August 31, 2021
Untold Horror by George. A Romero (Author), John Landis (Author), Dave Alexander (Author), Joe Dante (Author), Brian Yuzna (Author)
Hardcover
Summary:
Insightful interviews of horror legends George Romero, John Landis, Joe Dante, Brian Yuzna, and more, by former editor-in-chief of Rue Morgue, Dave Alexander, about the scariest horror movies never made!
Take a behind-the-scenes look into development hell to find the most frightening horror movies that never were, from unmade Re-Animator sequels to alternate takes on legendary franchises like Frankenstein and Dracula!
Features art, scripts, and other production material from unmade films that still might make you scream–with insights from dozens of directors, screenwriters, and producers with decades of experience.
Featured Interviews With:
George A. Romero; John Landis; Joe Dante; Vincenzo Natali; Brian Yuzna; William Lustig; William Malone; Buddy Giovinazzo; Tim Sullivan; Richard Raaphorst; Ruggero Deodato; Jim Shooter; Bob Layton; David J. Skal
Language: English
Hardcover: 152 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Untold-Horror-Guillermo-del-Toro/dp/1506719023/
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Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the ’70s and ’80s (Expanded Edition) – by Michael Gingold (Author), Joe Dante (Foreword)
Hardcover
Summary:
BRAND NEW & EXPANDED EDITION! Now with 125 additional pages of film ads from the 1970s and a new foreword by director Joe Dante! As featured in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fangoria, and more.
Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, Michael Gingold became obsessed with horror movies, and his love of the genre led him to become a Fangoria writer and editor for over 30 years, as well as a contributor to Rue Morgue and others. But before all that, he took his scissors to local newspapers, collecting countless ads for horror movies, big and small.
Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the ’70s and ’80s is a year-by-year deep dive into the Gingold archive, with more than 700 ads! Within these pages you’ll see rare alternate art for film franchises such as Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child’s Play, Jaws, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Exorcist. You’ll also revel in oddities including Invasion of the Blood Farmers, Psycho from Texas, Dracula Blows His Cool, Zombie Island Massacre, Twitch of the Death Nerve, and many more.
Gingold also provides personal recollections and commentary, and unearths vintage reviews to reveal what critics of the time were saying about these films.
Steel yourselves, genre junkies: Ad Nauseam is an unmatched journey into the wild world of 1970s and 1980s horror movies!
Publisher: 1984 Publishing; Expanded edition (September 7, 2021)
Language: English
Hardcover: 368 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Ad-Nauseam-Newsprint-Nightmares-Expanded/dp/1948221187/
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Alien Cookbook – by Chris-Rachael Oseland (Author)
Hardcover
Summary:
Thrill your friends and frighten your family with 50 delectable recipes inspired by the cult sci-fi Alien series!
Delight your friends with a journey through the Xenomorph’s terrifying life cycle. Alien: The Official Cookbook collects together 50 recipes inspired by the cult Alien franchise; featuring recipes such as avocado Xenomorph eggs and chicken facehugger cordon bleu, there’s something to whet every appetite, no matter how monstrous.
Whether you’re a fan of the Alien franchise, or you’re just looking for the perfect quirky appetizers, this cookbook will thrill the eyes and the tastebuds. At last, it is your turn to be space’s greatest apex predator.
Publisher: Titan Books (September 7, 2021)
Language: English
Hardcover: 144 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Cookbook-Chris-Rachael-Oseland/dp/1789094836/
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Hammer and Beyond: The British Horror Film Paperback – September 17, 2021
Hardcover
Summary:
Peter Hutchings’s Hammer and beyond remains a landmark work in British film criticism. This new, illustrated edition brings the book back into print for the first time in two decades. Featuring Hutchings’s socially charged analyses of genre classics from Dead of Night (1945) and The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) to The Sorcerers (1967) and beyond, it also includes several of Hutchings’s later essays on British horror, as well as a new critical introduction penned by film historian Johnny Walker and an afterword by Russ Hunter. Hammer and beyond deserves a spot on the bookshelf of anyone with a serious interest in the development of Britain’s contribution to the horror genre.
