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Q & A with Matthew Hahn, author of The Animated Universal Classic Monsters What is the book about?I have attempted to catalogue every cartoon featuring an animated caricature of a Universal Classic Monster. There are seven main monsters—Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Wolfman, the 1943 Phantom of the Opera, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon—plus the Bride. There was a total of approximately forty classic monsters, and we cover about a dozen of them in animation. What do you mean by “animated caricatures”?In the 1930s-50s, no movie show was complete without a cartoon, and exhibitors...

  NEW REVIEW! "The appropriately titled 'We Must Shoot!:' The Life and Art of Gary Graver shines a long-overdue spotlight on Graver's life and career, from working with cinema greats like the aforementioned Welles, John Cassavetes, and Steven Spielberg, B-Movie directors such as Al Adamson and Ed Wood, to his own directorial oeuvre of porn films."- Cineaste Magazine (Contains amazon affiliate link)

  Stephen King Dollar Baby director, Jeff Blankenship.  He directed the Stephen King Dollar Baby film, THE LAST RUNG ON THE LADDER, based on King's short story. The film is wonderful and emotional. One of the top best.  Jeff appears in this new book a few times including an essay he contributed.  

And we have a trailer! https://youtu.be/p2zLCzV9CAA?si=KlKI9Y3RihmMsOe- Plus recent articles: Article: Amber T, "Exclusive 1000 Women in Horror Trailer Proves Horror's Not a Boy's Club", Fangoria, 2 March 2026 https://www.fangoria.com/exclusive-1000-women-in-horror-trailer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&utm_campaign=fangoria.bsky.social  Article: Brad Miska, Shudder’s ‘1000 Women in Horror’ Trailer Highlights Women Shaping Horror", Dread Central, 2 March 2026 https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/560152/shudders-1000-women-in-horror-trailer-highlights-women-shaping-horror/ Article: Andrew Mack, "1000 Women in Horror Trailer", Screen Anarchy, 2 March 2026 https://screenanarchy.com/2026/03/1000-women-in-horror-trailer.html Article: Michael Gingold, "Trailer for Shudder Doc Celebrates '1000 Women in Horror'", Rue Morgue, 2 March 2026 https://rue-morgue.com/trailer-for-shudder-doc-celebrates-1000-women-in-horror/ Article: Jonathan James, "Watch the New Trailer for 1000 Women in Horror", Daily Dead, 2 March 2026 https://dailydead.com/watch-the-new-trailer-for-1000-women-in-horror/ Article: Jonathan James, "Horror Highlights: The Thing...

For the fifth time, “Flashback with Wes Britton” and BearManor Media co-celebrate the zany legacy of The Marx Brothers at Artistfirst.com!   It started when Bill Marx stopped by to plug his BearManor “Son of Harpo Speaks.”  Then Steve Stoliar took you “Inside Groucho’s House” in his BMM “Raised Eyebrows” memoir.   Then Matthew Hahn talked about “The Animated Marx Brothers” and, just this January,  Noah Diamond dived into the first 20 years of the brothers on stage and their never filmed musical, “I’ll Say She Is!”   Now, Trav S.D. shares his BearManor “Marx Brothers Miscellany” which touches on every...