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Riley, Philip J

Entry updated 16 March 2026. Tagged: Author, Editor.

(1948-    ) US author and editor best known for publishing a number of classic Universal Pictures film scripts with commentary and additional material including photographs, beginning with Frankenstein (1989) (see Frankenstein), The Bride of Frankenstein (1989) (see The Bride of Frankenstein) and The Mummy (1989), opening the Classic Horror Films sequence (although the last is actually given as #7 in the series with #4 to #6 released in 1990-1991). Riley also made genre-relevant contributions to the Classic Comedy Films and Classic Science Fiction Films with, respectively, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1990) (see Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein) and This Island Earth (1990) (see This Island Earth). [DRL]

Philip J Riley

born USA: 1948

works

nonfiction

works as editor

series

Universal Filmscripts: Classic Horror Films

Universal Filmscripts: Classic Comedy Films

Universal Filmscripts: Classic Science Fiction Films

  • This Island Earth (Absecon, New Jersey: MagicImage Filmbooks, 1990) [nonfiction: includes film script: Universal Filmscripts: Classic Science Fiction Films: pb/]

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