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Published January 1, 2015
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February 16, 2020
As with the first volume in this series, I enjoyed this quite a bit and learned a lot. I was also exposed to quite a few movies I hadn't heard of. Though, this being the 30's volume, there are a lot of movies you would expect to see (Dracula, Frankenstein etc.). There is also a rather hefty section on King Kong, apparently Kinsey is a pretty big fan of that film (a matter of preference. I would have given that ink to The Mummy, or another of the core Universal Horror films, but King Kong isn't my thing). There are profiles not only on actors, but also composers and effects people in this volume and the collection of stills and posters is better because, well, more posters from that period survive and they're really nice.
I, personally, was also pleased with the fact that Kinsey manages to mention Peter Cushing often and, as an uber fan I think everything is really about Cushing anyway.
I, personally, was also pleased with the fact that Kinsey manages to mention Peter Cushing often and, as an uber fan I think everything is really about Cushing anyway.
May 7, 2020
Peveril Publishing just can't do wrong in my eyes. There are already two books that I wanted that are now out of print and still kicking myself for not getting them in time. They combine a wealth of interesting material with tons of lovingly reproduced images. Published in very limited editions, these are bound to become collector's items in due time.
Their 1930s book follows their previous volume: Arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically within each year, the book gives an excellent overview through a decade that was dominated by the first wave of Universal Horror flicks (as well as of course by King Kong). On top of info about each film it also lists biographies of all the important key personnel involved.
A tiny small number of typos that, however, overall don't diminish the joy I got from reading this volume.
Their 1930s book follows their previous volume: Arranged chronologically by year and then alphabetically within each year, the book gives an excellent overview through a decade that was dominated by the first wave of Universal Horror flicks (as well as of course by King Kong). On top of info about each film it also lists biographies of all the important key personnel involved.
A tiny small number of typos that, however, overall don't diminish the joy I got from reading this volume.
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