THEATRE & MEDIA
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Theatre
Stephen served as the dramaturge on the play:
Karloff: The Play
Karloff: The Play
A one person play by Randy Bowser
A one person play by Randy Bowser
The only authorised play about Boris Karloff.
The adventure of the star's life is told in a kaleidoscope of fast-paced, time-hopping and often very funny vignettes which celebrate art, life, and the indomitable human spirit.
A single actor is on stage, but invisible characters abound, and Boris interacts with them as he re-lives moments in his life which spontaneously occur to him.
For more information about the play, including performance rights, visit Randy's site: www.karlofftheplay.com
Documentaries
Stephen served as the biographical consultant, as well as appearing in:
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster is Thomas Hamilton and Ron MacCloskey's award winning documentary on the life and career of one of the 20th Century's greatest horror icons. Compelling interviews with Sara Karloff, Guillermo del Toro, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, John Landis, Stefanie Powers and many others explore Boris Karloff's enduring legacy.
In October 2021 the documentary received a limited cinema release in the U.S. It is now available on digital and on demand, as well as on blu-ray (see below).
IMDB link here
Home Media
Stephen has written articles for the booklets accompanying the following releases:
Karloff at Columbia
Limited Edition
Blu-ray
This release includes a limited edition collector’s booklet featuring writing on all six films by Karloff expert Stephen Jacobs (author of Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster); film critic and author Jon Towlson; and film scholar Craig Ian Mann [3000 copies]
N.B. The limited edition is now out of print
N.B. The limited edition is now out of print
Universal Terror
Blu-ray
This release includes a limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Karloff expert Stephen Jacobs (author of Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster) [2000 copies]
N.B. The limited edition is now out of print
N.B. The limited edition is now out of print
Boris Karloff:
The Man Behind the Monster
Blu-ray
The special edition of this blu-ray includes an additional documentary, Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story, a 122 minute long further examination of Karloff's life.
Dick Tracy
RKO Pictures Collection
Blu-ray
This release contains the following four films:
Dick Tracy Detective (1945)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
This release includes a 12-page collectable booklet Gruesome by Name: When Karloff Met Tracy by Stephen Jacobs.
Targets
Blu-ray
Includes newly recorded interview with Stephen Jacobs, author of Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster.
Die, Monster, Die!
Blu-ray
**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film by Stephen Jacobs, an essay on HP Lovecraft by Xavier Aldana Reyes and writing about Let Me Die a Monster by Ken Hollings and David McGillivray.
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