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Robert Clarke's autobiography, written with Tom Weaver, is called To "B" Or Not To "B": A Film Actor's Odyssey. While little has ever been written in depth about Edgar Ulmer, Clarke worked with this director on two films and recalls his experiences. Clarke also acted for Ida Lupino and Val Lewton, so his B-movie credentials are quite unique. Guilty Pleasures of the Horror Film collects essays on those movies we loved as kids, even though now we know better: Sh! The Octopus, Rodan, The Tingler, and Scared Stiff are joined by De Laurentiis duds like King Kong and Dune. Since there was just too much guilt for one book, Son of Guilty Pleasures features paeans to such unforgettable creatures as Robot Monster, The Brain That Wouldn't Die, Catman of Paris and The Vampire's Ghost! The Rise and Fall of the Horror Film is a reprint of Dr. David Soren's notorious (as an early treatment of the genre victimized by its publisher's demise) historical document. The Introduction recounts the author walking out of a preview of DePalma's Carrie in disgust. Chapter One flashes back to Melies' spiritual mentor Robert-Houdin, a 19th century magician from a family of clockmakers, and takes everything from there: "Melies frequently appeared as a devil in his films, albeit a rather plump one. The demon of Robert-Houdin had been passed on." Cinematic Hauntings is another collections of essays, analyzing ghost stories as disparate as High Plains Drifter, A Christmas Carol, Blithe Spirit and The Shining. Monsters, Mutants and Heavenly Creatures presents reminiscences by producers, directors and stars of old faves like Creature From The Black Lagoon, Mighty Joe Young, The Blob and more. The Midnight Marquee Actors Series has already profiled Bela Lugosi: 32 of his films are covered by 18 horror writers including "White Zombie" by John Stell and "Ed Wood and the Lugosi Mystique" by Bob Madison, plus dozens of photos, a bibliography and filmography compiled by biographer Gary Don Rhodes. A similar treatment of Boris Karloff is now available, but they also promise an authorized biography written with the cooperation of Sara Jane Karloff this February! Dwight Frye's Last Laugh is an authorized biography by Gregory William Mank, Jim Coughlin and Dwight David Frye. Bitches, Bimbos and Virgins: Women In The Horror Film and We Belong Dead: Frankenstein In Film are fairly self explanatory.
