SON OF MONSTER MASH

It's the long-awaited sequel to author/designer Mark Voger's Rondo Award-winning book, Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972, which redefined "Monster Kid" fandom with a visually immersive graphic approach. This companion book revisits the period, while examining its literary and cinematic roots of its fictional precedents (Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula); early silent films (Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu); the golden age of monster movies (featuring Lon Chaney Sr., Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and Chaney Jr.); the 3-D and teenage monster movie trends; the Edgar Allan Poe adaptations and Hammer Studios releases of the period; the monsters of Sixties TV; the eye-popping toys, memorabilia and comics; and the aftermath of the influential Monster Craze. It features interviews with filmmakers such as Ray Harryhausen, Roger Corman and Sidney Pink (Reptilicus), and stars like Gloria Stuart (The Invisible Man), Ricou Browning (Creature from the Black Lagoon), Haruo Nakajima (Godzilla suit actor), Jonathan Haze (Little Shop of Horrors), Hazel Court (Curse of Frankenstein), Kathryn Leigh Scott (House of Dark Shadows), Robert Quarry (Count Yorga, Vampire) and many others. No monster fan should be without this treasure trove of terror! The first Monster Mash volume was a real treat for me, having been a "Monster Kid" since my childhood; a childhood spent building Aurora monster kits, watching horror movies Saturday nights with TV host Bob Wilkins, and reading every monster comic and mag I could get my hands on. This second volume will surely deliver the goods for fans of the genre, like you and me. I can't wait for it to arrive! ~Marty