Nearly 300 classic movies are detailed, rated and reviewed in this lavish 319-page guide to vintage films of horror, sci-fi and the supernatural. In addition to its many reviews and pictures, this fascinating book provides a listing of the author's selections for the top 130 films of the genre. James Whale's "Frankenstein" rates as number two in this critic's estimation, while third place goes to the Spanish version of "Dracula", directed by George Melford in 1931. The Bela Lugosi version is examined in the book itself, but fails to gain a place in the top 130 list. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" rates fourth position, "The Mummy", fifth. Other films on the list (with their positions) include "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman" (6), "The Horn Blows at Midnight" (7), "Ichabod and Mr Toad" (8), "Cobra Woman" (19), "Metropolis" (20), "Son of Frankenstein" (30), "Forbidden Planet" (35), "Day the Earth Stood Still" (43), "La Otra" with Dolores Del Rio in a wonderful dual role (53), "The Ghost Breakers" (54), The 1935 "Scrooge" (57) with Sir Seymour Hicks, and the 1943 "Phantom of the Opera" (61). All the above movies and many, many others are discussed and detailed with full cast and credit information in the book itself.