Gregory W. Mank

Gregory William Mank is an acclaimed film historian whose non-fiction books include IT'S ALIVE! THE CLASSIC CINEMA SAGA OF FRANKENSTEIN; BELA LUGOSI AND BORIS KARLOFF - A HAUNTING COLLABORATION; ONE MAN CRAZY! THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLIN CLIVE; and the 2-volume WOMEN IN HORROR FILMS 1930s and 1940s. He has added fiction to his resume with the publication of the Porter Down Hollywood Mystery series beginning with FRANKENSTEIN'S WITCH - ST. LIZZIE, PRAY FOR US! He's written and narrated many audio commentaries including for such films as DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931), THE BLACK CAT (1934), CAT PEOPLE (1942), and THE LODGER (1944), written scores of magazine articles, and appeared on many documentaries including BORIS KARLOFF - THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER (2021).