The Big Black Block O' Bava - Hi Res Photos!

Here's the author with a blank book wrapped in the hi res dust jacket. It's a "French fold" jacket to lend the edges extra strength and resilience. As great as this cover looks, it's just an advance proof. The actual dust jacket will be laminated.

This is something that arrived here only today: an advance copy of the hardcover binding, complete with gold embossing.

Here's another treat from inside the book.

Not the title page, but rather the introductory spread. That's a previously unpublished shot from BLACK SUNDAY -- in true color, needless to say.

This is the (low res) Ozalid of the opening spread of the book's HERCULES chapter, which Donna held in our "Invasion of the Ozalids" posting. Compare this to the hi res version below:

Next, I selected at random an average page spread from the interior layout. This one is from the eye-popping chapter on BLOOD AND BLACK LACE.

The photo on the bottom right shows Cameron Mitchell clowning on the set with Mario Bava, who is lying "dead" on his desk at Cristiana Haute Couture.

Just for fun: In case any of you were getting the idea

that this is going to be "just a picture book," here is our cat Snooper snuggled amid the pages of my original typescript!

Coming soon! Order your copy today!