Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island
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Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island is an informational book written by John LeMay which details various lost and unmade King Kong films. It was published independently in paperback on March 14, 2019, and re-released in hardcover by Bicep Books on December 12.
A revised, updated and expanded edition of the book, with over 12 new entries, was later published by Bicep Books in 2022, first as two volumes, both of them in paperback, titled Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island Revisited Volume 1 (1925-1960) on May 10 and Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island Revisited Volume 2 (1961-2021) on July 8, respectively, and then as one volume, also in paperback, titled Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island Revisited on July 28.
Contents
- Acknowledgements (p. 11)
- Introduction (p. 9)
- The Films: Lost & Found
- (p. 17) Creation (1931)
- (p. 29) The Development of King Kong (1933)
- (p. 43) The Missing Spider Pit Scene by Colin McMahon
- (p. 51) King Kong: The Delos W. Lovelace Novelization by Justin Mullis
- (p. 72) King Kong Made in Japan (1933)
- (p. 75) The Birth of Son of Kong (1933)
- (p. 78) The New Adventures of King Kong (1933)
- (p. 81) The Lost Island (1934)
- (p. 86) Tarzan vs. King Kong (1934)
- (p. 90) King Kong Appears in Edo (1938)
- (p. 92) Abbott and Costello Meet King Kong (c.1940s)
- (p. 98) The 8th Wonder (1952)
- (p. 103) King Kong vs. Frankenstein (1958-1961)
- (p. 114) Review: Konga (1961)
- (p. 120) Baboon: A Tale About a Yeti (1962)
- (p. 130) Review: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- (p. 141) Continuation: King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
- (p. 145) Special Section: Tor, King of Beasts & Son of Tor (1962; 1964) by Don Glut
- (p. 158) Operation Robinson Crusoe: King Kong vs. Ebirah (1966)
- (p. 164) Hammer's King Kong (1966-1971)
- (p. 168) The Korean Kong from Space: Space Monster Wangmagwi (1967)
- (p. 172) Review: King Kong Escapes (1967)
- (p. 177) Comic Book Stuff: Space Kong (1969)
- (p. 186) Review: The Mighty Gorga (1969)
- (p. 192) The Legend of King Kong (1976)
- (p. 218) Mario Bava's Baby Kong (1976)
- (p. 222) Review: A*P*E (1976)
- (p. 230) Review: Queen Kong (1976)
- (p. 239) The Development of King Kong (1976)
- (p. 248) Review: The Mighty Peking Man (1977)
- (p. 253) Review: King Kong (1978) The Extended Cut
- (p. 259) The Development of King Kong Lives (1986)
- (p. 265) The Adventures of Kid Kong (1986)
- (p. 268) Special Section: Kid Kong Mini-Scrapbook by Robert Lamb
- (p. 279) King Kong vs. Godzilla The Remake (1990-1994)
- (p. 283) Godzilla vs. Mechani-Kong (1991)
- (p. 287) The Development of Peter Jackson's King Kong (1996-2005)
- (p. 307) The Development of Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Appendix I: Kong on TV (p. 314)
- Appendix II: Kong Related Films (p. 318)
- Appendix III: More Lost Projects (p. 344)
- Special Section: The Road to Kong: Making The Lost World by Kyle Byrd (p. 353)
- Bibliography (p. 364)
- Index (p. 367)
- About the Author (p. 378)
Gallery
Back cover
See also
External links
- Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island on Amazon
- Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island on Google Books
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