Star- Stalker was one of Bloch's favorite books but it was
hard to place and the sales were marginal. It was going to be
the first book in a trilogy on Hollywood, one of Bloch's
favorite subjects. According to Bloch, it sold well in France
and was much apreciated in France. It's original title was
COLOSSAL. This one dealt with the silent days. The second
book would have been GIGANTIC, about the early sound period
until World War II. The third, STUPENDOUS, would have been
about the coming of television and the decline of the
studios. Only the first book was written.
According to Bloch: "I think it is an honest novel about
Hollywood, an accurate novel about Hollywood -- and most of
them aren't!"
David Laurence Wilson Downieville, CA
You can find my intro, "The Novel That Had to Wait", in the
new Gil Brewer collection from Stark House.
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