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The Haunted World of Mario Bava by Troy Howarth

"The Haunted World of Mario Bava" is coming out the first half of 2014 in a newly expanded, revised and improved edition, with contributions from some distinguished writers and collaborators of Bava's...

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Nice! I am looking forward to finally reading it.

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How are the Midnight Marquee Press publications in general? I find several of them interesting, but I am in a bit of a dry patch at the moment and can only afford so much, and I don't want to order...

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Ah. This would explain why I was recently able to find a hardback copy after years of hunting, for a very reasonable price.

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Troy Howarth, author of The Haunted World of Mario Bava, asked me to interview Barbara Steele for the updated version of this book being published by Midnight Marquee Press in early 2014. He felt she...

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Very cool!

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I received the book today from Amazon....  Honestly (and this is what I feared), the layout is sloppy and a deterrent, with many photos and posters slanted at an unbecoming angle that just doesn't...

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Midnight Marquee's edition of THE HAUNTED WORLD OF MARIO BAVA is instructive to me about the limits and possibilities in CreateSpace, which is the print-on-demand publication arm of Amazon.com.  I'm...

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Thank you for the informative review. On one hand, I'm interested in the book, on the other I'm in the process of preparing a book to be done through the same method, so the advices are welcome Edit:...

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No, if you go color, you have to pay for the whole book going color, even if most of your photos/artwork are black-and-white. What book are you preparing, btw? If you can tell us. Mirek

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I could tell but prefer not to, for now. It's my first experience and many things can go wrong... But it's movie-related and I'll let the forum know once it's been completed

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No problem. I know very well the feeling of keeping something "under wraps." Mirek

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Amazon.com has preview pages of the Bava book.  To illustrate what I've been talking about:On the page below the text hugs the photos too closely, as it does for the rest of the book.  A house style,...

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In comparison, here are preview two pages from Issue #5 of WENG'S CHOP.  As can be seen, the layout looks handsome and balanced.----------------------------Mirek

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I was able to pick this up for under 19 clams and have just started reading it.I'm only a couple of chapters in and agree that some of the photos are a bit out of alignment. OTOH the pics really look...

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Yeah, I've heard about how badly some film books look on Kindle. I have one, a Spanish book on horror, that is a nightmare. Should have gotten my money back. With the Bava book, the photos are not out...

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BTW, discounts are set by Amazon.com and not the publisher. Royalties remain the same, however, no matter how much the book is discounted. Not sure why Amazon discounted the Bava book by so much and...

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Got the book early this week, have been really enjoying it. One thing that fascinated me was in Chapter Seven, the interviews with Mario Bava where it's clear the maestro had some kind of resentment...

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Yeah, it took awhile for Barbara to embrace her Horror work.

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Bava probably thought, and rightfully so, that BLACK SUNDAY made Steele an international presence, and that she should have showed her appreciation by doing more of his films. Mirek

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Latarnia wrote:What book are you preparing, btw? If you can tell us. MirekAs promised http://thelatarniaforums.yuku.com/topic/13125/Arte-Analgica-VHS-art-book

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