March 18 isn't just National Green Beer Hangover Day, it''s also the 100th anniversary of what many regard as the first horror film -- Thomas Edison's adaptation of Mark Shelley's Frankenstein.
And to celebrate, BearManor Media has just released a book on the film's making.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, author Frederick C. Wiebel Jr. talks about how he came to write an entire book on the subject of Edison's 13-minute film, which cost just 488 dollars to make and three or four days to shoot before its release in 1910. But the most important piece of info that Wiebel's uncovered may be a way for horror fans to view a DVD of the film, which was long thought lost.
In the process of writing the book, Wiebel, "discovered the film's one surviving print and arranged for its restoration and release on DVD. In his book, which is available in bookstores, from online sites like Amazon.com or directly from Wiebel at
[email protected], he explains how "Frankenstein" fans can obtain the DVD."
Well, at least now you know what to get the Frankenstein Fan Who Has Everything for their birthday.
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