Movie Monsters and Their Masters: The Birth of the Horror Film

ISBN-10
0807552992
ISBN-13
9780807552995
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
47
Language
English
Published
1980-01-01
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Author
Robert Quackenbush

Description

Text and illustrations trace the history of monster movies and horror films from early silent films through the first sound movies.

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