"Curry offers a loving, insightful, and sometimes critical look at Steckler's 11 completed films, interweaving plot summaries with information about cast and crew, production details, and outrageous anecdotes.includes a list of collectible memorabilia and newly conducted interviews with Steckler's family and former crew.Curry combines extensive research with deft writing to reveal the life of a Z-movie director through his unconventional oeuvre. Aimed at cinephiles, the book celebrates an underdog who made movies in Hollywood's shadow."-- Library Journal ; "An amazing amount of detail.Curry deserves commendation for telling the whole story, proving a writer can show reverence without being disingenuous.fascinating and fun"-- Flick Attack ; "When it comes to his knowledge of Steckler, author Chris Wayne Curry is no joke."--Andrew Furtado, Severin Films; "A thorough, entertaining book on Ray Dennis Steckler's incredible career.
Curry's book is a treasure. Through the pages, we witness a smaller but no less entertaining Hollywood of the 1960s."-- Plan 9 Crunch ; "Your time will be rewarded by Curry's eye-reddening scholarship.Credit should be given to Curry for this groundbreaking, ephemera-loaded reference."-- Videoscope.