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Books in Famous Movie Monsters series

  • Meet The Blob

    Suzanne J. Murdico

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2004)
    Presents the story of "The Blob," examines how the story was brought to life in 1958, and explores subsequent versions of the story throughout history.
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  • Introducing the Deadly Mantis

    Genevieve Rajewski

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 31, 2006)
    Presents the plot of the movie "The Deadly Mantis," describes how it was made, and explains what inspired this and other giant-insect movies.
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  • Meet Godzilla

    Robert Greenberger

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Describes the creation and making of the Japanese movie "Godzilla" and the subsequent movies and cartoons that followed.
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  • Meet The Creature From The Black Lagoon

    Brent Peterson

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 31, 2005)
    Presents the story of the "Creature from the Black Lagoon," examines how the story was brought to life in 1954, and explores subsequent versions of the story throughout history.
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  • Meet King Kong

    James W Fiscus

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Discusses the plot and making of the movie King Kong in 1933, and how it affected the movie industry.
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  • Meet Frankenstein

    Naima Green

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Presents the plot of the movie and novel "Frankenstein," including information about the making of the movie and its impact upon the movie industry.
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  • Meet Dracula

    Charles Hofer

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2004)
    While the story was only loosely based on Bram Stoker's novel, the horror movie Dracula amazed moviegoers and entered the cultural imagination as a classic. This equally engaging book retells the story of the bloodthirsty Count Dracula and describes the directorÂ’s and producer's making of the film, which became Universal's top moneymaker in 1931. Readers will also learn how the Count went on to influence subsequent monster films.
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  • Meet The Wolf Man

    R. K. Renfield

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 31, 2005)
    Presents the story of "The Wolf Man," examines how it was brought to life in 1941, and explores subsequent versions of the story throughout history.
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  • Meet The Mummy

    Susan Gordon

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Presents the famous story of "The Mummy," examines how the story was brought to life in 1932, and explores subsequent versions of the story throughout history.
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  • House of Fear

    Carl R. Green

    Library Binding (Crestwood House, Feb. 1, 1987)
    After an actor is poisoned onstage and the body disappears, other mysterious events suggest that the theater conceals either his ghost or a clever murderer.
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Kerry Hinton

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, July 1, 2006)
    Presents the plot of the movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," explains what political and social events prompted the film, and describes other movies that have similar themes.
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  • Introducing Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman

    Greg Roza

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, July 1, 2006)
    Provides a summary of the movie "Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man," gives a brief history of the characters involved, and describes how the movie was created and the success of horror movies in Hollywood.
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