"recommended.handy as a reference work or for general reader interest.far superior [to the competition]"-- ARBA ; "enjoyable.provides accurate data"-- Booklist ; "selection of subjects is excellent.worth its weight in gold.indispensable.highly recommend[ed].exhaustive"-- Fangoria ; "refreshing.

a good basic reference that even longtime genre fans will find useful and informative"-- Filmfax ; "excellent job.excellent photos.a great, fun encyclopedia for horror fans"-- Classic Images ; "one of the most interesting and best written film books I've encountered"-- Critical Mass ; "a solid, thorough work"-- Video Watchdog ; "covers all the obvious and many not-so-obvious.full filmographies and copious notes on each.useful"-- Interzone ; "intriguing"-- American Cinematographer ; "lavishly illustrated and excellently indexed"-- Film Review ; "useful, fact filled.great pictures"-- Psychotronic ; "a great deal of information"-- SFRA Review ; "well-illustrated.user friendly"-- Scarlet Street ; "handy"-- Cult Movies ; "has become a standard for tracking the filmographies of the major and minor players of the genre"-- Rue Morgue ; "useful and is definitely worth the money"-- Midnight Marquee ; "informative, accurate, engrossing and well written"-- Chiller Theatre ; "comprehensive and affordable"-- Westerns & Serials.