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Published by: A.S. Barnest And Company 1977
320 pages written in English
Written by: Jeff Rovin

Original 1977 print with dustcover. Dustcover is vg

The Fabulous Fantasy Films is without a doubt one of the finest reference works on the genre of fantasy films…perhaps THE finest book on the topic. In his writing, author Jeff Rovin comes across as a pleasant mix of scholar and rabid fan, a man who has passionately loved and studied these films for a lifetime. There are films covered in this book that I’ve not seen discussed anywhere else. Released back in 1977 and covering films from the silent Nosferatu and Cabinet of Dr Caligari to the new at the time Sinbad In The Eye Of Tiger it reallys is a true gem from the Golden Age of film reference books, one that any fan of the genre should have at their finger-tips. The movies are splitting into categories making chapters that are named things like The Ghost, The Mummy, The Werewolf, The Dinosaur, Magic And Beyond makes it an interesting reference work and easy to go back to. You also have a special section of interviews in which such actors and filmmakers as Robert Wise, William Castle, George Pal, Rau Harryhausen, Tony Randall and Ricou Browning.