Aplomb Publishing

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Our Book is Named Best Biography!

Gold Winner for Non-Fiction: Biography for 2011 from Readers’ Favorite, our book Alfred Hitchcock: The Icon Years chronicles the later years and the amazing contributions of The Master of Suspense. Visit the site for more >>

REEL HORROR

True Horrors Behind Hollywood’s Scary Movies

Reel Horror takes readers through some of Hollywood’s scariest and most interesting tales of movie-making history as the horror on the big screen is mirrored by tragedy off camera. The Exorcist, The Crow, Poltergeist, Amityville Horror and Twilight Zone - The Movie are featured. With pictures and behind-the-scenes tales of tragedy, the book is available in both print and ebook versions. Also visit the site to see a documentary film and our Podcast “The Movie Files” includes several episodes on film’s detailed in the book.

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JOan Crawford

With the 50th anniversary of ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” in 2012 we mark the occasion with a new book “What Ever Happened to Mommie Dearest? that looks behind Joan Crawford’s descent into horror films and the later years of her life and her career. Print, eBook and an enhanced ebook are available. Explore the new title >>

TV Detectives:

Step back to rediscover many of the classic detectives and crime dramas of the last 50 years. From the early days of TV to the memorable shows of the 60s, 70s and 80s, Murder on the Boob Tube offers a glimpse behind the scenes of iconic shows like Columbo, Murder She Wrote, Charlie's Angels, Ironside, Mannix, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, Streets of San Francisco and countless others. With rare photos and behind-the-scenes tales readers will rediscover TV history and why we love death on the set. Find out more >>

Featured Podcasts and Video

Movie Files Satan’s Baby Cleopatra Liz Icon Years Reflections

Death of a Pop Star

Tragic Endings of Pop & Rock Music Icons

Death of a Pop Star looks back at the lives and deaths of rock artists and pop legends like Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Elvis, Marvin Gaye, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Karen Carpenter, Buddy Holly, John Denver, Selena and more. Packed with photographs and stories behind their tragic ends and brilliant careers. Find out more >>

Disaster Strikes!

Behind the Scenes of The Disaster Genre

A new edition of our book Disaster on Film has been released and is now selling worldwide. Available in print and in Kindle ebook, the book chronicles the history of the disaster movie - from the earliest days to the full-fledged blockbuster Airport in 1970 and the into recent years with a look behind disaster flicks like Twister, Armageddon, Dante’s Peak, Daylight and Titanic. Look for it on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Tower, Powell’s Books and more. Find out More >>

Our Hit Podcast Inspires a new book

“Behind the Screen with The Movie Files,” started in 2007 as a podcast series on the web to talk about movie history. Soon it made its way to iTunes where lots of classic movie fans discovered it and now 150 episodes later, and in its fourth season, The Movie Files arrives in print with a new book inspired by the series. The Movie Files - at the low price of $1.99 for Kindle and Nook - selects a handful of films discussed and offers a detailed spin. Films include “Titanic,” “Rebel Without a Cause” “Wagons East,” “Poltergeist,” and Torn Curtain.” Only on eBook, pick up your copy at Amazon.com or BN.com

Quinn Martin

Part of our series on Classic TV Detectives, we have a new ebook, Quinn Martin’s Detectives that looks behind his classic shows like Barnaby Jones, Cannon and the Streets of San Francisco