John William Law is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in newspapers, magazines and books. He has worked on the staffs of daily, weekly and monthly publications. He is the author of numerous
books and narrates a podcast on iTunes entitled The Movie Files. He has appeared on television and film documentaries discussing fi lm history and on national public radio. He lives in San Francisco. His
books include:

Curse of the Silver Screen - Tragedy & Disaster Behind the Movies (1999, Aplomb Publishing)
Scare Tactic - The Life and Films of Wiliam Castle (2000, Writers Club Press)
Reel Horror - True Horrors Behind Hollywood’s Scary Movies (2004, Aplomb Publishing)
Master of Disaster: Irwin Allen - The Disaster Years (2008, Aplomb Publishing)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Icon Years (2010, Aplomb Publishing)
Disaster on Film (2010, Aplomb Publishing)
Death of a Pop Star - Tragic Endings of Pop and Rock Music Icons (2011, Aplomb Publishing)