He has also directed a host of classic films not in the horror genre, including The Blues Brothers, Animal House, Trading Places, Three Amigosand Coming To America. Go behind the scenes to discover the secrets of the special-effects wizards who created legendary frighteners like King Kong, Dracula, and Halloween 's Michael Myers. John Landis is a household name and the award-winning director of horror hits such as American Werewolf in London, Michael Jackson's Thrillervideo, and Innocent Blood. I recall seeing a copy of his Monsters in the Movies. John Landis has put together a loving tribute to all the cinematic horror movie monsters, mad scientists, aliens, mutants, carnivorous sea and land creatures.
He also surveys the historical origins of the archetypal monsters, such as vampires, zombies, and werewolves. As an 80s horror kid, the TZ movie deaths are first in my mind when hearing the last name Landis. Landis provides his own unique and entertaining insights into the world of moviemaking, and hosts in-depth conversations with leading monster makers, including David Cronenberg, Christopher Lee, John Carpenter, and Sam Raimi, to discuss the art of monster making. From B-movie bogeymen and outer space oddities to big-budget terrors, legendary filmmaker John Landis showcases the greatest monsters ever to creep, fly, slither, stalk, or rampage through theaters! Learn everything there is to know about special effects in films and what it goes into designing iconic monsters that still show up in nightmares in Monsters in the Movies, newly released in paperback. Which 1932 film is considered the first feature-length zombie movie?
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