Gresham, James A. - Children of the Night: A Comprehensive Guide to Horror Posters

Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and the Wolf Man are probably the most recognizable monsters in cinema history. These monsters are the icons of horror. Children of the Night is the most complete and comprehensive collection of posters for these and many other great films of the Golden Age of Horror. This book contains more than 1,000 poster pictures on almost 300 full-color pages. These are the very best images ever created for horror movies. The posters are from the horror movies of the 1920s through the early-1950s, with an emphasis on the 1930s and 1940s films released by Universal Pictures.

Moderate shelf wear, especially to corners of spine, which have some very small tears. Overall in great condition, with binding tight and pages clean and unmarked. Stated second edition. Comprehensive overview of horror-movie posters from the 1920s through the early 1950s, with an emphasis on the 1930s-1940s films of Universal Pictures. Rare.