Leslie Halliwell's "The Dead That Walk"
I am familiar with Leslie Halliwell's The Filmgoer's Companion and noticed he wrote a book on Movie Monsters. Is it any good? Is it worth buying?
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Interesting. I've not heard of this at all before. Would you happen to know when it was published?
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It's enjoyable. L K did like the genre but he could be pretty hard in his reviews and there aren't a lot of classic horrors that met his high standards. If he thinks something's ridiculous, he says...
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how many times does he use the word "risible" in it? Seems like it was in every other review in his Guide. Or maybe I just watch bad movies.
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I'd think Capn, we all watch a lot of bad movies I give LH kudos for being the first person on TV that I ever heard take films seriously. He had his prejudices, but a lot of what I enjoy is junk....
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oh, I enjoyed his movie blurbs in the Companion. I was just annoyed with that word; sounded both pompous and overly judgmental.
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Somehow, I've acquired three copies of this book over the years.
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I still have the copy I bought back when it was new. I've never read it and I'm not exactly sure why not. I remember opening it up and browsing, so I guess it looked uninteresting or not interesting...
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There is a used copy for sale at a local used book store for a dollar. Sounds like it is worth the dollar?
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As low as 53 cents at Amazon. I had it years ago, though now in it's somewhere deep in the archives. I recall it being a decent read, if you don't mind Halliwell. Some good anecdotes from people...
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Loved Halliwells books. He could be a hard critic, but it came from a great love and knowledge of what films could be. The dead that walk is really good, tho there are a few errors in it, but they can...
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