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THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS: A JOURNEY WITH JAMES WHALE


Written, co-produced and co-directed by David J. Skal, THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS is a behind-the scenes chronicle of the making of the 1998 Academy Award-winning film GODS AND MONSTERS starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser and Lynn Redgrave. Narrated by author/ filmmaker Clive Barker, the documentary interweaves the life and career of James Whale, director of the original FRANKENSTEIN, with the making of the acclaimed biopic. Interviewees include writer/director Bill Condon (Oscar winner for best adapted screenplay), Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, and Christopher Bram, author of the novel FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN, on which the film was based.

THE WORLDS OF GODS AND MONSTERS is included in the Universal Studios Home Video DVD of GODS AND MONSTERS.

Selected Works

BOOKS
CLAUDE RAINS: AN ACTOR'S VOICE
There's much more to the Invisible Man than ever met the eye!
Books
THE MONSTER SHOW: A Cultural History of Horror
How horror entertainment reveals a "secret history" of 20th century culture.
HOLLYWOOD GOTHIC: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen
A comprehensive, backstage chronicle at the undying career of the world's favorite vampire.
DEATH MAKES A HOLIDAY: A Cultural History of Halloween
An in-depth history of one of America's most popular and perplexing holidays.
DRACULA: A Norton Critical Edition
Co-edited with Nina Auerbach, the definitive academic edition.
DARK CARNIVAL The Secret World of Tod Browning, Hollywood's Master of the Macabre
The first full-length biography of the reclusive and mysterious director of "Freaks."
VAMPIRES: Encounters with the Undead
One of the largest vampire anthologies ever published, fully illustrated and annotated.
V IS FOR VAMPIRE: THE A-Z GUIDE TO EVERYTHING UNDEAD
"The Bible of Blood," according to the Washington Post.
DRACULA: The Ultimate, Illustrated Edition of the World-Famous Vampire Play
Completely illustrated and annotated, the stage play that put Count Dracula on the road to Hollywood.
SCREAMS OF REASON: Mad Science and Modern Culture
The curious evolution of a major cultural icon -- the mad scientist.
Isaac Asimov Presents ANTIBODIES
Science fiction nvel about a California cult seeking total body replacement
WHEN WE WERE GOOD
Science fiction novel about genetically engineered, hermaphroditic "children."
SCAVENGERS
Science fiction novel about the ultimate in vicarious living.
Documentaries
FREAKS
Audio commentary for the ultimate cult film.
THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO UNIVERSAL
A nostalgic look at a studio's extraterrestrial adventures.
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MONSTERS
Revisiting Hollywood's classic horror comedies.
MONSTER BY MOONLIGHT: THE IMMORTAL SAGA OF THE WOLF MAN
"Even a man who's pure in heart..."
THE OPERA GHOST: A PHANTOM UNMASKED
The undying tale of a beauty and a beast.
THE WORLD OF GODS AND MONSTERS: A JOURNEY WITH JAMES WHALE
Behind the scenes with an Academy Award-winning film.
BACK TO THE BLACK LAGOON
A head-first dive into watery terror.
NOW YOU SEE HIM: THE INVISIBLE MAN REVEALED
There's more to this character than meets the eye.
SHE'S ALIVE! CREATING THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
The monster demands a mate, with decidedly mixed results.
THE ROAD TO DRACULA
The vampire's bumpy journey from Victorian sex nightmare to modern matinee idol.
Documentaries and DVD Commentaries
FREAKS
THE FRANKENSTEIN FILES: HOW HOLLYWOOD MADE A MONSTER
The ultimate horror icon comes to life.
LON CHANEY, JR.: SON OF A THOUSAND FACES
Life story of the troubled actor best-known as the Wolf Man.
BELA LUGOSI: HOLLYWOOD'S DARK PRINCE
Biography of the man who was Dracula.
BORIS KARLOFF: THE GENTLE MONSTER
The life and career of Hollywood's favorite bogeyman.
MUMMY DEAREST
A movie icon unwrapped.
JULES VERNE AND WALT DISNEY: EXPLORERS OF THE IMAGINATION
The parallel lives of two immortal imagineers.

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