Author Description

"When fans of classic cinema think of the great directors of the golden era, one may conjure such names as, Orson Welles, John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, and Howard Hawks. But arguably, Edward D. Wood, Jr. is just as popular today, if not more so, than any of those greats. Wood created his films on shoestring budgets, bringing big ideas to the screen, with often inept and laughable outcomes. Even so, Wood was able to make partnerships that would seem impossible, such as finding an elderly, Bela Lugosi, film and stage work in his waning days. Bringing the incredible Swedish wrestler, Tor Johnson, to gigantic proportions on the screen. Horror host, Vampira and the mystic, Criswell, only added to Wood’s imaginative scope, and has left the world of classic horror wondering... what could he have done without time and budget constraints. This anthology brings to life new webs of fiction based on Wood’s cinematic, novelizations, and more"--