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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 A quick fix for monster junkies Jan 16, 2009
By Richard1952
Because you have clicked this link for product info for MONSTER RALLY I would discern you must be a monster movie fan, and a heartily recommend this book to any and all monster movie fans. But it should be noted that the term "Monster" in the title of this book covers a really broad area. Scattered among the more traditional essays on Jackson's King Kong, Dark Shadows and Lovecraft, Jason and Freddy, Yeti films, 50s' sci-fi, Lugosi's Rue Morgue and the like are more esoteric genres: UFOs, Satanism on screen, Mexican wrestling flicks, Hollywood weirdness, serial killers and their celluloid counterparts, fx maestro Paul Blaisdell and an informative chapter on how Argento "stole" the plot for THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PULMAGE from Fredric Brown's novel SCREAMING MIMI. I thought the blending of "psychotronic-like" topics and classic monsters gave the book great flavor and ensured an unpredictable, yet highly enjoyable read.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
If your taste in film gravitates towards the strange and sinister... Jan 02, 2009
By Gus. W
If you ever built an Aurora Dracula monster model kit, wore a Don Post Tor Johnson mask (Halloween doesn't count), or own 100 plus consecutive issues of Famous Monsters magazine, then allow me to recommend Monster Rally and its twenty diverse articles that runs the gambit from A (Argento) to Z (Zombies) as a must have in every B-Movie fan's library.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
R.I.P. 4SJ Feb 11, 2009
By Peter
I bought Monster Rally and a few other horror film books after the death of Forrest (4SJ) J Ackerman. Famous Monsters magazine was a big influence on me growing up in the 60s and I wanted to recapture some of that childhood magic. Although this book sports a cover similar to FM the articles are more insightful but still have that FM "fun" energy ot it. Monster Rally is sure to please any, say Bob Burns would say, "Monster Kid."
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Kept me interested until the end Dec 27, 2008
By Douglas
"The Dougster"
This book had a great selection of topics. It not only covered a wide variety of films like horror, slasher, alien, monster, and insect, it also deals with old classics as well as newer films. The chapter on Dark Shadows and Lovecraft was my favorite, but the rest was informative and interesting as well. There is probably something for everyone in here. I liked this book a lot, and would recommend it to others.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Monster Reader Apr 24, 2009
By dan chisholm
This is a great read for anyone interested in science fiction or horror film. Each chapter is concise and on topic with each chapter varying from general topics like aliens and zombies to specific subjects like directors and serial killers. Overall it was very well thoughout and writen.
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