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Bela Lugosi (of “Dracula” fame) starred in nine low-budget films for Poverty Row film studio Monogram Pictures in the 1940s. These films have forever left a lasting impression on the world of classic horror. At their original time of release, critics mostly lambasted them, calling the films “horrible” (The New York Times on 1941’s Spooks Run Wild), “not too good” (The Hollywood Reporter, on 1942’s Bowery at Midnight), “screwy” (the New York Post on 1944’s Voodoo Man), and, somewhat grudgingly, “okay” (Variety on 1944’s Return of the Ape Man). But Lugosi, maniacal as ever during his time with Monogram, kills anyone who gets in the way of his poetic genius. He gives exciting and memorable portrayals in all of his Monogram films, and never lets down his fans. Bela Lugosi: The Monogramthology introduces new short stories based on Lugosi’s nine Monogram films. Authors and film historians Gregory William Mank (Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff: The Expanded Story of a Haunting Collaboration) and Frank J. Dello Stritto (Vampire Over London: Bela Lugosi in Britain) headline a group of writers who deliver old-fashioned 1940s-style horror fun! Other contributors include Brad A. Braddock (Memoirs of Murder, a prequel to the 1932 film classic White Zombie), Dwight Kemper (Who Framed Boris Karloff), Kurt McCoy (White Things), horror hosts Drac and Carita, and more. So grab this book, grab some popcorn, pull on your backseamed rayon stockings, and get ready to be transported back to the Golden Age of Horror!