revealing daring new information about this ahead-of-its-time proto- slasher. The Shrieking Sixties seems set to become a vital, essential addition to any fright film fan’s library.

Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 10 BRIT HORRORS THE HAMMER FRANKENSTEIN 6x9, 240 pages, Retail price $25, SALE $15 In 1957, Hammer released The Curse of Frankenstein and changed the face of horror cinema, and made international stars of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. In the years that followed, the company made six more Frankenstein films and a television pilot, all but two of them starring Cushing as the callous and amoral Baron Frankenstein. Author Bruce Hallenbeck explores the many cinematic experiments of the baron who, along the way, made “Crea- tures” of Lee, Don Megowan, Michael Gwynn, wrestler Kiwi Kingston, Susan Denberg, Freddie Jones and David Prowse in a series unique in the annals of British horror. The Hammer Frankenstein relates the story of how Ham- mer Films, and director Terence Fisher, made a movie “monster” that endures to this day...

THE HAMMER VAMPIRE 6x9, 240 pages, Retail price $25, SALE $15 An in-depth examination of how Hammer changed a genre forever. Hammer may not have invented the vam- pire film, but its technicians and actors certainly perfect- ed it. The screen vampire as we know and love it today, from to , would not have existed in its present form but for a series of 16 Gothic horror films produced by Hammer between 1958 and 1974. Hammer’s greatest contribution to the vampire film may have been in its evolution of the female of the species, the seductive vampire woman, who ultimately proved to be far more deadly than the male...

HAMMER Fantasy & SCI-FI 6x9, 260 pages, Retail price $25, SALE $15 Hammer has long been synonymous with horror, but was also responsible for some of the best fantasy and science fiction films made in the UK. From the terrors ofThe Qua- termass Xperiment through the prehistoric menace of One Million Years BC to the prophetic satire of Moon Zero Two, Hammer put every bit as much style and creativity (and more money) into its fantasy features as it did into its Gothic horrors. Bruce G Hallenbeck explores the history of Hammer’s many ventures into science-fantasy, setting them in the context of the genre as a whole and providing the reader with a wealth of intriguing background detail, as well as dozens of rare photos from private collections. Foreword by Martine Beswicke. Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] BRIT HORRORS 11 CHRISTOPHER LEE: TALL, DARK AND GRUESOME Christopher Lee 6x9, 320 pages Retail price $25, SALE $15

w/AUTOGRAPHED BOOKPLATE Paperback $75 What a life Christopher Lee has led! This book tells it all, both early history and film career, tracing the Hammer years and beyond, and finally concluding with his most recent films made up to 1999, when the volume was released. Featuring over 150 photographs, many personally chosen by Mr. Lee from his own collection. PETER CUSHING Edited by Anthony Ambrogio, paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 Midnight Marquee offers a collection examining the work of Peter Cushing. The chapters in this volume by MidMar’s staff of genre historians put the emphasis squarely on the performer himself. Not only do we analyze in- depth 56 of Cushing’s performances, but the annotated filmography offers capsule c o m m e n t s about most of his other roles. Anyone interested in the enormous contributions to horror film by the “Gentle Man of Horror”—will find a great deal of insight and intelligence within these pages.

URBAN TERRORS 6x9, 296 pages, Retail price $25, SALE $15 The Golden Age of British Horror Cinema was long gone, but like all the best monsters, the genre has risen from the grave. Urban Terrors is the first book to fully examine the British horror film revival, docu- menting and analysing the more than 100 movies that were commer- cially released between 1997 and 2008. It reveals how the changes in technology have enabled more people to make films, how changes in distribution —from VHS to DVD to VOD—are enabling more people to watch them, and how the mainstream media has failed to spot and comment upon this largely-undocumented phenomenon. And it exam- ines how these new kinds of horror films have dealt with issues like disenfranchised youth, class division and social exclusion...

Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 12 ITALIAN HORRORS (NEW TITLES) Heroes Never Die (color) The Italian Peplum Phenomenon Barry Atkinson, COLOR $75.00 SALE $40 $30, SALE $18 8 1/2 x 11, Full Color, 342 pages Italian sword and sandal burst upon worldwide screens in 1957/8 with the release of Steve Reeves’ The Labors of Hercules/Hercules. Eight years and over 300 films later, peplum died out as quickly as it had begun. So welcome to an exciting, colorful cinematic world of mythical heroes, gladiators, cavaliers, knights of old, pi- rates, ancient Egyptians & Romans, Greek gods, Vikings, barbarians and fabulous monsters, plus Robin Hood, Zorro and the Three Musketeers! Follow the adventures of Hercules, Maciste, Ursus, Samson and Goliath; bloody gladiato- rial combat; lost civilizations and Hades; cata- clysmic scenes of mass destruction; copious amounts of both male and female flesh; shudder to the sounds of ships’ cannonade; revel in evil villains and exotic queens; admire mammoth sets and applaud all those outlandish creatures. A ZOMBIE’S LIFE: GIOVANNI LOMBARDO RADICE Regular $25.00, SALE $18.00, 6 x 9, 260 pages Italian horror actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice shares insider details of his long career in this autobiography filled with compassion, irony, wit and humor, as well as over 150 photos from his film roles and personal life.Giovanni faced periods of success, unemployment and economic uncertainty. He went from the stage to television and films. The films tossed him into the world of graphic horror B-movies. He also worked on television where he acted and was also a screenwriter. He recounts work with famed genre directors such as Deodato, Margheiti, Fulci, Lenzi, Bava and Argento. DIABOLIKA 264 pages, 8 1/2 x11, full color, $45.00 SALE $35 DIABOLIKA lists the Italian films and TV series based on (or inspired by) comics, graphic novels and photonovels, as well as those movies that sport a distinct comics feel in style, characters and plot. It includes the 1960s adaptations of the lurid “fumetti neri” such as DAN- GER: DIABOLIK, the two KRIMINAL movies, AVENGER X and SATANIK; the comic-inspired superheroes SUPERAR- GO, FLASHMAN, THE THREE FANTASTIC SUPERMEN; films based on erotic and adults-only comics including MS. STILETTO; adaptations of popular comic characters such as VALENTINA, TEX and DYLAN DOG and many more. It also includes an essay on Turkish films inspired by Italian comics, by Turkish film scholar Kaya Özkaracalar. The book is lavishly illustrated in color with many rare set Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] stills, lobby cards, poster art and comic book panels. ITALIAN HORRORS 13 SO DEADLY, SO PERVERSE 50 Years of Italian Films: Volume 2: 1974-2013 Troy Howarth • 8.5X11 • 220 PAGES, FULL COLOR • $45, SALE PRICE $35 Volume 1: 1963-1973 8 1/2 X11 • 266 PAGES, FULL COLOR, $45, SALE PRICE $35 VOLUME 3 COMING IN EARLY 2019!

