{"product_id":"by-david-del-valle","title":"by David Del Valle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\"LOST HORIZONS is a very enlightening and pleasurable read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t- \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eVideo Watchdog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eDavid Del Valle, writer, curator, collector, and Hollywood historian, takes you on a first person tour of the man-made Shangri La beneath the Hollywood sign, ultimately descending into the smog-shrouded netherworld of Lost Horizons.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eHis candid recollections prove to be a celebration of contrasts, as David hangs out with the reigning pop culture icons of the day, Timothy Leary, Christopher Isherwood, Terry Southern, and Kenneth Anger.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eDavid maintained a life-long passion for those artisans that created the Horror genre. He grew up as a monster-watching kid of the 1950s, watching those films unfold on television, and his interactions with genre personalities like Vampira, John Carradine, Christopher Lee, and Barbara Steele testify to his devotion to their legacy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eThe book also delves into his long relationships with Vincent Price and Curtis Harrington during twenty-five years of living in Beverly Hills, as well as unforgettable moments such as introducing Hermione Baddeley to the Avant Garde filmmaker Rainer Fassbinder in a West Hollywood leather bar while Martha Raye searched her purse for poppers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eKen Russell, one of David's favorite directors, was fond of reminding David \"Every day in Tinsle town is Halloween.\"\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eEnter the realm of Lost Horizons and discover that you are no longer a tourist. You are now one of the attractions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eReview from Bright Lights After Dark\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eReview from Monsters and Critics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eArticle in Movie Talk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eReview from Horror Unlimited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eArticle from Cinema Retro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712756609066,"sku":"nfl1787291644374","price":13.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/by-david-del-valle_1.jpg?v=1787291649","url":"https:\/\/streetstylestore.shop\/products\/by-david-del-valle","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}