By Mark Mawston
The Halloween season found famed director
(and Cinema Retro contributor) John Landis in London to launch his new, very
well received book, Monsters in the Movies. (Click here to visit the DK Publishing web site for a peek into the book's contents.)
The link above will take you to just some
of the wonders this book holds, along with a short introduction by John himself.
As a fan of most of the films featured within its pages as well as the films of
John Landis himself, it was a real honour to have a couple of my own photo’s
deemed worthy enough (in historical importance)to be included alongside the many
stunning images this book holds.
The que at London’s Forbidden Planet Store
for a signing session with John on the 1st of Nov stretched around
the block. The book has already sold out in its original run (another has
commenced)but those lucky enough to get into London should head straight to
Forbidden Planet as well as the famed Cinema Store on St. Martins Lane as both
stores hold a limited amount of signed copies. John has stressed the fact that this is a fun book, with conversations
rather than in depth interviews with many of his friends ranging from Ray
Harryhausen, Sir Christopher Lee and Joe Dante. What it is however, is a book
of definitive monster images, many of which have never been seen before and as
such it is a must for any fans of the genre. My personal favourite, along with
many of those whom have read it, is the inspired Monster Carry spread, featuring
gals held by ghouls from all the different decades of dread. It’s also worth
pointing out that this is a great looking tome in its own right. I highly
recommend this wonderful book but if you do venture into the Capitol to get a signed
copy, then “Stay On The Roads…..â€, as was advised in
Landis’ classic An American Werewolf in
London.
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