SO DEADLY SO PERVERSE—The Italian , known as the giallo to its hardcore devotees, is a breed of mystery thriller like none other. Taking inspiration from the Edgar Wallace krimis and early, seminal works by like Alfred Hitchcock and Fritz Lang, these colorful and labyrinthine shock- ers pushed the envelope of good taste in the 1960s and exploded into glorious excess throughout the 1970s and ’80s. Author Troy Howarth explores the genesis of the genre and traces it to its eventual decline in this two-volume study. Each title is afforded its own in-depth review, replete with contextual information and biographical data on key players in front of and be- hind the camera. Volume two, covers 1974 to 2013.

ITALIAN HORROR Jim Harper, Paperback, $25, SALE $15 An A-Z guide, Italian Horrors covers Italian horror films released between 1979 and 1994. Why those years? Well, primarily for con- venience. They mark the release dates of ’s Zombie, the film that instigated the last great wave of Italian horror, and Michele Soavi’s Dellamorte Dellamore, the last great Italian horror film. After the release of Soavi’s film, relatively few new Italian horror mov- ies were made; the trend had run its course, and such films were no longer seen as commercially viable. The aim of this work is to guide the unfamiliar viewer to the best films of the period, while hopefully steering him or her away from the dross.

Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 14 Italian Horror SPLINTERED VISIONS LUCIO FULCI AND HIS FILMS by Troy Howarth • 8.5x11, 366 pages available in FULL COLOR OR black and white FULL COLOR $75 • SALE $45 B&W INTERIOR $35, SALE $18

The name Lucio Fulci conjures images of gore and depravity—derided by critics as a hack and an imitator and lionized by others as the “Godfather of Gore.” However, many fans are unaware of the scope and breadth of his filmography. From his early days writing material for popular comics like Totò and Franco and Ciccio to directing films in such genres as the musical and the Spaghetti , Lucio Fulci was a filmmaker of great diversity. Unfortunately, most studies of Fulci have elected to focus only on a small part of his career. SPLINTERED VISIONS changes all of that by providing an in-depth exploration of Fulci’s filmography, beginning with his work as a screenwriter and extending through all of his films as a director. The popular horror films and thrillers are given ample coverage, but the lesser-known works are finally put into their proper context. The most comprehensive overview of Fulci, the man and Fulci, the filmmaker that has been published in English. The book is also lavishly illustrated with a number of rare stills, posters and advertising materials.

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THE HAUNTED WORLD OF MARIO BAVA 8 1/2 X 11, 208 PAGES, FULL COLOR Retail Price $45, SALE $35 Mario Bava helped create and define the Italian horror film. His classic works of the 1960s and 1970s,- includ ing Black Sunday, Kill, Baby … Kill! and Lisa and the Devil, remain among the most colorful and imaginative in the genre—filled with unforgettable images—Barbara Steele in Black Sunday, Christopher Lee in The Whip and the Body, the angelic-looking ghost child of Kill, Baby … Kill! Bava was a gifted stylist but few have bothered to look beneath the surface of his work. Updated, revised and expanded, this edition gives a better overview of Bava’s remarkable legacy as a director and “cinema magician.” Contains new contributions from Bava’s son, Lamberto Bava, and Barbara Steele. Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] BIOS 15 LIONEL ATWILL: THE EXQUISITE VILLAIN Neil Pettigrew, 6x9, Paperback, $25, SALE $18!

Lionel Atwill: The Exquisite Villain contains a vast amount of new information which was discovered by author Neil Pettigrew on the controversial Golden Age of Hollywood star Lionel Atwill. Atwill starred in many classic films including Captain Blood, To Be or Not to Be, Mystery of the Wax Museum, Murder in the Zoo, and many, many more. The biography also contains many never before seen photographs and was written with the participation of Lionel Atwill’s relatives, including a Foreword by Atwill’s son, Lionel A. Atwill Lionel Atwill, looks at the life and films of Hollywood’s “exquisite villain.” The book is 6x9, and contains over 300 photos and is over 320 pages.

HOLLYWOOD’S MADDEST DOCTORS: A Biography of Lionel Atwill, Colin Clive and George Zucco Gregory Mank, Paperback, $25, SALE $15 Finally a biography on those titans of terror from the Golden Age of Horror Films: Lionel Atwill (Doctor X, Mystery of the Wax Museum), Colin Clive (Frankenstein) and George Zucco (The Flying Serpent). Mank delves into the lives and careers of three of the actors who helped shape the modern horror film. A thrilling and involving story as the reader delves into the Hollywood of the 1930s and 1940s and discovers a cast of characters whose tragic lives or distressing careers brought about their downfall. Fans of the golden age of horror films will not want to miss this story of Lio- nel Atwill, Colin Clive and George Zucco, three of Hol- lywood’s Maddest Doctors.

ROSEMARY DECAMP: TIGERS IN MY LAP Rosemary DeCamp, 6x9, Paperback, $25, SALE $15 Actress Rosemary DeCamp writes with wit and charm of her life and work in films and television in her delightful autobiography. Fans of radio, film and television will not be able to put down this engaging work by one of Hollywood’s consummate professionals. Includes chapters on Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney, the Korda’s Jungle Book and television that includes Death Valley Days and The Bob Cummings Show.

Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 16 BIOS DWIGHT FRYE’S LAST LAUGH WILLIAM FOX: Jim Coughlin, Gregory William Mank A STORY OF EARLY HOLLYWOOD Paperback, $25, SALE $15! Susan Fox and Donald Rossellini; 6x9, paperback, $25, SALE $15! Dwight Frye’s Last Laugh details the dramatic rise and fall of the actor who won immortal- William Fox: A Story ity as the giggling ofDracula and the of Early Hollywood is sadistic hunchback of Frankenstein. a fascinating look at Authorized the behind-the-scenes by Dwight’s son workings of early Hol- Dwight David, lywood and the power this book in- plays that led to the cludes detailed downfall of one of information of Tinsel-Town’s brilliant Dwight Frye’s pioneers, William Fox, early stage work, founder of Fox Films, his many Broad- which evolved into 20th way stage triumphs Century Fox. The story and his ghoulish of Fox’s rise and fall is an eye-opening look at the typecasting in cutthroat dealings of everyone from Fox’s close Hollywood— business associates to the telephone companies that which ironically worked together to force the founder of Fox Films assured him a out of his own company. posthumous cult status among horror film disciples. GLENDA FARRELL HOLLYWOOD’S HARDBOILED DAME MANTAN THE FUNNYMAN: Scott Nollen, Paperback, $25, SALE $18! THE LIVES AND TIMES OF MANTAN MORELAND Torchy Blane: Model for Superman’s Lois Lane. Michael H. Price, Five-foot-three firecracker. Smart, adventurous paperback, $25, SALE $15! blonde. Gimme girl. Wry eyes, pouty kisser. Wick- ed wisecrack. Sly double take. Fast-talking, no- Mantan Moreland would happily wield his nonsense, straight-shooting, standup, hardboiled charm and charisma as second banana in a dame. Anyone for Glenda? As often as she played slew of films of the 1930s and ’40s and, along a blonde, Glenda Farrell actually had light brown the way, managed to save many a poverty row hair and dark gray eyes. And regardless of the hun- horror as well as dreds of witty one-liners she tossed off in count- brightening up less films, she really many mystery wasn’t hardboiled at movies. Mantan all. was an ample Glenda Farrell is match for evil written by noted film movie villains. historian Scott Nol- Moreland found len, who turns his his place in the pen to one of Tinsel- Hollywood town’s most delight- spotlight, ful leading ladies, although not one who never got quite the sun, the recognition she during those deserved. waxed-and- Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com waning • 410-665-1198 years of the • [email protected] Great Depression. 17 BIOS IB MELCHIOR: MAN OF IMAGINATION Robert Skotak, paperback, $25, SALE $15! If you are only inter- ested in old science fiction movies, then this book is not for you. It contains a lot of stuff about a man who stepped into the cold of outer space; wit- nessed the horrors of Dachau; directed early TV; was a war hero; was knighted; worked on lasers; broke a 400 year-old cipher; wres- tled lions; can kill with a pencil; worked with rockets and the Rockettes. Was spy and coun- terspy, an actor, singer, set designer. He speaks six languages; is a novelist and has been a gour- : met chef; and—incidentally—wrote or directed a A GENTLEMAN’S LIFE bunch of science fiction movies that many of us Scott A. Nollen; $25.00 have enjoyed! paperback SALE $15! The authorized biography with the participation PAUL NASCHY: of Sara Jane Karloff MEMOIRS OF A WOLFMAN Hopefully this critically praised book is the most Paul Naschy thorough, accurate and entertaining chronicle Paperback, $25, SALE $15! of Boris Karloff’s life. Perhaps a few Karloff AUTOGRAPHED BOOKPLATE mysteries have been solved. There has never been a filmmaker like Paul Naschy. .If we just speak of the horror genre, AMONG THE RUGGED PEAKS: Paul Naschy is a distinctive talent. Perhaps one AN INTIMATE BIOGRAPHY OF shouldn’t step on the carefully protected toes CARLA LAEMMLE of the familiar horror “kings” of the past and Rick Atkins, paperback, $25, SALE $15! present, but Naschy Carla Laemmle has led numerous lives dur- is their equal, and in ing her 90-plus years. She appeared with Lon terms of involve- Chaney in The ment in the genre— Phantom of the as a screenwriter, Opera, as was a director and pro- passenger in the ducer—he outdis- coach traveling tances every one the Borgo Pass in of them. This au- 1931’s Dracula. tobiography is a This bio presents great read, filled an intriguing por- with engaging trait of a life lived anecdotes, earthy in the strange asides, written place that is Hol- with ease and intelligence, brimming with lywood. soul and a heart sometimes suffering. Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 18 THE CINEMA OF SINATRA Scott Allen Nollen; BIOS paperback, $25, SALE $15 MERCHANT OF MENACE This book is the first to cover Frank Sina- The Life and Films of tra’s film career thoroughly and prove that, paperback, $30, SALE $19 indeed, he was one of America’s finest 7 x 10, Black & White, 390 pages screen performers. Also, his recordings are The Life & Films of Vincent Price examined in detail to show how his musical In 1953, Vincent Price adopted the mantle of the ma- and cinematic cabre, which had been left vacant by and talents were Boris Karloff, to play a deranged sculptor in House of inextricably Wax. As a result, he became the face of film fright for linked. His a generation of moviegoers. For more than 20 years social and po- afterward, Price embodied the spirit of the Hollywood litical values horror film in al- are covered at most 60 features, some length. from House on To understand Haunted Hill many of his and House of films—par- Usher in the ticularly those 1950s to Witch- he influenced, finder General produced and and The Abomi- directed—one must be aware of his beliefs nable Dr. Phibes and actions, particularly those during the in the 1960s and mid-1940s and his later friendship and sup- 70s. The Mer- port of John F. Kennedy, told accurately for chant of Menace the first time. is a celebration of this legendary FRITZ VON ERICH: actor’s remark- TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY able life and film paperback, 6x9, 292 pages work; it covers $25, SALE $15! the entirety of Donald G. Smith accounts how a Depression Vincent Price’s film career with a wealth of fascinat- baby, born in Texas to the local sheriff and ing detail and explains why, to many fans of the genre his homemaker wife, eventually ended up in during the 1960s, Vincent Leonard Price personified the flash, glam and often dangerous world of the horror film. This new Hemlock edition of Denis professional wrestling. Professional Wrestling Meikle’s acclaimed biography of Vincent Price has discovered Jack Adkisson, soon to become been completely revised and expanded and now con- uber villain Fritz tains well over 300 illustrations! Von Erich, whose deadly Iron Claw BRETT HALSEY would destroy his John B. Murray, paperback, $25, SALE $15! many opponents Brett Halsey is mainly known for while finding time his work in Spaghetti Westerns to spawn a wres- and Italian adventure films, but tling dynasty—with also classics like Return of the a little help from his Fly and Return to Peyton Place. wife Doris! Smith When one examines Hollywood looks at the life of and European genre movies to- one of Pro-Wres- gether, it becomes clear that Brett tling’s greatest vil- Halsey has fashioned an impres- lains and major promoters. sive body of work. Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] MUSICAL BIOS 19 VERA-ELLEN: THE MAGIC AND THE MYSTERY David Soren; paperback, $25, SALE $15! Vera-Ellen should have been one of Broadway and Hollywood’s most enduring stars. She was a fine dramatic and light comedic actress, and was considered by a number of authorities to be the greatest all-around dancer of her generation. And for a brief moment in 1950, she was an American household name. She could do tap, toe, adagio, modern, comic, partnered, prop, and Apache dancing and acrobatics. She could also sing well enough to be featured on Broadway and television. Her obsessive perfectionism was legendary; nobody worked harder on a routine or accomplished it with greater attention to detail, her routines seem effortless, as if she were expressing herself spontaneously.

DANCING WITH A STAR: THE MAXINE BARRAT STORY Kristin Baggelaar, 6x9, paperback $25 SALE $15 Her story is the stuff of dreams—riveting, exotic, passionate—from fractur- ing her back as a child in a dance recital fall that put her in a full body cast for almost half a year, to sneaking into Radio City Music Hall as a teenager to watch her idol Ginger Rogers on the silver screen; to dancing in the arms of Gene Kelly in her first Broadway show; to appearing in a second Broadway production costumed in yards and yards of flowing white silk in a winter gown and ermine-lined hood, specially designed for her by renowned Vin- cente Minnelli. Barrat also starred with Kathryn Grayson, Mickey Rooney, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Lucille Ball, Red Skelton, Lena Horne, Donna Reed and more, in what has been called “M-G-M at its Best,” Thousands Cheer. A must for musical fans!

