Tom Weaver(I)

One of the "leading scholars in the horror field" (The New York Times), Tom Weaver is a Sleepy Hollow, New York-based film researcher and historian. Since 1982, he has interviewed hundreds of actors, writers, producers, directors et al. for a variety of nationally distributed magazines. His 40-plus books include "Universal Horrors," an examination of the studio's classic chillers of the 1930s and '40s. Weaver has written liner notes for laser discs, DVDs and Blu-rays; provided scores of DVD and Blu-ray audio commentaries, and guested on movie-related documentary series on American Movie Classics and E!An article co-written by Weaver and Bob Burns appeared in the 2001 edition of "The Best American Movie Writing," an annual publication that reprints important essays on film history. It was one of 26 pieces chosen from more than 320 books and magazines, including The New Yorker and The New York Times.Weaver is a multiple-time winner of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award, a fan-based award presented each year for the best in horror movie research and appreciation. He was inducted into the Rondos' "Monster Kid Hall of Fame" on March 30, 2011.