Life Is but a Scream!: The True Story of the Rebirth of Famous Monsters of Filmland

by Ray Ferry

ARE YOU IN THE MOOD FOR A LITTLE DEAD-TIME STORY? Life Is But A Scream! takes a candid and revealing look into the hopes, the dreams, the triumphs and the tragedies encountered in reviving the world's greatest Screamag, from the realm of the literary undead. FM Publisher/Editor Ray Ferry takes you behind-the-screams and into the very heart of the world of FM. You'll get the complete, play-by-play story of what happened and why it happened. You'll meet some of the many wonderful fans and stars who have befriended FM and you'll come face to face with dastardly fiends who tried desperately to drive a proverbial stake into the works. Beyond an insider's glimpse into the netherworld of cult-movie fandom, Life Is But A Scream! is a searing story of passion, jealousy and ego that could easily have stepped from the pages of Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . It is the story of what happened when a former fan grew to adulthood and re-embraced a beloved icon of his childhood only to discover the stinging truth of the "You can't go home again." LIFE IS BUT A SCREAM! is like hopping aboard a runaway hearse on a mad ride through the blood-stained dungeons of Horrorwood. But if you're a fan of FM, this isn't just our story...it's YOUR story, too. Over 400 terrorific pages. Profusely illustrated with many never-before-published photos and documents from FM's private archive and the public records

440 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000