"18 of the very best horror films ever made. Where do they come from? What is the origin of 'Phantom of the Opera'? 'The Beast with Five Fingers' with Peter Lorre was based on what? Which famous author wrote the original story of 'The Body Snatcher' that starred the two most famous ghouls, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi? All of the stories in this book are by such famous authors as Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe, Somerset Maugham, Bram Stoker, and H. P. Lovecraft."--Pg. [4] of cover.