John William Law

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 has appeared on television and film documentaries discussing film history and on national public radio. His 2010 book, Alfred Hitchcock: The Icon Years was named Best Non-Fiction title in the Readers Favorite Book Awards and in 2014 his book Who Nuked The Duke? was named Best Non-Fiction title in the San Francisco Book Festival. In 2016, his book Movie Star & the Mobster won the London, New York and Hollywood Book Festivals for Best General Non-Fiction. His 2012 book, The Longest Suicide in Hollywood was a finalist in the International Book Awards. He lives in San Francisco. His books include: Curse of the Silver Screen (1999, Aplomb Publishing) Scare Tactic - The Life and Films of William 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) What Ever Happened to Mommie Dearest? (2012, Aplomb Publishing) Who Nuked the Duke? (2014, Aplomb Publishing) Movie Star & the Mobster (2016, Aplomb Publishing) The Lost Hitchcocks (2018, Aplomb Publishing) Goddess & The Girl Next Door (2019, Aplomb Publishing) The Longest Suicide in Hollywood (2021, Aplomb Publishing)