Publisher: Manchester University Press (September 21, 2021)
Language: English
Hardcover: 328 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Hammer-Beyond-British-Horror-Film-dp-1526151189/dp/1526151189/
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September 21, 2021
Beyond the Living Dead: Essays on the Romero Legacy (Contributions to Zombie Studies) – by Bruce Peabody (Editor), Gloria Pastorino (Editor)
Paperback
Summary:
In 1968, George Romero’s film Night of the Living Dead premiered, launching a growing preoccupation with zombies within mass and literary fiction, film, television, and video games. Romero’s creativity and enduring influence make him a worthy object of inquiry in his own right, and his long career helps us take stock of the shifting interest in zombies since the 1960s. Examining his work promotes a better understanding of the current state of the zombie and where it is going amidst the political and social turmoil of the twenty-first century. These essays document, interpret, and explain the meaning of the still-budding Romero legacy, drawing cross-disciplinary perspectives from such fields as literature, political science, philosophy, and comparative film studies. Essays consider some of the sources of Romero’s inspiration (including comics, science fiction, and Westerns), chart his influence as a storyteller and a social critic, and consider the legacy he leaves for viewers, artists, and those studying the living dead.
Language: English
Paperback: 220 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Living-Dead-Contributions-Studies/dp/1476678375/
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The Transmedia Vampire: Essays on Technological Convergence and the Undead – by Simon Bacon (Editor)
Paperback
Summary:
This book explores vampire narratives that have been expressed across multiple media and new technologies. Stories and characters such as Dracula, Carmilla and even Draculaura from Monster High have been made more “real” through their depictions in narratives produced in and across different platforms. This also allows the consumer to engage on multiple levels with the “vampire world,” blurring the boundaries between real and imaginary realms and allowing for different kinds of identity to be created while questioning terms such as “author,” “reader,” “player” and “consumer.” These essays investigate the consequences of such immersion and why the undead world of the transmedia vampire is so well suited to life in the 21st century.
Language: English
Paperback: 184 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Transmedia-Vampire-Essays-Technological-Convergence/dp/1476675740/
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Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark Hardcover – by Cassandra Peterson (Author)
Hardcover
Summary:
The woman behind the icon known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, the undisputed Queen of Halloween, reveals her full story, filled with intimate bombshells, told by the bombshell herself.
On Good Friday in 1953, at only 18 months old, 25 miles from the nearest hospital in Manhattan, Kansas, Cassandra Peterson reached for a pot on the stove and doused herself in boiling water. Third-degree burns covered 35% of her body, and the prognosis wasn’t good. But she survived. Burned and scarred, the impact stayed with her and became an obstacle she was determined to overcome. Feeling like a misfit led to her love of horror. While her sisters played with Barbie dolls, Cassandra built model kits of Frankenstein and Dracula, and idolized Vincent Price.
Due to a complicated relationship with her mother, Cassandra left home at 14, and by age 17 she was performing at the famed Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. Run-ins with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Tom Jones helped her grow up fast. Then a chance encounter with her idol Elvis Presley, changed the course of her life forever, and led her to Europe where she worked in film and traveled Italy as lead singer of an Italian pop band. She eventually made her way to Los Angeles, where she joined the famed comedy improv group, The Groundlings, and worked alongside Phil Hartman and Paul “Pee-wee” Reubens, honing her comedic skills.
Nearing age 30, a struggling actress considered past her prime, she auditioned at local LA channel KHJ as hostess for the late-night vintage horror movies. Cassandra improvised, made the role her own, and got the job on the spot. Yours Cruelly, Elvira is an unforgettably wild memoir. Cassandra doesn’t shy away from revealing exactly who she is and how she overcame seemingly insurmountable odds. Always original and sometimes outrageous, her story is loaded with twists, travails, revelry, and downright shocking experiences. It is the candid, often funny, and sometimes heart-breaking tale of a Midwest farm girl’s long strange trip to become the world’s sexiest, sassiest Halloween icon.
Language: English
Hardcover: 304 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Yours-Cruelly-Elvira-Memoirs-Mistress/dp/0306874350/
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September 28, 2021
Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror – by Michael Mallory (Author), Jason Blum (Foreword)
Hardcover
Summary:
This updated volume is the perfect gift for any fan of horror movies and pop culture’s most iconic monsters.
The year 2021 is a milestone anniversary year for horror’s most iconic films—Universal Studios’ Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Wolf Man. Those landmark movies—as well as Universal’s new releases—are celebrated through this beautiful and frighteningly informative volume, newly expanded to include what the present and future holds for these venerable characters. With a foreword by Jason Blum that places horror in the context of our modern culture, the monster movie is new again—and no fan can afford to be without this book.
From the 1920s through the 1950s, Universal Studios was Hollywood’s number one studio for horror pictures worldwide. This official illustrated history is the comprehensive and definitive volume of cinema’s most enduring genre. Lavishly illustrated with production stills, posters, and rare behind-the-scenes shots, the book tells the complete history of these fascinating characters and the captivating films through which they achieved international recognition. Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror is a one-book library on horror films.
Language: English
Hardcover: 268 pages
https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Studios-Monsters-Legacy-Horror/dp/078934100X/
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