A GALLERY OF STARS: THE STORY OF THE HOL- LYWOOD BROWN DERBY’S WALL OF FAME Jack Lane, 6x9, paperback, $25 ,SALE $15 Includes stories and caractiures and photos from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Filled with enough musical greats to keep any fan happy to read the details of the stars and see their actual caraciture. I just went through this book and forgot how truly wonderful it is. I’d buy it myself if I didn’t already have it on the shelf.

Roman Scandals and Christopher Strong: Includes Unfinished Autobiography of Dorothy Arzner by David Soren, Contributions by Dorothy Arzner 8 1/2 x 11, Full Color, 136 pages, List Price: $45.00, SALE $30 Dr. David Soren examines Art, Popular Culture and the Classical Ideal in the 1930s in this beautifully illustrated book. The book takes an in-depth look at Roman Scandals and Christopher Strong and, as an added bonus, Dr. Soren received permission to publish the unfinished autobiography of pioneering female filmmaker Dorothy Arzner. The 1930s were tragic, elegant, fascinating and fun. Enjoy discovering them a posteriori through Midnight Marqueethe magic Press of the• 9721 movies Britinay and the Lane, crutch Baltimore, of this book. MD 21234 20 MidMar’s Actors Series LON CHANEY, JR. paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 Our most requested en- NEW COVER try in the Actors Series. While the other en- We examine the films tries in Actor’s Series of Chaney, Jr., delv- were predominantly ing into pivotal films horror film actors, of Lon Chaney’s career Peter Lorre was (including Of Mice and never actually con- Men, B-Westerns, & sidered a horror film his low-budget horror/ star. Instead, it was exploitations, character Lorre’s persona, that performances in A-pro- of a quirky, deviant ductions & TV).By having different authors offer little man, who was distinct reflections and individual insights, and by sometimes charm- including several firsthand interviews from people ing, sometimes boiling over with venom, that who worked with Chaney, Jr., we hope to offer the made him a perfect match for horror films. Lorre most complete and balanced portrait yet seen of felt just as comfortable enacting supporting Lon Chaney, Jr., working actor. roles in A films as he did starring in the Bs. This book takes a look at films such asM, Mad Love, BORIS KARLOFF The Face Behind the Mask, The Maltese Falcon, paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 The Raven and The Comedy of Terrors as well Gary and Sue Svehla as many more films that made Peter Lorre a film have revised another one legend. of MidMar’s early titles. While the text remains the same, the layout has been VINCENT PRICE completely redone with paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 many more photos. While The fourth volume in the highly acclaimed Mid- there are many books on night Marquee Actors Series covers the film the legendary Boris, this is work of horror one that looks specifically film icon Vin- at his films with in-depth cent Price. In analyses of his best cinematic work. addition to his films, there is a BELA LUGOSI chapter devoted (Revised) paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 to his radio work Bela Lugosi was the first book published by and another cov- MMP in 1995. Lugosi is ering the stage one of our favorite leg- play Diversions ends of the Golden Age and Delights. of Horror. As our writ- The book also ers attest, Lugosi was a includes a never very gifted actor, who before published appeared in only a few interview with quality vehicles, but Price by histo- even the worst Lugosi rian/author Law- film is better than most rence French. A must for the lovers of Vincent of the dreck passing for Price movies. horror films today. Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] HISTORIES OF HORROR FILMS 21 TOME OF TERROR Horror Films of the 1920s Christopher Workman & Troy Howarth 8 1/2 X 11, apx 300 pages, filled with photos Retail Price $30 SALE PRICE $19

TOME OF TERROR is a series of books de- tailing the history of the horror genre, from the mid-1890s to the present day. This entry, covers more than 1,000 films, beginning with the -earli est known horror film, Trilby from 1895, and con- cluding with The Woman in White from 1929. In addition to well-known horror classics from the US and UK, Workman and Howarth also analyze films from Germany, France, Japan and Mexico, among other nations. The series is lavishly illus- trated with original stills, lobby cards, newspaper articles, and poster art. It wasn’t until the real-life horrors of World War I that movie producers saw the potential of cinema to truly provide escapist entertainment. Silent filmmakers established the TOME OF TERROR: horror genre as we know it, influencing it for de- cades to come. Horror Films of the 1930s Christopher Workman and Troy Howarth 8 1/2 X 11, 266 pages, filled with photos Retail Price $35, SALE PRICE $19 TOME OF TERROR—From the earliest days of cinema to the contemporary ex- cesses of the Cineplex, the horror genre has exuded a fascination for audiences across the globe. Authors Chris Work- man and Troy Howarth have undertaken the ambitious prospect of examining the evolution of the horror film from its ori- gins in this multi-volume series. Things kick off with this book devoted to the 1930s. From Universal monsters to King Kong and forgotten obscurities from Eu- rope and beyond, THE TOME OF TER- ROR: HORROR FILMS OF THE 1930s provides a comprehensive and in-depth examination of the horror cinema in the 1930s. Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 22 HISTORIES OF HORROR FILMS SILENT SCREAMS Steve Haberman; 6x9, paperback, Retail $25, SALE $15 Manmade monsters, , soulless robots, Satanists, witches, sex killers, deformed maniacs, mad scientists, giant dinosaurs, ghosts and the Devil himself were all sujects of the first two decades of film.Silent Screams offers a loving tribute to silent horror films, which form a strong foundation for the filmic terrors yet to come.

CINEMATIC HAUNTINGS 8 1/2 x 10 1/5, paperback, $35, FULL COLOR, SALE $20 Edited by Gary and Susan Svehla. The history of ghost cinema, as well as the haunting litera- ture upon which the films are often based, is a noble tradition. Ghost films go back as far as the era of the Silents. This Midnight Marquee Press volume presents respected film writers’ personal analyses of their favorite ghost films. Not necessarily the best of the genre, but always films of merit. The Mt. Everest of ghost films—the acclaimed classics—The Un- invited, The Innocents, The Haunting—are of course included. AMERICAN SCARY Conversations with the Kings, Queens and Jesters of Late-Night Horror TV by Michael Monahan, paperback 8 1/2 x10 1/4, 240 pages, $25, SALE $15 This book is for all those Monster Kids who remember those long weekdays anxiously awaiting the weekend and the thrills and chills of another —brought to them courtesy of their local hor- ror host. Inside you will find a celebration of local TV personalities and their connection to the community. Interviews include: Vampira, Zacherley, Dr. E. Nick Witty, Baron Daemon, Big Chuck, Tim Con- way, Lil’ John, Christopher Coffin, Chilly Billy, Bob Wilkins and Bob Shaw, Count Gore De Vol, Svengoolie, The Ghoul, Dr. Creep, Fritz the Nite Owl, Son of Svengoolie, Crematia Mortem, Stella, Commander USA, Son of Ghoul, Joe Bob Briggs, Zomboo.

