A tribute book to one of the film industry's legendary movie poster artists.

Here is the product description from Amazon:

The first monograph dedicated to the World's most famous monster artist.
• Introduction by Rockstar and The Devil's Rejects horror film director, Rob Zombie.
• Profusely illustrated with over 150 color and 50 black & white illustrations.
• Full-color on 160 heavy, glossy-stock pages
• Endorsed by the families of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and Lon Chaney.
• Features commentary from the artist, his contemporaries and noted film professionals.

The Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos is a celebration of the career of the acknowledged master of film monster portrait art. To many fans of classic horror movies, the name Basil Gogos is as familiar as that of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi or Vincent Price. Gogos' paintings are as iconic as his subjects. This long-overdue retrospective features high-quality reproductions of many of his most famous paintings as well as many previously unpublished paintings and drawings of classic film creatures and actors. Gogos' early work in men's adventure magazine and paperback book art will also be examined as well as his works in movie posters and other areas. An in-depth career-spanning interview with the artist will accompany the illustrations and tributes by other artists and film professionals inspired by Gogos' powerful images. The book will feature an introduction by rock star, movie director and horror collector Rob Zombie.

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Most movie fans seem to think that Richard Harris' singing career began and ended with the 1967 film version of Camelot in which he played the role of King Arthur. His friend Richard Burton had played the part initially in the play's Broadway run. However, what many people forget is that despite having limited abilities as a crooner, Harris parlayed his talent to "talk" a song through into a highly successful second career. Donna Summer's late 1970s disco version of MacArthur Park was such a hit that many people forgot that it was Harris who had an equally big version of the Jimmy Webb song a decade before. Our friends at the super cool retro site Cine Beats have posted a great tribute to Harris' singing career, complete with a recording of MacArthur Park you can relish (although we still don't have a damned clue as to what the song is about!)

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