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The I Was a Teenage Frankenstein 1957 Ultimate Guide Signed Hardback is the collector’s edition of this guide, in a strictly limited edition hardcover format – only 50 in the world – and signed and numbered by the authors with a FREE exclusive I Was a Teenage Frankenstein art print.

Discover a new way to make friends with the signed hardback Ultimate Guide to I Was a Teenage Frankenstein from 1957, and rediscover one of horror cinema’s most interesting retellings of Mary Shelley’s story. This luxury movie guide is packed with information on a movie that brought teenagers and terror together like never before, exploring the making of a horror film that has lost neither its appeal nor its cultural importance over the years. Boasting a wealth of beautifully restored stills as well as production information, analysis and critique, this signed hardback guide to I Was a Teenage Frankenstein is a must for anyone wanting to understand how the Frankenstein Monster became a pop culture icon.

As teen culture shaped the world in the fifties, filmmakers saw an unprecedented opportunity. The stories that had been the preserve of grown-up audiences could be targeted specifically against a new, thrill-hungry audience, and after the chills of I Was a Teenage Werewolf earlier in 1957, where better to head than to the story of the Frankenstein Monster? Producers Herman Cohen, Samuel Z Arkoff and James H Nicholson wasted no time in crafting a motion picture that has become as legendary for its bona fide horror characteristics as for its pop culture credibility and kitsch appeal. In this luxury signed hardcover guide to I Was a Teenage Frankenstein 1957, we look at the many reasons this movie helped usher in a new age of cinema.

REMEMBER – THERE ARE ONLY 50 COPIES OF THIS TITLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

A range of absorbing, professionally written articles brings the story to life, making this far more than a movie tribute publication. The signed I Was a Teenage Frankenstein Ultimate Guide Signed Hardback is a rich resource for fans of the film itself and of fifties sci-fi horror more widely, and there’s an abundance of information to discover. Presented to A4 size (210mm x 297mm), it boasts a stunning oversized anti-scuff cover that harks back to the optimistic opulence of fifties Americana, while the inner pages are printed on a fine silk stock that adds a light sheen and air of quality to every page. A clean and crisp layout subtly evokes the movie’s atmosphere, while at the same time making every page a joy to read.

As you dive into the quality journalism and high-end production values that make this signed hardcover guide to I Was a Teenage Frankenstein so beautiful, you’ll soon realise the movie’s significance. Far from an easily dismissed B-movie, this is a story with surprising integrity and depth, not to mention a bounty of genuinely shocking moments. For a movie that helped launch the trend for teen-friendly horror, you’ll find that writer Aben Kandel (working under his nom de plume Kenneth Langtry) managed to include some pretty ghastly scares – and within the pages of this signed I Was a Teenage Frankenstein hardback guide, we celebrate each and every one.

At the centre of the movie – and at the heart of the signed casebound I Was a Teenage Frankenstein Ultimate Guide – is the Frankenstein Monster itself, in a surprising and actually rather pioneering performance from Gary Conway, a grotesque combination of healthy young man and stitched-together monster that has seldom been bettered in the pop culture world. He’s in good company, with an intimidating performance from Whit Bissell as the crazed Professor Frankenstein. They’re just two members of the cast and crew whose lives and careers are documented in a series of biography features that add further depth to the signed hardback Ultimate Guide to I Was a Teenage Frankenstein. From the two male leads to female co-star Phyllis Coates, director Herbert L Strock and composer Paul Dunlap among many others, you’ll see the connections to the world of sci-fi and horror that no doubt added to the quirky, chilling story of Professor Frankenstein and his unorthodox ambitions.

This signed hardcover guide to I Was a Teenage Frankenstein is written with a genuine passion for the movie, but there’s plenty to feast your eyes on too, as a host of sumptuous stills bring the story to life. Our use of full colour print processes means that as well as being carefully restored to look its absolute best, each image has a richness that traditional black and white printing simply can’t provide. The result is a signed hardback guide to I Was a Teenage Frankenstein the likes of which you’ve never seen.

Professor Frankenstein is certainly keen to keep his experiments under wraps – we can’t ever find out what he’s working on, and he always seems to be snapping at everyone. Or at least, something in his lab is snapping. Perhaps it would be best if we read the signed casebound Ultimate Guide to I Was a Teenage Frankenstein for a while and wait until he’s in a better mood. We might be waiting a long time though… honestly, can’t he keep a civil tongue in his head?

Collectors please note: the art print included with this product is different from the one accompanying the signed softback.

The first 250 softback copies of the I Was a Teenage Frankenstein 1957 Ultimate Guide are signed by the authors and come with a stunning FREE luxury art print – click here to view the signed limited edition softback!

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• 40 pages
• A4 portrait format
• Full colour throughout
• Image wrap anti-scuff hardback cover
• Individually signed and numbered by the authors
• Includes FREE luxury I Was a Teenage Frankenstein 1957 art print