Censored Screams

The late Tom Johnson, author of several books on horror cinema, taught and coached cross country and track for 30 years. He lived in Shillington, Pennsylvania.

“lively...accessible sketches...recommended”—Choice; “a fascinating read, meticulously researched and completely relevant to today”—Samhain; “profusely illustrated”—Monsters from the Vault; “covers all the subtlety involved in an interestingly researched chronicle”—Midnight Marquee; “a great book, filled with wonderful photographs”—Little Shoppe of Horrors.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by Tom Weaver      Foreword by Richard Gordon      xiiiIntroduction      A Brief History of British Film Censorship      Children and Horror Films in the U.K.      How British Films Were Exhibited in the Thirties      A Brief History of American Film Censorship      Dracula—“The Strangest Passion the World Has Ever Known”      Frankenstein—The Movie That Made a Monster      The Sons of Frankenstein—“I’ll Show You What Horror Means”      1933-34—Breathing Spell      1935—Steps Must Be Taken      1936—Steps Have Been Taken      1937—Banned in Britain      1938—Signs of Life      1939—Back from the Dead      Afterword by Greg Mank      Epilogue      Filmography      Bibliography      Index