Witches, Bitches and Banshees: The British Films of American International Pictures

Hardcover edition. American International Pictures was formed in 1954 by Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson - and by 1957 AIP had formed an alliance with Anglo-Amalgamated Films in England. From then until near the end for AIP – 1979 – a steady string of Vincent Price, and other horror and thriller movies came from the United Kingdom. In this Deluxe hardcover book we cover, in depth, CAT GIRL, HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM, KONGA, CIRCUS OF HORRORS, NIGHT OF THE EAGLE (BURN, WITCH, BURN), THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, TOMB OF LIGEIA, MONSTER OF TERROR (DIE, MONSTER, DIE), CITY UNDER THE SEA (WAR GODS OF THE DEEP), WITCHFINDER GENERAL (THE CONQUEROR WORM), CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR (THE CRIMSON CULT), THE OBLONG BOX, SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN, CRY OF THE BANSHEE, THE VAMPIRE LOVERS, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, DE SADE, THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE, DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN, MADHOUSE, Edgar Rice Burroughs adventures, Harry Alan Towers - and many more. Hundreds of rare black and white and color images. The definitive history of the films and the behind-the-scenes of AIP in England. 345 full sized pages. Over 850 images in b&w and color. 245,000 words. Read more