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If you are visiting Orlando Theme Parks this year for the duration of September & November 2010 beware! The legends of the darkness are everywhere, observing your each move within the parks. There is no escape from all those scariest creatures lurking upon you.
At the Busch Gardens in Sea World Park, the Halloween nightmare – Howl O Scream comes with a sweet revenge. It promises loads of seductive surprises that will rock your world.
The 335 acres of Busch Gardens will become the play station of devious creatures, with dark, sinister, adult-targeted fun, including more haunted houses than ever before, all-new spine-tingling scare zones and thrilling live stage shows.
At Universal Studios, it’s a new era of darkness that takes terror to a whole new level. It’s Halloween Horror Nights ® XX: Twenty years of fear. During this annual Halloween event the entire park transformed into a world haunted by electrifying scare zones, and outrageous live shows.
All horror fans…. beware walking alone on the studio streets, coz you may meet up with the scariest things anytime as horde of mutants, monsters and maniacs roam the darkened studio streets.
The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is another great destination to experience the scary legends at this time of the year. For the horror loving kids the Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a worth retreat. Characterized by an array of parade, fireworks and fun-filled entertainments, this kids friendly Halloween event is a perfective way to spend Halloween with the family.
Visiting these high voltage horror zones in Orlando is like a dream come true…you will be left begging for mercy…and screaming for more.
Universal Studios Monsters Legacy Horror
From the 1920s through the 1950s, Universal Studios was Hollywood’s number one studio for horror pictures, haunting movie theaters global with Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, amongst others. Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror explores all of these enduring characters, chronicling both the mythology behind the films and providing behind-the-scenes perceptivenesses into how the films were created. Universal Studios Monsters is the most finish record of the horror films of this legendary studio, with biographies of major personalities who were responsible for the most noteworthy monster melodramas in film history. The stories of these films and their creators are told through consultations with surviving actors and studio employees. A lavish photographic record, including a great deal of behind-the-scenes shots, completes the story of how these classics were made. This is a volume no fan of imaginative cinema will want to be without.
Review”In Universal Studios Monsters, Michael Mallory has applied his encyclopedic noesis – and dear love – for old-school Universal horror to craft an engaging and informative read. Whether you’re an expert or a newcomer to the classic horror scene, there will be something for you here.” ~FamousMonstersofFilmland.com
“… a loving overview of the work of the one studio responsible for turning so a good deal of monsters into cinematic brand names…Universal Studio Monsters is a frightfully good time.” ~SciFiWire.com
“It appears to have covered all the bases, editorial-wise, it’s the wealth of illustrated constituents that puts any coffee-table tome over the top. In that regard, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS MONSTERS will not disappoint. ” ~Bookgasm.com
About the AuthorMichael Mallory is an internationally recognized authority on twentieth-century general culture and the author of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Marvel: The Characters and Their Universe, and X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe. He has written numerous 400 articles for newsprints and magazines, including assorted on the monster films of Universal Pictures, for publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Scarlet Street, and Millimeter.
Stephen Sommers is the conductor of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns.
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23 of 24 humans found the following review helpful.
 If you need one book with regards to Universal Monsters than it is this one.
By Almir Sadovic
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3G0MLAPIBE772 Great book covering very nicely Universal classic characters and movies. It starts with little history of Universal Studios and proceeds with silent amount of time and spotlight on Lon Chaney. Every chapter is finished with spotlight on actor or conductor important for Universal monsters period. Book is so nicely written and it is full with pictures and poster art for all the movies. This book covers a lot but if you need more I am proposing you get yourself this one Universal Horrors: The Studio’s Classic Films, 1931-1946
If you need a book that covers very nicely fundamentals of Universal Studios Monsters than it is surely this. You will not regret it.  Enjoy
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
 Excellent for casual fans, and still a treat for hardcore ones
By A. Gammill
I’m always on the lookout for a good “coffee table” book on my favored movies. This one fills the bill rather nicely. As expected, the BIG films (Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy) get more attention than the respective sequels and minor Universal films. But I was delighted that the book DOES include the lesser-known efforts. While the coverage of the films–even the major ones–may be a bit too brief for hardcore fans, a wealth of gorgeous photos more than makes up for this. I specially enjoyed the inclusion of photo reproductions of the movie posters for most of the films discussed in the text.
For those with only a passing familiarity with the Universal Horror story, the book includes a wealth of behind-the-scenes information. There are various “spotlight” segmentations on person personalties, and a fine appendix of the studio’s leading men and ladies. Each of these sections likewise feature pretty photos that in truth give the overall volume a very beautiful quality. Sure, hardcore fans already know Bela Lugosi’s given name, or the fact that Lon Chaney Jr. and ordinary co-star Evelyn Ankers hated each other. But even as a long-time fan, I gained a few new perceptivenesses into the lesser-known films like the 40′s “Inner Sanctum” series or the short-lived career of “Jungle Girl” Acquanetta.
For a more in-depth study of the Universal Monsters, Tom Weaver’s Universal Horrors: The Studio’s Classic Films, 1931-1946 is the way to go. And for sheer visual delight, it’s hard to beat Monsters: A Celebration of the Classics from Universal Studios. But this may be the only book on the subject that casual fans need.
8 of 11 persons found the following review helpful.
Good book for the monster lover
By Deborah Verlen
Michael Mallory has written a nice elaborate book full of tidbits and glances into the Universal Studio monsters and their bequest of horror.
The avid (key word “avid”) horror film buff in all likelihood won’t find a lot of new facts, photos, and information, but the book is a great review and for those who are fans of the horror genre this is sure to satisfy.
Chapters include Dracula, the Mummy, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, and more. Each chapter has a short discussion of the films featuring the monster along with selective information when it comes to what went on behind the scenes. Great photos will fetch back the movies in living black and white. You’ll once again comprehend why the Mummy fascinates, Gill Man catches your fancy, and why Frankenstein, Dracula and Wolf Man endure!
Whether you keep this book out on your coffee table for all to see or file it in your bookcase for reference, you’ll take delight in reliving the highlights of the Monsters Universal Studios developed.
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