MIND WARP! ’s New World Pictures 6x9, 280 pages, Retail price $25, SALE $15

The year is 1969. After making his hugely-successful series of Poe mov- ies with Vincent Price, producer-director Roger Corman set up shop as New World Pictures. For the next 13 years, Corman was the driving force behind some of the best-known fantasy and exploitation films of the 1970s and early ’80s—while his company kicked off the careers of directors like James Cameron, Jonathan Demme and Ron Howard. Mind Warp chronicles the amazing history of Corman’s New World— the films, the facts and the fantastic feats of budget ingenuity! The ulti- mate guide to drive-in thrills and chills at their best. Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] HISTORIES OF HORROR FILMS 23 REEL MAD DOCTORS FULL COLOR, paperback, $35 , SALE PRICE $20 Gary J. Svehla, Barry Atkinson, Steven Thornton For every popular monster lies one or more monstermakers who dare to dabble in God’s domain. Whether these whack cases are attempting to create new life from assorted body parts, an army of monsters capable of conquer- ing the world or defeat old age and death, our favorite mad doctors always entertain. Here is a celebration of the mad doctor in the movies. Movies need the active participation of the dreaded mad doc—the deluded mind that precipitates all the mayhem. In the world of fantastic cinema, it’s such evil minds that we celebrate!

SPAWN OF SKULL ISLAND paperback, 6x9, retail price $25, SALE $15 George E. Turner’s The Making of King Kong was the last word on the American Classic—the definitive primary-source history, written with authority and rever- ence and an enduring sense of wonder. In 1975 he began compiling notes for a revision. Spawn of Skull Island is the result. The source-book is contained here, intact but for the occasional correction, along with the generous expansion that the author had envisioned. Spawn of Skull Island remains what historian John Michlig has termed “the best source for information on the classic 1933 film and its sequels.” To say nothing of Kong’s earliest ancestors and its many takeoffs, knockoff and rip-offs.

WE BELONG DEAD: FRANKENSTEIN ON FILM paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 Frankenstein’s Monster, over the course of the 20th century, became all things to all people. He was the loner, the tortured outsider to whom most of us could relate. He was the symbol of fear and of death, the creature better off dead. Whether we look at Frankenstein’s Monster as the bogeyman, as metaphor, as kindred spirit, or as society’s mirror, the fact remains that Mary Shelley knew not what she wrought during that haunted summer of 1816, and this volume tries to explain, looking at both cinema past and present, the meaning of Boris Karloff’s immortal words from 1935’s Bride of Frankenstein—“We belong dead!”

HUMAN MONSTERS Michael Price with George Turner, Paperback, $25, SALE $15 Price and Turner provide another addition to the Forgotten Horrors series with this look at the not-so-forgotten horror film classics of the 1930s-1950s.The Old Dark House, The Mask of Fu Manchu, The Black Cat, The Black Room and The Walking Dead are included. Also Mark of the Vampire, Human Monster, The Boogie Man Will Get You, and Black Friday are exhumed for readers’ examination. The authors also cover some less well-known films.

RISE AND FALL OF THE HORROR FILM by David Soren, FULL COLOR, paperback, 8 1/2 x 10 1/4, $35, SALE $30 It is essential that future filmmakers and critics realize the tremendous debt that the horror film owes to the history of art. Beginning with the relationship between Georges Melies and his Academic contemporaries such as Bouguereau, and the influ- ence of Symbolist, Dada, and Surrealist art on filmmakers such as Vigo and Cocteau, Midnightthis Marquee book takes Press an important • 9721 lookBritinay at the Lane, correlation Baltimore, between MD horror 21234 films and art. 24 HISTORIES OF HORROR FILMS

BITCHES, BIMBOS AND VIRGINS: WOMEN IN THE HORROR FILM Edited by Gary and Susan Svehla 8 1/2 x 10 1/5 paperback, $25, SALE $15 The history of women in the horror cinema, profiling their evolu- tion from coffee maker to scientist, from seductress and victim to kick-ass heroine, and finally detailing their emergence as well-drawn characters who play important roles in horror movie history—past, present and future. Chapters include: • 150 Years of Women and Horror: • He Done Her Wrong • Dracula’s Daughter and Mark of the Vampire • The Golden Age of the Scream Queen • Empowered Women in the Val Lewton Canon • Bad Girls Meet Bad Ends • Attack of the Alien Women from Outer Space! • The Women of Hammer Films • Queen Bitches of the Uni- verse • Horror’s Honor List of Scream Queens • Women to Die for • Attack of the Movie Poster Pin-Up Girls • Middle Earth’s Heroines • Movies Featuring Our Favorite Queens of Evil • Dominatrix Divas

SHADOW PLAY: Philosophy and Psychology of the Modern Horror Film 6x9, paperback, $25, SALE $15! We like to maintain control, and there’s an abundant element of control in the movie-going experience. The plot isn’t a mystery, nor is the suspension of disbelief as intense as it is in dreams. The outcome isn’t ruled by chance. Therefore, we can rest assured that we have control over our delusions. Au- thor Willy Greer delves into the dark psychology of the modern horror film to scare up those terrifying images that still manage to make us afraid of things that go bump in the night.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S LONDON Gary Giblin, 6x9 Paperback, retail $25, SALE $15 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight you are going to visit one of the world’s most famous cities. If you’re lucky, you may even see a corpse float- ing down the Thames. For tonight we shall visit: ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S LONDON Now you can follow in the footsteps of Hitch, from Scotland Yard and the Royal Albert Hall to the Tower Bridge and the dome of St Paul’s Cathe- dral. There was a hardly a corner of London that Hitchcock didn’t visit and they’re all here—over 200 of them—from the site of his birth in 1899 to the cathedral where he was memorialized in 1980.

HITCHCOCK BECOMES HITCHCOCK Paul Jensen, NEW COVER, 6x9, paperback, $25, SALE $15! Many critics assume that Hitchcock’s career began in 1934 with The Man Who Knew Too Much. These critics dismiss his early features—eight silent and four sound—and imply that he was merely marking time until his “true” creative personality emerged. For 10 years Hitchcock made sub- stantial, mature features that reveal an impressive consistency in content and form. This book examines those all important films. Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] 25 HISTORIES OF SCI-FI FILMS ATOMIC AGE CINEMA Barry Atkinson, 6x9, 318 pages, Retail price $25, SALE PRICE $15

From the rare to the unusual. Readers will indulge in chapters devoted to: Comparisons between Japanese monster movies and their Ameri- canized counterparts! Scarce, unseen American, British and foreign horror, sci-fi, fantasy features! Stone Age women of the “B” vari- ety! British science fiction and noir thrillers of the ’50s! Jungle Jim! Chaney, Karloff and Lugosi in the 1950s! Universal’s Best Creature! All this and much, much more in a fresh evaluation of what most fans and critics now recognize as the pivotal decade for horror, sci-fi and fantasy.

