THE AMAZING HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS by Daniel Krogh, is the first book devoted to H. G. Lewis, widely hailed as the Godfather of Gore. His flicks include such 1960s and 70s-era anti-classics as BLOOD FEAST, TWO THOUSAND MANIACS!…
One of the unfortunate things about web sites like the one you’re currently logged onto is that they’ve largely overshadowed books like this one
Apparently the most authoritative overview of the splatter movie phenomenon ever published—or so I’ve been told
The passing of Rick Hautala in March of 2013 was a great loss to the horror field, but he left behind nearly 30 interesting novels, and also this frank and instructive memoir
This book, written by the director of LUNATICS: A LOVE STORY and ALIEN APOCALYPSE, is required reading for anyone considering a filmmaking career
Here’s one for you history buffs: a collection of fact based ghost stories from various parts of the legendary Route 66
In the absence of a comprehensive English language book (as of 2012, at least) on the French filmmaker Jean Rollin, this lavishly illustrated trifle will have to do
This isn’t the first book about the English cinema’s premiere enfant terrible Ken Russell, but it is very likely the best
The so-called Black Dahlia murder of 1947 continues to inspire all manner of speculation. EXQUISITE CORPSE, a profusely illustrated coffee table hardcover, is the latest in a long line of lengthy analyses on the still-unsolved crime
This book has some irritants but I treasure it nonetheless, and enthusiastically recommend it to anyone with an interest in the origins and evolution of horror cinema