The newest tome, released in 2009: "HORROR STARS ON RADIO."
Not only offering new biographical insights on Karloff, Lugosi, Rathbone, Price, Lorre, Chaney Jr., Rains, Laughton, and dozens of other great stars, the book lists all their radio appearances. It offers both killer comedy and thrilling chills via well chosen transcripts, sampling choice moments from "Inner Sanctum," "Suspense" and other dramas, as well as the times the stars came out from being the make-up to joke with Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Abbott & Costello and many more.

This is not Ron Smith's first foray into the horror genre. Another respected volume is the scholarly "Poe in the Media."

The New York Daily News wrote: "The tome takes on the daunting task of covering all Poe-related films, music and spoken-word recordings and does so in a style that's at once thorough and fun."

The Academic Library Book Review agreed: "Clear and concise...a fiendishly fascinating read."

Ron's most popular "pop culture" book is "Sweethearts of 60's TV," his affectionate look at a Sweet 16 of the era's top stars.

It includes his exclusive interviews with such icons as Julie Newmar, Dawn Wells and Tina Louise.

"Ronald Smith has come up with an amiable volume of profiles of 16 "girls next door, dream wives, comic cuties, fantasy figures and women of action" on TV...ultimately belongs on the shelf next to People." Newsday.

"Buy this one for fun!" Booklist

"Nostalgic baby boomers will find this book irresistible!" Library Journal

Smith's books of celebrity quotes (a feature that ran in Penthouse Forum for several years) include "Who'd Say That: Outrageous Celebrity Quotes" and "The Bedside Book of Celebrity Sex Quizzes," the latter a trade paperback from Crown.