Richard Lyons

This film needed a great making of the book. When this was announced, I was sceptical that, as a true fan, I could find out any more. Was I wrong? John Walsh should get an award for finding so many great images and digging up the truth about the making of the movies. There is so much here besides the classic 1982 film which catapulted Arnold to mega-stardom. The unmade Oliver Stone film, who knew? The book feels like a luxury Taschen volume, yet it is not at a killer price. I was lucky to snag one early one. Many online stores have already sold out on day one! John Walsh is the master of these books. He has five under his belt, with a sixth due in October on the crazy Brit horror, The Wicker Man. Thank Crom, this book was in Walsh’s hands. I’m off to claim my free signed bookplate and bookmark from the author. What a Gent!

John Walsh has done it again with an excellent making-of-book which tells the story of the classic 1965 and 1966 Dr Who Dalek films. New photos and artwork galore are here. There is so much further information and images I wonder how it was kept secret for nearly 60 years. Even the pictures I have seen before are of incredibly high quality in this new art book of the film. A must-buy for all fans of Dr Who. I can’t wait for Walsh’s next one. It sold out now at Amazon on day one of publication but is available from Forbidden Planet until they get exterminated by eager fans too!

This is the ultimate volume of any other John Carpenter or Escape From New York published work. Finally, all of the great pictures you know and those you don’t are under one great cover. I have John Walsh’s other making of books on Harryhausen and Flash Gordon. This is great. Glad to have it before it sells out too. Unlike other books about the behind-the-scenes of the movie industry Walsh is a filmmaker so brings every detail into the light. Can’t wait for the next one. I am now buying this for friends, hopefully, they will get it by Christmas.

This is a great Making of book. Maybe one of the best ever. Unseen images and untold stories of the craziest sci-fi movie ever made.

There are few filmmakers or books for that matter that so comprehensively pull back the curtain on hidden Hollywood’s unmade films. This book is a triumph and spans Hollywood’s golden era up to the early 80s when Harryhausen stopped making films Most surprising of course is what happened next. Those who thought he retired after Clash of the Titans in 1981 will be in for an amazing series of revelations. Filmmaker John Walsh is to be congratulated on creating a new bench mark for book’s about the world of cinema.