FANTASTIC JOURNEYS: SCI-FI MEMORIES Edited by Gary and Susan Svehla, 6x9, Paperback, $25, SALE $15 Fantastic Journeys is comprised of FANEX film convention guest talks and question and answer sessions, which were held over 16 years. We have also included lists of Top-5s... Ray Harryhausen, John Agar, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Richard Gordon, Acquanetta, Russell Johnson, Robert Wise and Kevin McCarthy are some of the sci-fi masters whose genre movie memories are included in this tribute to sci-fi films, past and present. We also include our Favorite Science Films by Decade, plus much more.

MASSACRED BY MOTHER NATURE Lee Gambin, 6x9, 222 pages, Retail price $25, SALE PRICE $15 .Since Alfred Hitchcock gave us The Birds, the natural horror film (where animals or insects cause tremendous damage to the human population) is a much-loved subgenre, but one seldom referenced. This book offers insight- ful critiques on numerous films such as Them!, Squirm, Orca, The Pack, The Day of the Animals, Prophecy, Tentacles and many more. Over 100 titles are discussed.

LOSS OF IDENTITY IN THE HORROR FILM aka I Lost My Mind in the Movies Edited by Anthony Ambrogio, paperback, $25, SALE $15 Fear of the dark, fear of death, fear of the unknown and the unseen. Commentators have analyzed at length these terrors of the psyche and how they figure prominently in the horror film. But one particular fear, one particular fate worse than death, which manifests itself time and again, has rarely been discussed in detail or depth. Loss of identity, submergence of self, death of the soul under various names and in various guises befalls individuals trapped in a horror/sf/fantasy universe. Loss of Identity provides an examination of the ways in which this fundamental terror is visited upon people in the movies. It provides a new perspective on, and greater understanding of, the films that employ it, and perhaps this book will lead to a deeper appreciation of what it means to be human and why losing that defining aspect of our lives is so profoundly frightening.

Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 26 HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD AS LONG AS THEY’RE LAUGHING: GROUCHO MARX AND YOU BET YOUR LIFE NEW COVER, Robert Dwan, paperback, $25, SALE $15 Finally, a funny book about Groucho Marx! You Bet Your Life was unique. The program’s distinction and quality, however, resulted primarily from its giving Groucho Marx an opportunity to exercise his unique skills without the restraints that broadcasting at that time otherwise imposed. Groucho’s principal resource was his talent as an improviser of verbal comedy. Dwan will keep the reader giggling with his stories about You Bet Your Life.

CELLULOID ADVENTURES: GOOD MOVIES, BAD TIMING Nicholas Anez, paperback, $25, SALE $15 Grab the popcorn and get ready for an action-packed read as we ex- plore the cinematic adventures of Tarzan, the King of the Jungle, Super Spy James Bond, Wyatt Earp and the OK Corral, Hammer’s Dracula and Werewolf, plus a dashing assortment of Hollywood’s Western Heroes and Villains. Celluloid Adventures will tickle the fancy of fans everywhere.

CELLULOID ADVENTURES 2: ARTISTIC TRIUMPHS...BOX-OFFICE BOMBS Nicholas Anez, 6x9, paperback, $25, SALE $15 In Celluloid Adventures: Good Movies Bad Timing, films were discussed that had received scathing reviews and were considered box-office bombs. These films deserved a better fate at the time of their release, and hope- fully this volume will garner them a little of the respect they so richly deserve. Titles include: Pitfall, In a Lonely Place, Try and Get Me! (aka The Sound of Fury), The Egyptian, The Last Hunt, The Singer Not the Song, The Last Sunset, Cape Fear, First Men in the Moon, The Chase, and The Quiller Mem- orandum. CELLULOID ADVENTURES 3: GREAT MOVIES...EVIL WARS Nicholas Anez, 6x9, paperback, $25, SALE $18 Anez examines more neglected titles including The Bridge at Remagen, Jungle Book (Korda), A High Wind in Jamaica, Lawman, Pocketful of Mira- cles, Rocketship X-M, The Satan Bug, Sol Ma- NEW TITLE drid, The Stalking Moon, They Won’t Believe Me and Violent Saturday Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD 27 IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME AT THE MOVIES Gary J. and Susan Svehla, 6x9, paperback, $25, SALE $15 It wouldn’t seem like Christmas if we didn’t spend some quality time with Jimmy Stewart and the folks of Bedford Falls or the March sisters. Scrooge is always a welcome guest in our home during the festive season, as well as newcomers such as Clark Griswold in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Ralphie and his quest for a BB gun in the seminal A Christmas Story, a film that has justifiably attained classic Christmas status. We decided it was time we share our love of the season and our favorite Christmas movies with other holiday cinema fans.

POPCORN PROZAC: MOVIES TO CURE THE RECESSION DEPRESSION Gary J. and Susan Svehla, FULL COLOR 8.5 x 10.25 paperback, $35 SALE $25!

BROKE, TIRED, STRESSED, WAR, ANGST, APATHY...Oh my God, we’re so depressed! So we’re here to advise you to forget your troubles and get happy at the movies. We’re going to follow our own advice and make some popcorn, gather up our never-depressed dog Lambie (she likes the popcorn), and have a cheer-ourselves-up movie marathon. So read the book, pick the movies and enjoy some Popcorn Prozac Chapters include: • Movies That Make Me HAPPY!! • Midnight Marquee’s Top Movies to Fight the Recession Depression • It’s a Love Story: Our Favorite Romantic Scenes • Movies We Must Have if We Were Lost on a Desert Island!

HOLLYWOOD’S TOP DOG: The Dog Hero in Film Deborah Painter, paperback, 6x9, $25, SALE $15 Man’s Best Friend also happens to be one of Hollywood’s Best Friends as Deborah Painter examines the contribution to the silver screen by lovable, talented and brave stars of the cinema: Hollywood’s Top Dogs. Their bark was silent but their impact was great as you meet the canine stars of the early silent movies and then trot through time with the likes of Peter the Great, Rin-Tin-Tin, Ace, Flash, Lightnin’, Lad, Lassie and Benji. These heroes are brave, pure and offer un- equivocal love and devotion, and in today’s depressing world, it’s nice to find some real heroes of the silver screen. Sue says, “I love Hollywood’s Top Dog, it has two of my fa- vorite things in life—dogs and movies!” Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 28 EXPLOITATION HORRORS ATTACK OF THE B QUEENS THE EUROSPY GUIDE paperback, $25 ,SALE $15! Matt Blake and David Deal A celebration of women in horror films paperback, $25, SALE $15 from Birth of the B-Film through the In the mid-1960s, the 1950s. Scream Queen whole world went spy Linnea Quigley looks crazy. Cinemas were at Hammer Films, filled with secret agents, lovely glamorous femmes fa- discusses The Art tales and demented vil- of Screaming, actor lains. This book examine and writer Debbie the more obscure ’60s Rochon offers up spy mania. What’s more Sequels A Go-Go. fun than delving into the Other chapters delve life of a slick secret agent, into Roger Corman who can charm the chicks Heroines, Glam Babes from Outer Space, & beat up the bad guys. Into the Post Modern Era and Queen Bitches Today we need a hero who is able to do something of the Universe. Short interviews with B about the things that we, have no power over. That, Queens are also included. of course, and the fact that the films are bloody good fun. CHRIS ALEXANDER’S BLOOD SPATTERED BOOK FORBIDDEN FRUIT THE GOLDEN AGE FULL COLOR OF THE paperback, $35, SALE $30 Felicia Feaster and Brett Wood, Blood Spat- paperback, $25.00, SALE $15 tered Book spot- Forbidden Fruit: offers the first lights selections of thorough examination of the ex- film writer/director ploitation cinema while capturing the devious spirit of this renegade Alexander’s favor- film movement. Abounding with ite fever dreams; anecdotes, character sketches and underrated horror, insights, Forbidden Fruit offers and vivid depictions of exploitation cult genre pictures kings and con-men, detailed read- that aren’t quite ings of the films themselves and mainstream and in some cases are woefully the unique stretch of American history that inspired obscure and/or unfairly maligned by others. them.

