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Fact, Fictions, and the Forbidden Predictions of the Amazing Criswell
"We are all interested in the future for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives, whether we want to or not!"
Jeron Charles Criswell King, better known simply as Criswell, can rightfully be described as one of the first pop celebrity psychics. His bizarre predications -- 87 per cent of which came true, he claimed -- appeared from the 1950s through the 1970s in newspapers and magazines, while the flamboyant showman hosted his own Los Angeles television show, guested on national TV and in Ed Wood movies, including Plan 9 from Outer Space, alongside Vampira, Tor Johnson and Bela Lugosi. Unsuccessful attempts to find fame on Broadway and Tin Pan Alley did not prevent him from co-authoring three books on how to succeed in these fields.
A member of the hidden Hollywood gay community, the story of Criswell, his triumphs and defeats, is one of fame and hope in the television era.
Facts, Fictions, and the Forbidden Predictions of the Amazing Criswell is the first full-length biography of Criswell. It is the result of 20 years of research by number one fan, Edwin Canfield, and includes interviews, new information, and many startling predictions.
"The world as we know it will cease to exist on August 18, 1999!"
Jeron Charles Criswell King, better known simply as Criswell, can rightfully be described as one of the first pop celebrity psychics. His bizarre predications -- 87 per cent of which came true, he claimed -- appeared from the 1950s through the 1970s in newspapers and magazines, while the flamboyant showman hosted his own Los Angeles television show, guested on national TV and in Ed Wood movies, including Plan 9 from Outer Space, alongside Vampira, Tor Johnson and Bela Lugosi. Unsuccessful attempts to find fame on Broadway and Tin Pan Alley did not prevent him from co-authoring three books on how to succeed in these fields.
A member of the hidden Hollywood gay community, the story of Criswell, his triumphs and defeats, is one of fame and hope in the television era.
Facts, Fictions, and the Forbidden Predictions of the Amazing Criswell is the first full-length biography of Criswell. It is the result of 20 years of research by number one fan, Edwin Canfield, and includes interviews, new information, and many startling predictions.
"The world as we know it will cease to exist on August 18, 1999!"
Book Details
- Publisher: Headpress
- Publish Date: Feb 2nd, 2023
- Pages: 396
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.40in - 0.80in - 1.05lb
- EAN: 9781915316004
- Categories: • Film - General• General• Psychic Phenomena - ESP (Clairvoyance, Precognition, Telepat
About the Author
Canfield, Edwin: - Edwin Lee Canfield is a writer whose fascination and obsession with the life of the amazingly eccentric Criswell originated after seeing him in Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space and reading the book, Criswell Predicts From Now to the Year 2000! When not researching and working on "laid bare" biographies, he spends his time watching obscure films and exploring ghost towns. Fact, Fictions, and the Forbidden Predictions of the Amazing Criswell! is Ed's first book.
Praise for this book
"For people who grew up in Los Angeles back when it was the old weird L.A., our imaginations were not just filled, but overfilled by The Amazing Criswell. In this obsessively researched chronicle, Canfield documents the atomic era's most fascinating charlatan."
-K. W. Jeter, cyberpunk and steampunk author of Dr. Adder, Noir, and Infernal Devices
-K. W. Jeter, cyberpunk and steampunk author of Dr. Adder, Noir, and Infernal Devices
"I foresee that you will find it difficult to put down a book about a man who dared to predict on national television, while he sat next to Johnny Carson, that there would be an onslaught of 'bed bugs in Boston.' His public demeanor remained hilarious, flamboyant, and outrageous. I am so pleased that Ed Canfield has seen fit to share with us this colorful figure."
-The Amazing Kreskin, mentalist and author
-The Amazing Kreskin, mentalist and author
"The result of years of research, the mysterious Criswell finally emerges in all his campy glory for the reader in this affectionate biography. Canfield's writing is snappy and entertaining. He makes Criswell live again. A rewarding and enjoyable read, a must-have for all fans of Ed Wood and the surreal."
-Warren Beath, author of The Death of James Dean
-Warren Beath, author of The Death of James Dean
"At last, one of 20th century America's greatest and most bizarre showmen gets his date in court. Criswell is known primarily for his association with Ed Wood, Jr. and Bela Lugosi; veteran writer Ed Canfield finally does justice to a man whose loyal fans included such stars of the Silver Screen as Mae West and Virginia O'Brien. He brings to a life a figure whom no one who knew can ever forget!"
--Charles Coulombe, author, lecturer, theologian
--Charles Coulombe, author, lecturer, theologian