Sax Rohmer

By: Joshua Glenn

His Fu Manchu yarns succeeded by stoking readers’ fear of a Yellow Peril.

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James Whale

By: Greg Rowland

JAMES WHALE (1889-1957) was born in England’s industrial Black Country. Here’s a typical gag from those parts: An old left-wing activist is on his death bed. He announces that he’s joined the Conservative Party. His […]

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