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CHANEY'S AUDITION: MAN MADE MONSTER And the Thorny Walk To THE WOLF MAN
Lon Chaney, Jr. had a dream...to top his famous father as an actor. And for a short time, it looked like he had a shot at doing just that!
Now, Bill Fleck--author of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards-nominated book CHANEY'S BABY--tells the story of this exciting time in Lon, Jr.'s life. A time when anything seemed possible. A time that took him from his 'audition' in MAN MADE MONSTER to immortality in THE WOLF MAN!
Now, Bill Fleck--author of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards-nominated book CHANEY'S BABY--tells the story of this exciting time in Lon, Jr.'s life. A time when anything seemed possible. A time that took him from his 'audition' in MAN MADE MONSTER to immortality in THE WOLF MAN!
228 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2024
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November 25, 2024
Full disclosure: I’m the author.
I wrote this one as a bookend to my Rondo-nominated CHANEY’S BABY, which deals with actor Lon Chaney, Jr.’s attempted suicide in 1948. I wanted to write about a happier time in Chaney’s life, and this is it—late 1940, when Universal “auditions” him for a longterm contract in MAN MADE MONSTER.
This, of course, leads to screen immortality in THE WOLF MAN.
I found the story—and the people—to be fascinating. George Waggner. Anne Nagel. Samuel S. Hinds. Lionel Atwill. And Chaney’s father, who always loomed large in his son’s life. I think this book does them all justice.
Initial reviews for this new book are excellent. I hope fans of Classic Horror enjoy this latest effort.
I wrote this one as a bookend to my Rondo-nominated CHANEY’S BABY, which deals with actor Lon Chaney, Jr.’s attempted suicide in 1948. I wanted to write about a happier time in Chaney’s life, and this is it—late 1940, when Universal “auditions” him for a longterm contract in MAN MADE MONSTER.
This, of course, leads to screen immortality in THE WOLF MAN.
I found the story—and the people—to be fascinating. George Waggner. Anne Nagel. Samuel S. Hinds. Lionel Atwill. And Chaney’s father, who always loomed large in his son’s life. I think this book does them all justice.
Initial reviews for this new book are excellent. I hope fans of Classic Horror enjoy this latest effort.
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