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COMBAT SHOCK (Novelization)

A unique entry in Severin’s grindhouse novelization line: a 40-years-after-the-fact novelization of Buddy Giovinazzo’s notorious 1984 no-budgeter COMBAT SHOCK, written by the filmmaker himself

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THE EXOPOTAMIA MANUSCRIPT

A novella that is, frankly, a mess.  It is, however, a mighty fascinating mess packed with literary allusions, autobiographical shading and a highly picturesque scope

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KUBRICK: AN ODYSSEY

This book has been proclaimed the definitive biography of the great Stanley Kubrick, and for once the hype is correct

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VIDEOSYNCRATIC

A book that provides a potent blast of nostalgia for those who remember the video rental era, while showing younger readers precisely what they missed

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