Horror tales rack up film and book sales worldwide
Hollywood horror has surged since the mid 1970s with about 50 movies a year and over 300 since 1979, while books like The Exorcist fueled a broader genre split into spooky kid tales, subtle ghost stories, and graphic blood-and-guts thrillers. Experts link popularity to escapism, thrill seeking, and advances in special effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revay
Hollywood
Variety
Larry Cohen
Harvey Greenberg
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Alfred Hitchcock
Marty Asher
Pocket Books
Asher
Stan and
Joan Kaminsky
John Irving
Sean Cunningham
Kissen
Hoffman
London
Lon Chaney Jr
Grease 2 soundtrack review and upcoming concerts
A 1982 Grease 2 soundtrack critique notes weak vocals by Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer with Four Tops’ Back to School Again as the standout track. It previews summer shows at Five Seasons Center featuring Kansas Blondie Doobie Brothers Paul Anka and Oak Ridge Boys plus Kris Kristofferson at Paramount and two July shows by Ronnie McDowell.
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Frankie Valli
Olivia Newton-John
John Travolta
Maxwell Caulfield
Michelle Pfeiffer
Caulfield
Pfeiffer
Olivia
Four Tops
Levi Stubbs
Valli
Tab Hunter
Cool Rider
Girl For All Seasons
Joan Jett & the
Blackhearts
Go-Gos
Maureen Teefy
Lorna Luft
Judy Garland
Alison Price
Fall
Winter
Five Seasons Center
Kansas
Blondie
The
Doobie Brothers
Paul Anka
Oak Ridge Boys
Kris Kristofferson
Paramount
Ronnie McDowell
Scorpions
Iron Maiden
Girls’ School
Dean Paul Martin bets on film and flight career
In Hollywood interview, Dean Paul Martin discusses his early acting after Players, a shift to a major role in Heart Like a Wheel, and a decision to join the Air National Guard to pursue flying F-4 Phantoms. He notes ABC interest, a pending TV option, and his family connections including Dorothy Hamill marriage and Olivia Hussey custody.
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Dean Paul Martin
Tribu
Anpany Syndicate Inc
Hollywood
Sonny Rigotti
Shirley Muldowney
Bob Evans
Dean Martin
ABC
Air National Guard
Martin
West Hollywood
Guard
Columbia
Miss
Dorothy Hamill
Benedict Drive
Dino Jr
Beverly Hills
Olivia Hussey
mid-Wilshire
Los Angeles
Alexander
Akira Fuse
Young Martin
Actor Shapes Dynasty Role By Adding Subtle Clues
Hollywood feature notes John James why actors create beyond scripts. He says Jeff from Dynasty initially lacked depth until James added a gesture to watch the woman leave, inspiring later scenes of an affair. He discusses name changes, his father Herb Oscar Anderson, and choosing a path in show business.
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Feature Syndicate
Hollywood
John James
Jeff
ABC
Dynasty
James
Steven
John James Anderson
John Anderson
Screen Actors Guild
Guild
America
Herb Oscar Anderson
New York
John
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Maureen Early
Brooks Stanwood
Kaminsky
Robert Hoffman
Adelphi University
Long Island
Freud
Morton Kissen
Adelphi
Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies
Stan Kaminsky
Sebastian Cabot
Bela Lugosi
Dick Hogan Gazette
RSO Records
Louis St. Louis
Deter Lin
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