{"product_id":"9781845831134","title":"Cursed Horror Stars","description":"Insightful biographies of five classic horror movie stars whose lives all had tragic aspects: Lon Chaney Jnr, Basil Rathbone, Peter Lorre, Bela Lugosi and Robert Quarry.\u003cp\u003eLon Chaney Jnr, Basil Rathbone, Peter Lorre, Bela Lugosi and Robert Quarry: five noted 20th Century actors who all, at one time or another in their careers, became associated with horror film roles; and who all faced restrictive typecasting and had their own, more personal demons to battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating and authoritative book, researcher Mark Iveson presents insightful biographies of the five actors, whose lives all had tragic aspects - almost as if they themselves were somehow cursed by their most famous roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive amazing, intersecting and often shocking life stories, involving tales of vampires, werewolves, child murderers and other assorted monsters, not to mention Sherlock Holmes - and, behind the scenes, devastating alcoholism, drug addiction, family scandal and financial ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Telos Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043222241520,"sku":"9781845831134","price":24.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781845831134_p0.jpg?v=1763745437","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781845831134","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}