DRUMS OF TERROR: MINDS OF FEAR: Voodoo in the Cinema 30 Cult Classics of the Modern Horror Film Bryan Senn paperback, $25.00, SALE $15 paperback $25 Callum Waddell spent years inter- SALE $15 viewing the horror filmmakers fea- Drums...chronicles, tured in Minds of Fear. Commen- critiques and ex- tary from horrormeisters Landis, plores every the- Cronenberg, Craven, Bill Condon, atrically released, Scott Spiegel, H.G.Lewis, Tobe English-language Hooper, , Bob voodoo movie to Clark, Sean Cunningham, and many others offer readers an in- date. Midnight Marquee Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] depth look at 30 modern horror film classics. EXPLOITATION—Forgotten Horrors & Guilty Pleasures 29 FORGOTTEN HORRORS: FORGOTTEN HORRORS 4 THE DEFINITIVE EDITION Price and Wooley Turner and Price; paperback, $25 paperback, $25 SALE $15 SALE $15 Turner and Price turn back FH4 picks up where FH3 the curtains of obscurity left off and covers the and peer into Hollywood’s years 1947 and 1948. Forgotten Horrors in this Titles include series such long awaited update to their as Jungle Jim, the Falcon original ground-breaking and Philo Vance, plus work. The authors do their Dragnet, Inner Sanctum, best to expose Grim Reap- The Creeper, Blonde Ice, ers such as Ghosts, Phan- The Cobra Strikes, Scared toms, Jungle Manglers and to Death and The Ghost Old-fashioned Murderers Goes Wild. as they examine Cinematic Horrors from 1929 through 1937. GUILTY PLEASURES OF THE HORROR FILM FORGOTTEN HORRORS 2: paperback, $25, SALE $15 Price with Turner; Writers defend horror films paperback, $25, SALE $15 that have been trashed by film Hold on to your hats as we critics and horror film fans. cover gems such as: The Titles covered include Maniac Lion Man; Thunderbolt; (1934), Sh! The Octopus, Voo- The Leavenworth Case; doo Man, Unknown Island, Prison Shadows; Kliou Scared Stiff, Indestructible (The Tiger); Robinson Man, Rodan, The Tingler, Crusoe of Clipper Island; Flesh Eaters, When Dino- African Holiday; Blake of saurs Ruled the Earth, King Scotland Yard; Larceny Kong (1976) and Dune. on the Air; The Devil Dia- mond; Hit the Saddle; The SON OF GUILTY PLEASURES Girl from Scotland Yard. OF THE HORROR FILM paperback, $25, SALE $15 FORGOTTEN HORRORS 3: In this second volume of cinematic guilty pleasures, our Price and Wooley W/Turner; writers again eloquently explain why movies which the paperback, $25, SALE $15 majority of viewers con- The 3rd book in the acclaimed series covers for- sider subpar are so very gotten films from 1943 through 1946 and includes special as movie experi- extensive annotations, marginalia and addenda to ences to them personally. prior volumes. Films such The She Creature, Robot as Haunted Ranch, The Monster, Omega Man, Ape Man, Ghosts on the Frankenstein’s Daugh- Loose, Women in Bond- ter, Giant Gila Monster, age, the Charlie Chan Private Parts, Horror films, Fog Island, The Island, Frankenstein Tiger Woman, etc. are Conquers the World, covered, as well as many Strange Door, Jugger- other Poverty Row and naut and many other curious choices. low-budget films of the Both books are edited by Gary & Sue Svehla. 1940s. Midnight Marquee Press • 9721 Britinay Lane, Baltimore, MD 21234 30 SERIALS

CLASSIC CLIFFHANGERS: VOL 1, 1914-1940 Hank Davis, paperback, $25, SALE $15 Even today, movie serials continue to enchant movie fans. The innocence, energy and undeniable skill that permeate every reel of these chapter plays is a tribute to the true pioneers of gorilla filmmaking: make ’em fast, make ’em as good as possible with as little as possible, and make ’em fun. The best serials are classic examples of early American low-budget filmmaking. The bad ones are silly and stilted, but always charming and sometimes bizarre. At the very least, they offer a window into another time and place. And with the state the world is in today, it’s a very welcome place where the good guys always win, the kid saves the day and the hero gets the girl.

CLASSIC CLIFFHANGERS VOL 2, 1941-1955 Hank Davis, paperback, $25, SALE $15 Serials can be both entertaining and informative. It is exactly those same two goals we hope to achieve with this second volume of Clas- sic Cliffhangers. The goal of the book is to encourage audiences to be entertained by movie serials. Lord knows, that’s what they were made for. But this book will also inform about the people on both sides of the camera, as well as the producers who hired them and the world in which all this happened. These are movie serials. It’s OK to appreciate their art and laugh at their lunacy. Not all the laughs were intended, but that shouldn’t stop us. This isn’t grimly serious business. Most of the seri- als were made for a young Saturday matinee audience, who were much less sophisticated than the savvy film fan of today. There is something wrong if we can’t laugh, as well as nod our heads in appreciation, at what these skilled professionals have accomplished, often under very trying conditions and with ridiculously low budgets.

SINISTER SERIALS OF KARLOFF, LUGOSI & CHANEY, JR. Leonard J. Kohl 6x9, paperback ,$25.00, SALE $15 An in-depth look at the film serials of the kings of horror; Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, Jr. Includes information on The Hope Diamond Mys- tery, King of the Kongo, The Phantom Creeps, Undersea Kingdom and much more. Contains many rare photos. A must for fans of serials.

