Coming this summer..
Book from Little Shoppe Of Horrors mgazine. Nice! Looking forward to this.
WITCHES, BlTCHES AND BANSHEES
The British Films of American International
by John Hamilton
Front cover by Paul Watts
From 1954 to 1979, American International Pictures - the brainchild of James H. Nicholson and
Samuel Z. Arkoff – produced a mixture of cheap black and white ‘B’ pictures, in all genres, before
moving on to color - Edgar Allan Poe, Hell’s Angels bikers, and Frankie & Annette frolicking on the beaches of California.
And for more than 20 of those years, British films and film makers played a big part in the success
of AIP. From Cat Girl to the Edgar Rice Burroughs trilogy. Horrors of the Black Museum. Masque
of the Red Death. Harry Alan Towers! Witchfinder General. Vampire Lovers. Dr. Phibes!
Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Barbara Steele, Michael Gough. Ingrid Pitt.
Anglo Amalgamated. Tigon. Amicus. Hammer.
Witches, Bltches and Banshees present the AIP-UK back story, with the inside
corporate dealings – and 29 films - covered in-depth. This massive study
by John Hamilton is the final word on the rise and fall of AIP in England.
300+ full sized pages. 220,000 words. 700 images including many
behind-the-scenes and color. Based on more than 30 exclusive interviews.
