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The Wolf Man (Universal Filmscript Series) (Universal Filmscripts Series: Classic Horror Films)

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One of the best horror films ever made and truly deserving the acolade classic.The book brings to light all the infomation any film buff would need to satisfy their thist for behind the scenes details.From the eary concepts to final shooting schedule, how the orginal makeup designs were brought about to interveiws with cast members and the man who actually wrote the script.Great behind the scences photographs from the great Jack P. Pierce's lost scrap books (when is Douglas Norwine going to publish that book about Pierce)to the orginal film score, an absolute delight to read and treasure.

If you love these old movies as much as I do,and are interested in the story of how they came about,script development,etc.,then this book is for you! Did you know that in the earlier drafts,the Lon Chaney character was named Larry GILL and was no relation to the Talbot family? I didn't,until I read this book. This,along with more tidbits of interest make for a very informative and great read. I would however prefer that they didn't go into such detail about the folklore of werewolves,and stayed more on the subject of the movie. They also needn't print so many of the posters advertising the film,as a few should have been sufficient. Other than that,I would definitely recommend it.