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ISBN10: 1637892918
ISBN13: 9781637892916
Publisher: Gordian Knot Books
Published: Sep 11 2025
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781637892916
Publisher: Gordian Knot Books
Published: Sep 11 2025
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The suspenseful tale of a vengeful criminal long believed dead, set against the backdrop of turbulent post-World War 1 France and Roaring Twenties Hollywood, where Universal's super-production of a horror classic starring Lon Chaney is being sabotaged at every turn.
________ Gets right down to business from the first page and rapidly develops into an inventive re-invention of The Phantom of the Opera. A mix of the real and the unreal, tied together with a magic thread, this is a must for lovers of both the classic story and silent Hollywood. - David McGillivray, actor, producer, playwright, screenwriter and film critic This gripping fiction blends seamlessly with Hollywood fact in the 1920s as a tense murder melodrama centers around a psychopath long thought dead and the French inspector nemesis on his trail - with vivid bit parts for a feisty entertainment reporter, an innocent ingénue, and the man of a thousand faces himself: Lon Chaney Sr. A thoroughly enjoyable read. - Elias Savada, co-author of Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, Hollywood's Master of the Macabre Masquerade is a wonderful thriller that transports you from Paris, France to Hollywood during the glory days of silent film. Only a movieland insider like John McCarty could convincingly introduce us to stars like Lon Chaney while maintaining an iron grip of unrelenting suspense. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, while loving every one of them! - Joseph A. Citro, author of The Gore, Shadow Child, and Lake Monsters
________ Gets right down to business from the first page and rapidly develops into an inventive re-invention of The Phantom of the Opera. A mix of the real and the unreal, tied together with a magic thread, this is a must for lovers of both the classic story and silent Hollywood. - David McGillivray, actor, producer, playwright, screenwriter and film critic This gripping fiction blends seamlessly with Hollywood fact in the 1920s as a tense murder melodrama centers around a psychopath long thought dead and the French inspector nemesis on his trail - with vivid bit parts for a feisty entertainment reporter, an innocent ingénue, and the man of a thousand faces himself: Lon Chaney Sr. A thoroughly enjoyable read. - Elias Savada, co-author of Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, Hollywood's Master of the Macabre Masquerade is a wonderful thriller that transports you from Paris, France to Hollywood during the glory days of silent film. Only a movieland insider like John McCarty could convincingly introduce us to stars like Lon Chaney while maintaining an iron grip of unrelenting suspense. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough, while loving every one of them! - Joseph A. Citro, author of The Gore, Shadow Child, and Lake Monsters
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