Universal Classic Monsters with Tom Weaver
MEET TOM WEAVER
One of the "leading scholars in the horror field" (The New York Times), Tom Weaver is a Sleepy Hollow, New York-based film researcher, and historian. Since 1982, he has interviewed nearly 600 actors, writers, producers, directors, etc. for a variety of nationally distributed magazines. His 35 books include "Universal Horrors", an examination of the studio's classic chillers of the 1930s and 1940s. Weaver has written liner notes, production histories, and cast bios for hundreds of laser discs, DVDs, and Blu-rays; provided scores of DVD audio commentaries (mostly for horror and sci-fi movies, including Creature from the Black Lagoon and its sequels); and guested on movie-related documentary series on "American Movie Classics" and E!
An article co-written by Weaver and Bob Burns appeared in the 2001 edition of "The Best American Movie Writing", an annual publication that reprints important essays on film history. It was one of 26 pieces chosen from more than 320 books and magazines, including The New Yorker and The New York Times.
Weaver is a multiple-time winner of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award, a fan-based award presented each year for the best in horror movie research and appreciation. He was inducted into the Rondos' "Monster Kid Hall of Fame" on March 30, 2011.
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