As conceived by author-producer Scott Essman, this 20-page magazine-style special black-and-white publication will be a treasured collectors' item for movie fans everywhere. Spanning the first 100 years of movies, this first part in a series of Essman's special publications focuses on the pioneering makeup and creature artists who have created some of cinema's most memorable characters. Organized as a series of photo-essays profiling each significant "creature person," readers will learn the secrets of their most beloved screen heroes and villains alike.

64 Pages of Content, including interviews/articles about Davis Guggenheim, Frank Darabont, Robert Wise, Ben Affleck, Brian Cook, Jeffrey Blitz, THE SOPRANOS directors, Lorraine Bracco and Drea de Matteo, James Wan, Richard Kelly, Michael Katleman, 1982 Films, THE MUMMY and BLADE RUNNER

JACK PIERCE - THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTERS chronicles the career exploits of Universal's classic monster creator, Jack Pierce, who was with the studio during their horror heyday of 1928-1947. After freelancing in Hollywood's earliest days as an actor, stuntman and assistant director, Pierce flourished in makeup in the 1910s and 1920s, first making himself into any variety of movie extras called for on fledgling studio lots. Then, from 1930-1947, Pierce created some of cinema history's most distinguishable icons of fright, including Frankenstein's Monster, The Mummy, The Bride of Frankenstein,...