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When Gary J. Svehla was 13-years-old
in 1963, an avid fan of Famous Monsters of Filmland,
he decided to publish his own "fanzine," a carbon-copied
mishmash where only 20 copies were circulated of issue one.
Today, 38 years later, that original
fanzine (Gore Creatures) has evolved into Midnight
Marquee and is still going strong. Today we sell roughly
5,000 copies of each issue.
In 1995, Midnight Marquee
became incorporated when it evolved into a small press publisher
of books on films, focusing on (but not exclusive to) the
horror film genre. Our books are quality printed and bound
softbound books, selling at the affordable price of usually
$20.00 per book. Midnight Marquee Press features a stable
of the best historians and critics writing on movies today.
Our books feature over 100 photographs per book, indexes,
bibliographies, filmographies, etc.
Gary and wife Susan Svehla, who comprise
Midnight Marquee Press, Inc, produce roughly seven
books per year and three issues of Midnight Marquee plus
a new magazine, Mad About Movies. Our book production schedule
is full for the next few years.
MIDNIGHT MARQUEE PRESS, INC.
9721
Britinay Lane
Baltimore, MD 21234
410-665-1198 (8 am to 8 pm)
| WHAT
THE CRITICS HAVE BEEN SAYING |
- "This is what books on specific
actors should be... good reads!
- Monsterscene
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- " . . . this is a treasure
trove for horror aficionados and a must for all film fanatics."
- Filmfax
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- "Informative, colorful, nostalgic,
and amusing."
- Video Watchdog
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- "Highly recommended!"
- Factsheet Five
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- "I've only read several chapters
but they were brilliant!"
- Filmfax
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- "A nimbly written, impressively
researched biography."
- Roger Hurlburt, Fr. Lauderdale
Sun Sentinel
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Midnight Marquee
(the magazine) has been published for 38 years and is still
going strong. Three issues are published per year and one
year's subscription (all three issues) only costs $17.00.
Each issue contains 68 pages, is jam-packed with photos,
and contains articles pertaining to classic horror, science
fiction, fantasy, suspense, and noir cinema. Be sure not
to miss out on any issues that may suddenly disappear from
newsstand shelves. Play it safe and subscribe (you will
receive your issue mailed book rate, reinforced with one
piece of corrugated cardboard). Priority Elite Rates available
upon request!
MIDNIGHT MARQUEE PRESS, INC.
9721 Britinay Lane
Baltimore, MD 21234
410-665-1198 (8 am to 8 pm)
The first FANEX convention
was held in the fall of 1987 at the modest Howard Johnsons
Motor Lodge and attracted 199 people. In July, 2001, FANEX
15 was held at the Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn in northern
suburban Baltimore County and attracted a little under a
thousand people. Barbara Shelley and Forry Ackerman received
the Laemmle Award at this convention.
The convention is dedicated to being
a weekend of "food, friends, and films" and considers
itself the best movie party in the world. Attendees usually
use the words intimate, warm, and friendly to describe the
overlapping activities involved during the three-day weekend.
Over the years we/ve featured
such special guests as Academy Award winning director Robert
Wise, Academy Award winner Margaret O'Brien, Academy Award
winning cinematographer Freddie Francis, and Academy Award
winning technician Ray Harryhausen, Christopher Lee, Janet
Leigh, Pat Hitchcock and Dorothy Herrmann. Other guests
over the years have included Russ Tamblyn, John Agar, Jeff
Morrow, Yvette Vickers, Elena Verdugo, Jane Adams, Lucile
Lund, Beverly Garland, Russell Johnson, Robert Clarke, Richard
Gordon, Val Guest, Yolande Donlan, Virginia Wetherell, Elizabeth
Russell, Veronica Carlson, James Bernard, Jimmy Sangster,
Ingrid Pitt, Martine Beswick, etc.
Every year we feature dozens of movies,
Q&A Interviews with the guests, autograph sessions with
the guests, auctions, intelligent panel discussions with
published experts in the field, the legendary Friday evening
opening festivities, a spectacular Saturday night awards
ceremony, plus a huge dealers room where attendees can purchase
videos, toys, posters, model kits, books, magazines, etc.
relating to classic film.
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