“A Demon of a book”
Tony’s book Beating the Devil, an examination of the making of the classic ’50s horror movie Night of the Demon, continues to pick up great reviews almost five years after it was published.
The latest praise for Tony’s most successful and acclaimed book, headlined “A Demon of a book”, can be found on the website Xenoramic Musings, and is re-printed here in full:
“I got a wonderful book for Christmas this year- Beating the Devil, which is all about the making of one of the best horror/monster movies ever made. It’s written by Tony Earnshaw, and until they have a seance and call up the artists who have passed away, there will be no finer source about this film. Ever. It has everything you would want to know about the movie. Some people would like to have this sort of thing on the DVD, but I’m one of those Luddites who would rather read a book than read material off a TVor computer screen. Much more leisurely and much less eyestrain. It’s really well written and contains tons of interviews and archival history from the movie and from England as well. It also makes me want to read the source material for the movie, the short story “Casting the Runes” (which made Dana Andrews eat prunes, I’ve heard tell).”
Beating the Devil is still available in limited quantities from Tomahawk Press.