Media Release -- Time-trip back to the frightening era of 1957-1972, when monsters stomped into the American mainstream! Once Frankenstein and fiends infiltrated TV in 1957, an avalanche of monster magazines, toys, games, trading cards, and comic books crashed upon an unsuspecting public.
This profusely illustrated full-color hardcover covers that creepy, kooky Monster Craze through features on Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, the #1 hit "Monster Mash," Aurora's model kits, TV shows (Shock Theatre, The Addams Family, The Munsters, and Dark Shadows), "Mars Attacks" trading cards, Eerie Publications, Planet of the Apes, and more! It features interviews with James Warren (Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella magazines), Forrest J Ackerman (Famous Monsters of Filmland), John Astin (The Addams Family), Al Lewis (The Munsters), Jonathan Frid (Dark Shadows), George Barris (monster car customizer), Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (Rat Fink), Bobby (Boris) Pickett (Monster Mash singer/songwriter) and others, with a Foreword by TV horror host Zacherley, the "Cool Ghoul." Written by Mark Voger.
You can see a free preview of the book, and order at 15% off at this link:
http://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=133&products_id=1202
It's finally unearthed directly from TwoMorrows on June 24!
And creeping into stores July 1!
Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze In America, 1957-1972
(192-page FULL-COLOR HARDCOVER) $39.95
(Digital Edition) $13.95
ISBN-13: 978-1-60549-064-9
Diamond Comic Distributors Order Code: MAR151564
