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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786409401
ISBN-139780786409402
eBay Product ID (ePID)14069191355
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameTelevision Horror Movie Hosts : 68 Vampires, Mad Scientists and Other Denizens of the Late-Night Airwaves Examined and Interviewed
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFilm / Genres / Horror, Television / General, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2000
TypeNot Available
AuthorElena M. Watson
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Reference, Biography & Autobiography
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight12.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN91-52642
Reviews"well worth reading"-- Classic Images ; "factual information is provided...many black-and-white photographs will...delight fans...a must for public and school libraries"-- ARBA ; "recommended"-- SFRA Review ; "wonderful"-- Midnight Marquee ; "a nostalgic treat"-- Shock Cinema ; "immensely informative and terrifically entertaining"-- VideoScope ; "in-depth"-- Rapport ; "[a] wealth of rare stills"-- Video Watchdog ; "interesting nuggets"-- Bite Me., "well worth reading"- Classic Images ; "factual information is provided...many black-and-white photographs will...delight fans...a must for public and school libraries"- ARBA ; "recommended"- SFRA Review ; "wonderful"- Midnight Marquee ; "a nostalgic treat"- Shock Cinema ; "immensely informative and terrifically entertaining"- VideoScope ; "in-depth"- Rapport ; "[a] wealth of rare stills"- Video Watchdog ; "interesting nuggets"- Bite Me.
Dewey Edition21
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.4/56164
Edition DescriptionAlternate
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisMidnight, 1954. A striking woman in a torn black dress slinks down a cobwebbed, candelabra'd corridor. She stops, shrieks hysterically into the camera, then solemnly says, "Good evening, I am Vampira." Her real name is Maila Nurmi and she was the first in a long line of television horror movie hosts, commonly seen on independent stations' late-night "grade Z" offerings dressed as some zany ghoul or mad scientist. This book covers the major hosts in detail, along with styles and show themes. Merchandise tie-in and fan reactions are also chronicled. The appendices list film and record credits., Examining a long line of television horror movie hosts, this book covers the major hosts in detail, along with styles and show themes. Merchandise tie-in and fan reactions are also chronicled.
