Sleaze Creatures: An Illustrated Guide To Obscure Hollywood Horror Movies, 1956-1959 (Paperback)

by D. Earl Worth (Author)

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Product Description
Do you remember the film I Was A Teenage Werewolf? Or Invasion of The Saucermen? How about Attack of The Foot Woman? Sleaze Creatures is the very first book to document and recapture the essence of obscure Hollywood horror science fiction movies of the late s. This fun and informative volume is truly a must have for every fan of horror movies, especially if you are a fan of s shock horror flicks like The Killer Shrews, Voodoo Woman and The She Creature, for example.

About the Author
D Earl Worth

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Fantasma Books; 2nd edition (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888214023
• ISBN-13: 978-1888214024
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,297,580 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cool movies . . . O.K. book, October 29, 2005

By	L. Ranisi - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Writing a review for this book is tough. All in all, it's an ok book that would please B-Movie fans, horror addicts or Cult Cinema experts. But there's one thing I dislike about this book. The write ups are too detailed without much auxillary info. Every last detail is described to the letter, but then the chapter ends with a few remarks and behind the scenes info.
Now as I said, it's tough to bad mouth this book because who knows why there isn't alot of extra info. Maybe the publisher didn't want it, maybe not much info's available on these movies, maybe the author had a different reason ... who knows.
The simple fact is that "Screaming Skull" is two pages long, while "Teen Werewolf" is 6(maybe more) pages long and both are 95 percent plot summaries. Also, what makes "Teen Werewolf" obscure? Why isn't "Return of Dracula" here? I'm only 25, but I knew about "TW" when Landon was doing Highway to Heaven, whereas I never heard of "ROD" till a few months back.

So basically, for learning about some cool movies and what they're about, get this book. For a really good horror movie book, check out Universal Horrors by Brunas, Brunas and Weaver or Poverty Row Horrors by Weaver

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference of B-Movies, January 22, 2003

By	WhataSlacker.com "Scifislacker.com" (Scifislacker.com) - See all my reviews

Like many members of my generation I grew up up watching classic science fiction and horror films Saturday afternoons on such television shows as Creature Double Feature and Shock Theater, which has lead to a life long love of the B-Movies from the fifties. And with today's technology I get to see them in such clarity that put my UHF memories to shame.

Now Fantasma Books brings the perfect companion piece to lovers of the genre, Sleaze Creatures: An Illustrated Guide to Obscure Hollywood Horror Movies From 1956 to 1959, written by D. Earl Worth. And at just under $... retail this book is worth every penny.

Everyone of the 256 pages are packed full of information from some of the best known films (I Was A Teenage Werewolf) to some of the worst films ever produced (Attack of the Giant Leeches). This volume covers fifty films with cast and crew filmographies, production histories, detailed synopsis and trivia for each of the films covered. Plus there are 150 black-and-white photographs, production stills and original movie posters throughout the entire text.

Any fan of the B-Movies would absolutely treasure this book. The only thing that could possibly make it better is having the films to watch after reading all about them. And thanks to many fine video and DVD companies you they are available to you.