Western fans: check out these titles with enough Westerns to keep any fan happy! Forgotten Horrors (page 31); Gallery of Stars (page 21), Celluloid Adventures 3 (page 28), MAM 5 & 7 (page 33)

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Westerns of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s may not have been entirely accurate in their depiction of the Old West, but they moved like wildfire and entertained prewar and postwar audiences by the millions.Sadly, the classic American Western no longer exists—where good guys were good and bad guys were bad. Atkinson delves into the Western careers of Rory Calhoun, Rod Cameron, Sterling Hayden and .

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The great Western hero actors of the past have holstered their six-shooters and ridden off into the fading sunset. Author Atkinson looks at the Western career of four of Hollywood’s often overlooked cowpokes: Randolph Scott, Audie Murphy, Joel McCrea and George Montgomery, What these hombres have left behind is a vast body of work that continues to bring pleasure and enjoyment to many, many fans of a certain age, and may even garner a few younger devotees. Western fans: check out these titles with enough Westerns to keep any fan happy!

Forgotten HorrorsMidnight (page 31;Marquee Gallery ofPress Stars • (page 9721 21), Britinay Celluloid Lane, Adventures Baltimore, 3 (page MD 28), 21234MAM 5 & 7 (page 33) 32 A-Z HORROR/SCI-FI FILM GUIDES HORROR 101: THE A-LIST OF HORROR FILMS AND MONSTER MOVIES edited by Aaron Christensen, paperback, $25, SALE $15 320 pages * with 122 photos from * 110 films covered in * 101 essays by * 78 horror fans from * 12 different countries Bringing a refreshingly egalitarian approach to the subject, Horror 101 collects musings on our favorite chillers by the fans themselves. “Watch more monster movies!”—Joe Dante INDIE HORRORS The Unmissable, the Acceptible and the Forgettable Barry Atkinson, paperback, $25, SALE $15 Welcome to the wonderful world of the independent, cut-price horror, sci- fi and fantasy movies. Movies where the aliens are,Alien rip-offs; actors dis- play the emotions of cardboard cut-outs; music is more or less non-existent; direction veers from the sublime to the ridiculous; plots are plagiarized from high-profile productions; special effects aren’t that special; the level of gore has to be seen to be believed. MYSTERY/FICTION/MISC.

Way Out Wonderful World of Horror, Fantasy and Sci-Fi Trivia. Keith Hedges, paperback, $10 If you are a typical movie fanboy, you will love this trivia book. Finally, all those years in front of the TV will pay off.

COOL CAT Dan Leissner, paperback, $20, SALE $15 Cat Warburton is the black sheep of a rich and powerful family. Blonde and beautiful, her interests are Soul music, guns and fast cars. When she is not hanging out at the beach, Cat goes undercover for a highly secret private agency. She embarks on a weird, way-out roller-coaster ride of strange excitements, peril and adventure as she tackles rednecks and Black Militants; pimps and pushers; crooked cops; secret armies; and an invasion from Outer Space!

HELL ON ROUTE 666: Cool Cat 2 Dan Leissner, paperback, $20, SALE $15 Cat Warburton finds herself investigating the sons and daughters of wealthy parents running amok, committing mayhem and murder. Meanwhile a horned figure presides over strange midnight ceremonies where occult rites and blood sacrifices are performed. The notorious heavy rock band 666 may be able to provide a clue to the goings on. Cat embarks on a wild ride of blood, lust and terror that takes her from quiet suburbs, hippie colonies and Indian Reserva- tions to barren wastelands and down the “Devil’s Highway” —Route 666.

DRUMS OF THE LOST GODS Dan Leissner, paperback, $20, SALE $15 Drums... is a pulp cliffhanger set in South America in the ’30s. An assorted band of adven- turers travel into the sacred mountains in search of ancient civilizations and vanished cities of gold. Soldiers-of-fortune spar with Amazon warrior women, while missionaries try to teach the natives to play cricket. Meanwhile, arriors of antiquity wage war against a robot army Midnightfrom outer Marquee space! Press • www.midmar.com • 410-665-1198 • [email protected] MYSTERY/FICTION/MISC. 33

BELA LUGOSI AND THE HOUSE OF DOOM Dwight Kemper, paperback, $20, SALE $15 A&C meet Frankenstein is in production and there’s strange doings afoot at Universal: a phantom arsonist and an escaped Nazi scientist are on the loose and will kill to keep their se- crets. Karloff and Rathbone are keeping a secret from Lugosi, and he doesn’t like it one bit! Lugosi enlists the aid of Lou Costello as his Watson. They soon cross paths with wolf man Lon Chaney, Jr., monster man Glenn Strange, and mysterious beauty Lenore Auber. It isn’t long before Lugosi and Costello uncover the shocking secret behind...the House of Doom.

WHO FRAMED BORIS KARLOFF Dwight Kemper, paperback, $20, SALE $15 It is 1938 and there is murder afoot on the set of Son of Frankenstein: Boris Karloff has been framed for murder! He joins forces with and a gleeful Bela Lugosi. It’s a case of the legends of horror meet the three stooges as our dar- ing heroes search for a missing movie mogul and end up crossing swords with the Hollywood Mob

The Vampire’s Tomb Mystery Dwight Kemper, paperback, $20, SALE $15 Armand Tesla was to be buried in his vampire costume, but obviously the aged star of stage and screen horror was not yet ready to ring down the final curtain. So be prepared for a body that won’t stay put and the tale of a young movie director with more ambition than talent who turns up missing.This will prove to be the kind of case that only a psychic detective like Charles Criswell King, aided by Forrest J Ackerman, can solve. So, gentle reader, be prepared for a tale of creaking doors and empty coffins, of gunshots in the night and damsels in distress, all part of “The Vampire’s Tomb Mystery.” NEW TITLE The Amazingly True Adventures of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack: 96 pages SALE $10 This graphic novel, based on Spawn of Skull Island, details the real-life exploits of daredevil filmmakers Merian C. - Coo per and Ernest B. Schoedsack. It begins with their heroic and amazing WWI adventures, follows John Carter Stell their quest to film Tracy Brubaker Mystery Series sights never before Baltimore lawyer, Tracy Brubaker, takes on life, love seen by civilization and of course murder in this series of mystery books & continues with the from Midnight Marquee. Numbers 1, 2, and 3 are filming documen- now available with many future titles in the works! tary Grass and their paperback, $20 each, Sale $15. first The Four Feathers. The Cure All John Tydings, paperback, 140 pages, $20, Sale Price $10 A philosophical treatise involving the meaning of life and whether life is worth all the pain and heartbreak it entails. By the compelling conclusion, the author introduces his MidnightCure All Marquee for finding Press the • true 9721 meaning Britinay of Lane,our existence. Baltimore, MD 21234 34 MIDMAR MAGS Midnight Marquee 50th Anniversary Issue #79 8 1/2 x11, 280 pages, $35, SALE $20 Features the history of MidMar, a look at fandom and articles on films by the best film historians writing today. Plus artwork by Al- len K., Robert Knox, David Ludwig, David Robinson with cover art by Bill Nelson and Dave Ludwig

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