Where Monsters Walked - by Gail Orwig & Raymond Orwig (Paperback)

About the Book

"This richly illustrated guide to dozens of California filming locations covers four decades of science fiction, fantasy and horror movies, documenting familiar places along with less well known sites. Arranged alphabetically by movie title--from Amazing Colossal Man to Zotz!--the entries provide many "then" and "now" photos, with directions to the locations"--

Book Synopsis

This richly illustrated guide to dozens of California filming locations covers five decades of science fiction, fantasy and horror movies, documenting such familiar places as the house used in Psycho and the Bronson Caves of Robot Monster, along with less well known sites from films like Lost Horizon and Them! Arranged alphabetically by movie title--from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves to Zotz!--the entries provide many "then" and "now" photos, with directions to the locations.

Review Quotes

"a fun and interesting read"--Discover Hollywood

"Terrific fun and will leave most Monster Kids spellbound for many, many hours"--Midnight Marquee

"This is the book for fans of old science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies who have wondered about the places where films were made...a labor of love. Recommended"--ARBA

"Wonderfully fascinating book." --Scary Monsters.

About the Author

Retired librarian Gail Orwig has written genre film location articles for Filmfax, Outré, Films of the Golden Age, Scary Monsters, Midnight Marquee, Classic Images and Ted Bohus' Candid Monsters series. Her favorite films are the Golden Age "horror" films. She lives in El Sobrante, California. Raymond Orwig is a retired teacher living in El Sobrante, California, whose interests include '50s science fiction films. He has written articles for Filmfax, Outré, Films of the Golden Age, Cine Cuvee, Scary Monsters, Midnight Marquee, Classic Images and Ted Bohus' Candid Monsters series.