ROMAN
Roman Polanski is one of the world’s greatest and most notorious filmmakers. His stated intent in writing this autobiography was to clear his name, yet it left me with more questions than I had going in
THE MAKING OF HITCHCOCK’S THE BIRDS
This book is most certainly, as a cover blurb proclaims, “The Definitive Production History of THE BIRDS”
STAY OUT OF THE SHOWER
Those wanting an overview of the “shocker” movies that followed Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO could certainly do worse than read this book
THE GHASTLY ONE
This book, one of the more fascinating and unorthodox moviemaker bios I’ve read, has already garnered praise from seemingly every media outlet in the universe. I’ll be adding to that praise.
ULTRAVIOLENT MOVIES
The subject of ultraviolet cinema is a compelling one, especially for horror fans, and this 1996 publication profiles many of the ultraviolent movies that have been released since the late 1960s. Yet the book ultimately falls far short for a variety of reasons
PSYCHO: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE CLASSIC THRILLER
This is by no means the first book about the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO, but it is very likely the most definitive
POLANSKI
The fifth major biography of world-renowned filmmaker Roman Polanski, and, I feel, the best
NIGHT TIDE
Quiet and eerie early-sixties horror from the famed auteur Curtis Harrington
The Fifty Best Horror Movies of All Time: A Personal Selection
What follows are my fifty favorite horror movies of all time
SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS
Don’t get too excited about this book, as it’s not the proper novelization of the 1964 abomination SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS that I was hoping for