{"product_id":"9781476615431","title":"The Very Witching Time of Night: Dark Alleys of Classic Horror Cinema","description":"The book covers unusual and often surprising areas of horror film history: (1) The harrowingly tragic life of \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e’s leading lady, Helen Chandler, as intimately remembered by her sister-in-law. (2) John Barrymore’s 1931 horror vehicles \u003ci\u003eSvengali\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mad Genius\u003c\/i\u003e, and their rejection by the public. (3) The disastrous shooting of 1933’s \u003ci\u003eMurders in the Zoo\u003c\/i\u003e, perhaps the most racy of all Pre-Code horror films. (4) A candid interview with the son of legendary horror star Lionel Atwill. (5) The censorship battles of \u003ci\u003eOne More River\u003c\/i\u003e, as waged by \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e director James Whale. (6) The adventures (and misadventures) of Boris Karloff as a star at Warner Bros. (7) The stage and screen versions of the horror\/comedy \u003ci\u003eArsenic and Old Lace\u003c\/i\u003e. (8) Production diaries of the horror noirs \u003ci\u003eCat People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Curse of the Cat People\u003c\/i\u003e. (9) \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein Meets the Wolf Man\u003c\/i\u003e revisited. (10) Horror propaganda: The production of \u003ci\u003eHitler’s Madman\u003c\/i\u003e. (11) Horror star John Carradine and the rise and fall of his Shakespearean Repertory Company. (12) The \u003ci\u003eShock! Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e television phenomenon. And (13) A Tribute to Carl Laemmle, Jr., producer of the original Universal horror classics, including an interview with his lady friend of almost 40 years.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162649247984,"sku":"9781476615431","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476615431_p0.jpg?v=1763608672","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476615431","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}