Book Reviews

Jaws-Memories from Martha’s Vineyard (Expanded Second Edition) This impressive coffee table book is essentially the definitive guide to the making of the blockbuster film Jaws. Loaded with stories, pictures, and priceless memories from the people who worked on the film, this is one book that no Jaws fan can do without. When I was a little kid I was totally …

REAL GHOSTS, RESTLESS SPIRITS AND HAUNTED PLACES (PAPERBACK) 2nd Edition Written by Brad Steiger Published by Visible Ink Press Format: Black /White – 678 pages Price: $24.95 “Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits and Haunted Places” now arrives on its 2nd edition. So if you thought the first was rather large, then this mammoth 678 page book will surely trigger additional space …

EXOSKELETON By: Shane Stadler Dark Hall Press When wrongfully accused William Thompson is presented an alternative measure to serving his ten year sentence in prison he agrees with a blind enthusiasm. Upon learning the details of the three hundred sixty five days of experimental rehabilitation the prisoner soon regrets his decision and questions if he’s been exonerated into the very …

UNEXPLAINED! STRANGE SIGHTINGS, INCREDIBLE OCCURRENCES, AND PUZZLING PHYSICAL PHENOMENA (PAPERBACK) 3rd Edition Written by Jerome clark Published by Visible Ink Press Format: Black /White – 600 pages Price: $22.95 We live in the age of curiosity. As evidenced by the numerous books dedicated to the subjects as standalones, we are a society who are fascinated by our legends but require …

You know man by his mega licks and intense work with the group Metallica. However it’s not everyday that you find a book produced “by” a rock star who shares a passion with his horror community. So much that he has taken the time to compile a very large, hard bound book that displays tons of memorabilia from his “own” …

The Dead Have Ruled Earth For 200 Years. Author: Noah K. Mullette-Gillman Let me start off by saying that I am a zombie purist. I do not like fast zombies, I do not like zombies that talk, and I do not like zombies that slowly begin to evolve and think. I like my zombies like very dumb dogs. And I …

I-35 Author Brett Selmont Do you like sex, drugs, and violence? I thought so. In that case you need to check out Brett Selmont’s novel I-35. It is the first of a trilogy entitled The Road Series, book two being Route 66 (already released) and the soon to be released third book entitled I-95 (Christmas 2012). I-35 is about a …

The Zombook – Author Allan Graves Zombie fans, I’ve got the book for you. It’s not a big stretch to say how instantly I was impressed with this latest volume that came across my desk. The book is called “Zombook”..and yep if you guessed right it’s a book about zombies. To be more specific (in the genre that has sparked …

Resurrection Express By Stephen Romano Gallery Books Resurrection Express is a gritty, innovative thriller that will undoubtedly keep you in your seat.  Set in the heart of Texas, the story is one of action, betrayal and intrigue.  It’s a fast-paced page turner and you won’t want to put it down. The story opens with the likeable character of Elroy Coffin, …

An independent film maker named Kyle is drowning in debt and is desperate for any paying job that will help his dire financial situation. A bizarre old man soon offers him a staggering amount of money to shoot a documentary on a sinister apocalyptic cult called The Temple of the Last Days (which met a grisly end back in 1975). …

ZOMBIE MOVIES: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE (PAPERBACK) by Glenn Kay Forward by Stuart Gordon Published by Chicago Review Press; Second Edition Publication Date: 2008, 2012 Format:B&W / some color – 432 pages Price: $24.95 Glenn Kay sure loves his zombies! You would have to, to dedicate so much time to reviewing, categorizing and explaining the hugely wide gamut of titles on the …

CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED #4: THE RAVEN & OTHER POEMS (CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED GRAPHIC NOVELS) [ILLUSTRATED] (HARDCOVER) Author Edgar Allan Poe Illustrations by Gahan Wilson Published by Papercutz Retail $9.95 each I only wished my old “Classics illustrated” looked this good! if your like me , maybe you have a few favorites still lying around in mylar sheets and cardboard that you never …

TWICE SHY By: Patrick Freivald JournalStone Publishing JournalStone Publishing strikes again with hot commodity, Patrick Freivald and Twice Shy. In Ohneka Falls, Ani Romero is a teenage zombie, a carrier of the Z virus struggling to cope with a forbidden secret and survive within human civilization. Twice Shy is an expose of teen angst, cliques and struggles against alienation and …

The Coffee Table Book of Doom, sounds pretty much like the title of a B-movie you haven’t seen yet but are likely. Well, for starters, this is a book (that you may just fall in love with) and not a film. Picture this…a group of educated writers (well 2 in this case) combine all their fact-finding doomsday data (and current …

BRAIN EATERS BIBLE: SOUND ADVICE FOR THE NEWLY REANIMATED ZOMBIE [HARDCOVER] Author J.D. McGhoul, Pat Kilbane Published by St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: 2012 Format: Color | 160 pages Price: $16.99 “The Brain Eaters Bible” (Sound Advice for the Newly Reanimated Zombie), is a title that defines its contents to a T. Those who may have purchased this one in …