Devil Bat Diary: The Journal of Johnny Layton

A novelization of the Bela Lugosi film "The Devil Bat' (PRC, 1940).

From the Back Cover

Based on the beloved 1940 film, Devil Bat Diary is the "true" story of what "really" happened to the unhappy citizens of Heathville, Illinois during that terrible summer as recorded in the long-suppressed journals of Chicago City Register's principal newspaper correspondent, "Johnny" Layton.Did you know that Chief Wilkins was in love with Layton, or that Mary Heath was a superstitious lunatic, or that Layton and his trusted partner "One Shot" McGuire hated each other?Told in an uncompromisingly frank language about a world filled with chirping Chiropterans, malicious murders, sacred sex and revolting revelations, Devil Bat Diary is guaranteed to amaze and entertain.CAUTION: Adult Language and Situations

About the Author

Peter H. Brothers is an actor, director, playwright, poet, public speaker and the author of three books: "Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda," "Devil Bat Diary" and "Terror In Tinseltown - The Sequel to Devil Bat Diary."He has written numerous articles over many years regarding Japanese Fantasy Films and has given lectures for such organizations as the Comic-Con, WonderCon, MonsterPalooza, G-Fest, the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society and the California Writers Association.He lives with his family in Agoura Hills, California.

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