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Hollywood of the 1930s and 1940s produced dozens of horror and monster movies. Today, the reputations of these black and white films range from classic to schlock, but to their young audiences they were more than entertainment. For school-age moviegoers of the Great Depression and World War II, and after-school television addicts of the 1950s and 1960s,. The classic movie monsters were figures of myth. Delves into both what is on the screen and what is just beyond it in classic horror films.Frank J. Dello Stritto is the author of 'A Quaint & Curious Volume of Forgotten Lore: The History & Mythology of Classic Horror Films' with ISBN 9780970426918 and ISBN 0970426917.
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