Scare Tactic: The Life & Films of William Castle

by John W Law

Overview

In Scare Tactic, John W. Law artfully resurrects the intriguing life and outrageously splendid work of legendary horror film director, William Castle. Clearly written and thoroughly researched, Scare Tactic is the only book of its kind, delivering a complete biography of Castle -- surveying not only the multiple influences on Castle's career but also the importance of the man himself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780595095445
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/01/2000
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.96(w) x 9.12(h) x 0.68(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements	vii
	Introduction	ix
I	The Formative Years
	Full Circle	3
	Crossing Paths with Orson Welles	13
	Go West Young Man	21
	The Columbia Years	27
	Orson Welles and Wedding Bells	37
II	The Fright Years
	Death by Fright	49
	A Haunting We Will Go	61
	Time for a Tingler	69
	Thirteen Ghosts and Counting	79
	Anyone Feeling Homicidal?	87
	Punishment to Fit the Crime	95
	A Change of Pace	105
	Anyone Got an Ax?	117
	A Living Nightmare	127
	Seeing Is Believing	137
	The Crumbling of a Small Empire	145
	Birthin' Satan's Baby	151
III	The Decline
	Life after the Baby	161
	The Seventies	169
	The End of an Era	175
IV	Analysis
	A Career in Retrospect	185
	The Man in His Movies	193
	Under the Influence	203
	William Castle's Filmography	211
	About the Author	217
	Bibliography	219
	Index	229