Book Reviews

HAUNTED SPACES, SACRED PLACES: A FIELD GUIDE TO STONE CIRCLES, CROP CIRCLES, ANCIENT TOMBS, AND SUPERNATURAL LANDSCAPES (PAPERBACK) Author Brian Haughton Published by New Page Books Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White – 224 pages Price: $15.99 For those of you who saw the movie “Indiana Jones and the Crystal skull” or “The Mummy 3”, know that these had some …

IN FLESH AND SPIRIT (comic) Written by Baron Miscurca Published byOvertone Comics Art by Alex Horley, David G. Williams, Jarreau Wimberly Publication Date: 2009 Format: B&W Price: $3.50 Gothic sensibility, Vampires, the undead, and rock and roll…what more can you ask for! “In Flesh and Spirit” is the title of this comic with story and concept by a fellow calling himself  Baron …

PRODUCE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE! (YOUR OWN DAMN FILM SCHOOL {SERIES}) (PAPERBACK) Author Lloyd Kaufman Published by Focal Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black / White – 312 pages Price: $19.95 First question? Does this guy ever sleep? LLoyd Kaufman is as loony and prolific as they come. He also happens to be a damn fine business man. Well if I’m …

PSYCHO: A NOVEL Author Robert Bloch Published by Overlook TP Publication Date: 2010 Format: Black /White – 208 pages Price: $13.95 A girl stops in for the night at an out of the way motel on a remote stretch of road. She seems frazzled and a little road weary but converses politely with the motel clerk before heading to her room. …

SEE NO EVIl, SAY NO TO EVIL Written by Matt Betts Published by Dastardly Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White – 45 pages Price: $7.00 “What the hell were we talking about? Oh right. Let me sum it up. Shark – Not dead. Out of the water – Move away. Most importantly, and I can’t stress this enough… …

The problem this book faces is its competition. There's a sea of similar books out there, including the hulking beast rampaging through the city that is Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide. At more than twice the price, TUGtSaZA doesn't present any solid reason to purchase it over what is considered by many to be the definitive guide of its type.

SILENT HILL: SINNER’S REWARD (PAPERBACK) Written by Tom Waltz Art by Steph Stamb Published by IDW Publishing Publication Date: 2008 Format: Color – 104 pages Price: $17.99 You’ve entered into somewhere unfamiliar. You’ve crossed over into a twilight zone of a new kind. Where life, death, monsters and abnormalities are all askew. This place can only be the land of …

SHOOTIN’ THE SH*T WITH KEVIN SMITH: THE BEST OF THE SMODCAST (PAPERBACK) Written by Kevin Smith Published by Titan Books Publication Date: 2009 Format: B/W – 384 pages Price: $14.95 SMODCAST as it is explained, is a combo word fused from the conversation podcasts of filmmaker Kevin Smith and producer Scott Mosier. As it goes this hilarious radio show has …

REAL WORLD Written by Natsuo Kirino , Philip Gabriel (Translator) Published by Knopf Publication Date: 2008 Format: Color – 224 pages Price: $23.95 You may never have heard of thriller writer Natsuo Kirino – she’s written about twenty novels in her native language and has won just about every Japanese literary award going. Any new English translation from the author …

FILMING THE FANTASTIC: A GUIDE TO VISUAL EFFECTS CINEMATOGRAPHY (PAPERBACK) Written by Mark Sawicki Published by Focal Press Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black / White / color images – 312 pages Price: $47.95 I’ve had my share of work in the FX and movie industry, so I’m always on the lookout for great books that offer alot. I had heard …

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS Author Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters Published by Quirk Classics Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White – 344 pages Price: $12.95 Remember the Jane Austen monster mash-up phenomenon known as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? Well, the monsters have returned to wreak havoc in yet another Jane Austen mash-up. No, it’s not a …

SERIAL KILLER CINEMA: AN ANALYTICAL FILMOGRAPHY WITH AN INTRODUCTION (Paperback) Author Robert Cettl Published by McFarland & Company Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black /White – 566 pages Price: $50 It only takes but a passing glance through this packed volume to know there is a wealth of worth to this book. With 566 pages, this 7×10″ with a 1.25″ inch …

THE BALD AVENGERS (COMIC) Writer: Eric Schock Artist: Eric Schock Release Date: April 2010 Publisher: Evil Robo Productions Publication Date: 2010 Format: Full Color – 70 pages Price: $20.00 “What price would you pay to reclaim your soul? Bob was like everybody else, until he lost something… his soul. He’s murdered or destroyed anything or anyone who stands in the …

ROBIN HOOD AND FRIAR TUCK: ZOMBIE KILLERS – A CANTERBURY TALE (PAPERBACK) Written by Paul A. Freeman Published by Coscom Entertainment Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White – 97 pages Price: $12.99 “The spell upon the guards was broken when The first of them was slaughtered like a hen Whose neck upon the chopping block gets thwacked. On either …

THE BOOK OF LEGION – SECOND COMING – ISSUE#2 (COMIC) Writen by: Ryan Mojica, F.S. Hayes, Tom Sullivan Pencils: Ryan Mojica, Anton Ruggiero, Rodolfo Buscaglia, James Helkowski Greytones: Mean James Helkowski Letters: Warren Montgomery, Anton Ruggiero Publisher: Legion Studios Publication Date: 2004 Format: Full Color – 44 pages Price: $3.95 “Volume II in the continuing Anthology of Horror. The mad …