TBM: Monster Books

There's only one Thursday left this month, so I'm going to do throwback posts on different days. Welcome to Throwback Monday! 😁 I have a lot more monster books, but they're in storage.

The (Stephen) King of Horror

 From the YouTube channel PBS Storied.

Anne Rice, The Queen of Literary Monsters

 

From the YouTube channel PBS Storied.

Doctor Photograph

I just discovered Doctor Photograph on Instagram the other day. He's a digital creator that makes "doctored images, fake cover art & bootleg toys." I'm sharing some of his Halloween related creations. Make sure you go over to Instagram and give him a follow.

We start out with some spooky food.

Some movies to get you in the Halloween spirit!

Or you could break out some of your old Goosebumps books and read them.

 

An Old School Halloween Book

An Old School Halloween by Jason Young is a book about the classic Halloween costumes made by Ben Cooper. It looks like a really cool book. I don't own it because I'm poor. lol  I contributed a couple of photos and I'm listed in the acknowledges. You can learn more about the book at the following links --

Website

Facebook

Twitter

 

DeBord's Halloween Festival 2017

On Saturday October 14th I attended the 22nd DeBord's Halloween Festival. For the first time it was held at Lock 3 in downtown Akron. Here's some of my photos.

After I took this guy's photo and told him I was a big Star Wars fan, he handed me a 501st Legion coin!

Belly dancers!

They had a pizza eating contest and costume contest hosted by Big Chuck & Lil' John and Son of Ghoul.

Me with local horror host legends Big Chuck & Lil' John!

I brought Big Chuck's book with me for him to autograph. He loves me! :)

Lock 4 lit up at night is really beautiful.

The Dynamite Monster Hall of Fame; Count Morbida's Monster Quiz Book

Well, I missed a few days of the Countdown. Let's see how it goes the rest of the month! :)

Who remembers Dynamite Magazine from Scholastic Books? I loved that magazine when I was a kid. Here's a couple of monster books they put out:

The Dynamite Monster Hall of Fame
By Margaret Ronan ©1978

CONTENTS
Welcome
Meet the Count
Everybody's Favorite Monster
Monster Movies To Bug You
Larry Talbot and Other Werewolves
Go Get 'em, Godzilla!
Mummy's Day
Famous Monster Sayings
Monster Movie Monstrosities
Shock It To Me
How To Make Monsters
The Monster Hall of Fame Trivia Quiz

Count Morbida's Monster Quiz Book
By Suzanne Lord ©1980

CONTENTS
The Bat Yard
The Ghostly Ghastly Gallery
The Perilous Pain Parlor
The Den of Doom

I scanned this whole book back in 2008. You can find it here.

Dick Smith's Do-It-Yourself Monster Make-Up Handbook; How To Operate A Financially Successful Haunted House

Today's books offer some good ideas and tips for the Halloween season.

Dick Smith's Do-It-Yourself Monster Make-Up Handbook
By Dick Smith ©1965, 1985

CONTENTS
Introduction by Rick Baker
Preface by Dick Smith
Getting Started
Make-Ups With Simple Materials
Nose Putty & Mortician's Wax
Scars, Cuts, Bruises and Blood
Creating Weird Skin Textures
Artificial Eyes
False Teeth
Bald-Head Caps
Hair, Beards and Wigs
Advanced Make-Ups

How To Operate A Financially Successful Haunted House
By Philip Morris and Dennis Phillips ©1985, 1987

CONTENTS
Preface
How to Make Money
How to Fine [sic] A Location
A First Class Attraction
Legal And Safety Precautions
How To Advertise
Room Designs
Make It Fun
Easy Costume Guide
Make Up

Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror; V Is For Vampire

Today's books are both A-Z guides.

Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror
Compiled by Stephen Jones ©1997

Official companion and guide to the critically acclaimed BBC television series.

V Is For Vampire: The A-Z Guide To Everything Undead
By David J. Skal ©1996

The Films of Boris Karloff; The Men Who Made The Monsters

Today I'm sharing a couple of cool big books that both have Boris Karloff on the cover.

The Films of Boris Karloff
by Richard Bojarski and Kenneth Beals ©1974

CONTENTS
I'm not listing the contents for this book because pretty much every movie Karloff made has it's own chapter. :)

The Men Who Made The Monsters
by Paul M. Jensen ©1996

CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. James Whale
2. Willis O'Brien
3. Ray Harryhausen
4. Terence Fisher
5. Freddie Francis
Notes and References
Selected Bibliography
Filmography
Index

The Island of Dr. Moreau; The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Today's post features two classic stories with newer movie covers.

The Island of Dr. Moreau includes the original novel by H.G. Wells and the screenplay adaption by Joseph Silva. The movie was released in 1977 and stars Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera and Richard Basehart.

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a complete and unabridged version of the original French edition. The movie was a CBS Television movie released in 1982 and stars Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley Anne Down and John Geilgud.