John Stanley (1)

Stanley knows more about monster movies than one person really should. According to his introduction, he personally watches each of the movies in the book. His friends and family must be afraid for him; very afraid.

But Stanley knows his stuff. Within moments of opening the book I had a list of movies to hunt down. Stanley writes in a familiar, friendly style. Although he comes across as “one of the guys,” no quality of writing will ever convince me that the demonic travesty Batman & show more Robin is worth 3 stars (out of 5), the same as far superior films such as The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Akira, and Escape from New York. But even with that weakness, the information in Creature Features is invaluable. Who'd have thought that David Twohy, the talented writer/director of The Arrival and Pitch Black, did an earlier made‑for‑cable film? Or that the 1991 director’s cut of Blade Runner was actually, according to director Ridley Scott, a test work print (an “approved” director’s cut was released in 1992)? That is important information for SF geeks. show less

The plot was mysterious and exciting and I thought it was perfectly written. Johnny Hawks has been murdered. Bogart and Peter work together to solve the murder and stop a bomb they suspect will explode in the Shrine Auditorium on Oscar night.

I would categorize this book as a mystery thriller. It's written in the third person during 1948, the golden ages, in the entertainment industry. Of course, the the story takes place in Hollywood, the epicenter of the entertainment world. The dialogue show more was perfectly written to portray that time period. It was probablyhe plot was mysterious and exciting and I thought it was perfectly written. Johnny Hawks has been murdered. Bogart and Peter work together as sidekicks, to solve the murder and stop a bomb they suspect will explode in the Shrine Auditorium on Oscar night.

If I do have one complaint, it would be that the book had some errors to the kindle edition. Words and numbers are combined when they shouldn't be, quotation marks were sometimes asterisks. It makes it very distracting to read. I believe there were even paragraph breaks in the middle of a sentence. I like to read books a bit more smoothly. I would rate this book as a 3/5. show less

Lots of good stuff here, but pales in comparison to Michael Weldon's The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film.

Good, though not great, horror reference guide, missing many older titles which should have been included.