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Monsters
American actor, Vincent Price, and his son, Vincent Barrett Price.
- GenresNonfictionHorror
Hardcover
Published October 1, 1981
About the author
Vincent Price
45 books103 followersVincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 - October 25, 1993) was an American actor best known for his performances in horror films, although his career spanned other genres, including film noir, drama, mystery, thriller, and comedy.
He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures, and one for television.
He was an art collector, and arts consultant, with a degree in art history, and he lectured and wrote books on the subject. The Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College is named in his honor. He was also a noted gourmet cook.
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He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures, and one for television.
He was an art collector, and arts consultant, with a degree in art history, and he lectured and wrote books on the subject. The Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College is named in his honor. He was also a noted gourmet cook.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Please see: Vincent Price
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October 23, 2023
This book begins like a scholastic read for preteens with basic info sprinkled with dad jokes. However, the text gets much darker in later chapters examining Anxiety Monsters, Created Monsters, and ultimately Man as Monster.
Amidst all the monstrosities, there is a positive message.
“As the earth's most powerful species, the only animal with values, we must rise above the fears and confusions inherent in the monster image and place positive value on the full continuum of nature. Everything is connected; there is nothing alien under the sun. The fear and distrust of strangeness of abnormality-has no place in a sane and self-respecting world. Abnormality is a matter of numbers and degrees, not a condition of reality. And it has nothing to do with evil. Unless we can rid ourselves of xenophobic furies and suspicions and the tendency to apply the negative connotations of the monster image to everything that differs, be it political or physical, we run the risk of becoming a monster that not only consumes the rest of nature, but also itself.”
The Prices’ knowledge of fine art is fully displayed throughout the book, but especially in the insightful epilogue attributed solely to the senior Vincent.
Amidst all the monstrosities, there is a positive message.
“As the earth's most powerful species, the only animal with values, we must rise above the fears and confusions inherent in the monster image and place positive value on the full continuum of nature. Everything is connected; there is nothing alien under the sun. The fear and distrust of strangeness of abnormality-has no place in a sane and self-respecting world. Abnormality is a matter of numbers and degrees, not a condition of reality. And it has nothing to do with evil. Unless we can rid ourselves of xenophobic furies and suspicions and the tendency to apply the negative connotations of the monster image to everything that differs, be it political or physical, we run the risk of becoming a monster that not only consumes the rest of nature, but also itself.”
The Prices’ knowledge of fine art is fully displayed throughout the book, but especially in the insightful epilogue attributed solely to the senior Vincent.
February 3, 2017
Vincent Price got an Encyclopedia Britannica set for Christmas and looked up the word "Monster". Now he's ready to punch you in the face with knowledge until you learn to like it.
January 31, 2014
Excellent. The text is interesting and every so often there's a little zinger. Great pictures.
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