Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker

Randy Palmer

ISBN 10: 0786440996 / ISBN 13: 9780786440993

Published by McFarland and Co Inc, US, 2009

About this Item

Paul Blaisdell was the man behind the monsters in such movies as The She Creature, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Not of This Earth, It! Terror from Beyond Space and many others. Working in primarily low-budget films, Blaisdell was forced to rely on greasepaint, guts and, most importantly, an unbounded imagination for his creations. From his inauspicious beginning through The Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959), the construction of Blaisdell's monsters and the making of the movies in which they appeared are fully detailed here. Blaisdell's work in the early monster magazines of the 1960s is also covered.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker
• Publisher: McFarland and Co Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786440996
• ISBN 13: 9780786440993
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 422 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Paul Blaisdell was the man behind the monsters in such movies as The She Creature, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Not of This Earth, It! Terror from Beyond Space and many others. Working in primarily low-budget films, Blaisdell was forced to rely on greasepaint, guts and, most importantly, an unbounded imagination for his creations.

From his inauspicious beginning through The Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959), the construction of Blaisdell's monsters and the making of the movies in which they appeared are fully detailed here. Blaisdell's work in the early monster magazines of the 1960s is also covered.

About the Author

The late Randy Palmer wrote for Fangoria, Cinefantastique and other genre magazines. He lived in Greensboro, North Carolina.