408 pages, over 70 chapters and thousands of memories, this is the final word on being a Monster Kid in the 1970s. Covering every aspect from books to mags, posters to trading cards, horror on TV to model kits, movie tie-ins, Super 8, vinyl, comics, artists and lots more, this is a real collectors item.
A labour of love, this gorgeous large format softback is FULL COLOUR throughout and has to be seen to be believed. With a Foreword by House of Hammer's Dez Skinn and an Afterword by Alan Frank.
The first edition original publication sold out in 3 months.
Limited reprint (only 200 printed) with a brand new cover by Brux.
Ever heard of Monster Kids? Well, this is the book for you! '70s Monster Memories, published by the producers of the horror magazine We Belong Dead, covers every memory a Monster Kid or fan can have from the '70s. From the great Aurora Model Kits to Zombies, no stone is left unturned. Beautifully illustrated and written for fans by fans, this book will not only bring back memories, it will help the monster kids of yesterday create the monster kids of tomorrow!
CONTENTS INCLUDE:
Horror Film Books of the 70s by Ian Taylor
The World of Horror by Cranston Macmillan
Aurora - The Golden Age of Monster Models by Robert Morganbesser
BBC Death & Horror Sound Effects LP by Daz Lawrence
He Was A Teenage Movie Critic: David Pirie by Darrell Buxton
Fanzines of the 70s by Richard Klemensen
A Time It Was: Dez Skinn Interviewed on House of Hammer by Tony Earnshaw
Something In The Night: The BBC Christmas Ghost Stories by Matthew E. Banks
Super 8mm - A Personal Journey Through The History of Horror At Home by Darren Allinson
Famous Monsters A Go-Go. An Interview With The Legendary Basil Gogos by Ernie Magnotta (first published in Scary Monsters #107)
Horror On Vinyl by Daz Lawrence
A New World of Gods & Monsters - The Books of Denis Gifford by Tom Woodger
The Monster Times For Changing Times by J.M. Cozzoli
An Invitation To Scaryland: The Horror Film Books of Alan Frank by Tony Earnshaw
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires LP by David Flint
Dave Swift, Memories of a Monster (Toy Collector) by Stephen Jacobs
The 70s Works of Nigel Kneale Graham Payne
Remembering Famous Monsters by Jim Knusch
Horror in the Cinema: Ivan Butler by Stephen Mosley
The Price of Fear...Brought To You by Vincent Price Peter Fuller
King Kong in Birmingham! by Dave Swift
Horrors From Screen to Scream by Paul Sparrow-Clarke
La Cabina: Allegory of an Era by Daniel Arana Garcia de Leaniz
Softly, Softly Catchy Ripper. Barlow & Watt and the Investigation of the Whitechapel Murders by Clare Smith
Scary Humour with Cracked's For Monsters Only by J.M. Cozzoli
Monster Movie Reference Books: The 1970s Explosion by Dustin Jablonski
"Our Latest Diversification..." Hammer Presents Dracula by Tom Woodger
When A Ten Year Old Boy Met the Universal Monsters by David Brilliance
Horror Food by Daz Lawrence
Lorrimer Publishing. Cinema of Terror, Catastrophe, Kung Fu, Freaks, Vampires, Mystery & Monkeys! by Darrell Buxton
Poster Magazines by Richard Gladman
Memories of the Loch Ness Monster by Timothy Mitchell
Reference Guide to Fantastic Films: An Appreciation by Darrell Buxton
The Books That Made Us Scream - An a-Z Guide to 70s Tie-Ins by Dawn and Jonathon Dabell
Quasimodo's Monster Magazine by Cranston Macmillan
I Was A Teenage Monster Kid by Tony M. Clarke
Public Information Horror by Daz Lawrence
Tele-Horrors of the '70s: Fearsome Highlights by Troy Howarth
"You're Gonna Need A Bigger Wallet!" by Steven West
1970s Horror Vinyl: Releases in the U.S. by Ryan Brennan
The House of Hammer - A Personal Journey by Tim Greaves
Memories of A Pictorial History of Horror Movies by Peter Benassi
Marvel Comics & the Monsters by Moonlight by Martin Dallard
Memoirs of a '70s Monster-Kid by Ernie Magnotta
Peter Underwood: The Legendary Ghost Hunter Who Wrote the First Biography of Boris Karloff by Ben Underwood
Cinefantastique - The Most Fantastic Magazine of All Time by Robert Morganbesser
Thriller by Brian Clemens by Perry Thomas
Horror Top Trumps by Daz Lawrence
My Journey Beyond the Vincent Price Screen Adventures by Peter Fuller
The Books of Calvin T. Beck by Douglas Whitenack
Legend Horror Classics by Cranston Macmillan
Horror Double-Bills by Neil Ogley
Monsterkid Models of the '70s by Eric McNaughton
Horror in Four-Colours by Jules Boyle
The Film Classics Library by Eric McNaughton
Movie Monsters: The Magazine with a Mortality by Rate Darren Allinson
But Was It Aaaaaarrrt?! by David A. Brooks
The New Avengers. The Acceptable Face of '70s Horror by Cleaver Patterson
Collecting Movie Posters by David McConkey
Mego Mad Monsters by Michael Hauss
The Horror People by Stephen Mosley
For Adults Only! by Cranston Macmillan
Terror on the Tube: American TV Horror Movies of the 1970s by Steven West
Dracula Paperbacks by Eric McNaughton
No Cure for Crabs (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Enjoy the Pulp Paperbacks of the 1970s) by Steven West
The Thirteen Monsters of Aurora by Martin Cage
The Dark Shadows Paperbacks by Eric McNaughton
Monsters of the Movies Magazine by R. Bruce Crelin
Monsters of the Movies - The Mystery of Issue 2 Cover by Pierre Fournier
Shock Theatre Cards by David Flint
Creature Feature Cards by Eric McNaughton
Appointment With Fear by Wayne Kinsey
Weight: 5 pounds. Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 1 inches. Edited by We Belong Dead editor Eric McNaughton. Foreword by Dez Skinn. Afterword by Alan Frank.
Please note the following correction to what is printed on the inside cover of this book: Monster Memories is a trademark and copyright 2018 of Don and Vicki Smeraldi/House of Scary Publishing/MyMovieMonsters.com. It has been used in interstate and international commerce since 1991 and is the title of our annual magazine presented by Scary Monsters magazine.
Ordering and Shipping Note: This book is brand new and shipped to us directly from the publisher in the UK. It qualifies for economy Media Mail shipping in the U.S. However, if your order will also include items that do not qualify for Media Mail (anything other than books, DVDs and VHS. Magazines do not qualify because of the ads), you will need to do separate orders or choose a different shipping option. Choosing Media Mail when items do not qualify will likely delay your order and require additional postage.
