Jennifer Selway, Pen and Sword Books, (224p) ISBN: 9781399055130. Biography, read 18/03/25, Ebook ★★★★☆

The Godfathers of Horror Films

I don’t normally read biographies but this triple biography, weaving the lives of three stalwarts of horror through the social and historical time they were in seemed intriguing.

Also all three of these actors were integral to my youth, Saturday nights on the black and white tv at my Nans, watching reruns, the Dr Who films, and so many of their other works were just there for me through the early 70s.

My big takeaway from this book and I was so pleased about this is that they were all nice people, liked by the people they worked with and were kind to others.

The format looks at various aspects of their lives; early years, striking out from home, wartime lives, early careers, late careers, and others and talks about how the world around them shaped how they interacted with it and highlights how each of them dealt with each part.

I know enough about each actor to know that there was nothing new revealed in this tri-ography but the way that the three lives were woven through the years added a bit of insight into how each of them approached the acting life.

This really worked for me as a format and I’ve bookmarked the end so I can watch all the recommended films 🙂

I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.