This is the authoritative underground biography that brought new recognition to Ed Wood and his work. It inspired the Tim Burton film, Ed Wood.

“Finally the Ed Wood story told in all its naked wonder. Nightmare of Ecstasy is an hilarious but heartbreaking portrayal of a brave, eccentric and sometimes insane film director. I stayed up all night reading it with my mouth hanging open.” — John Waters.

“Stranger, weirder, more tragic than the Ed Wood movie.” — Edward Everett Horton