"informative.excellent"" - Library Journal ""even better this time around. This is the book to get.a must.remarkable.essential.valuable"" - Classic Images ""the definitive text on the classic monsters"" - USA Today ""Weaver's writing comes alive"" - Big Reel ""as close as it gets to being a primary source without being composed of celluloid"" - Choice ""fascinating"" - Monsters from the Vault ""masterful examination.deft and knowledgeable.

is a definitive work"" - Film Review ""fascinating"" - Critical Mass ""superb.a must-have.definitive"" - SF Crowsnest ""thorough and masterful revision"" - Video Watchdog ""an absolute must have. Tom Weaver has been considered one of the preeminent horror film historians. Weaver has built a career on tracking down surviving members of the films' casts and crews.invaluable and incomparable"" - Scary Monsters Magazine ""outstanding.definitive.simply fabulous.

meticulously researched.extraordinarily entertaining. This is THE Bible to fans of Universal's classic horror films.one of the finest film reference books I've ever read"" - www.mania.com ""insightful and valuable"" - Midnight Marquee ""exhaustively researched and deftly written.fright-film scholarship at its unpretentious best"" - New York Daily News ""absolutely indispensible.a steal"" - Cornerstone Online ""a gruesome gem.

lots of striking, rare photos"" - San Francisco Examiner Magazine ""A great deal of valuable information, especially on the effects of censorship by the powerful Hays Office, and a fine selection of stills."" - Neil Barron, Editor of Fantasy and Horror .