{"product_id":"allied-artists-horror-science-fiction-and-fantasy-films-9780786460465","title":"Allied Artists Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films","description":"\u003cp\u003e Between 1952 and 1977, Allied Artists Pictures Corporation released over 80 feature films with horror, science fiction and fantasy themes, several of them featuring such genre stars as Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, John Carradine and Lon Chaney, Jr. Among Allied Artists' contributions are the classic \u003ci\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/i\u003e and the William Castle productions \u003ci\u003eHouse on Haunted Hill\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMacabre\u003c\/i\u003e. Allied also released the camp favorites \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein Meets the Space Monster, From Hell It Came\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQueen of Outer Space\u003c\/i\u003e, and imported European efforts such as \u003ci\u003eBlood and Black Lace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCaltiki the Immortal Monster\u003c\/i\u003e. Included here are detailed plot synopses and critical analyses of all of the films. Also covered are 22 features, including \u003ci\u003eLittle Shop of Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e, made by other companies and released to television by Allied, and the studio's theatrical double-feature reissue of Paramount's \u003ci\u003eThe Blob\u003c\/i\u003e and Universal's \u003ci\u003eDinosaurus!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael R. Pitts\u003c\/b\u003e has written more than 40 books on motion picture history and entertainment and has also compiled more than three dozen volumes of local history and genealogy. He lives in Chesterfield, Indiana.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328226431250,"sku":"9780786460465","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bbe574be-273a-4f59-9932-44842bdfea49.jpg?v=1727732019","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/allied-artists-horror-science-fiction-and-fantasy-films-9780786460465","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}