In IT CAME FROM BOB'S BASEMENT, you are confronted with the most astounding collection of science fiction and monster movie props ever assembled in one place. Page after page of astounding photos are accompanied by Bob Burns's behind-the-scenes insights on the treasures he has accumulated in his personal archive, as well as a look at his own career in and around the Hollywood special effects community.

Features a preface by visual effects master DENNIS MUREN.

"Burns gives us a guided tour of his treasures - - and also, along the way, a light-hearted autobiography ... He's a storehouse of movie lore... Grade: 'A'"

- SCI FI: THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE SCI-FI CHANNEL, April 2001

"'BOB'S BASEMENT' reads like an extraterrestrial love letter to a simpler time, when aliens walked the earth sans CGI card."

- GEAR magazine, March 2001

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The idea was simple - -
create a way in which a treasured icon from our childhood could sneak back into our lives. I conceived the MASTERPIECE EDITION as a "brown paper bag" for guys who needed to justify the expense of reacquiring the best toy ever made. ("But honey, this is a BOOK that just happens to have a helpful visual aid attached...")

BEHIND THE SCENES:

The strange and unusual story of the creation, development and marketing of the MASTERPIECE EDITION in words and pictures. (Strange but true: NORMAN MAILER will eventually make a brief appearance. Honest.)

Then there was a lawsuit I had to file, but that's a different story that'll be told sometime in the future.

There is a useful Lesson, though: Do a background check on anyone you plan to do business with, no matter how financially solvent he or she pretends to be (there are any number of services available online that will do the job for $40-$60 per search. I used KNOWX.COM after I'd already been fooled, unfortunately).

Look for liens, bad credit, and other encumberances that may be attached to the person's name or their business name.

I ended up in line to collect the money owed me after my former associate's lawyer finally admitted in court, "Your honor, my client does not have the money to pay Mr. Michlig." They offered me a mortgage on the guy's house - - and it wasn't the first mortgage, either.

But, again, that's a different story ...

Contact John Michlig and
Fully Articulated Productions at

john@fullyarticulated.com