About the Author

Tom Weaver of Sleepy Hollow, New York, has been interviewing moviemakers for 35 years. The New York Times called him a leading scholar in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images said he was "the best interviewer we have today." A frequent contributor to film magazines, he has written many books about American popular culture and is also a Blu-ray audio commentator.

Reviews

one of the leading scholars in the horror field"—New York Times; "the king of the monster hunters"—USA Today; "one of our foremost fantasy film historians"— Sight & Sound; "CLASSIC material. Tom Weaver has an interviewing style that is unparalleled. He makes his subjects come alive, and his knowledge is so immense that nothing gets past him. There are very few consistently excellent and reliable film writers out there like Tom Weaver...valuable...recommend[ed]"—Classic Images; "great fun"—Big Reel; "a must read...treasure trove of insider information...crammed with fascinating anecdotes"—Film Review; "most impressive.... Colorful anecdotes are to be found on almost every page of this book, and it is always Weaver's sense of fun and love for his subject that make him the interview king...for a fun, entertaining read, any one of Weaver's interview books is worth the price of admission...a must-have book"—Midnight Marquee; "another superlative collection…if you're new to Weaver you're in for a real treat"—Samhain; "Tom Weaver is the king of film historians"—Starlog; "leading genre scholar, ace interviewer and frequent Scope scribe Tom Weaver strikes again with another collection of hypnotic interviews...a must"—VideoScope; "another Weaver winner in all ways"—Little Shoppe of Horrors; "Weaver's gift for bringing out the warmth and humanity of his subjects and securing recollections of minute detail is amply proven by this latest treasury"—Monsters from the Vault; "delightful"—Burlington County Times; "fascinating"—Video Watchdog; "nicely-produced"—Interzone.