{"product_id":"metro-goldwyn-vampire-a-porter-down-hollywood-mystery","title":"Metro-Goldwyn-Vampire - A Porter Down Hollywood Mystery","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003eMetro-Goldwyn-Vampire - A Porter Down Hollywood Mystery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003eGregory William Mank\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e424 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e6 x 9 size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eISBN \u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e9798887719962\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003eISBN 9798887719979\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e hardback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003eIn Mark of the Vampire, filmed in 1935 at the all-powerful MGM Studios, Bela Lugosi's bloodsucker \"Count Mora\" and other ghouls are revealed, in a surprise finale, to be merely actors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003eIn Metro-Goldwyn-Vampire, however, the joke is on MGM. A real-life vampire haunts Hollywood, destroying victims with a horrific savagery and an unholy appetite. The vampire’s prey of choice: The young actresses who had auditioned for the role of Mark of the Vampire’s \"Luna, the Bat Girl.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003eMetro-Goldwyn-Vampire provides a colorful, factual re-creation of the shooting of the classic terror film. Spiked into the account is a fictional horror story in which troubleshooter Porter Down does battle with his worst nightmares. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003eGREGORY WILLIAM MANK is the author of such non-fiction books as It's Alive! The Classic Cinema Saga of Frankenstein; Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff: A Haunting Collaboration; and Of Mice and Men: Mental Enfeeblement, Racism and Mercy-Killing in 1939 Hollywood. He's written and narrated the audio commentaries for over a dozen films, including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931); The Black Cat (1934), and Island of Lost Souls and appeared on various documentaries on Hollywood history. The winner of multiple Rondo Awards, he lives with his wife, Barbara, in Delta, Pennsylvania. This is his third Porter Down novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52066881044782,"sku":"9798887719962","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":52066881077550,"sku":"9798887719963","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/files\/Metro-Goldwyn-Vampire_Front_Cover96dpi.jpg?v=1778994613","url":"https:\/\/www.bearmanormedia.com\/products\/metro-goldwyn-vampire-a-porter-down-hollywood-mystery","provider":"BearManor Media ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}