MY FRIEND DAHMER
This graphic novel evocation of the teenage years of one of world’s most notorious serial killers is a profoundly disturbing account of real life psychosis
MRS. WAKEMAN VS. THE ANTICHRIST
A book that offers irrefutable proof that truth really is stranger than fiction
MORBID CURIOSITY CURES THE BLUES
I’m not familiar with the zine MORBID CURIOSITY, consisting of confessions by real people, but after reading this varied, unpredictable, mind-expanding assortment of 41 articles culled from the mag, I fully understand its allure
MOONCHILD: THE FILMS OF KENNETH ANGER
I strongly doubt this book will be of interest to anyone who’s not already a Kenneth Anger fan, but for those of us who value Anger’s films it’s a must
MIRACLES OF LIFE
MIRACLES OF LIFE, the long-in-coming autobiography of the great J.G. Ballard, is grounded in an extremely sad reality: in 2006 Ballard, author of THE DROWNED WORLD, HIGH RISE and other brain-rattling masterworks, learned he was near death
THE MAKING OF DUNE
DUNE is of course the world famous science fiction novel by Frank Herbert that was turned into a hellaciously expensive 1984 Universal Pictures movie. This is the studio-approved book about the production of that film…
SUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATURE
From one of the foremost horror scribes of all time comes perhaps the finest, most concise recounting of the genre I’ve ever encountered
STANLEY KUBRICK’S THE SHINING: STUDIES IN THE HORROR FILM
This exhaustive (and frankly exhausting) 750 page anthology can safely be termed the definitive resource on Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING
SUPERNATURAL
This slim hardback consists largely of full-color photographs of dolls, created by the noted still photographer (and evident doll enthusiast) Lindsay Brice