A CHILD CALLED “IT”
You nineties nostalgia buffs may remember this book, which received a fair amount of media coverage back in ‘95
CANNIBAL: THE MOST SICKENING CONSUMER GUIDE EVER!
A fast, user-friendly overview of the Italian cannibal film cycle
THE BYE BYE MAN AND OTHER STRANGE-BUT-TRUE TALES
In which author Robert Damon Schneck proves once again that his ability to dredge up odd and fascinating historical tidbits is unsurpassed
BLADE RUNNERS, DEER HUNTERS, AND BLOWING THE BLOODY DOORS OFF
A likeable and enjoyable memoir by Michael Deeley, a prolific British movie producer whose films have nearly all attained cult status
CHAIN SAW CONFIDENTIAL
This lively account of the making of THE CHAINSAW MASSACRE is certainly worth reading, but for TCM fans there probably won’t be a lot of information you haven’t already heard
THE ART OF S. CLAY WILSON
An absolutely essential acquisition for lovers of Underground Comics, or, I contend, anyone with an interest in the visual arts
THE ART OF ROZZ WILLIAMS: FROM CHRISTIAN DEATH TO DEATH
This thick large format paperback celebrates Rozz Williams (a.k.a. Roger Painter), a superstar on the Death Rock scene who committed suicide in 1998
INTO THE UNKNOWN: THE FANTASTIC LIFE OF NIGEL KNEALE
England’s Thomas Nigel Kneale (1922-2006) was and is one of the guiding lights of modern horror, and this terrific biography is long overdue
INSIDE THE WICKER MAN
For anyone with even a passing interest in the 1973 English horror classic THE WICKER MAN this book is a must, being an unusually erudite and well written account of the film’s making and reception
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DRACULA
Here’s a travel book I think we can all enjoy: a guidebook to the European locations specified in Bram Stoker’s immortal DRACULA