Horror Film Stars

by Michael R. Pitts

Brief career summaries of sixty-seven horror film performers. Includes filmographies.

Genres: Horror

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

MICHAEL R. PITTS has written or co-authored numerous books on entertainment, including Kate Smith: A Bio-Bibliography; Western Movies; Hollywood and American History; Famous Movie Detectives; Famous Movie Detectives II; Famous Movie Detectives III; Hollywood on Record; The Bible on Film; Charles Bronson; Poverty Row Studios 1929-1940; The Rise of the Crooners; Radio Soundtracks; Horror Film Stars ; the CD-ROM Television and Film: An Annotated Bibliography of Research Materials; Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films; Allied Artists Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, and RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films.
With Mr. Parish he has written several entries in The Great . . . Pictures series. In addition he has contributed to many other published books and his magazine articles have been published in the U.S. and abroad. He wrote columns on record collecting for Classic Images and The Big Reel. With degrees in history and journalism he also has a certificate in American Genealogy and has compiled more than thirty volumes of local history and genealogy.

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, what a massive tome here. You came to know more about the most famous actors and actresses in classic horror movies and their famous films: John Agar (Hands of Death), John Carradine, Lon Chaney/Jr (Wolf Man), Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Cushing, Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Peter Lorre, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Claude Rains, Fay Wray... to name but very few. Outstanding encyclopedia of who is who. Great movie posters. Fantastic source of inspiration. Highly recommended!

[Thom Dunn]

NO DUST JACKET on my 1981 edition.
"SUMMARY: career summaries of 43 horror film stars. Includes filmographies for each actor." ( from inside front cover).