Monster Rally
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Editor: S. Michael WilsonEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-12-15
ISBN: 1439215197
Number of pages: 232
Publisher: Idea Men Productions
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Book Review: Chock Full O' Frightening Goodness!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was such a refreshing change of pace from the other film books I've been reading lately. While other books pick a narrow subject matter and beat it to death until you are weary of the whole thing, Monster Rally does it's best to give the reader a cross-section of the wonderful world of fantastic cinema. Science Fiction, Horror, Cult, Exploitation, even Mexican Wrestling!
With a book this interesting, it is hard to pick favorites, but a few chapters still stand out in my mind as being exceptional:
The Great Alien Invasion - J.F. Guida's look at the effect that UFO sightings and the government's involvement with them had on the entertainment culture covers a lot of films (and their origins) that I never would have thought of.
Argento's Big Rip-Off - I've never been a huge fan of Dario Argento's work, and after reading David Jacobs' startling expose on how he plagiarized one of his earlier works, I'm even less of a fan.
Mars Rising - How did the US Government's secret LSD experiments on American soldiers lead to a classic sci-fi film that Marvel Comics would later rip-off when they created The Fantastic Four? Patrick O'Donnell explains the whole shocking story.
A Giant Falls - S. Michael Wilson takes Peter Jackson's over-budgeted and over-hyped remake of King Kong and tears it apart piece by piece, making a great argument for it as one of the worst films of decade. I knew I wasn't the only one who hated it!
There's so much more goodness in this book, I'm tempted to list the whole thing! Incestuous Vampires, Celebrity Deaths, Horror Film Survival, Killer Insects, Yeti Movies...
What can I say? Monster Rally has reminded me that there is more to Sci-Fi and Horror than slasher flicks and Phillip K. Dick remakes. This book has earned a permanent place on my shelf.
Summary of Monster Rally
S. Michael Wilson has unearthed lost gems from vintage zines and commissioned reams of new material to brew up a devil?s cauldron of monsteriffic entertainment! Explore, if you dare, a sampling of the demonic delights within: The Black Pope of Satan?s favorite fear films! The mindbending connections between DARK SHADOWS and H.P. Lovecraft?s Cthulhu Mythos! The perverse paganism of LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM! The links between mobster Tony Soprano and GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE?s Caleb Croft! Shoot down Peter Jackson?s overstuffed remake of KING KONG! Trip out on the truth about LSD, Commies and THE ANGRY RED PLANET! Survey apeman savagery on film with a genuine Bigfoot expert! They?re all here: Karloff and Lugosi, Freddy, Jason, Argento, Craven, Romero, werewolves, vampires and zombies; Criswell, Santo, psycho-killers, cannibals, Big Bugs and so much more!Movies Books
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