Screen Sirens Scream!: Interviews With 20 Actresses from Science Fiction, Horror, Film Noir and Mystery Movies, 1930s to 1960s

They were imperiled in such flicks as The Man from Planet X, The Brain from Planet Arous and Phantom from Space. They fended off The Mummy's Ghost, Robot Monster and The Mole People. And they screamed a lot. They were damsels menaced by often otherworldly monsters and madmen. Twenty heroines recall what it was like to play endangered women in science fiction, horror, film noir and mystery movies from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Paul Parla has honed his knack for uncovering and rediscovering film stars since moving to Glendale, California, in 1983. Charles P. Mitchell's study of film has had him lecturing at colleges, advising libraries, speaking on radio programs, and writing weekly columns. He lives in Millinocket, Maine. Both authors have been published in Filmfax, Classic Images and other journals.