Son of Celluloid centred on the disease of cancer and had it act through several icons of the silver screen...

In the story, Sonny Barberio's cancer has grown through the absorption of attention and love granted the players projected onto the screen of the Movie Palace cinema behind which the escaped convict's otherwise lifeless body resides. Manifesting itself first as John Wayne and then as Marilyn Monroe, the cancer now seeks a more physical interaction. 'Marilyn' has already despatched the hapless cinemagoer Dean, before moving in on the cancer's next intended victim, Ricky...