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Title: Fun & loaded with photos
Review: This book is not as in-depth as many others on the same subject , but it IS a lot of fun. Gifford's writing style is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, very much like another publication from that time period: Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. And during the 70s, really serious books on the making of monster/horror/sci-fi films were pretty scarce.But, as the title suggests, this coffee-table sized book is LOADED with photos (mostly black & white with a scattering of full-color plates) and covers American, British and some of the Japanese films produced in the 20th century. You'll spend more time looking at the pics than reading it--which is fine, since the subject matter has been covered in more depth since then. I got this as a kid and it was a great introduction to the horror/sci-fi/fantasy film genres.
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